Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17
Vance will begin his third

third term. Vance will begin his third
term March 4, 1859, and before Texas
retires Senator Coke it would be
tie height Of wisdom 10 stop
snd inquire in what manner Texas will
be bettered. The Senator is now pre-
pared TO serve his people more sstisfac-
torily than ever. II his twelve years Of
experience, his ripe knowledge OF national
questions are is be dispensed with il
order to reward seme new man, the 3D.
vsntages OF those twelve years Will BIZ
partially lest, and Texss VIII be far
greater loser than Senator Coke.
Admitting for the sSke If aTgu-
mert that the seDatorship is merely
reward for useful and important
public service, it may be asked VINO has
been more fsithfdl 10 his people thar
Senator Cyke? When he was elected
Governor IN 1874 he found s crisis In
He never faltersd, but g-as0ed il with
the hand Of & MASTER, ard blsz d the way
for good state government.
From the reward standpoint, who IS
more entitled 10 homer ct the ha1tS q
the state thsn C0kt?
AS to the Senator's position in the late
prohibition campaign, the Charges # his
sdversaries tre the merest lsl. He was
sn anti-prohibiti9uist. He was oulspo-
ken in saying 50, and he voted according
to his convictions. Where WAS shy sulk-
ing on his psrt, or where did he lack N
his duty to the people. Governor Ross
was an Gnti-pro 7ibitionist The Only
part thst Ross took in the fight was 10
write letter and give his reasons for his
T~F- 81 Z
sulk2
Judge Terrell is prominently mentioned
as Coke's successor. He efforts to defeat
According to CUke's anti-pTobiOition cp-
pOrente, Terrell sulked, ard go with
many others II the Senstorship is to be
reward for the most active au1i-prohi-
bitionist, Baroett Gibbs has the highest
claim upon the Cffice. He was the first
III the fight, and lie STAYED with it until
the end. AS for Roger Q. Mills,
it Is patent to eli thSt Texas
would lose splendid Congress-
man by sending him to the Senate. The
ground thEt mans action or nom action
in g matter which the highest Democratic
authority declared involved no mans
standing In the Democratic party, should
be cause for his retirem NJ from public
life is absolutely untenable 0nd is not
worthy Of consideration. The etatemen&'
thst Coke is mediocre is the most IS
founding announcement Of the contr1veI-
sy. Who is his Judge ii this respect?
What man in the state Of Texas, by
reason Of bis intellectual genius, his,
close knowledge Of national issues,
can write the word "mediccTity" upon
Coke's forehead? Coke's friends 90 not
e,sin for him the genius OF Webster, the
s'taiap ents Of Preutiss, the "msgnet-
ism" CT Blaine, nor yet the ststesmSn-
slip Of jefferson. But they do clsirn
that Tor rugged honesty CT heart, TE:m-
peschabie integrity, courage that knows
no f.Iteriyg, common sense capable O.
graphing great Issues, his Superior
dWells nos il Texas. A0d, coupled with
this, stands an honorable, enviEbie
r, cord OF twelve years ia the
Uuitsd S.&tes Senate, in influence Ia.
It's deliberations conceded by au public
men, thorough knowledge OF the iasfi-
caciss Ct national legislation tbsS can
Only be acquired By years, end fnentaV
equipment for immediate, useful seryioS,
better prepared to represent Texas thsn
Coke7 His reviewers had be;terst01k 10
the situation more thoyouahly.z II the
arguments for ehelVing the Senator go far
advanced by hin sre the best they have
TO offer, the course for Texas to pursue
in solving her senatorial. problem is SO
manifest, that the wEyfsTiUg Iuan, though
q fool, could not err In the matter.