The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-14
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statesman, but he is far less.
He is the butt and ridicule of the
well informed who come in contact |
with him.
His ignorance is pitifuI. Nothing |
could be said of that, however, if he
did not aspire to be governor.
Aspiring to be governor, he cannot |
object if his qualifications are clearly
examined.
He is illiterate. He has not the
benefit of even very common educa-
ton.
Education alone would not fit him
for the place, but he has neither edu-
cation, natural adaptability, nor has
his mind ever been directed in the
channels best calculated to fit him for
such position.
1t would be safe to say that he has
never read a work on political econo-
my in his life.
Poetry is not his forte. If it were,
or if poetry could be worked into
craftsmanship, or made a substitute,
Ireland's known partiality TOR the
greceful Grey would be point in his
favor.
He should not be governor, because
he is weak and vaccillating.
Because his judgment in political
matters is that of the school boy, a
mere novice.
Because he has no reach or fore
cast.
Because he did not see that in press
ing the land settlement upon the In
ternational railroad company he was
robbing the state Of $27,OOO,O0O.
Because he has been know
nothing.
Because he has been a greenbacker,
and has never reported.
Because he is more anything else
than democrat.
Because he was a laggard in war,
and is dullard in peace.
Because he is narrow and spiteful,
and attaches people to him only by
reason of the patronage he has to be-
STOW.
Because with vast opportunities to
exhibit decision and firmness of char
acter, he has only been weak and un-
decided.
Because he made no real effort to
deal with the fence cutting evil.
Because he went back on his
previous effort to deal with fence
cutting when the stockmen's conven-
ton met.
Because he appointed DR.. Wallace
superintendent of an asylum which
could not have housed a patient
in two years from the date of the
appointment, and he knew it well.
Because he permitted the directors
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college to draw $4,000 out of the
treasury illegally.
Because he manifeSts every
syruption of hatred for the university
and the course of higher education
generally, and is essentially an old
fogy in everything.
Because he made an egregious ass
of himself and disgraced the one
The occasion OF Col. Preston John
ston's visit.
Because he was narrow and illiberal
in the affair with Goveror McEnery,
Of Louisiana.
Because he suffered himself to be
bamboozled by a frightened telegraph
operator at GauZe.
Because in meeting a supposed Sc
rious difficulty he fell back on the
federal power, when he had made not
the slightest effort to use that of the
state first, much less to exhaust it.
Because he is under the entire, com
plete and unquestioned domination of
Bill Burgess, sometimes called doctor,
and at other times Governor Burgess.
Because Bill is no wiser than John
and his power over the latter has no
observable good results as it.
Because he is merely a charlatan.
Because he is not strong in any
good sense of the term.
Because he is unfrank, as witness
his denial of the appointment of Har-
denbrook.
Because Coke told the truth of him
about those Hobby land certificates.
Because he is now beneficiary of
the ring and believer in it.
Because he isn't statesman and is
a mere dabbler in politics and public
matters.
Because he is too narrow in his likes
and too violent in his resentments.
Because he is gold, self-important,
pompous and empty.
Because he has made more effort to
re-nominate himself than he has to
look after the affairs of the state.
Because the grace, culture and worth
of the state is ashamed of his ignor-
ance of all things that should go to
make up the man who is at the head
of the government of great state
such as Texas is.
Because he is illiberal.
Because he wanted pay for subbing
for Hubbard for five days.
Because he is acquisitive, and looks
out for number one, rather than for
the state.
Because he has squandered the cash
balance left by Roberts, and has Moth
ing to show for it.
Because before the end of his Sec
ond term there will be over a million
deficiencies.
Because he will have to ask the leg
islature to raise the tax rate to meet
the situation.
And for numerous and divers other
too numerous to mention, the |
is opposed to his nomi-
nation.
the Egyptian Question.
According to so distinguished an !
authority as Gladstone, the recent
Egyptian conference in London. was
the results anticipated !
lead faiII1ra in foot TT 10 o1o;Doo5 e.