Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-13

we had was unable to keep discipline. Mat
tiers were In bad way, and II was decided
that change was advisable. We OBJ
tanned In place Of the teacher a pompous
old fellow well recommended, but with
a most curious habit of Transporting letters
or syllables while speaking.
He was Wiling to assume charge and
expressed confidence that he would be able
to restore order In short time. few
weeks later met the pedagogue and asked
him how things were going on at the school
A regretful look chased one OF disappoint-
ment over his features. and he replied
mournfully: Mr.. Plat, I am sorry 10 say
that they are stlli In a state Of chaos
That's the way the Cabinet question IS"
wound up the ex-senator. without the sus-
picon OF smile.
Mr.. Plat Is very temperate in his crlu-
clsfns Of those with whom he difiera, os-
peclally partlsans Jf tho Democracy, but he
has no use for hypocrites and has no hest
tatlon In denouncing them openly. although
he. himself, has a peculiar gift Of convey
Ing the impression to several people with
conflicting purposes that he Is with each.
THIS is not hypocrisy. IL Is really an out
come Of his desire to be friendly and his
dislike to take sides unless absolutely
obliged to such action.
Newspaper men are favorites Of Mr.. Plat.
and he Is generous and precise In impartlng
information. Singulnrly or naturally, he
has great dislike TO be quoted. and his de.
slros in this respect have only once or twice
been dsobeyed. When he has anything
that is Of real Importance and should be
made public II is prepared and sent out at
once under his own direction.
BUSINESS SUCCESS ALSO.
While Plat the politician is the one who
attracts the attention of the public. Plat
the business man is also a great figure.
He has made the United States Express
Company powerful and wealthy corpora
ton under his presidency and he Is also
largely interested In iron. coal and other
industries in the South. He is at the Office
OF the express company every morning be-
fore $50 and seldom leaves before 4.30 In
The afternoon. Politicians who wish to see
him during the day cali at tho express Of
fee.
His Democratic opponents rather like
Plat as a good fellow and a hard fighter
and his party friends would go through fire
and water for him. On the other hand his
Republican enemies aud the benign and
lovely Mugwumps look upon him as the
possessor Of n cloyen hoof; man who
spends his waking hours arranging deals
with Tammany and all other kinds OF polit-
ical crookedness. II can be set down that
most Of this talk Is supremely silly No
sensible man with political knowiease Pc
lieyes that Thomas Q. Platt ever did any
thing in his life that he thought would IN
lure the Republican party.
He has BEN Republican all his manhood
ufe and his career In politics has been eH-
citing and interlaced with exciting. unfor-
,unate and terrible events. Clever, strong
hrnined and aggressive, his abilities were
ssrIy recognized. He represented the Tioga
d,strirt in the House OF Representatives In
SasS AZ the time OF the Chicago Cuuven-
,ion when Roscoe Conkling led the 500 In
me eIfort 10 nominate Grant for third
term. ,,.,,.o~ -. .o.,.,,,aad
arS General Grant and Senator Conkling
,noL me stump for Garfield and saved New
vort Tor Inc ticket, Plat buckled down 10
~ ana AID yeotnan service In the cam
~adsn The following January he was
elected to the United states sepo'e 10 sue
coed Francis Herman. So. ,o,,o,,od
1Iistnry records the trouble that toloWeu
az, 're,,yuration o. Garfield and the eleya-
.in,, - plaine 10 the State Department.
There was first the unhappy q1ar ,, ao sols
the New York PATRONAGE. ana 'n e, sns
irnation OF the two Senators .s ssiSs
Vas oyershadowed then py 'hs 'eii'D's
tragedy. ..,.s a, ,a-eIertion
fia.t ~ v,,rresded BY ElbrIdge g. Lap
ham and Warner hhleI, ~ ~ ~,
staiwart- Half-Brsed contes. ior Z, s ~ s,sts
began In the Republican paly =. ~ Sart-
Al the time Of the rsslshe 49, dar,slvelv
ling and Plat, the h,u-r p,est neycr
snoken OF as NE TOO. a. go lnowr
objected 10 this. though u na ~ IT, . h,,t
! for wears that be was no' ,,.s.it r..Ign
really suggested that he himself ''