Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-04

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My Desr Sir:--In view Of the re-
oi tbe recent Fort Worth conven.
tiun. IN which Ind the honor TO play
an aetive part. have been called upon
by many friends who wer, NOT present
10 explain my reasons for advocating
such action.
Under ordinary circumstances /
would have favored a strnight Republi-
can ticket, for everyone knows / am u
Republican and wish 10 uphold Re-
publican principles, but cxporieuea has
taught me that we could NOT accomplish
ANYTHING by plucinp such a ticket m
the field We have an undlsputed
power as a balance OF power. but ahso-
lutely no power as a prime factor.
knew, undor existing circumstances,
that Mr.. Hogg. MIR. Clark or Mr.. Nh.
gent would b. the next governor OF
TeNns.
Realizing Il was IA state matter, and
realizing, too. TINT every citizen Of
Texas owes his state n preat and solemn
obligation. | could moi SEQ wherein /
was untrue to the national pnrtv. TO
which | belong. In advocating The eioc-
tion of any onS Of those rentiemen. ms /
Thought best, TO the governorship OF
Texas.
IeNnn,incd tho nrincir,lea advocated
bv eanh of thesc gentlonon M Ia the
heat politicnl and materinl interest OF
no stata ma whan suv TINT ~ cn,rso
i ,ncor uc hcst irt,,,csy If cnch indI-
viduni In bis daily iifo conJdernd
~ cnn5,,inr az cyo,.n NOM. and Gro'
si5a H. ,,,,,s,,,.i,, ,,5 ho,,Jnass
lost s,',bt ~ ro,.sG,oi r,,,J,,si NJ aud
nersonai nr,,indiccs
+, H. si,las5, ,,i,,i,.ss a., ,tts t,,,o q, 90
into Jctaii, n,d stste snsri6c rcnsons
ns + sInii iatn,, al, 10 ~ h..fnra No n',n'
III ~ ,r,,,,s. ',,,l,a,, I mo-, Nm,
M, NJ, ~ Nm on,, ~ovo,.ro,,
t,, ty,o y,'.,i.. ma S1,at has hccn tha
rcsultS stasnstion In hpsinesa no
now enterprises. every industry para
! lived, money driven from the state, the
money markets ia the hands Of the few
ut the expense OF the many
this TO such an extent thnt
| the rate OF interest has gone
| up TO u and 10 per cent, 80 thnt
| Texas to-day IL doing business al pawn
shop rates. Many, II not most farmers,
are borrowers, and IL rs strange 10 me
/ that they and their fellow citi1onA who
are thinking people cannot or do not
sac TIT lniurids inflicted upon thou by
The class legislation adopted by the
present administration, all Of which 60
to prove the total incapaclty Of this
present administration 10 administer
the government IN the interest OF tho
whole peoplc.
objected 10 Mr.. Nugent because he
Is In line with Mr.. Hogg but II few
steps removed toward socialism and
communication Instance the govern
meht ownership OF railroads una tho
suplreusury. ~ p'lnV.plcs sSeh W uu-
aeriiline our Whoie system " business
tn9' mas eAlstea lof years ana uhuer
Whleh our country ma? pecpnlo BrpAt
ana strong anu hHde lisel me iore-
most among inc hhtlohs Oh lhe world
IL was therefore clear to me i0r the
foregoing reasons and Others too
plain 70 mention, that the best thing
Tor the Republican party 10 do at this
iuncture, important 10 all tho vital in
terests Of the state, was TO lay aside for
this election its state organization and
lend a helping hand TO the party most
likely 10 remove the disastrous effects
of the Hogg hurricane, universally adj
mltted to be tho worst which has ever
swept over Texas.
The convention has now passed into
history and the atmosphere has cleared,
and looking dispassionately at It's work
am more than over fully convinced
that 1t has done wise, sagaclOus and
patriotic piece Of work that will re-
dound 70 Ia credit through all coming
years. II seems TO he forgotten by
many persons that this not tho first
time we haYe deemed It BEST to support
an outsider, as II we're, for governor.
The tlennbllean marty il NOT i, east
iron institution. IL a reasonable. fexi.
Ma lihoral nnd patriotic. and ms given
m examnle ~ Wisdom and devotion 10
Tcyas IN tbia matter N whirb every
Ronrblican m cause Ia feel nroud
IN conchislon iet me say. Tie Renub.
lean nartv has clothed itself wi2h n
now dignifv which should he worn bv
every non,har ~ II with nride and
nic,,sure Alta single stride Won hive
p,vs' H. Tho very front Of ire nTocesslon
Sitb n eomnact organization ~ t0O oOO
vates. von have s1bordinated Mi her.
sonnI anbltjon and promnted bv natrl.
otism alone haye iaid your offeslng nj
~, -, ~ rro,,,s that IL. roi,,bf it,,a