Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-31
CASTING SHADOWS.

VI course dogg VIII carry TINS county :
He will, in fact, sweep it. His few opponents
here have given up the ghost and openly admit
that the county win go for him. His friends
claim every precinct by overwhelming MAORI
ties Cherokee Herald.
The sheriffs' association proposes to
''do'' Hogg up for governor. The secretary of
the association has written circular letter ap
pealing to the different sherffs to use their infiu
ence to keep any Hogg delegates from attending
the state Observation-Disclosures banner.
With Throckmorton for governor the
affairs Of the state would move serenely on with
out the slightest danger of friction. Any wild
breaks by the Legislature would receive prompt
check at his hands and all the great interests of
this great state would receive just consideration
at his hands Plano Enquirer.
Gen. Jim Hogg is squarely in the race
for governor. He has announced dates for
speaking at several Central and Western Texas
towns. The railroads viii move heaven and
earth to defeat him, and the people should be
careful whom they send to the state convention,
ana instruct their delegates to vote and work for
Hogg.-[ Marshall Star.
Throokmorton is now conceded to be
The strongest man in the race. The strength of
other candidates is confined to sections only,
while that of Throokmorton is swelling to the
full dimensions of this great state. His liberal
mind, his broad and statesmanlike views and
ms unbiased Judgment make him acceptable to
every individual and class that want simply
Iustlce.-l Mckinney Examiner.
The Dallas News has a method of tao
tics which, while it is very effectual, can not be
considered to be fair or very honorable. After
the News has expended its arguments against
Mr.. Hogg, using unfair argument as well as fair,
1t now has correspondents in Boston, Washing
ton City, and other places, writing lengthy let
tiers, who, after stating how Mr.. Hogg's action
is regarded in the localities from which they
write, goes on to descant at length on Mr..
Hogg's chances at home Corsicana 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 ma
jority over Mr.. Kilgore, will not allow my
name to be used as means to lock the conven-
ton in order to further the interests of some
dark horse but will 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 Hub
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?-LJeHerson Jimplecute.
Hogg, Throckmorton, Mcdonald and
Wheeler are the candidates for governor, so far.
There is less said about Wheeler, perhaps, than
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 as 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 af-
fecting the public welfare, while his ability is
not questioned. He will go into the convention
without enemies, and, in case of a lock, he may
be agreed upon as compromise candidate and
receive the nomination. Such things have hap
pene0 heretofore, and may happen again. Sui
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 brighten away capital, discourage immi-
grafton, and wreck substantial business institu-
tions. Tex wants live, progressive man for
her chief executive; and not an old Anticipated
fossil with hair on his teeth. who would prefer
riding in an ox-cart to Pullman drawing-r room
car Luling Signal.
The above is fair sample of the arguments
used by some papers IN a political campaign, in
fact are the only kind some editorial minds are
capable of formulating MI. Hogg has been the re-
cipient of good deal of this kind of abuse lately
for the sole that he has endeavored to per-
form his duties and respect his official
oath as attorney general OF the state
of Texas. These duties required him
fraction of state laws which he found upon the
statute books, and with the adoption of which he
had nothing whatever 20 do. The duties of his
has no more right to condone classes of legal Of
fences than any county or district attorney; N
short, he is a lawyer retained by the state for
the prosecution of law breakers regardless OF
what might be his private opinion of the
justice constitutionality of the measure vio-
lated. Mr. Hogg seems to have respected his
official OATH and, so far as the Herald can see,
has conscientiously endeavored to do his duty
and while he is not its first choice for governor,
1t cannot approve of the methods used by his
opponents to damn him with the people.-[Rea-
gan Herald.