Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-07
WHAT SAVED VIRGINIA.
A Cont .ibntion "f $4,000 from Ros'
we'll r. Flower In 1889.
Threttenel Deficiency in the Treasury
.or the Nev Year.
frauds In 81" Purchase OF Lands-Ar'
resi- OF the Pirates.
specisi to tho Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, July G.--For a moment
late 1t has been transferred from the
state campaign to Chicago. This was
- strong filden community so long as
the old man held himself In a position
to accept. Now the general sentiment
favors Bayard mixed at the same time
with the belief that the Sage OF Gram
Grey has dressed up Grover Cleveland
In his old clothes. Speaking OF presl-
dental candidates reminds me of a
little story which has for its author no
less parsonage than Mr.. VIM. Pres
top Johnston, son of the famous Con.
federate general Mr.. Johnston Is
president of the Paul Tulane univer.-
sity OF New Orleans, and delivered
the commencement address OF
our own state university last
month. lie was until recently
n Virglnian and occupied u
uromiuynt position there In political
circles. When the last state campaign
was Mt It's height the Headquarters
seemed TO be In the lead, anu the DEM
ocratic leaders became disheartcDed.
TLey almost brought the canvass To n
atau,lstill, and were absut to permit
the election to go by default The Re-
adiusters were amply supplied With
the munitions Of war from the federal
administration, and were exuberant 10
the snmc degree that their opponents
n A laNa a.
Johnston had occasion 10 visit New
York aud while there met MIR. KOS
well T.. Flower, who asked him:
GLOW goes the campaign In Viz
GINA"
"Oh, badly. We are Loot unless
something j. done In The
next three weeks Gar rssoures= are
exhausted, aud We can 10 noshios-
II we had ev' srlEss .'saz q ea0a-y
on which - operate ! sAtllS Eii pos-
sibly. all might yss - gtil
How much DO ps4 eJs.,t
ten thousand Csolss.-t-
Mr.. Flower ~Slfes o. ala t't,s-
iillcd out cheek A1s4 i1l.4llliriF ~
marked Here !; 10
Mr.. Johnston Wa lob s9 pUegc ~
hut the other protested ltti 4st NlA
willing, yea anxious % rtu1f1t'sle
even double that Amouui fgi la,t -llrh-
ton OF Virginia. lie SD lhE. llgi-
was his regular conifihUiiCl ~ lns
New York campaign fund, AID thai
lie would merely transfer 10
this time. The result va.
that new life was ins,illtd
into the campaign. the leaders were
encouraged to renewed vigOr, and
through the handsome donation ol
the generous New Yorker, Virginia
was redeemed II Is needless 90 Fay
that Mr. Johnston is AN ardent sup
porter Of Flower ior the presidency.
4 QUESTION on HARD CASH.
Christmas carols viii usher Ia de
nricnCy ia the state revenue account
lba' Is mn admitted fact. The oniN
question now " us 10 how large il vii
bc. The latest figures of experts how
that We VIII he ga the nineheIt e
the tune ct just Si,ulo, and tht
l. no duuht approximately correct
tohr thousand doliNs ~ "a mighi,
lit'lp thing Int " mus
worl, up the feelings Of Dr.
l,nwrts to the plttn ct lfchaN t
hoDc lac boys Singing;
Empty is thc ireasUry. cash all gouo.
What striking contrast exists he
tween this administration and the ON
ttd y gone hut net forgotten. in
chlct idea in thet seemed Ia ue To Ia
UJrpsv the ON 10 balance, and this tn tv
dUcr.t GOV Ireland hns a ttNorit
theory and have uiien heard him ~
frtt That rae cash surplus shuul,
be M moro thn ID absolutely nec'
sAry 10 meet the current expenses o
the government, ana taat every dulN
Hhavo this la taxation uuucc, ssTlll
cNiorteh from the people Nevvrn be
lieves that small deilclenn'
viii prove the reverse OF iAriuiul
serving 10 awaken che legiit Jre TO.
sense OF the necessity ~ economy
There ran bc ua doubt that the tw
million surplus was Hli wrong, INT /
mnst awaken itQueer sensation IA th
breast OF Treasurer Lubbock, who hu
been Used 10 unukhig about silver Tx
so mueh coll,e, to have his treasure
limited ia h1hda and account books
Ptl.LAqG oT ritE PlUArEs.
The exposure has eautc at last A
Indicated IN TINS GAZETTE dispatches
a large proVurtion of the sales q
school lands aic suspected TO be- fraud
ulent, aud Hrea3y one OF the lend
grahhers 10 In the tolls W thc INV
having been arrested IN Northwestern
Texas by state troops. The extent o
these frauds IL not known, and MN,
require the investigation vi anothp
land fraud hoard to determine. 1t wa
eaay, very easy, for man TO buy NJ
school lnnda In the name Of peTsol
Whose existence WAS cOnline
TO lila imagination alone.
Indeed II WAS bat the repetition Of
custom which grew so popular undo
the seven'sectiOu act, and it Ia n wOi
der that II waa not suspected eve
earlier IN the game, Dissgreeable u
itmust ne the land hoard is comrolle-
10 admit that lis method OF selling tll
lands Ia AN esmgious failure. givin
rise to exactly the same abuses whic
have disgraced all previous efforts I
sell these lands. After all, the pla
devised by the legislature, aud whie
WAS repealed by the board, has prove
the best The method, aud the onl
method to cheek the pirates, Is 10 pm
vide competent agents in enc
county, IN which school land IL locate,
Every day but evidences the compile,
futilily OF existing legislation TO me,
the requirements OF the land question
and the Nineteenth legislature wi
have to travel the whole read owe