Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-07
THE TEXAS CALDRON.
The Political Pot Boiling and BnbbiiBg
as Portrayed In The Columns OF
the State Press.
Men and Measures Suggested and Diseussed
bFths " S-ntin-is" and Este. n sd
Contemporaries


George c. Pendleton of Bell county are
urging him TO become a candidate for the
| DelCcratic nomination for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas. Mr.. Pendleton
s-Tved three years in the lower house oil
! the Legislature, being chosen Speaker ST
| The last session, in which position he made
splendid record for ability, integrity and
Industry. Mr.. Psndletou is az Old fasn.
| Toned Democrat, and CO sfquently 8 Wig,
orous opponent of all isms He has q
large acquaintance throughout The state
and is qualified for tie Lleutenant-Gavern-
orship to the extent that 10 case of
accident he is Ael equipped to
discharge the functions CT the chief ex-
ecutive. l; Mr.. Pendleton consents 70
enter the race the other sspirsnts will
have to look out. His friends axe many,
his claims reasonable and his qualities
tons are ample. Bell county, too, Zee ii
that she is entitled to epresentstion-on
the state ticket.
Dallas Times Herald: 1t looks as If
there would be no special session OF the
Legislature. There may be some reaeon
for calling one, but it is not great enough
to warrant the infection. Only where
some dire calamity could be averted by 3
congregation of the leN-mhkers would
Governor Ross invoke their aid.
Austin Statesman: Governor Ross does
not need the assistance of the press In
determining how to run the state govern
ment. Neither does he need 20 be told
thst the Treasury now contains g large
surplus, and that q vast amount of money
is cue the school teachers on warrants
that can not now be redeemed. He
knows the former fact and is painfully
aware OF the latter. But it ia noticeable
tnst the newspapers that are harping on
an extra session CT the Legislature ere
evidently doing it IN way that indicates
they think the Legislature q heal and
cure-all institution. Experience VITA
Texas Legislatures does not lead US to
concur in that opinion. These papers
say call an extra session snd have 1t 40
Just this matter, but they do not indicate
how It is TO be sejusted. Will they ex-
plain how they propose the LIE -isIS!ure
should adjudicate the question II called
together? They are extremely anxious
the Governor should set that body Of
solons in motion; will they point cut
upon W-at line they wish it to advance?
Il 10 SO easy to advise this and that, but
% much more difficult to perform the
wJIk suggested. Governor Ross was
elected to run the state government for
two yesrs; suppose We let MIN do it.
Waco Examiner: at last Mr.. Mills has
introduced his tariff bill, and it is in eli
rect and perfect SccOrd with the reports
OF his Providence speech, which has been
discredited by some Of the press of the
state. Ia every line it is apparent thai
the principle of protection to manu-
lecturers is jealousy guarded, while raw
msterials with few exceptions are 10
come in free. Wool Is 10 be tree, while
woolens are to be protected by tariff If
40 per cent. The duties upon sugar are
cut down % per cent. The whole bill is
marked by an utter disregard OF the
south except in two respects. Catgut
strings and cotton ties are 10
be exemps from taxation. Thus
does Mir. Mills display degree
of economic and political knowledge that
could hardly have been expected IN one
so young. New England is to be Won
over by free raw materials and prote cted
manufactures. The sugar business Of
Lou sIsna is not to be entirely ruired.
The wool business of Texas is to be ut
terly smashed. The rest of the south is
to be kept solid by free cotton ties and
the color line.
But what does 1t matter il the south is
to be sacrificed for the northeast? Has
il not always been SC? Arkansas at any
rate can have cheap violin strings and
Mr.. Mills can fiddle while the sheep bust
ness is burning.
Austin Dispatch: the question in the
Tenth district is: "Will Msior Savers
succeed HIMSELF" We pass 1t to Msior
Hsrris.-[Kyle Star Vindicstor.
Major Harris is not the keeper Of the
office in question, and therefore declines
90 be 20 presumptuous as to return q 0i-
rect answer. But he is willing to go on
record as predicting that if Msj0r Savers
succeeds himself 1t will be at the expense
OF material revision of his heretofore
expressed opinions and advocacy OF plac-
iDg wool on the free list
Corpus Christi Caller: fCongressnan
Mills told his Rhode Island audience that
he would vote to take the tariff Of wool
and to keep it on woolen fabrics, es re-
ported, he may hang his harp on willow
trse and prepare for the slaughter that
Texas will have in waiting for his SEN
atorial ambition.
Paris News: The Waco papers seem
to be losing q great deal of sleep on &C.
count Of Colonel Mills. Evidently some
Waco man wants to go to Congress.
San Antonio Times: After extensive
observation, and mature consideration, |
the Times ventures to express the belief |
shat Gen. Lawrence Sullivan Ross, pres
emit Chief executive, will be the miuee |
Of the Texas Democracy for Governor this |
pear. Now let dozen or two rampant |
editors jump on this paper and howl
about its nervousness.
Waco Day: The Bolton Reporter
ihinks that the Day wants all the offices,
senatorial, congressional, state and dis
srict, for Waco, and says it is "such out
;ageous selfishness as the Democracy will
Tot tolerate" II is not selfshness, desr
Reporter, and Waco makes NO claim for
lonors from the Democracy of the state,
except such as she may honestly merit,
Ind this is q mstter for Texas to decide
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