The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-28
ignoring the Politicians.


General Ross candidacy for the
governorship Of this great state is the
heading TO movement which pre-
sages in the near future trouble for
the ringsters, the tricksters and tho
manipulators. Texas has been long
enough Ia the hands of men who rs
soon as they are elected gather to-
gcther about themselves in Austin a
little clique and steer by the chart
furnished in that way, and ignore
altogether the will of the people who
elected them--from this charge we
exempt the present chief magistrate,
who has exhibited less of the spirit of
ringism than any of his predecessors
But there is no sort of doubt but that
the harpcs who gather about the
state house have been having too
much to do with the policy of the
state, and the will OF the people too
little. We propose to place mau In
that position of the people and fresh
from the very bosom of Texas. One
rather nearer the heart of the state
than is common in these days of com
bination, trade and compact. This
idea has taken firm hold upon the
people, and we hear of it from all
parts of the state and in thousand
different ways aud forms. As speci-
men Of the expressions we are daily
receiving. we take the follow
ing from = widely-known and
very influential democrat right in
the very heart of the territory
where the Gazette circulates. IL will
serve no less a, an indication of Ross
strength with the people than 1t Is OF
how far off the Gazette is from vote
ing IL. We beg Colonel McGhee's
pardon Cor giving publicity to the
letter, and would not do IL but for the
unfair and unfriendly attitude of that
paper which draws nine out of every
ten dollars of its support from men
devoted to Ross personally, and who
will vote for him and work for hin
every moment from the present unit
the day he is inauguIatsd governor.
,rlLo, rIsTo Co. TEXAS, July ie 1885.
My DEAR SIR: | am glad to Sc,
the EXAMINER standing up so man
inlly for General Ross for governor
! lie Is the man for the tiines-hc Is
undoubtedly the strongest man IL
Texas with the working classes, tn,
real voting population of the country
Northwest Texas has not, heretofore
taken much dish in making govern
D ors but we will certainly make our
. selves heard in the next election
y Some few papers and few poliii
clans appear to be very solicitou
. so long before the election--hut Their
IL not where the real trouble lies
they see the people from all section
l. of the state ignoring the politician
and their advice and bringing for
z ward man for governor whom the.
have long wished TO see elevated I,
that position. and that too with per
sistancy that will brook no wire pull
ing or CONTROLLED them cut at MS
e is sure sign of strength, II they "
: nored us we would feel that our eau
' didate had no chance. write tbii
not for publication, but merely I
help stiilen your backbone tor th
real onset. Your Old Friend,
JGo. NJ. MoGHEE.
We can say to Colonel NJ,
Chico, our Backbone" doe
not need any stitlcning on the RIOS
proposition. We believe that he
not only the best man In the state 70
= governor, but that he is the yer
strongest in it. His strength, too,
of the kind that grows. Since tn
first authoritative announcement O
his candidacy the ball has been stead
!. lily rolling and gaining each moment
In some quarters there is sligh
feeling of resentment that he did no
run last year, but that is passin
6 away, as the motives which controlle
S him then are being understood In
deed there does not seem now TO b,
tnt HiSuttsN cuoldtit III thc wa
What Colonel McGhee says of tn
Clear Fork country can as truthful
be said of the Pecos region, the Par
+, handle region, the Trinity region. III
y over Brazos, the Sabine, southwest n
b northeast. We are daily receiving
such letters, and they come from III
steady going, non-political, or at lie az
u non-partizsn democratic strength O
: the state.
. Indeed we are very still, If by ths
you mean confident that Ross will b
IS governor by larger majority eve
than the one Mr.. Cleveland got Il
q this state. Texas is whole-hearted l
y everything, and In her regard for tn
brave, chiyalric and able Ross, she /
rs sound rs n dollar.