Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-04
SAYS THEY ARE SCARED.
col, W p. GAINES, OF AUSTIN.
TALKS OF THE HoeGlEs.
ThGEnilre Administration NeOIecllng BUSINESS
10 Slump The Siaie-clarEs Elec-
lion Certain.


Among the visitors to the city yes
terday was Col. w. II. Gaines, we'll
Known resident Of Austin.
He has large interests In McLennan
between Waco and Moody and frequent
N visits this city on his way to his
arms. Within the past few weeks he
has travelled through large portion
lf the state, particularly Northwest
Texas and the Panhandle.
a Day representative met him at the
Paeifc last night and short talk en-
Eued
''How does the political situation APP
pear TO you, colonel!n asked the Day
man,
Ho said: chairman Baker of the
Hogl party was In Austin few days
ago and She official family are on their
heads about something-L think they
are very much scared over the pros
poets. The good people OF Texas have
been investigating things and are daily
becoming better posted as to the
methods OF this administration and
have determined TO call the members
TO an accounting for their misdeeds,
and presume this information WAS
quietly conveyed TO the aforesaid
family nnyhow there has been gener-
al scattering for the country by the
member. VI the family, Gov. Hogg
left last night in Pullman palace car
for North T,Xas and, no doubt, will be
absent from his Office every day from
nov until tie election. Commissioner
McGaughey and his chief clerk, Judge
Bramlette, OF the general land office
are absent electiOneering, and this inn
p0rtant oines is now being conducted
rntllely hy the clerks, but ] don't know
tllat We people have any cause for com
plant ia this instance Us the subOrdi-
mates arc more competent to run the of
ice than the chiefs
Attorney General Culberson is out
filing his speechmaking appointments.
Treasurer WORKMAN and Comptroller
Mccall expect to start in few days for
a complete tour OF the state, and so II
goes. The people pay these men high
salaries 20 stay in Austin and attend
to the public business and this Is the
way they do it. They take an oath TO
perform their duties faithfully, and
they DO not hesitate 10 violate their
oatas, leave thoir offices for weeks and
months al a time and totally neglect
their trusts, However, they systemat-
inally and regularly draw their salaries.
II rs the peoples money, and what does
il matter 10 them 80 they get ~
"IAg ,uua conditions prevailed for
months aud months prior to the Hous-
ton convention, don't know how
others view such conduct but in my
opinion j is wrong, might say crimi-
nat Such o thing was never known be-
fore Ia Toxins.
They do GOT stop here, however, but
have Exaggerated the bleeding process
upon the poor employees Of the state
government | was informed yester-
'a hrtlrr 'es Jug Austin that notice
Hau -. "a upon the department
clne M ti1y are not only expected
tl ome n lhers of the Hogg club
hpt rolll b. se Tired TO contribute out
ol thtir uess.e salaries TO the Hogg
campaign fund,
rSeveral cletlt. had the manhood to
fuse. aud haya no doubt their chiefs
ura itching ~ discharge them and
would do So but Tor the fear OF further
arousiug the Indignation of the people,"
"Ilow do y0n yi9w the prospect Of the
election Of Clarkc'
'T hsra been o. err a good portion Of
the state in Tho last month. and think
the prospects ipr Judge Clark selection
are certain, ana t will be a blessed
day for Texas when 1t can be blazoned
abrogd that Der people have repudiated
Hoge anu hogei n: Peace, prosperity
and hopping w follow. Confidence
will come again and with 1t cheap
money and nlant5 Of 1t for the develop
mont Of the vast resources of the state.
AZ remarked before, Clark's election
- IN certain 20 ne. The people have
heretofore vOied blindly when The tick
ot was presented and never stopped to
study. They are thinking, and to me
the results arc SO apparent that the
downfall Of Hogg and Hoggism seems
settled beyond question"