The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-19
JUDGE TERRELL'S CANDIDACY.
Houston Post.

Houston Post.
The canvass of Judge A. w. Terrell is
about completed and he has every reason
to feel proud of what has been accom-
plished. When he entered upon the work
of convincing the people that change
was needed in the matter of legislating
for corporations, his candidacy was at first
sneered at and secuted by those who, it
seems, had little knowledge of the man
and his severe determination in whatever
he undertakes. In a remarkably short
space of time he had succeeded in so i'm
pressing the public with the Importance
of taking up the questions discussed and
making them issues in the campaign, that
county after county instructed its repre-
sentatives to support him in his contest
for the United States senatorship. Soon
the friends and partisans of other candi-
dates, becoming alarmed at the rapid
growth of his popularity, lost sight of the
questions he had IN ected into the cam
paign, and opened their batteries of SLAM
der and vituperatiOn upon him, charging
him with being the friend of corpora
lions, insincere in his professions and with
having used his Legislative influence in
behalf of the very measures he had
in fact condemned and opposed. Though
repeated and emphatic denials we're made
and clear and straightforward statements
published. his enemies continued their
ungenerous, unmanly and untruthful
charges. Despite ali this, however, he
went boldly forward, until, without the
all of influential friends and by his own
talents and force of character. he stands
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Office to which he aspires. Abuse and
Islander, circulated to harrass and trip
him, failed of their object and have re-
turned with doubled force to plague those
whose interests were designed to be served.
1t is not saying too much to declare that
had Judge Terrell been able to address
the people in ell parts of the state be-
fore sending delegates to the county CON
ventions, the result would have been
even more encouraging; for the subjects
he has addressed himself to are those in
which the people have deep and increas-
ing interest, and they need but leader
such as Terrell to arouse them to the i'm
portance of at once beginning the applica-
ton of those remedies he has advised for
curing the evils that exist. There is no
man in Texas who better understands the
rights of all classes than the distinguished
citizen of Travis, and none who could
bring more ability, wiser craftsmanship,
or earnest industry to the task of
Strengthening out end adjusting the fol-
lies of previous legislation. Let those
who are friendly to him, and who desire
the welfare of all classes continue their
efforts in his behalf, and his election will
be certain. There is need for such a man
as Terrell in the senate, and the state of
Texas should not cheat itself of his valu-
able service by electing another.
This is generous and sweeping endorse
ment, published at one of the railroad CEN
tres of Texas. And il comes with espec-
ial force and moment because, If any
where, Terrell should be opposed in rail
road headquarters. In a city built up and
improved by centering railroads, news