The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
HON. BARNEY GIBBS
Run Down by Mild hammered
Reporter.
Rather Misty on Politics, but as
Clear as Bell on the Aran.
sas Railroad.

Hon. Barney Gibbs reached the
city at l o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and, slipping from the car with
grip sack containing collar and nail
brush, bied himself away to a remote part
of the city, hoping to evade the press re-
porters, who have been worrying him no
little of late. A STATESMAN reporter
dropped on to the dodge, and, going out
on voyage of discovery, found the hon.
orable gentleman at a private boarding
house, far removed from the hustle aud
noise of the city.
The reporter knocked on the door, and,
waiting a moment, saw pillow, which
had been crammed into a broken pane of
glass, jerked out, and in ITS stead APP
peared the face of Mr.. Gibbs, who recog
nized the reporter.
"Great God" he frantically exclaimed,
sis there no way 10 escape you fellows? 1
thought was safe out here. Come in
In the reporter went, ard found the
honorable gentleman just making his
toilet and preparing for his morning
additions in six inch tin pan of water,
which was ianked on one side by a small
daub of I've soap, comfortably perched on
the half of a muscle shell.
81 came out here" said Mr.. Gibbs, as he
ruefully gazed at the daub of soap, "to
get away from you reporters. l don't
want to be interviewed, and what's more
I'm not going to be-" and then Mr.. Gibbs
buried his face in the pan of water.
II see you were interviewed in Fort
Worth yesterday, and its in the telegraph
column of the paper this morning" said
the meek reporter.
81 was not interviewed, l was only talk
ing to a lot of friends in Joking way,
and that newspaper fellow was present
and Just fixed up the interview"
"Are you going to run for congress?"
"No."
care you thinking of tie goverporship
at some future day."
"No; I'm out of politics"
"What do you think of the extra ses.
sion?"
II think the governor did right in call
ing it,
"Do you think taxes can be safely re-
duced?"
II think So"
off they are, when you get to be gov
ernOr it may not be pleasant to have tC
ask the legislature to increase them should
a reduction prove failure"
81 don't fear it; and I'll never ask the
legislature to increase taxes"
"What do you think of the general po-
litical outlOOkW
II don't think anything. Pm out Of
politics, and not to be interviewed. By thu
way, you may say that 1 believe the Aran
sas Pass railroad you are about to secure
is the greatest blessing Austin ever had
believe that the future prosperity Of
Austin lies in that road. 1t lies in the de
velopment of the great southern part o
the country, and in manufactures, and
believe that the road will develop the on,
and give you the other. l am satisfied
that 1t will increase the trade of Austin
, millions of dollars. Your people canno
estimate the benefits to grow out of tha
road. I've been over the country it's tt
traverse, have examined it, and know
whereof l speak"
"Thank you; I'll publish it?"
That's ell right, but for heavens sak'
don't say anything about me being GU
here. l only came here to avoid being
interviewed. Say I'mat the Driskill."
81 will say you are at the Driskill," SAT-
E the reporter, "but 1 want to know some
, thing about all this talk of making yo1
governor"
For gracious sake help me get thi
soap out of my eyes, and ask no NOR
questions"
"Now I'm going down to the Driskil
and tomorrow l go to San Antonio" SAT-
the affable and best known man in tn
state, as his eyes ceased to distill soap,
tears, and he bowed the reporter out.