Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-18
HON. 1. A. PATTON
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ical Record. s' "nu foiit-

;os, u, and Early Life, and POLE
For the Gazette. "'hAs' May IS,
justice to the people, to the c,r,,,
GATE and to his friends demands .,'
when man is prominently hasa. u'a'
people for their suffrage, to elsv sue
MN to an Office of great trust sns ase
sponsibility, that the people sbo,,, u ~
Informed of the fitness and nna,,a oe
IONS OF the candidate for the pos,,; ,a
to which he aspiAs. Believing I ,h'a =
be the correct rule we are u,;I,,.. ' :"
be guided by 1t in presenting and y 70
vocaliny the claims of our cam aW aa'
lor commissioner OF the general ,ase
oliice, hon. i. A. Patton of Jobnsnn.ui
In this and many other portion. -
me state, Mr.. Patton Is well md sa OF
aoiy known, and needs no commamSa
ZION from any one; but to thosa ,,','f
are unacqnainted with him we y wito
this communication, accomrs,,,.'s
with q brief history ofthis centla,na , 's,a
past lie, that the people of TEXAS ,saa .
Know who and from whence tha , ,nay
VINO aspires to be commissioned os, It,all
land Office Is. VI 'neir
Mr.. Patton came to Texas IN ,eie
was raised in Texas, and thereforao io ~.
only fully identified with her AVN nv.
material interest, but her present o,,:;,
future prosperity and greatness 10 .i,a
polar star which directs his everv ,,' VIC
lie act. Mr.. Patton is fiyy,iph uo,
scholar, graduating at Center coliano
Kentucky, in the literary departmen,'
and In the law at Cumberland univa.''
slty, tennessee. And like ali Other
true and chivalric Texans he enfered
the Confederate army in 1861. anS
served with distinction until the ilav
oil the lost cause" went down In re
smoke of the last battle. We have
stated that Mr.. Patton was a 6nishaS
scholar. In proof of this. he was pres.
ident OF two successful, first.class in.
stitutiors of learning In Texas and
proved himself q successful and nom.
lar educator. The people of the Th;r.
| ty-ninth floatorial district comnosod 80
the counties Of Ellis, Hill, Johnson
ana Navarro, containing a population
OF more than $4,000 people, inferior
TO none in the state in
patriotism, wealth, culture and
refinement, approaching the moral
ana intellectual worth and patriotism
of this noble Texan, elected him to
the Eighteenth Legislature by an over.
whelming majority. And as a mem.
Der of the Eighteenth legislature. he
made no effort to make record. his
only effort being to do right and TO
promote and protect the best interest
of the people of his state. In this. he
made record Of which he and his
friends may justly be proud. He inn.
pressed his photograph upon all i'm
portant questions of state policy, ever
occupying high and conservative
grounds upon each, and proving him
self the right man in the right place
just. patriotic and honest, chewing 10
the line regardless of where the chips
might fall" az is fully demonstrated
by his able and fearless investigation
and report rs chairman of the land
fraud committee, by which were un-
covered, mainly through his fearless
and able efforts, the frauds perpetrated
upon the stale under the laws of 1879
and 1881, under the administration of
the present incumbent by which over
100000 acres of school lands We're lille
gally and frauduiently taken from the
state.
Nor was this all. He was one of the
leading members in the house in his
able and patriotic efforts TO have the
penitentiary lease revoked. He was
an openly declared opponent Of the
herd law, and in favor of an efficient
road system, contributing much to de
feat the one and secure the other. In
fact, his career as public man and as
Il legislator is such AS to commend him
to the favorable consideration of the
people of Texas. The opposition to
him will come mainly from those
whom he thwarted in their efforts to
defraud the children of Texas out OF
their land, aud from those from whom
he was instrumental in taking fiat
penitentiary lease. Yet these must
respect him for his ability,
his honesty and his patriot
ism. by these and other pub.
lie acts of his, Mr.. Patton has proved
himself fully up TO the Jeffersonian
! standard-honest and competent, pa
triotic and fearless.
Let the Democracy encourage such
men by recognizing such noble quail
ties in them, by rewarding Mr.. Patton
| with the nomination for commissioner
of the general land office.