Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-15
TEXAS POLITICS
-...d By a Hills County Demo.
n'',sN-1rsland Cannot be Elected
'''' IN a Lease Law Platform.
Patton Endorsed for Commits
y .;;,asr of the General Land
Office-Vox PoDuli.

rhe Free Grasser "ii''ne run afis'
- =. IA certainly sound Democrat
hss at heart the good of the DEM
fstic party, and the journal 10y the
:, and Its impetuous Austin cor
.ondeut would do well to heed the
observations of that North Texas
En- When writer shows by every
W. Of the pen that he has no re-
4 ar measures, that he cannot look
Nd the fortunes of men, no atten-
.bould be paid to his utterances,
.,ha naper that retains such a re-
!, and publishes such interested)
Va communications should not
cannot be safe guide for the
rould readily occur to the most
uss reader that the tenor of the ar
!. w. sent from Austin to the journal
INV the magnolias and jessamines
h there was something supremely
An sctuating the writer, at least he
oniovinp that frame of mind that
nd prohibit him from viewing state
tfsrs In an impartial light, hence
cccnpied q position that would pre-
a him from offering such
restions as should mould the public
Mon. The letter from Albany In
rGAzErTE of the 18th will afford
mbsidized quill-driver food for
bncht and probably be the means of
inr him enlarged views as to the
POSITION pf some state officials
ouI he 80 happily defends. We
,ebeen expecting this valuable news
opr time, and 1t was reserved
the progressive West to hold the
M up to public gaze. You may de-
upon the wide-awake West.
~ are interested in the just solution
t6is grass question, and You may
lend upon it they are going to be
"a. While not controlling many
(uNratic votes in the Houston con-
btiun, they are going to be there and
moclaim their wants in no UNI
ssin sound, and If repulsed the
lot box will tell tale far from
sslng to the nominee of the Demo-
tic party.
Ne predict right here that If John
Hand is nominated on lease plat
|fln that Wash Jones will be the next
pvernor of Texas, or ii the entire old
cliet is nominated, some of whom
year by the lease, lease or no lease
htform. Wash Jones will be the gov
Dor. This may not be very sweet
|nsic to the straight-laced Democrats.
the truth might as well be told,
N the Incorporating may see the
|bger signals and mend their ways.
Hon. = Dryer announced with a
at deal of gusto in the San Antonio
bventiOn his pledge made in an ex-
mt moment to Grover Gle veland of
1000 Democratic majority from
kas this fall, and proposed with re-
rkable vehemence and self adula-
b 10 make good his promise, and in
er to facilitate, as he thought, the
fulfllment of this pledge Endorsed
iron'souled lease officials, from the
Pport of whom we beg to be excused,
,hMis more crow than will be con-
ldye to our Democratic health.
here does Mr.. Dwyer propose
get his large Democratic
laly? From the. great South
contiguous to San Antonio,
he he look to the North and West
10 Democratic majorities are relia-
ESQ, then accord to us q fair di-
on Of the offices and you may cal
PIE upon us with some degree Of
Ainty.
rayson county on the 9th, in con-
lion, headed by such Democrats as
Thomas j. Brown, Col. Jot
lter and j. r. Cowles, declared
Iree grass and then it was that the
ON dropped out of the lease. Old.
yson Is generally ON the winning
and with such q vanguard North
LAS will rally around anti lease and
pane that free grass and settlers
Is nave a fair showing and that
Pom for Betsy and the baby" be
overlooked.
ne Houston Post, usually a fair and
onable journal, has surely CON
ied for the job to put through the
inlstration las whole" and part
= programme is to damn any man
mas the nerve to appear in the
icai arena against one OF
Old crowd" Mai. John
pafdson of Eastern Texas has
u 10 oppose the Hon. b. M. Ba-
Ior superintendent of public in
rtion, and the Post bitierly OPP
nm and threatens TO suuelch
oy unearthing his private record
lotsooth persists in exercising his
given and God-given privilege.
iaer II Mr.. Baker is a saint?
uer II he never told little white
uused or played truant at school,
last, | wonder if he could
a stone? When Gov.
khd displaced Hon. o.
Hollingsworth, u practical
ner OF ten years experience in the
poor man with u large family,
appointed Hon, Mr.. Baker, a per,
novice In school affairs, he con-
Gu the greatest error of his official
nun which bluGder school mat.
wiz not soon recover. The school
ss IN convention, believing they
ifee men and entitled TO an ex-
SION Of opinion upon pLblic
us, Took occasion to commend a
,cai teacher for the important po-
Vi superintendent of public edu-
~ ana behold how quickly fol.
v the ridicule and anathemas
rost: The teachers ut McKin-
vniy followed the time honored
,h OF choosing a man by reason of
p,olesslon, vocation and educa-
auu II Is not settled that the &C cd
,e 81 Texas will not heed their
,uons; The position of the
aih.endent of public instruction
highest Office IN the educational
,ment, and surely it cannot be
lohcd that the successful, Dracti-
acher Is not the one to aspire to