The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-01
GOV. HOGG's RECONCILIATION
SPEECH AT DALLAS.

SPEECH AT DALLAS.
Governor Hogg has gone very far
towards a reconciliation of he two
wings of the Democratic party by
eliminating himself or what he is
pleased to term "Hoggism," from the
next gubernatorial and senatorial can
vass. He says very truly that the
Legislative issues of the last canvass
have been settled by ENGRAVING the
principles advocated by the dominant
wing of the party into statutory en-
actments. However Objectionable some
of these laws may be, Governor
Hogg's suggestion is wise one, and
that is to let them lie in allegiance, at
least until the important fact of recon-
ciliation ia accomplished.
There is striking significance in
Governor Hogg's eliminating idea OF
testing Democracy in tie primaries Cd
the vote for the Democratic nominee
for governor in 1890. 1t is the
keynote OF silence upon all national
Democratic principles, and whether
that kind of a union would be agree
able to an administration Democrat
AMI the supporters of the national
Democratic platform, it is hard to say.
The governor has manifested decided
reluctance to commit himself on ma
tional questions. Now whether the
national Democrats of Texas will be
willing, in order to gather in the spoils
of state administration, wholly to
ignore the national administration
and unite hand and heart with men
who are permitted to sail under DEM
ocraiic colors by that arrangement
and who are ready to take advantage
of their position to stab national
Democratic administrator is another
matter involved in great doubt.
However, OF one thing, perhaps,
the greatest stumbling block in the
way of reconciliation we are assured,
that is that Governor Hogg is not to
be considered factor in any state
race or even senatorial race in the i'm
mediate future, and that being OBJ
raiped it may be that his other sug-
gestions may be more defined and
improved by other able Democrats in
the slate, the adoption of which will
not involve the necessity Of ignoring
wholly national Issues. Those tine
tured with what Governor Hogg terms
"Hoggism" may not go the extent
that he does on the national matters
that concern the party quite as much
in this state as the state matters.
Governor Hogg's speech upon the
whole cannot be regard d as great
success in the line proposed to recon
Gle the party. There was no hecessi.
ty for Governor Hogg to allude
to issues that had become laws and
upon which there is now no party di-
vision. IG could not be regarded as
anything else than boast of his vic
tory in thu ISSUES of the campaign and
il very much like tbe red flag that
the Mexican shakes in the face of
the bull, but Gov. Hogg couldn't
help that, he is built that way! 1t
ought to be matter of felicitation to
Gov. Hogg and matter of congratu-
lation TO him by his friends that his
political ambition 8 fully satisfied.
In that respect ho is an extraordinary
man, perhaps it is the only case of sat
istied ambition this county has ever
but Gov. Hogg is too
young, vigor' Us and aggressive for
him to sustain this kind of serene sat-
isfactjon long. he will bob up again
IN less than decade. Mark the pre-
dicliOn