The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-12
HOW THEY STACK UP.
Whole Host Of Papers il the Mans Of
the People Calling on Hc3all

A number of papers in this state
have stated their preteren Tor John
D. Mccall for governor. Among the
number who have spoken Of MIN high.
ly for the position is the Crockett Cou'
rier, Henrietta Herald, Nacogdoches
Star, Livingston Pinery, Semi Weeks
ly Clarion, Pearsa1 News, The Two
Rivers, Waco Day-Globe, Willis Index,
Uvalde News, Granbury News, Daily
Herald, Kerrville Paper, Cherokee
Blade, Granbury Graphic, Centreville
Democrat, Palestine Daily Press, San
Angelo Enterprise, Mason News,
Arkansas Pass Beacon, Borden SpOkes-
man, Gonzales Enquirer, CuerO Star,
Old South and GidJings News.
The Tyler Democrat and RepOr er
says Mr.. Mccall is just the kind OF
home-spun, plain, honest practical
man that Texas needs to watch and
guide her destinies after the term of
The present incumbest has expired.
John D. Mccall is a good man, has
filled every trust cOnfided to him with
honesty OF purpose III the perform
ance of his duties. He is pure man
and worthy of all contidence,-BO
ham News.
Hon. John d. Mccall is being urged
to submit his name to the primaries
as a candidate for governor. Mr.. Me-
Call has filled the office OF comptroller
for the past eight years in a manner
eminentiy satisfactory 10 the people.
His office has been conducted under
the same rules that a private office
would be; as comptroller he has given
q clean business administration. Then,
too, there is no question but he is the
most popular man in the present adj
ministratiOn. He is conservative aud
would give Texas one of the best ad-
ministratiOns OF public affairs which
il has had for several years. The News
would he we'll pleased to see John ID.
Mccall in the governors chair.-The
Uvalde News.
John d, Mccall is freely taxed of as
next Democratic nominee for gov
ernor. The News feels assured that
Frio county will give bim strong
support, and earnestly hopes he will
get the nomination. If he makes as
good a governor as he does cOmptTol.
Ter, his record will surely be hard to
beat. Moreover, we can think of no
nomination more likely to heal the
split in Texas Democracy, than that
OF gu ct, able, conservative, JUhu ID
Mccall. And then the state of Texas
could have much needed rest
Pearsall News.
JOHN d. M'CALL.
A good long time yet remains be
fore the Democracy Of Texas will be
called upon to select standard
bearer for the next campaign, a man
to lead the Texas hosts in the con-
flict, and then, after the victory has
been achieved, to tax g his place as the
chief executive of the state.
Texas can not afford to 90 back
ward. During the last twJ terms we
have had as our chief magistrate a
comparatively young and certainly a
very vigorous man, who, while he has
not given entire satisfaction to every |
hUGy-a task impossible for any man
to perfOlm-yet he has managed to |
keep the state on the high road of
and has seen to it that |
every step was forward and not back
ward. The consequence is that today |
it can be and is very generally said !
and truthfulIy, that Texas is now in
better condition every way than any
other of her sister states. Give the
governor as liltle credit tor all this as
we may, it still stands to truth and
reason that bad government MIGHT
have made the state far worse Oft
And as before said, Texas Cannot
afford to go backward, therefore in
casting about tor men to fill the i'm
portant offices Of state, and especially !
its chief office, We want to find those |
who are honest and competent. 1t is
not enough that man ia Dem Jcrat,
though Eof course that is necessary |
when viewed from political stand !
point; but for governor, and from that
office on down, we want active men,
vigorous men, and practical business
men, and men who are fully identified
with the vital and best interests OF
the state.
1t is not very often that the people
and the press of the state go away
ahead in designating their choice fol-
their chief magistrate, but the present
time seems to be an exception to a
long established and very general
rule; and if the press of a state, wit h.
out regard to sections or localities, can
be relied upon as an index to show in
what direction the wind blows or the
current flows, then there can be no
the fact that very heavy
tide has already set in, and is daily
gaining volume and momentum, in
favor of Hon. John d. Mccall for gov
ernor at the next election. We could
now fill the columns OF the Demo-
at Reporter with the most favOra.
ble sugg estions and comments bear.
ing upon this point, and nearly all Of
them are based upon su bstantiaIly the
same idea, towIt: That Mr.. Mccall is
Just the kind of homespun, plain. hon.
est, practical business man that Texas
wants and needs to watch and guide
her destinies after the term OF the
present incumbent shall have expired,
And Mr.. Mccall has won the esteem
and the confidence Of the people and
the press fairly and by proper means
AS comptroller of the state be has
filled that Office with plain and I'M
assuming dignity and discharged its
duties with an ability and faithtulness
that have convinced all that to send
him up higher and to place greater
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