Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-03

full dimensions of this great state. His liberal
mind, his broad and statesmanlike views and
his unbiased Judgment make him acceptable to
every individual and class that want simply
JUSTICE Mckinney Examiner.
The Dallas News has method Of tao
tics which, while it is very effectual, not be
considered to be fair or very honorable. After
the News has expended its arguments against
Mr.. Hogg, using unfair argument sswell as fair,
it now has correspondents in Boston, Washing
ton City, ana other places, writing lengthy let
ters who, after stating how Mr.. Hogg' 5 action
is regarded in the localities from which they
write, goes on to descant at length on Mr..
Hogg's chances at home.-fCorsicana Light.
Judge Felix J. McCord, who has an
nounced as a candidate for congress in the
Third district, says:
IF in the convention I do not develop a ma
jority over Mr.. Kilgore, viii not allow my
name to be used a means to lock the conven-
ton in order to further the interests OF some
dark horse, but viii withdraw from the race. -
His course, however, viii be departure from
most Texas state and congressional conventions
in the past, notably the one IN which DICK duo,
bard led Throckmorton on so many ballots, and
in which instead of Withdrawing in favor of the
will of the people the latter forced the taking up
of Roberts Wonder if Mr. Throckmorton would
do the same again?-LJeffersonJ implecute.
Hogg, Throckmorton, Mcdonald and
Wheeler are the candidates for governor, so far.
either of the other candidates, but no one need
be astonished if he wins the prize. AS mayor of
Austin he was very popular, and a district
Judge in the West and as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he
was also very popular. He is remarkably pleas
ant in his intercourse with the people, and IS
conservative and prudent upon all matters at
fecting the public welfare, while his ability IS
not questioned. He will go into the convention
without enemies, and, in case of lock, he may
be agreed upon compromise candidate and
receive the nomination. Such things nave nap
pened heretofore, and may happen agaln'-louL-
phur Springs Gazette.
If hogg should be elected governor OF
Texas it would prove terrible misfortune to our
people, for his policy would set the state back
at least twenty years. His communistic ideas
would frighten away capital, discourage imIni-
grafton, and wreck substantial business institu-
tionS. Texas wants a live, progressive man for
her chief executive; and not an old antiquated
fossil with hair on his teeth who would prefer
riding in an ox-cart to Pullman drawing room
car LuliDg Signal
The above is fair sample of the arguments
used by some papers in political campaign, In
fact are the only kind some editorial minds are
capable of formulating. Mr.. Hogg hiss been the re-
cipent of good deal of this kind of abuse lately
for the sole reason that he has encea7ored to per-
form his duties and respect his official
oath as attorney-general OF the state
Of Texas. These duties required MN
to prosecute corporations for the in
fraction of state laws which he found upon the
statute books and with the adoption of which he
had nothing whatever 70 do. The duties OF his
office are neither legislative nor judicial. and he
has no more right to condone classes OF legal Of
fences than any county district attorney; in
short he is lawyer retained by the state for
the prosecution of law breakers regardless OF
what might be his own private opinion OF the
Justice or constitutionaliEy of the measure vio-
lated. Mr.. Hogg seems to have respected his
official oath, and, so far az the Herald can see,
has ccnscientiously endeavored to do his duty,
and while he is not its first choice for governor,
it cannot approve Of the 5synethods used by his
op opents to damn him with the people, Rea-
gar Herald.
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