Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-21
RESURRECTED AGAIN.
This Time TVS Burgess that Gala for
lazarus TO Come Forth from
the Tomb.
The cid Acaide Badly Wanted 10 DO
Service for Ross ana His
Bitttr Enemy.
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When 1t was known that Bill Burgess
was here, correspondents priched up
their ears and struck long trot. Those
who did not drop ilto cold trail found
material for some mighty interesting read
ing. IL Is perhurs unnecessary to explain
10 the readers OF The GAzETTR who Mr..
Burgess Is. IL is pretty generally recog-
nized that he Is entitled TO the honor as
the sharpest political manager In all
Texas. When at home he may be found
IN Seguin, but whenever campaign Is on
hand In which he feels interested he Is
likely TO bob up anywhere In the state
that offersa good opening for political
rail-splittlng. Well, Mr.. Burgess has
been here and he came here with sn OBJ
lect. That object was to fix the "0ld
Alcalde" influence for Gen Ross.
How old he do it9
II there Is any man this side the silent
armies OF the dead that loves. adores,
idolizes an Office for the mere sake of
Office, 1t Is eX Gov. @. NJ. Roberts, chair
man OF the law department OF the state
university. Ever since he went out in
1883 he has been pintng to get back
Oflce-holding Is a worse disease
tban drunkenness or AMANDA for gambling.
show me man who has been Sin the
service Of his country" for thirty or
forty years aud | will show you one TO
whom an office, high or low, great or
small, IS the acme Of existence. Ia this
connection lot me Teiate an incident that
occurred during the special session of
the Eighteenth legislature. Readers OF
THE GAZETTE will remember that
about the middle Of the session
an attempt was made by the
opposition 10 Gov. Ireland to start an
"0ld Alcalde" boom for governor. AS
soon as he learned of II Cos Roberts
used to come down TO the night sessions
and take a seat just outside the repre-
sentative chamber, where he had q good
chance 10 tslk with the representatives
and senators who came out to smoke
and chat. One night newspaper
mana warm supporter OF Gov. Ireland
approached the o. A. and engaged him in
conversation fer about an hour aud half.
When the o. A gathered himself up, lit
his cob-pipe aud trudged homeward, |
asked the newspaper man the result
With an oath he replied.
"The - is just dying to be gov
ernor again"
The very next day the same CORE
spondent sent out column article nara
ting his talk with the ex-governor, aud
declaring That the latter would not have
tie gorernOrshipagan II " were I, ndered
him ON silver platter Ireland had
given he word 10 keep Roberts out OF
the field If possible because he feared
him.
Another interesting circumstance;
have been told that Prof Roberts
Is very fond OF relating to
the university oys In the law department
the little story of his trip to Washington
as United States senator from Texas.
| The government, 1t will be remembered,
objected to him as an impeachment TO re-
construction, and refused TO allow him to
iake his seat. This failure TO be admitted
to the senate after securing an
election, ~, / am told. one of
the most painful events in the Old AL
calde's varied "reminiscences. He has
been angry at Uncle Sam ever since, ana
wants to get back just to show the world
that he is DIGGER man than the federal
government, for which at no time has he
ever felt any great amount OF veneratlon.
The state government paid his eX.
penses, | believe, on the trip, and
he still has hopes, so am told, that the
government will allow him the salary for
the term 1t refused to let him serve.
Maybe the reader understands by this
time the mission Of Col. Bill Burgess.
In plain words, he came to Sc
cure the support of the Old Alcalde
| for Burgess candidate for governor, and
| the only way to capture the favor
of the o. A for anybody is to couple
favor with favor, Office with office.
| Who is the Burgess candidateF
| mi NJ ha VII
end OF the state knows that IL Is Law
his heart he knows very well
why it is SO. Some bright
day before the convention meets The
whole story will be told, and when it is
told the people OF Texas are going to
rebel most seriously against the manipu-
llation Of their highest offices like "bull"
or 'sbearn handles the stock market.
Let IL be sufficient now To state fact
perfectly well known In political circles;
Mr.. Burgess is the representative OF the
ireland interest in the Ross campaign,
The Ross managers have decided that
with but two candidates in the field,
Swain and Ross, their case is hopeless,
Their tactics now are to pull down
Swain, and trust, like a lawyer In mur'
der trial, the future TO take care OF the
future.
II was this policy which led them u
encourage Mai. Breckenridge 10 make
the race. Papers openly com
mitted to Ross tafiled him day after day
The major, 10 use piece OF tofciblt
slang, has about "lumbled TO the racket
Tine only thing at the end Of a gubefna
torial campaign for him Is vast deal 81
| hnufiiafion for all his pains.
Still, the "anything 10 beat swain
policy was Rugged all the closer as q
drowning mau cliDgs TO straw. as
last resort the "Old Aicalde" idea wai
bit upon.
II NAV be noted as an interesting fac
, that In these latter days whenever can
didate sees his case 70 be hopeless h'
AZ once b, gas to hsh for the 0. AIS sup
Vet why should Burgess, the prime
minister 81 GOV. Ireland, seek TO curry
,,,vnr with the chief political enemy o
Inc latter, even for Gen. Rossg
BECAUSE the defeat OF Ross Tor gov
arnor means the defeat Of Ireland fol
senator Mark this prediction.
what then is the programmed
, Simoly this: Gov Roberts Is 10 b'
! cos,.hsd for governor II Ross caRno
, he nominated, which is already al as
sufed fact, an effort Will DC made Z
I out 10 Roberts for governor, WIN los
- lieutenant governor. Az leAs
That n The dish that has been held up be
fore the longing eyes Of the Olc Alcalde
Has he consenteds =.
E Nothing more than this: That II tn
democratic party presses the nomination
= mon him he is always ready to serve al