The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-29
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anything he will ne the successor OF Maxey
in the United States senate.
THE MoDEsTY OF THE TOUCHING COMPARISON
is MOST REFRESHING.
Austin Record,
The echoes of Judge Terrell's speech
were heard even in Neutrality-suspicious.
ton Post.
The echoes may have reached there,
but the author of them never will. What
is said in the Record is read in Washing
ton, but that is no reason why its editor
will ever be president.
Denison Morning News.
The man who bleeds for the working
man, as against monopolists and the man
of genius, is A. W. Terrell, who can hold
two offices and draw two salaries out of
the peoples money for ten years, in VIC
latiOn of the constitution and common
decency. Here is the poor mans, friend
and the opponent of monopoly! An
tonic Times.
The above Is very interesting reading to
a man not thoroughly familiar with Texas
politics. viii the Times be kind enough
to favor us with bill of particulars.
The Colorado Graphic
Nat Q. Henderson's opposition to Ter
rell for the senate is hardly more than we
expected, but when Uncle Daniel engages
in an effort to prove Terrell incompetent
and Enthusiastically, we feel sad. The only
consolation we have is that it will require
several ages of years and a hundred ages
of newspapers to convince intelligent
Texas of the truth of these assertions.
Judge Terrells votes and Legislative
work are not to be considered in his semi
torial race, only as they may demonstrate
his mastery ability, and his fitness for
the United States senate. In the halls of
national legislation he will be found ever
in the font battling for right and for
Texas, and that's the kind of a senator we
want.
Some of the papers are beginning to
spit at Judge Terrell. They say some of
his votes were inconsis tent with his present
views. Judge Terrell's record invites the
closest scrutiny.
Taylor Citizen.
Terrel's star shines brightly above the
horizon, and no matter what N. Q. H., and
Others may find Objectionable in his ac-
tions twenty years ago the people will
endorse his positions as right, and con-
done his past errors.
| Fort Worth Gazette.
General Ross personal organ reioices
in the possession of a calcium. 1t would
be very unkind cut to ask if this is the
same old calcium which made Governor
Ireland so extremely miserable in 1884,
and we trust no impertinent inquirer will
put the question. This is no time to har-
row up the tender feelings of patriotic
campaigners--espec when the cal
cium is now endeavoring to FURNISH up
the senatorial prospects of the man whom
it almost doomed to infamy in 1884.
The Waco Examiner says Swain would
not even have passed for his real worth
had he not been preceded by such "little
fellows" as Darden, Brown and others.
Texas has heretofore labored under the de-
fusion that it had put some good men in the
comptrollership. 1t is when editorial
greatness comes along with its little cal
cium that our mistakes stand out in all
their hideousness.
Bonham News.
Why do some of our newspapers say so
much about dark horse for governor?
Do they really want one, or is it to try to
alarm some of the candidates already in
the field?
We can not, at the present time, see any
necessity for dark horse, Swain is work
ing so far in the lead that the indications
are that he will be nominated on the first
ballot, but should matters change, and a
dark horse be entered, then we perdict
Barney Gibbs will be the man, provided
he will suffer his name to be used. We are
inclined to think, however, that Barney is
| looking after seat in congress, and does
not desire to be governor of Texas.
Colorado Graphic.
The immortal Nat and Uncle Daniel are
sailing into Terrell. Their combined OPP
position is sufficient to elect him by
reclamation.
Cisco Round Up.
Terrell's canvass of the state is some
thing unusual for a candidate for the
United States senate. Aspirants for that
position have not had to look beyond the
state legislature for recognition and sup
port. The gentlemen who represent
Texas in the senate are, personally, com
parative strangers to the masses. This
lack of direct dependence on the people
accounts for the tendency of the senate
to make itself into an independent, arts
tocratic, irreproachable department of
the government. Judge Terrell's depart
ure from the usual method in appealing
for support direct to the people will give
popularity to his candidacy.
THE MISTAK Els OF MIR. SWAIN.
! Fort Worth Gazette
1t is great pity that the Waco Exam
liner is not located in Austin. In that
case the state would have complete and
entirely reliable census of the mistakes
committed by Comptroller Swain. We
feel sure that our esteemed contemporary
is doing its best in the patriotic task of
showing up the errors of the comptroller,
but one hundred miles is a pretty good
range for even such keen-sighted detec-
tive as the Examiner, and with all due re-
spect TO its remarkable powers of obser-
walton, we have no doubt that it misses
great many things which deserve the rays
of a calcium light. For instance, it is cur
rently reported here that Col. Swain main
tains such an unnecessary luxury as a
horse and buggy; think of that, you sons
of democratic government Andrew
Jackson would have scorned to ride in a
cushioned seat, even in muddy weather,
and while it is true that George
Washington was little fond of
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