The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-17
POLITICAL HITS.
WHAT THE STATE PAPERS ARE
SAYING ABOUT THE
CANDIDATES.

CANDIDATES.
Dallas Daily Herald.
One Alexander Watkins Terrell rests like
nightmare on the bosom of the San
Antonio Times.
Galveston Tribune.
The Austin STATESMAN scores Governor
Ireland for voting at an Austin primary.
AS Ireland lives in Seguin, the STATESMAN
Is eminently correct and should lay the
lash on heavy.
BOnham News.
W. j. Swain is becoming more popular
every day. The kick given him by ex-
Comptroller Browns mule, only improved
his speed in the race for governor. If
Mr.. Brown will try few more such tcicks
it will send Swain so rar ahead of all
Others that they will not be known in the
race, nor even heard of along the line.
The Mineala Monitor quotes the Rock
dale Messenger: Swain is urged for gov
ernor by his admirers on the ground that
he is eminently business man, and they
point to his able administl alton of public
affairs as proof of their assertion. The
assertion seems to be fully borne out by
the evidence. 1t is high time in this pro-
gressive and rapidly developing state, that
sentiment should stand aside and give
place to practical, sound sense. Give us
a practical man for governor.
Brennan Banner.
The Austin Call opposes land commits
sioner Walsh, not because he has not been
a faithful and efficient officer, but because
he is now filing his fourth consecutive
term. This it occurs to us is about the
best recommendation that Mr.. Walsh has;
it shows his eminent fitness for the Office
and it also shows the confidence the peo-
pie have in him. When the people get a
good officer it is the part of wisdom to
keep him. Rotation in office is all very
we'll IN theory, but it is not well to prac.
tice it in minor offices. Fitness for Office
is much more important than rotation.
Waller County Courier.
Send the best talent of the state to the
next legislature, and Terrell will get there
And when he gets there he will be the
peer of any senator in craftsmanship, ad
vanced ideas and sound judgment, while
his eloquence will shed lustre on the
name of Texas.
Bandera Bugle.
The slangy and personal abuse of the
the Laredo Times is to be deplored-it is
disgraceful.
What stirring of the dry bones Terrell
is creating. He is not the 'small boy"
that some of the papers make him, else
why this incessant braying?
Temple Times.
Judge Hancock has always been a pos
sibility of large dimensions and as he has
been given ample opportunity and has
done but little for the country, he might
afford to keep quiet for the remainder of
time. His knocking at the door of the
senate cannot now be heard. There is a
little racket going on. Col. Terrell is
claiming the ears of the people and Mr..
Hancock is attempting to speak at the
wrong time.
> If the employing of the two sons of Col.
Swain by Mr.. Harden, the chief clerk of
Walsh's Office, and not SWANS Office, for
week or two and paying them for their
: services, when the Office was crowded with
work and needed help, is nepotism, then
nepotism is not the awful thing we heard
it was. Col. SWANS opponents are hard
up for campaign matter if they expect to
fool the people with this kind of swiveled
Illogical nonsense.
Cherokee Standard
Terrell for the United States senate will
be demand on the next legislature.
Fort Worth Gazette.
Mr.. Swain voted against the lease law,
but when it was enacted he enforced it.
Mr.. Swain did right in both cases. Aman
who will not enforce law regardless of his
personal views of it is unworthy of public
place. The law is the expressed will of
the people, and the best way to convince
the people that bad law should be re
pealed is to enforce it. Mr.. Swain did not
make the lease law, nor did he have any
nand In creating the land board. But he
TOOK upon himself solemn obligation to
:" OBEY and enforce the law, and he has done
SO. II the people make laws, the enforce
ment OF which is detrimental to the pub
hcweal, let the people repeal such laws
and do honor to the men who enforce the
popular will, even when opposed person
any TO the laws they enforce, in compli-
ance with their sworn duty.