Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-20
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
That Is All That M. R. C. Eefans Was
After.

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! After.
The same article in the Post CON
/ tanned an assertion In regard to Col.
Taylor, Of this city, which Is repro
/ ducad:
THAT there are other Republicans in
| Texas end out who have been in close
| communication with the enemies Of or
! ganized Democracy cannot be denied.
No one has taken a more prominent
part than r. @. Kerons, the great Mis-
souri, Republican manager, a national
committeeman and the manager Of the
Harrison campaign west Of the Missis-
sippi. Mr. Kercns is largely Interested
In railroad securities in Texas and IS
associated with Col. Il. w. Tabor, a
well known Clark man Of Fort Worth.
On Saturday, September 3, Colonel
Taylor was IN Jefferson, Tex, and there
in the drug store Of Thomas H. Stall
cup read aloud letter from kerens.
Those present as competent witnesses
were Il. II. Stallcup, w. b. Sims, j. q.
Preston and 5. W. MOseley. The letter
was dated August 90, 1902. II congrat-
ulated Colonel Taylor and the Clark
men upon the fight they had made in
side the Democratic ranks, and further
congratulated him upon the bold move
they made In boiling and nominating
Clark. 1t said that he, Kcrens, had
seen tho GlObe-Dcmocrat and that It
was in line and was advising the Eio-
publicans in Texas TO vote for Clark.
Ho had also written TO members Of the
state executive committee, as well as
ether prominent Republicans, advising
them 70 support Clark and overthrow
Democracy. He was satisfied that by
such continued efforts they would be
successful and Hogg would be over
thrown.
Colonel Taylor also showed letter
to prominent Clark man in jefferson,
who can be called on II necessary, from
Korens in regard TO their Joint inter-
est, He said that as their securities
and investments had deprecated in
value many millions under the commits
sion they could afford TO give not only
thousands but millions 10 elect Judge
Clark. rs they realized that the Me
Cormick decision was but pause in
the law
Col. Il. w. Taylor read this publica-
tion and replied to the question:
what comment have you to make on
that"
81 have letter from r. c. Kcrens,
Of st. Louis, that, without hesitation, /
will show 20 anyone who is enough in
terested 10 come TO me for that purpose.
The letter was not intended for pubi-
cation and will not be published, not
because OF anything improper or OF
which Mr.. Kercns or myself havo the
least reason to be ashamed Of, but
merely because IL was confidential
letter, not TO DO printed.
THE gist OF il is simply that Mr..
kerens sank partisnnship To principles. !
and being in favor Of progressional |
government In Texas he advised the |
party leaders In this state 10 |
look at the campaign from the |
single standpoint OF the redemption |
Of the state from Hoggism and its re-
pressiye IDEAS and its criminal attempt |
at arraying class against class
MI. Rerens recognizing the fact |
that the success Of his party was i'm
possible In this state, recognizing In |
George Clark pure Democrat,
a man Of personal worth and |
tho highest order Of states-
ability, and recognizing |
the material injury that would come 10 |
the state from two years more of Hugg- |
ism, advised his Republican friends Ia |
the state 10 advocate the election OF |
tho one who could best redeem the |
state from the Imperialism Of Cover |
nor Hogg and the coniiscntory features |
OF his war ON corporations.
= As Tor the other statement that Mr.. |
Nerens was uctuuted by any question of |
the value of railroad securities. and all /
that rot about spending money in this
state In aid OF Clark, or that we had |
any correspondence that could imply |
that he or / or both Of us together sX- |
peoted 70 do or even suggested we would |
do anything OF tho kind, it is absolutely
false
An ! wanted was TO insure the de
Feat Of Hogg, as kerens and all lovers
Of good government do II was no mer.
ronary motive that prompted his advise
to the Republican party OF the state
but simply for the good OF tho
people and in tho interest Of legal