Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-01
auRRM ON THAT LETTER
ie Wrote to Furnish Evidence for Use
In 1896
sianauer Mailock is Advised That "clsyeland
Is No Oemocras Told to
Walk Up and Vote for
lanes S. HOag.

itqr Gazette.
Since tue dispatch to THE GAZETTE
om this place on the Goth inst. that
lid received a personal lettern from
leveland, letters and kilograms adj
messed TO me concerning it have been
$40 numerous as TO rexuire some general
gaswer to them all, which desire to
make through your columns.
The dispatch is substantially true.
As fter returning home from the Hous-
g. q convention | took retrospect OF
p.e campaign between the Hogg and
ark forces during the past six
onths, the political. turmoil so vio-
ntly engendered, the split" and
bseqnent proposition OF the boilers to
O'gihni2e CLARK and Cleveland clubs.p
Il was thenI realized their true object
to attempt the defeat Of Governor
Eogg and as many nominees for the
legislature as possible who support the
Hogg issues, thereby curtailing the
number OF his friends In the Twenty
1ird legislature and to surround those
no are elected with the most power
ii and gigantic lobby that ever at
tlmpted the defeat OF the peoples will
or menaccd the proceedings Of any leg
ilative body.
/ am aware that In certain locali-
es the Clark men are trading with
third party men, the latter agreeing
, vote for Clark for governor il the
1rmer will vote for the Third party
4ominee for the legislature, and vice
ersa in other localities where the
lark man for representative is the
stronger. Their object in doing so is
two-fold-the defeat of those measures
Of reform advocated by Governor Hogg,
and tho senatorial aspirations Of Roger
Q, Mills. This and more--to continue
and permanently organize the bolt thus
Logun, and to attempt TO have that
BOLT endorsed by the national Democ-
racy by havingt he delegates elected
by the Clark, Quincy and the Coon De-
mocracy OF Texas, seated inthe nation
VI Democratic convention four wears
hence
This being clear 20 my mind, exer-
cised what L believed TO be political
foresight by writing Mr. Cleveland a
letter, congratulating his leadership OF
Democracy, which, II needed in the
contest likely 20 occur four years hence,
] intended TO produce as matter OF
record to show that the action OF the
national convention had beer. Endorsed
by both the convention and tho officials
AN~~NH%"
through any personal admiration for
his statesmanship, great courage and
ability, but, TO use the language OF my
letter, as secretary Of The recent Hous-
tonstate Democratic oonvention,a and as
representative of tho incorrupuible,u n-
terrified, regular organized Democracy Of
Texas which has re-nominated Hogg
for governor That letter bore the
date oil August 81.
In his reply Mr.. Cleveland marked
his letter personal, and but for that
would have given II to the press for
publication ere this. / would be want
ing In my duty should beuay the CON
iidence thus manifested by giving 10 out
for publication. Then the question
would naturally arise, II 1t is personal
why was IL ever mentioned?
Some ten or fifteen days since | went
on a trip TO the northern part Of the
state; there received the letter in
question:, and writing home TO a
friend mentioned the letter and con-
cerning 1t substantially as dispatched
from inns place on lhe zoth inst. IL thus
found us way 10 the reporter, who dis
patched IL 70 LIE GAZETTE during my
absence II being known now and SO
many having Wrltlen me concerning II,
l therefore make ms explanation.
CHAIRMAN Matiocki Oh the Ciark eN-
ecuiive committee mas given an eX-
pianauon, consisting oil an aggregation
Of guesses, IN advance OF this, IN the
form oil an Interview to the News OF
last week, IN which ne expresses no
doubt put what Murray received a
letter from Cleveland endorsing his
personal service to the Democratic
party IN reply 10 letter winch he
(Murrayl had written Cleveland CON
corning hinselL without sending him
me platforms, etc. and adds, 1t
Womb Ne very, interesting, reading to
inc pupl,c II they knew what Murray
had writeAn CLEVELAND about himself"
NOW Mr. Matlock;
ISL. ~ would be very difficult To- Mr.
cleveland TO- commend me personally
for my political actions without endors-
ing hogg and the Houston platform,
Tor have favored MIN during this en-
tire campaign, as wei as graduated
income tax, the Tree and unlimited
COINAGE oil silver. and OpLDsed national