Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-25
AUSTIN LETTER.
Acrobatic Feats by Fence.Straddling
Texas Politicians.

Texas POliticlanss
Interesting Budget of Everyday Topics
Mt the State Capital.
special correspondence OF the Gazette.
AUSTIN. April 24.--If Barnum could
find u mau who could straddle pole
and keen both legs on one side, he
would proceed TO add him to the attrac-
tious of "The Greatest Show on Earth
regardless of expense. And yet this
| impossible feat is being attempted by
politicians in Texas to-day. They are
irving to straddle the herd law pole
and vet keep on the free grass
side. This small coterie of politicians
form what might be called the great
"antiu party-great in promises and
expectations which are destined to be
barren of fulillment. The logic OF
scholar in an infant Sunday-school
class rises to the dignity
of determining that thing is or Is
not, and yet here come aspirants to
craftsmanship who tell us that they
are anti-herd law men and yet OPP
posed to free grass. Ihelr position
may be a" Illustrated by scnool-
/,
this: :" i'd IL l could and IL l
couldn't W could 1? Could you?'
! But every mothers son of 'em is a
real, genuine herd law apostle
at heart, only waiting for
u favorable breeze to trim their
sails in this direction. Talking to
gentleman recently who is a violent
., opponent of free grass aud claims to
be equally antagonis.ic to u herd law,
he said:
free grass mean herd law, but such
a is not the case"
,, "And you do not favor u herd law ?'
! mo, don't"
! "Or believe in its principles ?n
"Wel,-ahem, think 1T is coming,
; and it is but right that it should come,
too.n
So say they all.
Away back yonder somewhere near
the rear end of our schedule of time, II
was said upon good authority: He
that is not FOR me is against me- and
the principle will not down, even to
accommodate the aspirations or timid-
ity of class Of weak-minded politi-
clans.
!, A gentleman was here from Mobee
Is tie, Wheeler county, the other day,
a aud L was questioning him about
a the status of affairs in the Pan
handle, and espec ally with regard t.
;, the efficiency and influence of law
. Said L:
II "You have company of negro fed
:. eral soldiers at Mobeetie; do you have
/. any use for them?'
/, ION, they contribute about $50, 900
> year TO the support of the town, an,
~ nave fine time shooting ut targets
g Where they are really needed il u
q Cincinnati, Pittsburg and such places.
#''#
It. Gov. Ireland is chock full of intcl
"a es'ing "Reminiscences, but il i
H. rarely he unloads. a boo
N agent, TO whom he always falls read,
te victim, recently made an addition I
nj his library in the shape of u volume o.
III American orators. Turning over it
Al pages the governors eye fell upon
or Steel engraving of Thaddeus Stevens.
IN That reminds me,n said he. 'of al
pm incident which occurred at his deatl
ON 4 big barbecue was being held at Loci
ny hart, and among the orators of the da
on was .,im Burt. While he was speal
ON lug, rhe news arrived that Tina
on stevens was dead. / made note
ON the fact on strip of paper and hande
ate it to Burt. He stopped, read the moi
nm and remarked: "Fellow-citizens: Tn
on message announces the death of Thu
" Stevens; the Lord gave and the Lol
idt hath taken away; blessed be the nan
'h- of the Lordn ~ The audience roar,
pc, with applause, and the speaker /
ate sumed the thread of his DISCOURSE
tZa ~
iol Every day may be found notices
IN III the newspapers of the efficiency
V ri such and such state officers. Now til
~. W. Is all right and proper, b
'a,, amid such volume Of praise Tor u
.o vi, chiefs of the departments, it is but ia
co, that the poor clerk, the man who III
to do the major portion of the VOL
aud receives the minor portion of IL
pay, should get at least a mnimu
ing mite of the glory. Even the devil
sus- conceded his dues, and there is no re
ON son why there should be any discrin
ON nation in his favor against the Cover
ment clerk. Now, at the risk oil often
ons ing the higher powers | propose to t.
on the truth, and that is whatev
any there is Of virtue and ability in Il
J for administration of any department
rom due largely might say not untrut
vs.. lully CIltnyl W tuS CleThS 10 II.
for course the chiefs are to be commend,
Viii for the good judgment shown in Ii
rad selection of their subordinates, but n
, on to the exclusion of recognition of d
q services of the latter. These, | IN,
ayes say without the slightest faint of fl,
for terry, and referring to them as a who
xar, are Il body of the most courseo,
'olii experienced, diligent and desei
rgu' ing men ever gathered
rom meath the wings of the capt.
ant; the land Office or anywhere ell
, on There are, at guess, perhaps one hu
'ton dred of them, and not one amol
, for them, | am constrained TO beliey
ield but that is the right man in the rio
|. ~ place. Almost every oiiicial letter
ON written by them; rulings, unless oft
lson gravest character, are made by the
9th; and in fact, the whole machinery
rom the state government is in their han
10Th; The officials are merely experts W
ston stand by and see that MOTH
'xar. gets out of order. And yet they
lara continued at pitiful salaries, rang
elm from SO TO $50 per month, scare
Is for sufficient to support them in this q
lson, OF expensive living, especially, as
largely the case, where they h,
peals families. If there is anything UNIV