The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
SOME VERY EARLY PROGNOSTI-
CATIONS ANENT THE PO-
LITICAL OUTLOOK.
THE scAREcRoW ALLIANCE.
= Mills and His Senatorial Aspirations
Dangerous Influence Not to Be
sneezed at BY Mr.. Hogs
Friends.

Possibly never in the political his
tory of this state has so much been
said and being said of a prophetic
character so soon after the Inaugural
tion of new state administration.
Governor Hoggs bold departure
from long established customs in some
of his appointments has much to do
with this state of affairs, and already
are the possibilities of the next cleo
ton being discussed.
Talking with couple of gentlemen
A yesterday, one of them from Northwest
Texas, who had opposed Governor
dogg, said:
Y Il believe Mr.. Hogg is stronger to-
day than he ever was, leaving all side
issues aside. heartily opposed him
during the last canvass, but today I
would most certainly vote for him, and
n / know that is the sentiment of all
4 those who opposed him in my county.
N All of his appointments to state offices
have been excellent, and especially so
Y bnve been his appointments to judicial
Offices"
N "wnat do you mean by side issues"
Il asked the reporter.
" 'Well, side issue may spring up,
y and l believe it will. which may
change the whole complexion of poll
ties. Mr.. Hogg has appointed Mr..
n Chiffon to be United States senator
h ibut ! believe the people would have
preferred Mills. Should Mr.. Mills take
the stump before the people for the
senate and against Mr.. Hogg, and I'm
told he will, then Mr.. Hogg, in my
opinion, will certainly be defeated.
4 Should the issue come about, should
support Mills and his candidate for
governor against Mr.. Hogg and Mr.
Chiffon and believe the great mass
of the democratic party will do the
same"
"What effect will the third party
hav' in the slater"
None whatever I'm glad an at
tempt is being made to organize one
and hope it will succeed for it will
draw all the greenbackers, scalawags
and alleged democrats out of the
\ party and purify its ranks, something
do most earnestly desire. BY the way,
have it from the best authority that
land commissioner is falling into
~ , sub treasury ranks and | hear it
.mored around he has gubernato-
y rial bee in his hat | have heard it
said that he hopes to capture the ALI
n ance and sub-tl easury forces and with
X. them at his back and an earnest sup
port of Mills for the United States sen.
ate he imagines he can down Mr.
u Hogg or any one else"
Just here the second gentleman
spoke up and said: "McGaughey is
not sub-treasury man. While he is
a strong alliance man he is still dem
y ocrat aud don't believe he will stray
n off from the democratic party. Speak
ing about Governor Hogg agree with
tryou that if Mr.. Mile comes out square
ly against him and as candidate Tor
the senate, Mr. Hogg's chances for
y election are very slim. But l tell
you Mr.. Hogg, in nay opinion is in
greater danger Of being defeated upon
zone of the most reasonable and best
.suggestions he has yet made as gov
ernor than he is upon any either ques-
ton or issue"
'.What is that?'
1His proposition to loan the school
money to railroads. That was the
wisest of all suggestions made by him.
* 1t was the very best possible he could
make, for the school fund and for the
people, but the. strong prejudlces
which exists against railroads makes
Y the suggestion unpopular and dema-
gogues will use it with great force
Had Governor Hogg been politician
he would never have made such sug-
n gestion."
What do you think of the third
party move?" asked the first gentle
man.
''I'm like you, I hope it will succeed
for the Democrats will get rid of all its
alleged democrats.
aSFill the Alliance ealt any tigure in
Ie next state eiection2" asked the re-
porter.
Now" chimed in both gentlemen,
it's the deadest political corpse ever
exposed to the rays OF the SUN. It's
100 dead to bury and is left out to dry
up and blow away
'This is the common sentiment,
said another gentleman. THE ALL
ance in Texas as a political machine
has gone to pieces and from reports OF
Alliance men themselves there are
not $1,000 members in good stand
ing today in Texas. Politicians DO
not fear them and the order limp and
listless hangs upon the bush in the po-
litical back yard harmlessly swaylng 10
and fro and is not even Respectable
scarecrow."