Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-04
NOBLE AND MANLY
Governor Hogg Tells About
ChiIton's Appointment.
ABLE, UPRIGHT AND HIS FRIEND
Now Let the Whips of Malice
and Envy Crack.
WARWICK SAYS WAIT AND SEE.
The Junta of Texas lingo Pol
iticians in Caucus.
WARWICK SAYS WAIT AND SEE.
A POLL OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Remarkable RomanelnE Regarding David
B. Hill and His Reasons for Saving New
York-CieveIand Don't Speak-Po-
Ntical CAuldron SINNERS.
A Manly Letter.

A Manly Letter
The following letter, written by Governor
Hogg to a personal friend, explains the rea
sons for his appointment of Mr.. Chiffon tt
be United States senator. It was solicited
by TIE GAZETTE, and there being nothing
in it of private nature, the recipient ha:
kindly consented to its publication:
AUSTIN. TEX, Jan. Is, 1922
Dear Senator;
In reply to your courteous favor bes
unhesitatiDgly to authorize you TO say II
sembly that all statements, reports or in
situations which imply or charge me with
giving or entertaining, as a reason for the
appointment of Senator Chiffon, that he
was ''untaintedn or 'unembarrassed with q
Confederate record,'' are, in conception,
intent and utteralce, absolutely false.
Never, in my life, did such sentiment find
Judgment in my heart or have expression
from NY pen or lips.
So many falsehoods have been circulated
on me, with harmless results that am pre-
pared TO risk the peoples Judgment without
even entering a demurrer 10 the charges.
However, when any one writes TO me
on the subject as you have, denounce the
report as unfounded.
have never paraded my reasons before
the public for any appointment that 1 have
made; but in all instances l have exercised
my constitutional prerogatiye for the best
interests of the people according to my own
judgment, after full, fair and just consid-
Grafton of the abilities and merits of the ap-
pointee.
For many years 1 have regarded Mr..
Chiffon as the intellectual equal of any
man in this state. I have known him from
a printers ''devii'' all along the line to
United States senator, to be honest and
faithful IN his advocacy and support of the
material interests of the people. His close
neighbors, though humble laborers aud
mechanics, love him and feel free with him
because in him they know they have always
had faithful friend and advocate. He has
been true to every trust committed to his
care, and they know it.
From the age of seventeen until this time
he has, from the stump and through the
press of the country, advocated with great
ability, the cause of Democracy and the
welfare of the masses. Though he has
never held Office or been candidate but
once in his life, yet 1 know that he has
never done a wrong to the people, nor been
unfaithful in the service of his party.
1t is true he is called "a young man." but
his age is no disqualification under the con-
stitution. He is now thirty-eight; is
thoroughly educated; is well posted in po-
itical economy, in general politics and in
the history of our country; is a sober,
moral, polished gentleman, and splendid,
experienced debater, added to which his
lessons at hard labor among the people,
fully acquaint him with their wants, and
qualify him to attend to them in the United
States senate.
In addition to his most superior qualifca-
tions, Mr.. Chiffon has been my lifelong
friend whom have loved as dearly as it is
possible for one man to love another, and
his is the only appointment thai l have
made from my home county. With my
knowledge of the public men of Texas, re-
specting and honoring them as 1 sincerely
do, if had the appointment to make to-day,
l would unhesitatingly give it to Horace
Chiffon. If this be an offense so unbear-
able that my critics will resort to an effort
to raise the bloody shirt in Texas, then
they must make the most of it.
When I appointed him, his two
present, honorable, worthy oppon-
ents were open, avowed candidates
for other high Offices for which
they had my cordial support. Indeed, for
nearly twenty years had been supporting
them for Office, and they always, as they do
now, possessed my unstinted friendship.
In common with all Texans, lamented
their defeat, and share in the regret so
often expressed, that we have among US
men who are so inhuman as to attempt to
sow discord among friends by vile disturb
ance of the sore feelings they experience
over btiOSO ullSAOTluHeS W bueT SLdLe.
While Chiffon was too young to go into
war, he never had an adult male relative to-
shirk it; but they were all on the Confed-
crate side. In common with most South
ern youths. / shared enough grief and sad
ness from the war. My father, brigadier-
general from Texas, and all my adult male
relatives were brought to the grave by it.
In pauDer-or phanage at the age of fourteen,
l turned my back upon wrecked fortunes
and fresh graves around me and pressed
forward with hope for the future. 1 never
turn back to view those scenes without the
deepest regrets.
The attempt now by disappointed Office
seekers and disgruntled malcontents, to
revive the memories OF the war for political
purposes will not commend itself TO the
fair-minded, honest people Of Texas. Per-
haps am the first offspring of peace elected
governor of Southern state since the war.
# you will turn to my campaign speeches
you viii ind my open advocacy of a home,
at the expense of the state for the disabled
Confederate soldiers. As result, we have
the first institution of the kind. supported
here in the city of Austin, in which are
quartered nun oers of the disabled, help
less old fellows who do not join in the at
tempted crusade against me because l
happened to be too young to take part in
the war. l am proud of that institution as
one OF the results 81 the last campaign. To
present it together with the remarks in
advocacy OF it, is a complete refutation of
every SANDER that, by inuendo or other
wise, implies or charges that have been
unkind in expression or in sentiment TO the
memory and heroism of the Confederate
soldier. I do have 4 contempt, however,
for those fellows who made the most fuss
at the beginning Of the war, and have con-
tinued to wave the bloody shirt ever since
that fatal period, but are too cowardly to
fight battles except at long range with
paper missiles in times of peace. The
bloody shirt might be effective in some
states, but it cannot avail the vicious eie-
ment who attempt to wave it in Texas.
About FIVE out Of six OF ali the voters in this
state were too young TO participate in the
war, and it is hardly just that they should
be slandered for it or denied the privilege
OF holding Office on that account. Since
the question has been sprung have looked
over the list of my appointments, and ind
that out Of twenty-seTen there are nineteen
ex-Confederate soldiers, and the remaining
eight are sons Of ex-Confederates. At no
time, however, did I think Of the war in
making an appointment; but have done so
in every instance out Of consideration of
the fitness OF the man for the place to
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