Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-24
AS 10 GOV. HOGG
And Texas Charming Friend
The News.
WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK;
--
The People, That Last Grand
Tribunal,
neforc which Newspapers Are some-
times Arraipned--riaia iSpreA-
n,ons--Mui,ac May Prove
noomernns.

The Dallas News might read with
nront jus, now Mir. Nyt's Interesting
litue chapter on the "Roonerang.'
The people OF Texas VIII give the
Newa gtanltous tuition In its peculiar
little workings
The News has made IA break unpnr-
nllcled in the history OF Intelligent
Journalism. Had HOSE been an un-
known ward politician in a sium ills
uict Of Dallas instead OF the well
known cheif executive OF great state,
the fact might have reduced the ole
Tense OF misrepresentation, u Hogs
had been an ntpirant for further pn-
lltirai honors, instead OF afowehiS
8ucltiug retirement nom public aitairB,
The Ncws conduct might have been
classified ay a certain kind Of partisan
inud-throwing pruuteed by Stun jour
naliSm.
Ilut a motive, whose exponent " Hare
ana simple malcc, ~ 80 evident III the
News gross misrepresentation OF Tex
an chief executive that the cltizena
aud friends OF Texas (cven the very
enemies OF Hoge) are quick 10 resent
81.
The News has made two misiakes
Texans love honesty and honest jour
nRlism. 'rhcy viii show Il. The News
may telipitatc itself In what JOY the
exercise VI It's malignity unorda, The
people nre watching the boomerang.
Tile Gazvtto furnishes num-
her OF expressions below. reprcaVnta-
i've Of the feeling OF Fort Worth In
the natter;
senator Jim swayne has thla 10 say
Of the News and Governor HogRi
'Just as 4 expected, the report OF the
language OF Governor Hogg WIS su
twisted 40 TO nuke HIM say 1ust tho
opposite uf what the wOrda oppressed
] knew that was the way Of Il as soon
ns rad IT, aud told the News corre-
spondont who published my reply.
Governor Iogg cntcrtainH no such
ideas ne those attributed to him IN the
Newa. He Is opposed to anarchy In
every form. Ia fact, have never
Seen a man more strongly la favor OF
the enforcement or law. ! have II from
men who heard the apecch and high
too. IN the military of the state that
there was nothing Objectionable IN the
speech.
"rhe truth H., Governor llogR wga
trying TO boost the boys little really
great deal lie Ind Tor four long
yours NJ executive ntaH nun lilHllAf
He had trusted chem aud they had
trusted him. lie cndeavored to show
the buys that the United states troops
would not be neelod here, that " the
oiyil authorities could not Put down
anarchy aud lawlessness Ia thia state
he would call upon them TO put down
such outbreaks. and that he had ielo-
grapheh President Cleveland that IL
would be unnecessary to aend troops
down dynamite would be used, and
that the blood and brains OF the citl-
zcns would be hespattercd upon the
fourtccn-story buildings of Chicago.
THAT he had also wired Presldent
Cleveland that he would put down any
trouble that might arise In tiis state;
that he had plenty OF force az his COM
mand to do 20,
"Thcro was nothing In the speech 20
warrant any newspaper In intimaiing
that this state has such governor as
the News pictures Gov Hogg 10 be.
ut IL mn assault upon tho state
which should be resented bS every
llbcrty-iovinR man IN Texas. whether
that man be IA favor OF the policlAa "
thln ADMINISTRATION or not. TeNna has
long suffered from the misrcprefenta-
tlona aud lies Of certain newspapers.
and this last assault, conceived In mis-
representation brought forth IN spite
and circulated with a malicious IN
tent. II the worst that Texas has ever
received
~ eau understand how certain news
papers two years ago, when a cam
palgn was Ia progress and Coy. HpGs
waa AN issue here, would mlarepreacnt
his every utterance much TO the In
jury OF the state can Hee how they
would allow the state 10 suffer IN order
to defeat Il man whose policies they
uFhp the fflTta
sentative OF the people as aRainnf corr
porata power But / cannot under
stand when Gov. Hong Is about 70 re-
tire 10 private life. when he refuseE
further and other honors that con-
ndinR people would BIZ delighted 70
thrust upon him. when he retireg Into
private life having nevcr lost a po-
itical battle. whom the very making
OF the man has been his adherence 70
the law and 10 principle and the
frowning down upon all kinds OF law
lessncss, when he had In his closing
carer made speech. possibly The
strongest that had ever been made IN
Texas against anarchy, these news
papers should try to inJurs Texas.
1T must have been this. They had
circulated misrepresentation against
the governor for nearly four years
The people Of Texas kne~ that they
were untrue. Many capitalists be-
lleycd Them until lately; their eyea
have been opened. Gov. Hogg was
invited 20 60 with them 70 the East
srn States. A Favorable impression
WINS mazda by the governor upon the
capitalists II the North. Their eyes
r=Ys opened and tkty SAW Texas
through rs great governor nB they
had never seen II before. They saw
That he favored the advancement o.
Texas and was In favor OF Legitimate
capital coming 10 this state for in
vestmhnL That his pollclea were f'r the
advancement OF our material inifreeta
Favorable comments were made by he
press concerning our governor and cur
state. iloRF, instead Of Ling Yiiihed.
was praised by the newspapers as
well as by the people. Capitalists had
confidence n Texas hnr laws and tas
geyern9s. Our peopls az home who