The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04
AN INTERVIEW WITH
JUDGE TERRELL.
THE JUDGE ANNOUNCES HIMSELF
AS i CANDIDATE FOR THE
United STATES SENATE.

AS IAN lNN
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The following authentic announcement
by Judge Terrell, in an interview with a
representative of the Dallas News, ap-
peared in that paper on Sunday
AUSTIN, January 30.-There has been so
much talk througout the state for the
past month or two of Hon. A. w. Terrells
candidacy for the United States senate
that the News correspondent concluded
to put the question direct to him. 1t Is
known to Judge Terrell's friedns here
that he has been eluged with letters
from all parts of the state, from all kinds
of people, in all grades of life, requesting
him to become a candidate for senator
The News correspondent called on him
this evening and the following converse
l ensued:
Reporter-"Some of the papers ale
favoring you for the senate, judge; are
you candidate?"
Judge Terrell-"Ihe newspaper editors
who have favored my candidacy for the
United States senate, all know that their
articles about me have been published in
advance of any correspondence with me,
either direct or indirect. Among them
are representative journals, and at the
proper time 1 will crafty their wishes and
my own by becoming candidate for the
United States senate, and will ask the peo-
pie to consider the matter at the ballot box
when they elect their representative to the
legislature"
PUTTING Up FENCES.
&c oil hot
Maxey and Gov. Ireland are putting up
fences for the senatorial race. Have you
any objection to now stating your politi
cal views?
Judge Terrell-"My views are generally
understood, but in due time will present
them in person to the people. do not
know that either of the gentlemen you re-
fer to is using his official star or patron
age to put up fences, as you term it, If,
however, official position shall be prosti-
tuted to perpetuate official power, whether
through federal or state patronage, the
people who, when once on their guard,
control this country will rebuke it. If the
spirit of the civil service reform which re-
quires officials, whether state or federal
to attend their official duties and let the
people say who shall occupy other offices
is not understood, it will be before Novem-
Der next
what do you think of the presidents
recommendation to suspend the coinage
of silver?"
1T means practically to abolish silver
as circulating medium, to accomplish
which spectators, bondholders and money
monopolists are banded together against
the interests of everybody else"
what is your estimate of Mr.. Cleve-
land?"
AS president whose general policy
seems wise and democratic, but whose
ideas regarding gold the people of the
south and west will not approve"
"What is your impression of the pros
poets of the democracy under President
Cleveland's administration
THE question is too broad to be an
swered except in general way. No i'm
mediate substantial results in legislation
will follow the election of President Cleve-
land. This would be true even with
democratic majority in both branches of
congress, The democratic element in
Congress is composed of
DESCENDANT MATERIAL
on the tariff issue. The democratic con-
gressmen from Texas and Pennsylvania
are widely at variance on the question of
silver coinage. There is nothing in COM
mon between Texas congressman and
one who represt nts the intert SITS of Wall
street. 1t seems to me the time has come
when the people of the south and of the
great west, who have been practically
mortgaged to New York and the capital
lists of New England, should be made to
understand that their interests are identi-
cal Populated as they are, by an agri-
cultural and producing class, they have
strength enough, when united, to elect
presidents and control congress. The
center of population has already drifted
far west of Cincinnati, but, strangely
enough, the center of political influence
remains stationary, a long way north
east of that. The need of the hour is A
craftsmanship that will make the south
and great west understand how insepara.
bly, their interests are united, and make
them control this government in the in
terests of the whole people, instead of
that of protected classes enriched by par
tial laws. Legalized robbery of the south
and west under tariff laws will never cease
until that issue is made to dominate all
others. Then We shall have national plat-
forms free from ambiguity. The south
and west, In the light of common inter-
est, Will hold common destiny, sectional
Iealousies will cease, and a new ca reer of
prosperity will be before u.s."
Have you any objection to giving your
VIEWS ON STATE POLITICS."
None whatever, at the proper time"
Have you changed your views since
your remedy known as the Terrell bill was
defeated?" ""'
Il have not. That bill was persisteptlv
branded as herd law. The charce voS |
often repeated on the idea that lie we'll
stuck to was as good as the truth. I voted
Tor the mongrel law that took its place as
the only thing that could be obtained. bnt
+ qult the senate soon after and only know
from the public press how it operated
II reports be true, the land board have