Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-01

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AUSTIN, Tx, June gs.-"Rlch, isn'i
nsv
"Who wrote hff'
'sNot the Old Aicalde,"
"Perhaps 'twHs Burgessg"
s'Bet you've hit ~"
Two gentlemen were hurrying along
Congress avenue discussing the latest
political sensation.
Last Monday afternoon the newsbOys
sang cot IN shriu czdences, Gan about
the man Of destiny--sye cents q copy"
Those who were curious enough 90 In
vest were rewarded with copy Of what
might be termed the official gazette Of
the executive department Of the admins
fratiOn. II was embellished with two
column cut, labeled the Man Of Destiny,
and 81 elaborate array u adiectiYes.
commencing tae virtues u the said
m II d-Osherwisc bis exceliencyi Gov.
J9hn Ireland. The picture Was & good
one. Il must have cost the governor s25
AZ q pao,o.llrhogrAphing establishment
even at reduced rates. The eulOgy q the
most Interesting effort yet turned
out b. a1y q the Austin literary
bureaus. r. gains sigai1cEncc from
the f4ct that 70 Il the only
"MOdern Noses aud because it out
lines toe plan Of our senatorial campaign.
The document Is three columns 10 length
A brief synopsis Is appended with e1.
plzne,Ory remarks In pArenihesls.
The hi0grapher begins with the asser-
tsoE that when the world needs q Moses
a
Moses the Eiist and George Washington.
Prop. n This country needs another
Moses. Proof, labor disturbances at
FOEt Worth and ST. Louis, "ihe mEiter.
ings u discomfort, the threats Of ven.
geanee, the cry u oppression Of capital
and corporations, mingled with that for
bread OF 5l0Od' coming up from those
Titins n industry who wage the eternal
war Of toll"
Prop III. Destiny IL drawing a head I
wiia her index finger on John Ireland I
"lle is % be the Instrument % Pr0vl- !
denCe,n sour modern Moses"
Agreement. Cleyeland's career has not 1
been a circumstance to that Of John Ire.
lands Providence and the people have
Deeu showing him along against his Wig
OrOus protest and they Will soon have
him IN the senate. His road 10 prefer
msnt was chaiked out by an "eyer.guid.
ing Destiny First sheriff, then mayor,
then district judge, then supreme Judge,
then governor.
MEif-T are some slight omis-
siOns here from he record. See Texas
History, Senatorial Squabble 1877 Greed 1
back Movement and Schlelcher's Scoop,
1878
fIs was elected governor the second
time By 10000 majority, an honor never !
before conferred upon any candidate for
ollqe Ia the state Of Texas. Az the same
election w j. Swain, for comptroller, re- +.
ceiyed 10000 majority, the greatest ms
lori'y ever given 10 recent politics, ex- !
ceptiog Cleyelauds
His eminent military services showed +,
HIM to be q born leader OF men, and
brought MIN quick promotion The
Moses Of the sketch once told the writer
that his military duties as Confederate
soldier consisted chiefly 10 lighting mos.
9ultoes on the coast
But for John Ireland there would not /.
have been one cent Of the school fund !
nor one acre Of the school land In the
possession OF the state to-day. In 1878, 1
IS a legislator Mr. Ireland rendered this
important service. In the senate Of tho
hlIieenta legislature, 1878, John Ireland
.oted 10 donate 10000, 600 Of acres Of the
iublc lands as subsidies to twenty.one
abroad companies The total acreage {
il the state Is I75, 600 900 acres.
Moses The Man OF Destiny --J-n !
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