The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-17
THE EIGHTY WARWICK.
DENIsON WILL NOT BE oUTD0NE IN
HER HONORs TO CLARK.
Special Fare from Sherman Brings Three
Hundred Clark Men-Judge Clark
Makes Some Charges that Will
be Hard to Explain Away.
snecial to the Statesman.


ever may be said regarding Judge
Clark's chances in other parts of the
state there can be no question as to
his standing in this vicinity, where he
certainly appears to be the unani-
nous choice of the people. Denison is
an acknowledged Clark stronghold
and the judges reception today would
indicate that he is in the hunt to an
extent which practically gives him a
lead pipe cinch on his particular party
of Grayson county.
He was met at the depot by an en-
thusiastic crowd of admirers who es-
corted him to Hotel Albany, where
he was called upon by many of the
leading people of the city. AT l:30 p.
m. a special train of five coaches ar
rived from Sherman, on board of
which were nearly 200 citizens of Tom
Browns bailiwick, and they came
headed by brass band, cheering and
shouting for Clark. Perched on the
engine tanks was the Hon. r. r.
Hazlewood, president of the Sherman
Clark club, who had surrounded him
self with the members of the Sher-
man band, and as the train pulled
into the station the scene was wild.
Excitement prevailed, the band played
Dixie, the crowd howled themselves
hoarse with cheers for the little man
from, Waco, and, taken altogether,
such an enthusiastic welcome has
never been accorded to any visiting
statesman in Denison.
The capacity of the opera house
severely tested when Judge Clark
was introduced by Mayor Tone. The
Judge was cheered to the echo as he
appeared upon the stage. Even the
ladies who were present in large
numbers evidencing their pleasure in
being able to add their efforts to the
welcome accorded the man who has
inaugurated what will undoubtedly
be the most exciting and interesting
political campaign in the history of
the state.
After the applause had subsideG
Judge Clark said: 81 did not come to
Denison for the purpose of making
converts, because long before my ar
rival | knew that Denison was all
right; that her brave and intelligent
citizens had already learned what was
the matter with Texas, and needed no
instructions from me to what ought to
be done in her interest. l am no
stranger to Denison; twenty-four years
ago I rode over what is now the heart
of your prosperous and thrifty city,
and felt that your enterprising peo
pie could not be led, Hogg or HOgg
ism" He Immediately attacked Gov.
H. alleged attempt to i'm
pair the credit of the state,
saying the outside world judged
Texas by her governor, and asked his
hearers if they were willing to be
judged by the present administration
at Austin. Cries of "no, no. Texas,
the greatest state in the American
galaxy, her history full of glorious
achievements, her future beyond the
conception of man. full of the spirit of
progress and activity, had been struck
down, and it devolved upon her peo-
pie to rise in their might as brave
and intelligent community, and
stamp the act of their chief executive
as slanger upon her fair name. Two
years ago Texas had reached the
point where the eyes Of the world
were turned toward her as the most
field on this continent for
investment. The people who were
seeking homes were looking to
her as the place where they could
have a home and happiness. Texas
had passed through more trouble and
than her present con-
dition indicated and amidst all her
and financial depressions
had prospered and progressed because
she was ruled by liberal laws and lib
eralmen (Applause). Texas had in
vited the world to come across her
borders and the responses had been of
lasting benefit to the commonwealth
until Texas men never felt
the depression of these
dark days, but had gone forward Sc
cure in the belief that honest govern
ment would prevail. The present de-
pressed condition of affairs was not
the result of outside influences, but
was genuine case of hari-kari. The
people had brought it about them
selves. The speaker said that in the
name of progress and civilization it
was the duty of the people to undo
the wrongs which had been COM
mitted. Hogg seemed to be impressed
with The idea that it was patriotic
duty on his part to stop the progress
of the state in every manner possible
and certainly upon that basis he had
succeeded most admirably.
Judge Clark discussed the govern
or's action as an attorney-general,
charging him with attacking the pros
perity of the people by his persistent
attack on land titles of the state, stat
ing that the landed securities of the
State were the only securities the peo-
pie had to offer the moneyed world
and this fundamental basis credit had
been virtually destroyed by reason of
Gov. Hogg's official act.
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