San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-30
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Opinion of Hon. A. j. Evans as TO the
Personnel of the Ticket-A Com
parison Instituted.

Opinion of Hon. A. ]. Evans as TO the
Personnel of the Ticket-A Com
parison Instituted.
On the return of the editor OF the
LIGHT from Waco. an attempt was made
to sound the republicans OF this city on
the subject Of the convention, as the
delegates who represented Bexar county
were naturally anxious to know how the
work OF said convention was accepted.
About score Of prominent republicans
were visited and the general opinion
seemed to be that Hon. A. j. Evans
could give a more Intelligent opinion
concerning the candidates than any
man In southern Texas, as his acquain-
lance with them was more Intimate than
that possessed by any one else in this
section. Mr.. Evans was accordingly
visited late on last Saturday afternoon
and after an hours chat over the general
work and make up OF the convention the
question was put direct: Mr.. Evans
how do you approve Of the ticket nomi-
mated at Waco?
Mr.. Evans reply Is literally as follow:
regard the Republican State Ticket
nominated at Waco most favorably. DR..
Cochran, the head Of the ticket, Is a man
In whom all can trust.
Impulsive, honest and fair in all
things; his ability 10 not second or third
but first-class.
He is not hampered with past or dead
issues, as is his opponent; but is man
OF enlarged and practical views, and not
welded to theories or fixed party tenets;
and what he thinks is right, and for the
true interest OF the people and state, he
will do whether found In platform or
not. His education Is first class, yet he
IL In
source OF success. He is no mean
orator; In fact he Is frequently eloquent
and dazzling In his speeches, his
powers arising from the force with
which he puts his facts. On the stump
he will be found more than a match for
Ross, and In fact the people Of Texas
will, very soon, find the democratic
leader avoiding him on the hastings.
He has never been governor, but In the
legislature, and In other public positions
he has held, he has developed executive
ability Of the brightest order; and in him,
II elected, every man, woman and child
in Texas would feel that Texas had
governor, and not party hack or ma
chine to run the state government In
the old ruts, for time, and then turn ii
over to the party. Texas, under Ross,
would wiiher under the blighting curse
bounce ahead like q cannon ball, in i'm
migration, manufactures, education,
and liberal progressive sentiments. Ross
is tied, by party thongs, to the dead is
sues-to slavery, TO free trade, to mar
row constitutional dogma, to secession,
to hostility 10 the north and northern
enterprise and capital, to curses for the
negro and the Yankee, to hostility to
free labor. Cochran Is free; he can and
will cast aside the dead issues. He
knows slavery, and free trade, and seces-
sion, and secession state rights, and hos
tility to the northern people, to the ne
gro and to northern capital, and free
labor, are all dead.
Cochran Is q man who, rs man or gov
ernOr, will say what he will do, and do
what he Gays. Ross Is man who as
man or governor will say what his party
says and do what his party does.
Cochrane is a man from the people,
and will be for the people always; Ross
is q man from the party, and will be for
the party eternally.
The one is q man, and IL elected would
be governor of Texas the other
is q politician, and IL elected will be a
political machine.
The other nominees are all good men.
No party In Texas can furnish a brighter
young man than Lock Mcdaniel, our
nominee for lieutenant. governor. In
comparison with the political trickster,
Wheeler, who a few years since was
found playing the demogogue in Austin
city to catch republican votes by run
ming as an "Independent," Mcdaniel Is
paragon Of true uprightness in poll
| tics.
The veteran Paddock is a gentleman
and scholar, has q trained judicial
mind and splendid clerical ability, while
his opponent, Hall, has not partial Of
ability Of any kind for the Office Of COM
missioner Of the general land office. 1t
is q crying and eternal shame to his party
that they should attempt to supplant
man of capacity for the office with man
so totally unfit as Hall Is for
the place. Ths act 10 one Of the curses
that blind adherence TO party conven-
tiOns so often entail upon the country.
Paddock will, or at least ought to, be
| elected.
Our candidate for treasurer is the bet
| ter man. Lubbock is fossilised. He
ought to have gone long since. All the
| man in him died twenty one years ago.
He has had the books twelve years.
Yes, Uncle Frank, the people want, and
| will have "peep" into the books.
Our candidates for comptroller and at
torney-general, are full up to the stand
ard, and UNNECESSARILY superior to their
opponents. The stripping Mccall has but
one virtue, and that we are glad to rec
| ogniZe. He was trained In honest re-
| publican methods by old man A. Bled-
soc. What fitness Hog has for attorney
| general, Is yes, to be heard of; and
whilst 1t was much to be hoped, just for
a change, that the confederate democ-
racy would nominate a lawyer for the
Office, yet II they have done SO, there ia
no evidence Of the fact, in our supreme
or appellate court reports.
Our candidate for superintendent OF
schools to supercede the little "chinqua.
| pin stud" is the best man, all things
considered, that has ever been named
by any party, for the place.
| Q.-What do you think Of the plat
fOrmp
Ans.-GoOd, but you must wait fol
next time as to that
| Texas Patents.
The following patents were granted
to citizens of Texas, bearing date Aug
ID, 1886. Reported expressly for this pa
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