The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
WILL GOYERNOR-ELECT CULBEk
SON APPOINT HOGG OR
CLARK MEN?
~ He Discriminates Against Either, the
Very Deuce Will Be to Pay and
Democracy viii Have to BE
the Banker as Usual.

I'm as much as it has been given out
.,f;ciol almost. that Governor-elect Gull
berson would shortly make public his al
ministration. speculation has been on the
n7r1i vive. The speculation has been OF
Two kinds, both of which, however, nave
been of equal Importance to the partleS
Interested. One Of them is as to whether
or not Governor CulbersOn will keep any
,of the present men in Office, and II he
,5oes how many of them? Then again, III
making his appointments, will he choose
Hogg men or Clarkites as members OF his
cabinets? Both of these questions are
very important ones in the estimation OF
fhosn discussing them, and it is needless to
s,ay that Culberson's ultimatum is eagerly
looked for in order that this may be de-
cided Taking at its best, however, GoV-
oJ'nor Oulberson has no easy JOB IN select
Enr his cabinet. He is verify between
two fires and both of them are exceed
ingly hot and liable to burn severely at
the slightest contact. He has already
made il known to the public that he pro-
moses TO see that every section OF the sLaIe
IS remembered, as far as that 1t Is possible
sOr eXpedcnt. But even should ne 40 this
will he be able to satisfy the klckers tnal
are even now standing alool, only awaiting
bring Rome bowling about the ears Vi
our next governor!
Sbould Governor CulbcrSOn, III select
ing his cabinet, appoint more logg men
fiEfan Clark men on his cabinet, theh you
can prepare TO hear all the saints of the
lower world join in one grand anthem OF
,-suuJemnatiOn. On the other nand,
eshogld he discriminate against tne lloSS
man in favor of the Clark contingency,
go0se in his immediate vicinity that may
eJeafen him and tinge his hair with streaks
of gray long years before the allotted time
for such signs of age. Taking it all in
All. ,Guvernor-elect CulbersonS position
is one not TO be envied. The white
yyVingpd angel Of peace may be lowering
vthough there's doubt about it,, over the
Democratic party in Texas ut present Dut
like the wandering bat, II may lead up
ward in a vain pursuit OF that Whlch Is
NOT within its reach, and having once letl
yts presnt haunts, may take wings and
oe'er return again. At any rate serious
thinking ones are worrying about Mr..
6,ulbcrsOn's business really more than that
gentleman would desire or appreciate.
VSbnv are fearful Of the outcome, no mat
ter which way il goes, and are now await
ing with lated breath the first blast OF me
Dugle that announces war again Wltllh
The ranks OF the lJeHlOCTdllC pdl'N' -,
1T is settled that many politicians Will
geek to raise rucus over Mr.. Culbers0n
apointments for the simple reason that
they realize that without Il rupture in the
party they will be without Il job. And a
wear or so of peace and these gentlemen
would sink to that oblivion that would
forever seal their chances for future prom
inence SO with this situation to con
front. il is needless to say that Governor
elect Culberson will most decidedly nave
an uphill pull of it.
Then again, there is much restlessness
an the various appOintive offices as to who
will lose their heads This uneasiness is
mot confined necessarily to the heads OF
fhe ,appOintiye departments, but all the
clerks in the various departments are also
occupying seats ON the anxious bench.
Meme of them are certain of their reten-
fiOn, or at least with n few exceptions
they are not, and the result is that 1t is
The most industrious set of individuals
lust Mt present that can possibly be
Imagined. They never can get enough
work to do and they do it with such viii
Uiugness that is really surprising to those
not Oh to the deal 1t is intimated that in
addition to the changes contemplated IN
she appointive Offices ut the capitol that
some of the various state aSylumS VIII
also be under new management for the
next two years. Taking it all in all. the
times are sadly out of joint, with every
indication of being broken into thousand
fragments ere time has rolled many more
DAYS on her onward course.
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