Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-24
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opposing Hogg for governor on the grounds that
| heis not acceptable to foreign capitalists, is
honest man in Texas. If the time has come
when We must look to foreigners of any class to
select our of1cers then, indeed, II is time to
sinuation fails to arouse the patriotism and
pride of the people of Texas we willing to
acknowledge that this generation is not capable
| of self-government, and deserve to be placed in
/ the same category with the serfs of Russia
| lJeHerson Jlmplecute.
The last entry in the state canvass is
| Professor D. P. Hurley, of Springtown, Parker
| lie instruction, and he is heartily Endorsed by
| the teachers of Parker county. AS a town which
| is soon to have railway connection with Fort
Worth, Springtown has claims that are not to
| be sneezed at.-lFort Worth Mail.
Professor Hurley has been warmly and strongly
Endorsed by the teachers of Parker county, as is
| evidenced by the resolutions published in
| the last issue of the Sun. We again call
| the attention of our readers TO an able
address TO the people of Texas by the professor,
| which appears in this issue, and bespeak for it
| their careful consideration.-IW eatherford Sun.
A Throckmorton paper asks what Jim
Hogg has done that the people owe him the
governorship? Hogg is not running for COVER
! nor because he believes the people owe him any
thing, nor are his friends supporting him be-
cause they think so. Throckmorton papers are
claiming that the people owe him the governor
ship, but the claim is a foolish one and one that
cannot be established by any legitimate reason
ing. Hogg is candidate for governor upon his
own merits and his friends are supporting him
on his merits. The Throckmorton people are
the ones who are trying TO set up presumption
on the Office for their man. But this pre-emp-
ton claim will be knocked out by the sovereign
will of the people, majority of whom seem to
think Hogg is the proper man to elect governor
ON his merits-and not because they think he
has patent right to 1t, like the Throckmorton
papers are claiming for their man.-[Terren
Times-Sta
A few papers in Texas advocate a
change in the comptroller's Office. 1t is doubt
full whether any OF them can give an intelligent
reason why John D. Mccall should be removed.
He has had long experience in that department
of the state government, he has been faithful in
the discharge of every duty: he has given the
people entire satisfaction, and while he has to
such degree their entire confidence, he is en-
titled to their support. The Office is impor-
tsnt one, and no man in the state is so we'll
qualified to fill it efficiently as Mr.. Mccall.
The Round Up says let him stay.-[Cisco
Round Up.
The Standard Enterprise endorses the above,
and believes that it would be the safer plan as
some changes will doubtless be made in other
ssiget him stav. ,,WTStandard Enterprise.
There is very little sense in making an impor-
tant change just for the sake of change. No
will, administer the comptroller's Office bet
ter or more satisfactorily than John D. Mccall
has done. The people will not care to put him
out just to put somebody else in.-[TyleF Demo-
crat and Reporter.
Hogg is q demagogue according to some
papers. If this statement is true he is dema-
gogue the brink of idiocy. He has arrayed
the banking, insurance, lumber and railroad in
terests of the state against him and antagonized
one of the most popular organizations of popular
men, the sheriffs' association, and the members
OF this body now make no secret OF their opposi-
ton to his candidacy, and yet he is dema-
gogue. Bold assertion, and not argument, is
the weapon used by many of Hogg's opponents,
but no association, clique, ring or combination
aided by all the political tricksters in the state
can stem the popular cry in his favor, and
James 8. Hogg will be the next governor OF the
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Chronicle.
Senator Mcdonald made his first cam
paign speech at Bonham last Saturday. and it
appeared in all the morning papers the next
day. The speech was characteristic OF the man,
and was in keeping with his course in the last
legislature. He devoted most of his speech to
what he fears is a growing tendency IN the direc-
ton OF what t, he styles paternalism He speaks at
length of Thomas Jefferson and quotes freely
from Macaulay TO give force to his argument. OF
course the cry of paternalism is introdu ced now
in order to use it against the proposed commits
sion amendment at some future time. The
speaker stated that he would have his speech
against the commission bill in the last legisla-
ture republlshed, which would define his present
position. The Paris candidate is the youngest
and most literary of the lot, and there will be
believe that he repreients popular sentiment in
this state.-lI tasca Mail.
The self-constituted Democratic party
of Texas (which means Judge Clark has made
the awful discovery that railroad commission
the proposed constitutional amendment Temov-
ing all doubt as to the constitutionality of the
measure must not be adopted. But the rank and
file of the party may view the question from q
different standpoint, and this is one instance in
which the judge is almost sure to fail. The de-
cree of the leading railroad attorney of the
state will hardly be accepted as fnal.-LItasca
Mail.
The most disgusting feature of the
candidacy of Attorney General Hogg for gov
ernor is the persistency with which some of his
leading organs misrepresent Governor Throck-
morton and his supporters by endeavoring. to
create the impression that all the pure patriots
and honest citizens are in favor of Hogg, while
the advocates of Throckmorton's nomination
are all very bad people. As matter of fact
there is never any discount on the Democracy OF
ThroCkmorton's supporters, while it Is easy
enough to point ont in the Hogg ranks men of
very shaky and uncertain politics. Hillsboro
Reflector.
The Tyler Courier supports Hogg for
governor, but is tremendously opposed to a rail-
road commission, ION the ground that it is a
dangerous and pernicious doctrine that insid-
iously steals away the power to legislate from
the legislature and The people and places it in
the hands of few men," No one but the
''pernicious fool proposes any such legisla-
ton as is feared by the esteemed contemporary,
but when the doctrine is established that the
legislature may not regulate railroads and all
other corporations of quasi public character, in
that self-sanne moment the liberties of the peo-
pie win perish and the juggernaut of Mammon
win roll riotously through the land crushing life
add gTinding to slavery Weatherford Consti-
4ution.