Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-30
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The Record of s. b Maxey in war and
in Pence.


Paris Daily News.
In these times Of political excitement
and strife for place and power a little
cool reflection on the part of the wise
head will not be out Of place. The Dem
ocratic party is now undergoing one of
those trying ordeals through which every
great party must pass. She has In the
past been tested as by fire and her gal
ments are nnstained, and there Is no
doubt OF her continued triumph, for her
principles are right. In the senate OF
the United States the contest has been
and still Is a contest of intellectual
giants. The Democratic party has sue
ceeded in enough st ties TO elect suni-
Client number of representatives to the
house to get control of that body. IL
has succeeded In electing a Demo
cratic president, and the only bar
ller between the party and
complete power is that the Republicans
still hold ajority In the senate. The
last foothold must soon give way, and
the party OF the people will again float its
nag over both wings of the national
capitol. In this condition of affairs,
with Texas represented In both houses by
delegatonl Of which every Texan who
visits Washington may Justly feel proud
IL seems to US there is certainly emo
time for swapping horses.n With
Senators MaXey and Coke representing
us In the senate, we are certainly the
peers OF any state in the Union. These
gentlemen work together harmoniously
In everything in the senate, and the entire
Texas delegation, consisting OF our two
senators and eleven representatives, are
organized as a body and hold frequent
meetings upon everything thu concerns
Texas, and act as unit. They
have shown their confidence in
Senator Maxey by electing him
Chairman OF the Texas delegation, which
position he has held for a number of
years, and II his reelection should de-
pend upon the choice OF those gentlemen
who know his industry, his influence and
MS true worth, we think the choice
would be unanimous. 1t is easy for men
VINO either do not want to investigate
or VIII not DO so, to sit off at great dis |
lance and criticise the acts Of others, and
We ma In the present campaign men, who |
are utterly Ignorant OF the issues they
discuss, attempting to critlcise the acts |
Of Senator Maxey, who were not ont
their swaddling clothes when Maxey was
hero in the front ranks of Democracy |
carrying Its banner In the hour of peril |
and disaster.
Some OF the later-day heroes (of gossin)
have attempted TO critlcise his efforts on |
behalf OF the old Mexican war veterans
men who were unborn when Maxey. as
one OF those veterans, with such men as
Iaylor, Bragg, Johnston and Lee, were
storming the works of the enemy Mt Mon
terey, Contreros and Cherubusco and
1rlVing back the enemy which threatened
the llperties OF Texas. In the hour of
prosperity and peace there are many men
10 rise up and say, "Here, crown me ,,
But where did they stand when the
democracy was in perill After the late
unhappy war, when our armies were
oyerthrown and Republican bayonets
were at every station; when weak men
tIemoled and cowardly men fed the
country to seek protection nj foraion
courts, where was Maxey then? He stood
with his people. His breast was bared
10 tue storm, and at the head OF the old
Second district was the first chairman NJ
Democratic organization to wheel its
forces into line and present a solid front
ana upon this rally was formed the
mighty Democratic host which finally
swept It's enemies from the state. n 4
no wonder the enemies OF Democracy
nate Maxey, but thank God Democrats
love him as strongly as they hate When
victory at the ballot.box had crowned
our efforts with success and the gallant
Coke at the head Of full state ticket an.
peared at Austin TO take control of the
state government, and were locked ont
ana threatened with United States
troops when weak and vacIllatine
men were running around trying
10 get compromised by lehyinS
In power the entire Radical sunreme
,ocrt, aud failing In this, left the city in
laste aud washed their hands, of the
Whoie thing--and shock the dust OF dan
ger IRON their ieet--where was Maxev
.heng He was there in the counsels a.
yoke, and staid with him until they s,nnt
ne rascals out.h IL Is sometimes easg
% forget, but these critical periods In fhe
history OF the state, Texans who psrtIci.
pated IN them will never forget, A
senator, no man could serve Texas more
nuustriously, more intelllgently. or more
althIully than Maxty. lie has done All
OF the protection OF the frontier, for the
lulid.ng up OF our seaports for the extern
non OF our mall facilities and for the in
crest OF our state generally that NOR.
al man could do. Let each citi.
zen look around over his county
ma count the postoflces and postal
outes that now carry the peoples mail
lmost 70 their doors; then count upon
our fingers the number you had when
len. Msxey entered the senate eleven
ears ago. He does not claim TO have