Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-26
A DISAPPOINTMENT.
Maj. Jarvis Declines TO be Ca ndidate for
the senate.

Maj Jarvis Declines TO be Ca ndfdAte for
the senate.
PROSPECT PLACE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEX,
June 10, 1880.
II. W.P, Nye. James H. Martindale, T. b. Bur
bridge, A. j. Armstrong. E. W. Taylor. E. E.
Powell, Thomas P. Martin, DR.. Field, Rabert
Mozart, B. B. Paddock, Sidney Martin, R. a.
Rogers, w. G. Veal. James Field and Others
GENTLEMEN-Your communication ad-
dress d to me and published in the Fort
Worth Daily GAZETTE of the 18th. inst.
calling on me to become candidate for
reelection as state senator has been re-
ceived.
This call coming from so many of my
friends and supporters in days gone
by, and whom have the honor to rep
resent in the senate of the state, de-
mands prompt and respectful notice at
my hands. 1 have been solicited by
many citizens in the district before re-
ceiving your call to permit the use of
my name as candidate for re- election,
but have uniformly declined. l re-
luctantly became candidate for the
position L now hold, as you know, from
the fact that my private business would
not very well allow it, and besides l was
not then disposed to engage in q polIt-
zeal canvass. My condition and dis
position is the same to-day.
l, perhaps, feel as deep an interest in
the progress, prosperity and develop
ment of the state as any citizen within
her borders, and am disposed to lend
willing aid in any way l can to promote
the welfare of her citizens. 1 do not
tiatter myself that l can be of more SER
vice in the passage of Wholesome laws for
the government of the people than the
average legislator of the state of the
same experience. The compliment
you have seen proper to pay me, be as
sured is duly appreciated. These mani
festations of esteem coming from the
people, among whom 1 have lived for
many years, are truly gratifying to me,
and doubly satisfy me with the country L
have adopted for my home and my
grave. l fully agree with you that the
next session of the legislature will be an
important one, owing to the fact that
the state will be re-districted, besides
other important legislation growing out
of the proposed amendment
to the constitution of the
state, which doubtless will be adopted
by the people, providing for the passage
of law creating a railroad commission.
1t 10 well known that l favored the
submission of said amendment to the
vote of the people, and l expect to vote
for the same at the polls. 1t is equally
well known that 1 opposed the passage of
the railway commission bill IN the senate
of the state at last session of the legisla-
ture. Ny opposition to the bill was
urged manly upon the ground that such
a law would be unconstitutional, owing
to the language used 10 the constitution
of our state. The proposed amendment,
if adopted, will give full power to the
legislature TO pass commission law.
In my judgement, the people of this
state will not be satisfied until they nave
q railroad commission. Whether they
will be satisfisdsaftsE,.t they get it or not
remains 31Aey are going to
try it, aRlzk$he sooner SssAe wholesome
and effectfvas commisslofa law is passed
after the asleRtion o. the pro-
posed amendnezete<g the con-
stitution, the bettefpfor the people
and the railroads. There are two can
iidates now in the field, one from Par
ker county, in the person of Hon. Al
bert Stevenson, and one from Wise
county, in the person
Carswell-good men-and 1 learn rom
both of them they would not have OPP
candidate before they announced. For
this reason, and the further fact that 1 |
have not the time and inclination to en-
gage in q political canvass, L beg leave |
to decline to become a candidate for re- |
election. Truly and sincerely yours,
j. j. JARVIS. |