Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-21
CASTING SRADOWS.

| 1naJ Is hon. James W. 1lrOcknOrIOn OF NC
I'm the right. my lord. - Texas and Throck-
morton is the word, pass it down the line. De-
! catur Post.
And all along the line from the Pan
| handle to the gulf aud from Arkansas
and Louisiana on the east to the Rio
| Grande on the west, ''the word' is
! passing - Bonham News.
Gen Maxey said he was not candi-
! date for governor, but he didn t say he
would decline the nomination if rendered
! him. Perhaps cold Red SoX'' is like the
! fair Puritan who refused to give her
adOrer a kiss because it was not the sea-
| son for "kissing - When the general
| made his talk it was not the proper sea-
son to announce himself - DenisOn
Herald.
1.-THE political algebraist may yet discover
| that the unknown GU antity in the gUbernatO
rial equation is the Hon. r. NJ. Wynne of Fort
| Worth. ''-IWills Point Chronicle.
And when they make the discovery it
will prove the sagacity and level-headed
ness of political algehraists, for better
gubernatorial timber cannot be found in
the state Rusll County News.
The Hillsboro Reflector and the Austin
Statesman are outspoken in their prefer
ence for Mr.. w B. Worthem, now state
cashier, for state treasurer, to succeed
his hOnOred chief, Ex-Governor Lubbock,
VINO declines to be a candidate for re-
election Mr.. Worthem has without
bond or security to the state; save the
bond of integrity and security of honor,
handled all the countless millions of the
treasury without the loss of one cent
TSpringtown Newsdealer.
Some of the North Texas papers are
striving hard to get up boom for J w.
ThrOckmOrton for governor. They speak
Of the magic name of "old ThrOck -
but somehow old Throck IS boOmlet seems
to drag and will entirely collapse long
before the convention meets. Throck-
morton is a good man, but he has yOlun-
taTily retired from politics, and for one
the Star is perfectly willing for him to
enjoy his seclusion to his hearts con
tent Baird Star.
All the talk and blowing in christendom won't
elect Charlie Culberson attorney general. He
is no doubt brainy, good lawyer, and all that,
but pray tell what he has ever done to entitle
him to the important Office of attorney general?
VIII Foster of the Canton Telephone please an
swer.-[M exia Democrat.
There ism It any great amount of talk
and blowing about Charlie CulbersOn
that we have taken cognizance of. Only
the press of the state seems to be almost
unanimous for him. But no fuss is be-
ing made about it. His true manhood,
craftsmanship, patriotism, great brain
power, legal qualifications and all things
else requisite to making No. l attorney
general entitle him TO the position. Ain It
that enough? VIII the Democrat please
tell us what other qualifications are nee
essary to fit man to hold a state office?
If that ism enough, then we give it
up Canton Telephone.
IF Texas wants to honor herself let her make
Tom Bonner governor Crockett Economist.
There are no indications observable that Texas
wants to honor herself in that way Houston
Age.
No, not much; and as greatly as Col.
Tom might desire the position there is little
chance of his getting it so long as there is
a great big Hogg in his way - Palestine
Advocate.
A Dallas correspondent OF the st. Louis
Republic says the race for governor next
year viii narrow dow to Jim Hogg and
Ex-Governor Throckmorton, and that
George Clark and the railroad hosts will
espouse the candidacy of ThrockmoTton
while the public, which favors railroad
legislation and a railroad commission,
will form in battle array for Attorney
General Jim Hogg. This view Is wholly
speculation, we think, in the mind of
the Dallas correspondent. There will be
more than two candidates for governor
next year. Then ThrockmortOn has
lately written q letter in which he ad-
vocates the creation of n railroad COM
mission TO deal with the railroad ques-
ton Attorney General Hogg has not
written q letter yet on the question, but
it is generally conceded on all sides that
Of
with the question. The race for governor
next year will be made largely. on
this line and if the railroads favor
Throckmorton over HOgg it will be be-
cause they believe that Hogg Will be
more vigorous in enforcing the laws
than Throckn1oTtOn This might be
true. Yet there are thousands who are
opposed to creating & railroad commits
sion that Will support the attorney-g gen.
eTal before they would ThrockmoTtOn.
We prefer Hogg over all others, COM
mission or no commission, and think he
would make g most excellent governor,
and at the proper time we will discuss
our reasons for thinking so. Whether
only ThrockmOrton or a dozen others
are in the race, the first ballot for gov
ernor in the Democratic convention of
1890 will show that Jim Hogg viii get
more EOLeS JntlU any one OF MS ODpoueDIS
and the man who beats him viii be the
nominee. The people will be for Hogg,
though many leading politicians and the
railroads may be against him i Terrell
Star.
1t will be noticed that Judge Clark
touches his friend Throckmorton very
lightly in his last letter published in the
Dallas railroad organ, but he takes off
his gloves and rolls up his sleeves when
he gets to neighbor Coke. The truth is
the whole letter is directed at Coke. A
cucumberish relation sprung up between
Coke and Clark in 1887, but what has
that to do with present issues?-[ Texas
Mesquiter.
The name of James W. Throckmorton
for governor is prominently and favor
ably mentioned. If with his consent or
not we can It say, but one thing is GER
tain, he has not to our knowledge for
hidden its use at any time. and we may