New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-24
Juragua combination and the Havemeycrs nave
all the prizes.
UtS 1T 1.-THE DEMON RUM"

| PLANTATION of the rising wrath OF IN" Governor
Of Texas and his proposed secession from me
| Union. that possibly he might have been In MS
cups we meant no reflection on the haDitS OF
Hogg We had read that the occasion upon
which he flung himself at full length was the
| breaking up of n camp OF state militia ana 'he
presentation 10 himself Of n gold wh'ch, anu
either Of these circumstances Is. as Is wen
| known Il proyocaion 10 cOnvlvlality. IL dld not
seem 10 us probable that fiogs. when cola
sober would propose 10 take Texas on OF WHAT
we are IN the habit ~ calling the galaxy OF
estates and setting her ny M IN independent
| republic under the Constitution OF 1885 Bu'
we knew from what we had heard OF Hogg mat
| I'm the excitement growing ont OF breaking camp
| md getting Il gold watch for nothing no was
! extremely liable 10 ''set 'cm up FOR the boys.
AMI In the ensuing hilorities Let his vocabulary
loose ~ II rate which his mental processes co'ild
not keep Up with. and which consequently lett
his mind out Of sight. What the ProhlbiioniSts
describe gencricav as "thc demon KUN some
fines works In that way on highly orgahlZ'd
! natures In warm climates II Is II welknowh
historical fact that most Of the inlpa>sioh"d d'-
bates IN Congress which led up 10 the great
secession of 1861 were inspired In large decree
by the demon Rum" under the nfu"nc" "t
which many Southern statesmen believed Tor
fine that zone Southriner could Hex nv" Van
KEGS" and that Cotton was King Rrln'ih-
herring this. after taking Into account the ~
nnf-circnmstanccs and the fact That 'hlS
WINS thc first time any official person had pro
posed secession since 1861, II seemed nor I'm
possiblc that "th" demon Bum had taken
fresh sturt aud got another statesman by the
chin
Moreover We had reason to suppose that bogs
an his return 70 his principally Of Texas from
his extended Northern tour was III STAT" "i
mind In which he would naturally tax" to drink.
AMI IN, drink would in less time than usual
obscure his Intellect. obfusicntc his faculties
and pnrllyzc everything except his Jaws. IN
that frame ~ mind II statesman OF Iloggs gen
.r,i tcnprraincnt Is liable not only 10 take an
entire STATE. cut Of The Union and SET her mp
rs an Independent republic under III" 'onStllu
ton Of 1896. bur under extreme provo'a'ion 10
set himself mp rs m Independent republic under
hi, own constitution and without bylaws. 1T
would not have been strange II In setting mp
,he new republic h. had Included the 'illf OF
Mexico and the mouth of the Mississippi River;
the mouth Of The Mississippi having the single
advantage over his own ~ being nayigable.
Hogs Northern tour had clearly been disap-
uolutmrnf 60 him He had been Hospitality rn-
trrialn,-i I'm mnLy places. 10 be- sure ana Inc
effect of the hospitality much II which was IN
liquid form. had not worn Of Besides that he
had tuoi. .louurnr remarks on several occs-
sions which to "A mind Ike Hogs. constantly
seeking vent. Is always II relief and frequently
mn rxhilara,ion hut The people whom h" adj
dressed had not shown much cagern'>S 10 re-
spond 10 his solicitations 10 make Investment"
lt.lu Ip lp
immigrants were answered by the general
PROPOSITION that rhc intelligent portion Of North
.rn people were rather avrr.c 10 settling down
nmong communities that ARE 50 slow IN setting
up IL. had also found Dissatisfaction 10 take
Nh q residence I'm II section ~ country ever 80
highly favored by Nature. where the voting IL
all ON, way aud the contrary minds are called
for with "A houbl, barrrlled gun
H.. had experienced another disappointment
In no, being called upon for long talk or
.'shor, talk" or -omc other talk mt Tammnys
Tourtl Of July celebration. after II had been
sur.ad abroad through the press that he was
,o lee th.. chief attraction on thar occasion. Why
h, WAS subjected 10 this affront by TAininany
a.. cannot Imagine. unless II was because he had
done 80 much talking on his Northern tour
pripr 10 that time that he had ceased 10 d"
novelty Then there was probably the greatest
disappontmcnt Of all In his not seeing Croker
For he had right 10 expect return Of hos
piinliil.s from Croker. He entertained Croker |
last winter when the latter was In Texas on !
his way across the continent. nlllng him up not
ONLY with ylcinlls and drink. but with eloquent |
tributes 10 his personal worth and high char |
actrr his eminciIrp rs II statesman and his diS !
tlu1rlIsh.d services 10 the Democratic party |
Croker has rarely been loaded with compi |
mrnts or thoroughly saturated with IN" WEI |
goods which such occasions put on tap. IL" D"
came fluent He spoke in II kindly manner OF
Texas rrrnarking that until liogg described II |
Ia him he had no idea there was So much Of IT |
or fhni what there was was 80 good. In me /
enthusiasm " the moment or possibly having |
been overcome by some sort of Texas knock
"out" mixture. he invited the whole Of Texas
10 return his visit. I}ogg responded for I'll" en-
tire State with such suddcnncsS That for several |
minutes II could not be- discovered by the ori- !
nary test that Croker had been drinking II |
took his breath away He Immediately started |
West and tried 70 forget II. He had partially !
succeeded when h. read In the newspapers that /
IIoeg had started North Just the Texas !
caravan struck the .dg" of this town Croker /
fled II WAS probably the worst disappointment .
I'm Hogs entire list. From that time llO2g be- /
gan 10 fade gradually away. Their" was littl"
public knowledge Of him until he rcappcared the
other day N the camp Of the Texas militia.
The disappolnimrnts and dscouragrm"nfS
through which he had passed were enough. M
any candid person may see from the above re-
citnl 10 drive nlmoA anybody 10 drink. In /
castlng about accordingly for an explanation OF
IIoggs sudden turning Of II watch presentation
into n secession movement. and his dcternlna-
ton To set up Texas ~ an independent re-
public under the Constitution of 1876. II oc-
Cured 10 us that he might have accumulated
an unusual jag during the last four or five
months and fallen under the control OF the
demon Rum" Should IL turn our, however,