Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-18
He SHOULD BE GOVERNOR
Of Texas, and Reviews What He Calls the
BlunderS of the Present Incumbent,
Whom he Calls the Prince of DemaEogues,
o Nuisance to Society and Who Ought
to be a Nuisance to Himself
The Speech in Full
Judes CLARK at Bonham.

nearly as large as it would have been had
fine weather prevailed. The attendance
was quite full. however, and the speaker
was heartily greeted. He was introduced
by Hon. J. II. Lyday.
Judge Clark, in beginning his address,
said that the historic name borne by the
splendid county of Fannin and the beauti-
ful city of Bonham forced the mind to re-
vert back TO the
ROMANTIC HISTORY
Of sixty. years ago, and to think for what
those men and their conpatriots fought
and died. Ordinarily their fight was for
liberty, but really their struggle was
against the one-man power. Done in the
name of repuOlicanism, it was none the less
tyranny-and the old fathers of the repub-
lie rose in the majesty of their patriotism
20 resist the imperial doctrine of such a
government. He believed that history had
repeated itself, and that to-day the sue
cessOrs of Fannin and Bonham were stand
ing out
AGAINST THE ENCRoACHMENTs
Of the power Of a man whose acts had left
nothing but the shadow Of a semblance of
Democratic government. The rights of the
people had been seized upon by faction
and controlled by a cabal He therefore
raised his voice in humble protest against
the man who since his elevation TO the
highest Office within gift Of the people had
BY PERSONAL METHODS
osTacised many of the recognized and hon
est representatives of the people, and who
had thus committed a crime against the
Democratic party Of Texas. Hogg's cleo
ton two years ago was the result of an an
CRY and intolerant canvass during which
strife and bitterness were engendered in
the party ranks. Yet he (the speaker) had
bowed his head in obedience to the will of
the people, had yielded TO the party man
date as officially expressed, and had never
raised MS voice in opposition. After two
years, when it became evident that it was
NECESSARY TO DO SOMETHING
In the interest Of the people, in order to
undo the mischief committed by official
misconduct, he had announced himself as 4
candidate for governor, and was, met at
the very outset by an assault at the hands
OF the Official head of the party machine of
the state, VINO said that l only had a motley
crew TO support me at the best This man
forgot his duty and his trust, and tried to
stab me, but, thank God, his shaft fell
short, and l am still a candidate, with $780,
eco of the motiest crew you ever saw be-
hind me.
Here some one proposed three cheers for
the motley crew, which We're given with a
viii. Continuing his address after quiet
had been restored, Judge Clark said that in
comparison the element who were with
him in his opposition to Hogg were as
Hyperion TO A sATYR,"
and some one in the crowd, referring to
Tom Browns thirteen-years' connection
with the Texas and Pacific road as at
tOrney, the judge caused storm of ap-
plause by the statement that he always
made it practice not to kick man when
he was down.
Again referring to the Tyler crowd, who
put Hoge out as a candidate, he told the
story OF his connection with the
GREAT NORTHERN RECEINERSHIP,
and speaking of the charge that he was a
railroad lawyer, said that he did not at
least follow out the Finley idea of first
stealing road and then fixing his own sal
airy. Loud applause Tom Brown ven
tured TO tell the people that if he Clark
was elected governor he would emasculate
and destroy the railroad commission, and
be drew the attention of the audience to
the fact that no man as governor could con-
coct such wrong against the people.
IT WAS HIS DUTY
10 recommend after the people had spoken,
and the people sent their representatives 10
Austin to make laws, which were as bind
ing upon the governor as upon the hum0lest
citizen. The fact was that this whole busi-
ness agency should be taken out of the
hands of the chief executive and placed in
the hands of the people, where 1t right
fully belonged. The speaker aroused great
at this juncture by stating that
if he was elected ne would probably look
over
THE BROAD STATE OF TEXAS,
and select for advisers men who were
known as trusted patriots aud able repre-
Scutatives of the people, and in this cODnec-
ton he mentioned the names OF eX-GOv-
errors Ross and ThrocBnorton, when the
yelled itself hOarse rs an approval
Of his sentiment. Said he: THE idea of
investing power in the hands OF the gov
eruor ought to be stopped. As a matter of
when uniue power is vested in
the hands of any one person, my mind IN
revolts, because history has
taught Us that power thus placed
Is DANGEROUS
to the peace and prosperity of the COM
1t was not so when the people
controlled it, and he believed that the
people of Texas desired that the
power of the commission should be con-
ferred directly from them, aud that the
acts of the commission should be baptized
with the approval of the voters of the state
He favored the election of all officers Of the
government, including United States SEN
ator, by q direct vote of the people, which
would prevent
REPETITION
Of recent events when it was recognized
fact that such officials had been bought
and sold like sheep. The people could not
Oe Tiied with IN that way Moruhed and
inundated. they lau. aILeF 4 IOuS course u
shameless corruption, determined to bring
that power back to the people, where 1t be-
Ionged. and where neither bribery or job
berry would prevail Governor Hogg eX-
pected to use the machinery of the commits
sion to advance his own personal ambition,
and the speaker inferred that the governor
HAD AN ITCHING FOR THE SENATE,
which remarks were received with shouts
Of derision by the audience. He said If
HeCg's blunders at Austin could be COM
piled in book form they would require a
volume as large as an old fashioned family
Bible The primary cause of all the trouble
In Texas was that the people had forgotten
Democracy and taken up demagogery.
Governor Hogg had speedily signed the
alien land law, but could not find time or
was afraid 10 sign the separate coach law, a
measure which protects
OUR woMEN AND CHILDREN,
but had signed a law TO protect the little
birds which fact couclusively proved that
be had not the courage to DO what the
people demanded at his hands, but pre-
ferred TO compel tie legislature to shoulder
the responsibility.
Upon the subject of the commission
fudge Clark said that Col. Chenoweth of |
Bonham, the father Of the commission |
I6ea was in perfect accord with him, that /
be believed the state needed more railroads,
but there was
30 MONEY! IL SIGHT
% bald them. He urged the people to