The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
GOVERNOR HOGG SPEAKS.
A LABoRED EFFORT TO PROVE CON-
sPIRACY AGAINST HIS TICKET.
A Speech Making Clark and His Other OPP
ponents the Chief Issue and Then Re
viewing State Issues as in His
Authorization Campaign.
snecial To The Statesman.


Hogg fired the first gun of the cam
paign in this city today. He arrived
on the early morning train accompa
MED by Ex-Governor Frank r. Lub
book and Comptroller John ID. Mccall
The party were welcomed at the de
not by the committee on reception
and driven to the Windsor hotel
where Hon. Waller Il. Baker enC
Bart Moore of Waco, Bob Stafford o
Minneola, A. f. N. p. Ayers ant
William Cameron OF Fort Worth, ant
many prominent Democrats OF thi'
city and county called and paid theil
respects. Governor Hogg, Hon
Waller Baker, Governor Lub
book, Comptroller Mccall and the
local committeeman entered carriages
at 1920 and were driven to the fail
grounds escorted by fifty mounted
men under the command of Mark
Elliston, "the whooper." The music
hall at the fair grounds where the
Saengerfest was held was crowded
with people, the main hall as well as
the galleries, and a shout went up
when Hon. Richard Morgan intro
duced the speaker. A number OF
flags were draped about the stage to
the annoyance of many of those In the
center aisles. Marshall Joe Record
stepped forward to remove them
when the governor with wave OF the
hand said, "NO, do not remove them.
If you do the calamity shriekers will
swear that Anarchist Jim Hogg has
trampled upon the glory OF Texas and
the glory of the United States"
Governor Hogg was in good form
and excellent voice and made what
his admirers and supporters claim
to be the best speech of his life. He
was especially severe on Judge Clark
and every time he scored the War
wick the audience, mostly made up of
farmers, screamed with delight.
The most dramatic portion of his
speech was when he paid his respects
to Judge A. p. Mccormick, saying
that gentleman had so far forgot him
self as to make a venOmOus stump
speech from the bench when common
decency would have compelled him
to have refused to try the commission
after he had delivered an ad-
verse opinion in letter to
Geo. A. Knight two years ago.
The governor declared with empha-
sis that if the people will stand by
him he will see to it that federal
judges will be kept from encroaching
upon the rights of the people of
Texas and the corporations will be
controlled. Again the audience testi-
fed its approval by loud and exultant
cheers.
Governor Hogg was listened to with
rapt attention for three hours and
forty minutes. A goodly number of
colored men, including the most
prominent divines in the city, had
seats in the gallery.
FELLOW CITIZENS: When, as a |
for governor, l opened my
two years ago, L did not
the condition of the political
pathway before me. Standing before
a vast assemblage on my native heath
in Cherokee county, then told them
that | was not unmindful of the for
midable corporate and political influ-
ences that 1 had to combat, but that
1 had faith that the power of plain
truth would carry conviction against
the turbulent stream of prejudice over
artful sophistries, and establish sound
doctrines in the minds and hearts of
a just, patriotic people. From that
time until this | have had no peace,
save in conscience, but have been
under fire in q relentless, unceasing
fight. Faint hearts may quail in the
contest, but there are enough men
among us used to hardships, whose
nerve and patriotism will never falter
in the support of principle for the
good of Texas. While l am candi-
date for the last Office to which my
ambition directs me, expect to con-
tinue on in this fight for the next two
years, and if necessary anremittingly
thereafter until the principles in sup
port of which l have spent the best
part of my life are firmly fixed and
established into accepted law of the
land.
After my Inauguration as governor,
for the first eleven months my admin
istration vas subjected to a continu-
GUS fusilade from wilful, false critics
who, to accomplish their original de.
sign, kept the foul tongue of Islander
lOUS6 du UOlu CliuS, VNOh pNh-
ing the proud name of our fair state.
About the beginning of the second
year of my term, the leader of the OPP
position announced himself as a can
didate ostensibly for the Democratic
For two months, while
to my duties at the capital
his campaign continued by public
speeches from day to day. In good
faith / entered the contest for the
with him as my accepted
rival. Though he had two months
the start, 1 felt that the power of
truth and justice could not escape
the heart and mind OF Texas people.
Armed with my record, in the
face of a powerful opposition, under
fire from every quarter, unaided by
the
POWERFUL DAILY PRESS,
| went to the hustings and explained
to the people the faith that was in
me; and in their primaries they rolled
an instructed vote of more than two
thirds in my favor. According to
Democratic usage and we'll establish
ed presidents made by faithful adher-
ents to our party, who had before
failed to secure the nomination, it was
supposed that no further contest
would be provoked by my opponent.