Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-12
AUSTIN LETTER.
po,l of Musty Documents Which
reveals the History Of the
Twelfth Legislature.
|r,oumsut Of Republican Rottenness-
The Lease Law RELOCATED to
the Legislature,
ting Of the Republican Straight.
outs Adjourned Sine Die by
the Jones Negroes.

ArsrIN, TEX, Sept. l0.-The process
|Rlgring up the political records of
4 mast, inaugurated by Jack Evans,
4tely to prove unusually interest
Judge Evans started out to find
4 amount of Democratic defalca-
and the comptroller in figuring
M stumbled upon so much Repub-
IN rascality that the redoubtable
M became alarmed and suddenly
'..ided. The issue has been raised,
never, and it has led TO inyestiga-
which give a tangible reason for
Snocratic supremacy in Texas.
Clerk Mccall of thecomptroller's
n exhibited yesterday package
fusty documents, which have an
resting history. as "reminiscences of
notorious Twelfth legislature, when
,al rule usurped the will of the
reirns and riOted in their public
.sutIes. At that time Mr.. Mccall
warrant clerk in the comptroller's
keat the head of which was that
man Judge Albert Bledsoe,
So only fault was his politics and
se integrity remained mistaken
dd the very cesspools of
ublican misrule. Warrants
the legislative officers
i.n 10 pour in like ''leaves In Vail
rcaD upon Mccall, and many Of
I'm we're of such a nature as to ex-
htsuspicions. Delaying the pay.
Of these, he Investigated and
THAT warrants had been drawn
nor of men, who had never per-
I'd a minutes labor, and OF others
we're entirely mythical. They
generally designated as commit
clerks, and credited with
per day, the rate
5 ch then obtained. OF course
!. payment Of the fraudulent war
! was refused, and Mr.. Mccall, in
way, saved to the state something
one hundred thousand dollars. A
e batch of the doctored warrants,
ETC., have been preserved among
. lrecords-a monument to Republic
rottenness and corruption, and they
bent an irrefutable argument
is eternal damnation in this state.
open and presumptuous knavery,
IN are unparalleled. In one ac-
|Ent letter paper was charged
he rate 1850 per ream, ink
hds S24 apiece, and other items in
portion. One gay Lothario fitted
\ b boudoir in regal splendor in which
lndulge his unchaste propensities,
s. charged the expense to the state,
he account of IA committee room.
But,n demonstrated the clerk,
That does a committee room have TO
with beds?n
lhe other shrugged his shoulders
was silent. He was well known.
These precious little tidbits of politi-
E history not only impeach the in
billy of the Republican party In
tis, but are silent and eloquent wit
ses against some OF its prominent
ss tO-day-men who are standing
be street corners and thanking
that they are not as Democrats
+, Some Of these days when 1 get
Kicked mood / think / shall pub
Ome extracts from them. The
lures would look pretty in print.
there be in all Texas Democrat
is wavering in the faith he should
been in Austin Monday night.
Republicans who favored the
ination of a state ticket called a
Hing, engaged the court room and
81 band. Quite a number of them
fnbled, and were proceeding with
sar deliberations when a large gang
the opposing faction of the
kty appeared and interrupted
r conference. They were mostly
tgroes, many Of them drunk, and 9
GUAR pandemonium succeeded. The
I.aers of each party attempted TO gel
r. iioor, and violently shook theil
at each other while the crowd
PED itself hoarse in fierce delight
|Hf was kept up for about "A half houl
IN the "straights,n being in thu
aority and responding of accom-
hing anything, blew out the light
withdrew. These were lit III
IN by the black crooks" who helC
lle love-feast of their own. AS I
j the Republican brethren at th'
lal do not dwell together in tina
plural unity, which the party o
moral ideas is supposed to enioin
"straights,n who include the mos
ectable elements, charge that tn
dozers were manipulated from th'
footllce department, and have gonI
me warpath against Postmaste
piess. They also say they will hell
ike the scalp of Judge Rector, whit
ing to beat Joe Sayels for con
charging that he is identified
The "post-office ring.n Altogeth
Is nice little row, and il Is free
'edicted that blood will yet flow
u 1t is pity that the Republi
Olgans of the North did not sc
* The Monday night affair. AS
aeteristic Southern outrage
deserves a flaming head
"a a party of respectable
I sns cannot hold quiet caucu
sleut being invaded and broken Vi
lot of drunken negro roughs
saon by an opposition faction,
loat time for somebody TO call on
-iitla. Won't the llberty-lovinl
81 the North help us to interes
ts.oYernment authorities in thi
ulie the land board. in postpon
,uRher leases until November II
'Gws movement 20 suspend tn
Z Jaw until the meeting OF the leg
Il 'ule, still the avOwed intention
4 up and investigate the trans
8 Gnns OF the past. The honesty ant
ngence Of the board give reasol
,Ie nope that much good will com
Y ms Investigation, If not b.
u positive actions OF its OWL
suggestions TO the legli