Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29
CORRIDOR IALk.

politician ut the Pickwick yesterday.
You may depend on Il therc will be
plenty of patriots willing TO have tie
burden of office saddled on them, despite
the reduction of salary. Who viii they
be? Oh. don't know that | care to
mention the names of all those who, al
though candidates. are not 50 ayowedly.
However, Capt. Paddock win again go
before the people. lie hasn't said 50,
but there's no mistake in this. lie will
OF course, he q candidate In the Demo-
cratic primaries and abide the result,
4 which, / believe, viii be entirely salts.
| factory 10 him. l think the people of
| Fort Worth will have three men 70 cLoose
from. One will be Capt. Paddock, the
other Populist, vet to be named, and
the third, either Mr.. Drake or DR..
Broies. You notice | use the distinctive
conjunction between the names Of Drake
and Broics, for | am quite certain hoth
wont be candidates. | think their prenia-
ture candidacy is for the purpose Of test
ing their relative strength. When il
shall have been determined which of them
Is tie strongest man. then II need not sur
prise you 10 hear the ANNOUNCEMENT thas
, The other has Withdrawn. The siguit-
cance is manlfest-that the purpose is TO
\ defeat the Democratic nominee. be
lieye DR.. Broilcs could poll more votes
than MIR. Drake. Mr.. Drake lacks
muct of having the unanimous support OF
MS own party aud disgruntled Democrats
are not of sufficient number TO elect
I him with the support Of what Republi-
cans be will get. / hope, rs Demo-
crat, that the opposition will center on
Mr.. Drake as the man to assault tie
Democracy in this town"
"If Jay Gould were living today there
would bc magnificent depot In course
Of construction on the Spring Palace
grounds, said gentleman yesterday.
This is the spot Jay Gould long ago
selected for a Union depot. lie never
came to town without walking over there
and looking around AZ though LAYING In
his minds eye the picture Of depot
which would be commensurate with the
Importance Of this town Us a railroad
center. The spot is an admirable one,
too, and If TIE spirit OF LAY Gould still
lives there will be our depot. Bui when
this will be, ! don't pretend TO sny
However | believe the Rock Island in
This, as other matters, will force the
issue. The Rock Island Is playing for
the favor Of Fort Worth, and Tie same
sngacity which they have always dis
played tells them thnt nothing would win
more instant aud hearty approval tEan
the erection Of new depot. | believe
the Rock Island people Will invite the
other roads to join them la building Il
depot. If the other roads should refuse,
the Rock Island will begin Tie task il
self"
/ ~ believe avn as loyal 10 Mississippi
as any man who lives in that grand old
commonwealth" said n gentleman from
that state at the pcl;wick yesterday,
but if friend OF mine there should
ask me what he could do to better his
| condition. should say TO him, Go to
Texas. Especially would so advise
farmers. l have just finished II weeks
visit to an old frieIh of mine near Deea'
tur, and while there. sir, j met, by actual
| count. twenty farmers whom l haG
known in Mississippi Without an en'
| ception they were IN prospecting condl'
tion, while the contrary, TO deploraDle
| degree, was true of them when they
| lived In Mississippi. j don't think any
| of thcm have been in Texas longer than
| ion wears Whpn they were IN MISSES
| sippi they were renters. Now, rs ! salu,
| they own their farms. having pald Tor
them with interest. Why Is lty Yer.
| +oinIy II does not indicate q greater
| cifort here. for thcy Were, with few
| eI,reptious. Us energetic as any farmers
| / know. Ii is simply evidence OF better
| conditions | doubt II the soil of Texas
| Il as fertile az that of Mississippi. put
| Texas has 50 vast an advantage IN tnt
| diversity Of It's crops that the FARMER Is
more than compensated lot any Hiet ~,
| iority there may be in soil. am Just
/ Concluding a months visit 10 tlis state:
| ,bc first of my life, and whnt ! marvel
| nj most is t1lat the farmers OF TINS sthte
| are not the most PROSPEROUS people on
| earth Why, there Should never pc
| year in Texas when farmer ihlls 70
| mike money Let him diversity his crops
| IL. t.,1 ..analtltN pt his soil. anu II