Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-06
TEXAS POLITICS,
AS Reflected by the Newspapers OF
the State.

AS heh1CIou ny tue newspapers OF
the State.
1t will take larger man than Ire
land TO fill Maxey's place. II Alvarado
Bulletin.
Gov. Ireland wants to go to the
senate. We think his claims are good
to go-home.-L Bowie C,oss.Timbers.
The Waco Examiner is grooming
Gov. ireland for the senate instead OF
Mr.. Maxey. A very hard job, we
opine.- liillsborO Mirror.
The Fort Worth GAZETTE has
warned Gen. Ross several times to put
bride on his organ. II the general
will heed this advice and unmuzzle
his organ about three months before
the state convention he may be sue
cessful-for place on tire ticket, but
not the iirst.- Bowie Cr0ss-Timbers.
The talk about third party in the
field in Texas at the neat election Is
all bosh. There will be two parties
only, the Democratic and the Prohibi-
ton. The Republican party, such as
II was, went to pieces in it's great feat
OF attempting to ride two horses at
once-Wnsh Jones AID Gov. Norton.
Il San Antonio Light.
In letter to the Galveston News,
Judge Reagan explains what he did
say about the president and his cabi-
net. 1t Ia about what ex-senator
Terrell briefly stated, thoGgh the Judge
covers 1t 1p in a multitude of words
which suggest the Frenchman's say.
ing that the object Of language is to
conceal thought WaoO Day.
Mr.. Foster of Limestone county to0S
the stump in favor OF prohibition dur
ing the recent contest in that county,
and now the empstead Ledger as,ts
him II he has quit Democracy Tor
prohibition. II the Ledger intends
counting cut OF the Democratic ranks
all men who favor and work for pro
hibition it will find very startling
decrease in the 1875 0G0' majority the G..
o. p: gave Cleveland last year Lew.
EFT Messenger
II anybody thinks Barnett Gib9,s Is
out of Texas politics somebody is mis-.
taken. Gibbs Is q live man and man
ftse people, and IL "a certain of polit.
ical promotion as,he lives. This may
not be the time for Gibbs, but his time
Is coming and at go very distant day.
If he concludes 10 make the race next
year for his present place, no man in
Texas can beat him, and aftes then he
can name his own political future -
Meridian Blade.
Private Swain will undoubtedly
make the race for governor, and we
believe that he and Ross will be the
chief candidates. We must admit il
looks badly for Swain III Ross can
! gather to him all the brew sted heroes.
in Texas and leave Swain with the
privates, the latter won't poll ten
/ votes. This country is too overflow
ing with capteins, Golonels msi )rs ct
al. Tor Il private TO have much show.
Il Dallas Times.
And now the Galveston News is
writing articles in opposition to the
fundamental principle of Democracy
the right of the majority OF the peo-
pie to rule on the prohibition ques-
ton, of course; it's all right in every.
thing else. The News was never
overburdened with Democracy, any,
way, and Its TRADE against The Demo.
cratic doctrine of the people running
their own government in their own
way will not tend to disabuse the pub
lie mind of the idea that ii is run for
the purpose OF gathering In the al
mighty dollar, regardless of every
other consideration. II Limestone New
Era.
And so the NeHs has concluded to
make Barney Gibbs governor and
Seth Shepherd senator! This ought
to make both ends of the News, pres
ent and prospective, solid at their re.
spective resting places. Would not
still another branch at Austin, with
Terrell down In Tie books for some.