Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-23
TEXAS POLITICS,
As 1t Is Reflected by the Texas
Newspapers.


| laxative. For seven or eight years ne
bas been taciturn on state questions.
- Dallas Times.
In the meantime Roger Mills Is
| training for the senatorial race, and II
may not be amiss to say that COl.
Mills is one OF the fastest nags that
ever jumped away at the fall OF flag.
Il Dallas Times.
When John Irelsnd's senatorial
boom lies peacefully buried on the
banks Of the Guadalupe this epitaph
may be tenderly inscribed on its tomb
stone: "Died Of too much brother-in-
law. - Gainesville Advance.
If Sui Ross had rs much wind as his
groom, the Waco Examiner, he could
easily manage to live through the CUB
convention Is fourteen months distant.
--Corsicana Observer.
There seem to be some whispers on
the Texas political breeze that would
indicate robust boom for Roger q
Mills for United States senator about
the time the Twentieth legislature will
be ready for business Galveston
News.
It is somewhat strange that schemes
are being concocted and plans fixed
and laid for Maxey to stay at home
and another take his seat la the United
States senate, when Maxey's superior
cannot be found in all Texas Blance
News.
Evidently Gen. Ross believes that
the early bird catches the worm. The
climatic efforts OF Texas are hard to cal
culate on. therefore there may he a
prospect of the tables being turned and
the worm catching the bird. Hous-
ton Herald.
Sui Ross has announced himself for
governo-, and the Herald says, while
the early bird catches the worm it's
fearful Sui will prove himself the
worm. AS an addenda to the Herald's
chapter we would say, Reagan will be
the bird. ~ Midlothian News.
The Waco Examiner, having elect
ed Ross governor and Ireland United
States senator, can now afford to rest
from its labors until after the cotton is
picked. Let the other places go over
to next year, or we will all be out of a
job at that time.-- San Antonio Elk.
press.
The Mexia Ledger says Col. Elliott
of the Herald has been mentioned in
connection with the governorship.
May be so, but it will be many a long,
hot day ere any man connected with
the Texas exhibit at New Orleans Is
stricken by official lightning Waco
Examiner.
John Ireland's brother-in. law, the
Laredo Times is seeking to prejudice
its readers against Maxey. The
brother-in-Iaw says that "Maxey dug
his political grave when he placed the
| convict upon the same level with the
honest laborer.n Ireland dug his pc.
litlcal grave when he drew up the rail-
road striker BILL Henderson Times.
Some of the papers and politicians
seem tn be on the fence on the prohi-
bition question. They are afraid to
come out squarely either for or against
| 1t. But they win find that this won't
satisfy the people, and they will have
to take some sort of stand and stick
| TO 1t. Policy men are not in demand
by the people II Mesquite Mesquiter.
Gen. l.. s. Ross of Waco has de-
clared himself candidate for gov
ernor. Gen. Ross has great many
army friends in Texas who will doubt
less espouse his cause with considera-
BILE yigor and enthusiasm. His repu-
tation as a statesman Is not extensive,
but AS military man he won golden
opinions for himself during the late
war Greenville Herald.
| Gubernatorisl states have become
quite numerous this season, and in
every instance the West has been
sighted. Judge Wheeler OF Cisco,
one OF the most talented men in the
state, would make Texas one Of the
best governors we have ever had :;
and there is Judge A. II. Watts OF
Weatherford, another talented gem
tleman, raised In Texas would fill the
bill to the letter. Ranger Chief.
A special to the Galveston News
says that Congressman Reagan, in a
conversation recently with Senator
Terrell at Kaufman, is reported as
having said that President Cleveland
Is not u Democrat and has not got a
Democrat In his cabinet-not even
Secretary Bayard. Garland he char.
acterlzed as being notoriously o black
Republican. The Day doubts the
truth OF the story, bat it is possible the
banner OF revolt is at last raised In
Texas Waco Day.
II the race for governor is between
Hon, w. J. Swain and Gen. Ross OF
Waco, we predict that Swain will be
nominated on the first ballot. Can't
Swain is well versed in the affairs OF
Texas, has filled the office of comm.
troller for one term and part of another
and, although there has been carping
no man has dared to question his
integrity or the ability with which he
has discharged the duties of his office,
North Texas has not been honored
with the governorship for many years,
For this reason North Texas will roll
up a big ms GRITTY for Capt. Swain h
he IL candidate, aud our belief Is that
he has more strength than Gen. Ross
In other portions of Texas, except
Waco Paris News.
"The Prohibition victory in Lime.
stone county,n says the Waco Day
derives special importance from three
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