Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-10
THE OLD ALCALDE.
Something About the Famous Ex'"o''
error of Texas.
Politically Dead but Not AiloEc'Nei
without Hope.

Intended to the tid hlcAiuV >" ",S,,,t
Guiding him among Tie guoe, iln,o,'
possibilities. The most VlsIona,y
pvitical dreamer couiu nov 81 80
jnre up state OF hia a.
,iiat would open up u Wy ~
his return 10 politics am ,li
by no means certain lih' tuo w
uian his buried al aspliAt'ons, ",
would even be averse 70 Ie5uiu'iis
duties, not long chsi on pe,"sion",t3I
during tile extra session, ne W"u,d
.trny in OF evenings 10 cha, WIN W"
nculIainlances, aud become fP' W.
tor where lic was once 70 pIou'li' ~.
iu leadership. Once, just alrr VIZ
News lad begun to Whisper ms ii1hi'
~ niys,eiiously, gentleman ahu ~
int, liiReht one too, engaged hlil ~
conversation Tor an hour or t"o'
What did the governor nave ~
say 2" Inquired ,.,;,,
HE disclan5 any guoerhot,I IN,
inlentions, nGd yet If am hnt very
much mistaken be Is aching Tor
third term III,
Whether or not he bad read arighl
the inner emotions of NE con-
pauion, IL Is nevertheless true thht
every time the old Alctlde winks We
politicians begin to irrmble' lie
doesn't encourage the uae OF his name
politically Of cuuei even were hr
'cnlly IA candidate, he IS by far iuh
shreWd a politician for that speak
ine 10 Il reporter recently, lac sAid :
"You feilu~a pitch into ne some,
times, aud pat me down ~ a l'',Ir ""
md n iitl, az unw, dnn'tfkuuW
what y,u Do ,hat for have nevei
given ,,oy occasion to be considered ~
a candidate fer anything
For AN hat the governor was never
known 20 rlfu-r anything Ia theShhpr
Of nn uilire. and has frequently *
pressed his willingness TO obey IN"
U,ll" of The people, whatever might
br IL tenor,
one prominent characteristic Of the
emtueht oN.lryeIuur Is ms nversith
10 newspapers ana i""N
ppucr rpport,r4. The other GA
called ~ the university
The o y. had Just flushed his lecture
10 he IaW students ana WIS ~ exec!
lent humur The conversation dril-
ing on newspapers, lac proceeded 10
critic s- the iaufnhism OF to-daA
"rhc paptrs don't mN up enough
facts win thoir editorials They give
hsuuinionS 81 the cdit,rnud leave the
ipudern 10 guess ut the fact Here ~
an editorial un THE Drummer
Fax ,hoiunE up certain dally al
Tins siltcI; II ciiilci-ts ihu lazy ana
vet dou't ltll what It's" law H.. Now,
what good dnr- that do the reader
Ana thu governor looked at me
strrnly, rAlsrd ni- long, bDny finger Ia
his own prOUiiAr stS IL uI peelcualiuh.
and fcnrtd himself up with tile air OF
man who has prupunnded Il stun
ncr
lhapinc the reprint Of a long. te-
diou4 aud familiar law as Tie preface
tu an editorial. The governor would
revoluljouize Journalism indeed Bat
lie cuuliuud
'rhe result /, tie papers don't
have any influence The editor ii
mat tirirtirg tothc ore from which
he maa previously quutcd) Couldn't to
Htcivu lust ice ui the peace IN hls own
prrcinc or anything else VI
Like Brer RpNuas, I wasn't eayin'
nuihiu, - hut IL occurred 90 ne that
the venerable Ant,auian had forgotten
how ne wps iinulty laid on tlle shelf
by tho newspapers, and II man who
| publicly onjirii-d every prominent
| Hct uf his administration cliu3cn hi
| successor. HuW memories dim Ws H"t
cierps on lusl theu 10 dashed upon
/ hin. that hp wis ulkiue 10 reporter
and ihe pur,isg inluuctinu WIS;
"LoaL hci young man. DON'T "a
Im'tr a fpl %. yoMsef a1i pa thE.
/ INTO ptintR
f, Certainty not; We never DO.
LAYING FoH Az iNrEHyItwEr
( II there Is one thing more dian am
Other for which Tie old AiralGc en.
teraius holy horror Is having III.
remarks repeated la the papers.
| attempted to Interview him re-
Gently on n question ul public policy
I Accusing hIm on thu street ! re
qttsled u private CONGREGATION.
"lf Nou want 10 gel me 10 say any.
( thing for the papeH rs no use,
"lBut
"lnsuone or my business; you aint
going 10 Kei NE into the papers. OK
sclalncd thv uid man, mud strobe of a
Indignantly a5 i annie one lud liuQ,
den On that Historic cab pine, and
sN1ehed IL into snithcrncnA
~ Is wonderful what constant dread
is entertained by the antiquatch STATE.
nttn, who WAS generally accredited
Win pleaiy Of backbone, lest shnnl,
W. quoted in the neW spaptrs. This /,
probably due, In measure Il
That charming manufacturer uf lHgh
priced iiuiion Gath. The grant cor
respondent came down TO- Aua.h
when thpo A was at tho height %
his power He was granted kludly
audience by the Innocent nud unsur
ppclng statesman who waa as ign0t
AMI OF the wiies Of the newspaper man
a. a South sua Islander OF the 'Suna.y
law Gath Published "A cartoon ii
: type of the governor and the latter hnl
mover forgiven the whole printing ira
ternity since,
GONE CHARACTERISTICS
have often wondered what II VII
That made Governor Roberts so sue
reasfal IN his pollslcAI undertaking,
People here say that he IL tile hhrewd
est politician In Texas, but II h ma
that alone which tas carried hin
through. Men distinguished Tor thel
slarpuesa are o'teu h0bTel ia pnlltln
and Roberts WA never defeated. Cer
tuinly II Is not tact, bpeausc II, Ill,
that isM uuanowu quantity. Ability
De 40 doubt has 10 u certain extern,
but yet in D dnsgpu surpasse,
10y hundreds OF men, Whose p6litiea
aspirations were rndcly crushed n
they began 70 fairly blossom neison
AZ magnetism, which usually play
such an Important part In tho hihlor,
OF prominent politician. lf he eve
liAd was long since quenrhed al
drrsp lac las not, aud Is ia fact want
lng IN every quality which Il USUALLY
deemed csaonlinl 10 political success,
mnst be- conceded, however. tina
/ tlrfr Ia A apua,ihinp tndta,fihaI,1