Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07

crown rendered him by his old enem,
and now pretended friend, the Calves
ton News. The ex-governor's wishe
will be respected--the people are not
going to rise up as on,
man and make a Moses
of him. The country can be saved
without subjecting the good old man
to the supreme sacrifice of yielding ia
the contingency that seems to haunt
his slumbers and disturb his repose.
He said all that his letter contained,
and much more, to your correspondent
two nights ago, but il Is only the re-
porter who Is hired for dirty work
who retails, distorts and purposely
misinterprets private conversations,
and thus no mention was made la my
letters of the wise distinction drawn
by the ex-governor between what he
did say to the reporter and what the
reporter said he said.
THE ALCALDE SPEAKS.
AUSTIN, February 5, 1884.
To the Editor of the Statesman;
DEAR SIR:-The publication In the
Galveston News of the Sd inst, headed
''rbe Old Alcalde," purporting to de-
tail conversation had with me In re-
gard to public affairs generally, and
especially in regard to myself in con-
nection with a candidacy for Office of
governor of Texas at the next election,
induces me to ask of you a place i'm
your columns, lie the members of
the legislature from all parts of the
state are still here, to define my posi-
ton, in my own language, written
down by myself. / have been singu-
larly unfortunate If, in any CONVERSE
ton with friend, [ have been under
stood to use the expressions and to
have exhibited the spirit i'm connection
with them rs represented in that arti-
Gle. l do not even recollect what
friend is referred to.
| have had no conversation with
friends on the subjects embraced in the
article, except as | happen to meet
them on the streets and engaged in
the conversations that were casually
taking place. i recollect to have often
said, when engaged in such CONVEX
sations, when asked If | would ac-
cept nomination If rendered by the
people, that it would not he patriotic
in me, or any one else, to decline a
nomination If able to serve, end that
ought not to be put in such q posi-
ton against my own will and desire. |
When | declined to be candidate for |
the third term, at the called session |
preceding the last election, [ did it |
because L did not consider myself N.Y.
able to undergo the labor of the Office |
for two years more, and so told my |
friends at the time, and further, that L |
would not be a candidate.
And l now say the same, as 1 have
ever since said, that do not now con.
slider myself physically able to fully
the duties of that Office for
two years in manner to do myself or
the state justice. l am not candi-
date for the office, do not intend to be,
and do not intend TO be placed in any
such position before the country.
While [ am truly thankful to my fell
low-citizens for the continu-
ed manifestation of their
and appreciation of
my services as governor, L shall con-
slider it as personal favor, that will
place me under increased obligations,
If my friends will not use my name,
even as n possible candidate for gov
ernOr in any event whatever. My
object in writing this now is that,
through the members of the legisla-
Jure, it may be known all over the state
hat any effort to use my name for the
office of governor, however kindly
Intended, will be useless.
o. NJ. ROBERTS.