The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-05
JUDGE CLARK ANo HE FARMERS.

NOulu ike very nuCh W NutC lOi
Judge Clark. In fact have been
waiting for an opportunity to do so fol
a number Of years, because | consider
him a man Of such pre-. eminent ability
and unquestoned integrity that he
would make a splendid governor. AT
present am inclined to support Gov
vernon Hogg. | do not deny that
Governor Hogg has made serious mis-.
takes, but it has been the custom to
give a governor a second term and |
have to see the people refuse to ex.
tend this honor to Governor Hogg.
wish it was otherwise, because | be.
lieve really that the country would be
better off with Judge Clark as the gov
ernor of the state"
The frank admission of this worthy
man is but the REPETITION of what is be.
ing said by a number Of farmers in the
state. They become attracted toward
Governor Hogg because of his strong
advocacy of the commission, and
under the influences of popular exile.
mont, he appeared to be the most
prominent apostle of the commission
idea, and for this reason it has been
difficult matter not only for the
farmers, but for other people Of diff
ferent vocations in life, to believe that
their commission champion could make
mistakes in the discharge of the other
duties Of his Office, independent of
those duties imposed by the commits
sion law.
1t is only question of time when
all the farmers except those who will
not hear or be convinced by argument,
will come to the conclusion that in all
respects, in fact, in the majority of re-
spects Governor Hogg was not fitted
for the place to which he was elected.
Whether years of experience would
give him the proper qualifications is
problemati,al, but he has not had that
experience, and he has made so many
blunders that all personal considera-
tions should be waived, and he should |
be relegated to private life, where the
mistakes he may make will not add to
the public woes. 1t is a fact that
when Judge Clark began bis campaign
it was almost impossible to find one
farmer. unless it happened to be some
personal friend, who favored his cleo.
ton, and now it can be safely said that
over the entire state of Texas the pros
porous and intelligent farmers, espe-
cially those who have by thrift and
economy accumulated a competency,
and may now be classed as the veal
thy farmers of the state, are all almost
exception in favor of Judge
Clark for governor, The reason is
apparent. their interests are larger
and their intelligence greater. The
former, perhaps influencing their
choice at the outset, and the latter
giving stability to their choice. The
farmer must not mistake the s,nti-
ments of preference expressed by
these good men, though they are,
probably, more prosperous than the
majority of the farmers of the state,
for i'll advised or dishonest selections
nor can the humber or poorer farmer
charge that these men are prompted
by sinister motives. 1t is their broad
liberal view that has enabled them to
reach the conclusion that the country
has need of the experience, ability
and honesty of Judge Clark. The
distress of the last two years may be
changed to prosperity and happiness,
and having seen Judge Clark in so
many ordeals, beginning with his ca,
reer as a soldier, on the bench and the
legal adviser of the state, they can
not but reach the conclusion that with
that broad experience, and the patri.