Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-22
10 POLITICAL JUGGLING.
A STORY N THE GALVESTON NEWS
STRONGLY DENIED.
No Prospect of u Deni Bctwecn Gull
bcrson and RcnRan by which the
Latter is to Retain the Railway
Commission Craftsmanship.

Austin. Tex. July 2i.-The Calves
ION News Austin 4ponlent. under
date July Is, incorporates into his let
Ter TO that paper the following par
agraphs'
There arc limitations, however.
that the Reagan strength at Dallas
viii not be altogether helpless to do
something FOR the judge. II WIN be
recalled that the judges excuse for
running was that the people wanted
him, and that he had always respected
,he wlahes OF the people who had
honored him 50 long and 80 often,
There have been numerous expressions
from Culperson men, who are personal
friends OF Judge Reagan, that now
gince the commission law has been
sustained the people want the judge
TO remain at the head OF the COM
mission. The 200 or more Reagan del
egates at Dallas. It Is said, Will ask
this concession from Culberson as a
Happy Solution Of the contest and II
tnere is reasonable promise that the
request VIII be granted, then, the story
goes, the Judge VIII retire from the race
and Mr. Culbersun's nomination will be
made unanimous. This program, they
say, via enable Judge Reagan to do
wnat he Is 50 anxious to do, TO serve
the people In whatever capacity they
desire him.
Nothing "a known at Culberson's
headquarters Of such 4 program. how
ever Mr. House is cuipha.ic i'll the
statement that Mr.. Cu,berson will go
into the convention unpcdgsd TO any
man, and Will be nominated without
the aid Of any trades r combinations
whatever IJut there may he some
thing In the intimatlon that the Rea-
gan men Will endeavor TO get such
a concession"
That Is the meauest. tine basest and
the unliindest cut Of all, and It Is
the more ineXcusable FOR the reason
that II " without the slightest fonda
lion. The writer admits ;hdt the "ru-
NOR had rot bcel heard q, Cu'ber-
1n's headquarters. and II ~ equally
rue that the Reagan headquarters
had had no lntlmntion Of the atrocious
Islander TIL IL appeared in the cnrre-
sp0hdenrs letter IN the News Nor Is
IL probable that any other person had
ever heard of such a contemplated
deal.
Mr.. Reagan entered this convass to
be elected governor, and not for the
i'AA lfNfef VI AtAftAlllk VI tltkAIIlk anyone
else to that office, and he has made
a clean canvass and gallant fight
so far Neither he nor any OF his
friends have stopped To political trick
cry, manipulation or fuleehood to ad-
vance his interests or hinder the in
terests Of either OF his opponents Not
even to n combine IN the primaries
He has spoken no uuknd word Of an
opponent since the campaign opened,
hut has pursued an honorable course
toward honorable competitors. and has
dono nothing to Justify this base in
situation.
II seems, however. that an upright,
honorable and spotless public career of
half century affords no protection
from the shafts of Islander. or lmmuni-
ty from the malignant assaults of the
mendacious and the INSCRIPTIONS SEN
sationdlist.
Mr. Reagnns life has been singuiarly
free from political jugglcry, and he
has been distinguished FOR his straight
forward, outspolSen, open-hnnded. man
ly way of fighting his political battles,
scorning alike TO deceive foe or be-
tray a friend. And now. here at the
close Of long and useful career. that
he should have his good name as
pcrscd by substitute newspaper cor
respondent fer no other apparent rea-
son than for padding n letter to the
paper he serves,
John II. Reagan is not one of the
trading sort. and his followers In this
canvass are as free from that vice ms
he Is, probably. The idea of his trad
ing off his vote to MIR. Culberson for
q reappointment to the Office he now
holds Is 50 ridiculous that the wonder
IL the News does not suppress the
dirty accusation.
The correspondent has a poor appre-
citation OF MIR. Reagan's character ana
Is equally as ignorant OF the material
OF Whlch the noble Culberson is made
up II he supposes either OF them cana
bic of entertaining such thought for
n moment as playing such dirty
deal Tor any office under the sun.
however, In the cleanest and most
honorably conducted campaign. there
must be some mud Singing and more
OF less mixing Of facts and fiction. and
~ mere shall be nothing worse than
inns Feeble effort TO blacken cbarocter
and place honorable men In a false ~.
titude, we SHAH escape wonderfullv
clean. No no; Mr.. Reagan will moi
sell out for the chairinanshp and
he VIII do no trading TO any cnndIdate
IN the Held In the first place. he don,t
muHs the enalrmanship after his term
srf,'V ", anu IN the second place Gov.
u'.spn, should the title read that
Mas' Meula require no deal OF dishonor
or political decker OF any eharaetSr 70
susgest the propnety OF rotninlnr Nj
Neaean on the commission. In Nnrid
oe PATRIOTISM, practical business sense
S sn,, r9ntlesi wisdom to keep Mr.. Rem
san Where he IT, II he be NOT elerted
sSfn1iNSlt AZ elost, TN the machinery
OF ne commission IS again in sn,notS
WorKing order and the shoals ana
breakers are passed. q ~ ''N
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