Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-29
THE NEWS nEronrEH.


Int Admits II was From Memory.
San Antonio Express
Austin, Tex July 25--ro thu EN-
press; The following appears in the
Houston Post o. july q:
san Antonio. Tex, July 24-Anent
the absorbing paper controversy & Ing
on over Governor H0gg's address De-
fore the military, enCampmci,t a few
days ago at Austin beg to make his
statement In Justice to all partie9:
was visitor la the executive lilice
last Saturday when Mr. Petdt. the le-
porter FOR the Express came in. and
short colloquy occurred between the
Governor and the reporter In my hpur-
ing.
Governor Hogg asked the reporter II
ne (the reporter took any notes Dt The
address at the time 1t was being de-
NVercd. The reporter said he did not;
that he reported 1t from memory three
hours afterward
Then Governor Hogg piled some ex-
tracts Of the speech to the reporter.
such us; did not say 4 look into the
faces now OF generals who will lead
the hosts ON to victory under the Stars
and stripes, suppreslng instruction
within and repelllng invasions from
wlthout9"
The reporter admitted this to be a
true statement OF what was said.
Tho governor again asked. ibid you
not hcur me say that when the dsln-
tegration comes, God forbid that It
should, then Texas can all back under
the constitutional OF 1852"
The reporter admitted that this was
true extract from the address.
Then Governor Hogs said; ''Why did
Won prnoFt mo nFhoryUfaap NtrI,,r ,Q{4
You mlsrepresent ineg"
The reporter contritcly admitted that
the misrepresentation had been made,
but that he did not do 1t Intentionally.
That he wrote the report from memory
three hours after the udlrsfs wa, de-
Hvered and was not respouisbl for tho
errors and ohunges the editors made In
MS report Very respectfully.
W, II, BROOKER.
The first paragraphs OF the above are
correct In some Instances and Incorrect
IN others. but II is 10 tho ciosins para
graph that I wish particularly to ad-
dress myself as they arc as far from
correct az It 81 possible 20 got. l most
positively did not IN the Instance re-
ierred TO or In any otho- Instance adj
init that ] Ind misrepresented tho gov
ernor or attempt TO shift the sponsl-
bllliy for amy portion OF the report
OF his speech as ! sent Il, on any editor
on anyone else. have always main
tUined that the report was correct and
continue 10 80 maintain and win do
So ull the end.
do not know Mr. nrooRer, hut sur
mlse that he is the large, norld COM
pleNloncd individual who sat In a
corner OF the executive Office during a
portion OF the second Interview / had
win tho governor on the subject of
his speech
had hoped that In view OF all the
unqnestionahle evidence that has been
nduuced OF the correctness OF the re-
port as mado by me OF the speech the
governors henohmen would have the
deeency to let the matter drop and
! had no deposition TO stir IL up any
further especially as the : ,Vcrnor toIi
me himself that he cared nothing about
the report, but falt sore over the com
mcnta made upon It by another re-
porter IN another paper However.
u u Is the wish OF his excellrncy's in
uiscreet friends TO keep up the war and
use euoh reaoheruus weapons rs MIR.
lWooenr attempts 20 WELD l am ready
Tor The Fray but not In the columns
OF the newspapers
have heard reports AZ out Austin in
the past three or four days which were
IN erect what Mr. brooksr as urnish-
ed the Houston Post, but could lind no
one willing 10 father them. and IT il
singular tn me that someone removed a
hundred miles or SO from Austin Is Sc
iected 70 claim the authorship. Very
respectfully, l.. A. PETIT.