The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-07
ENDORSES CULBEEFRsSS0N.
Rx-LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR STOREY
RsPoUsEs HIS POLITICS.
Says That CulberSon is the Man That Texas
Democracy Wants-Revlews Culber-
sons Politics and Endorses
Him Throughout.

UnlS clUy SAID:
I'm choosing a candidate for governor
have had to choose between personal
and political friends. l think it is a
matter of very great Importance at
this time to secure harmony in the
party and at the same time elect gov
ernor who is thoroughly in sympathy
with the laws and reforms inaugurated
within the last few years in Texas. No
ne who is willing to give these laws a
fair trial can seriously object to Cul
berson. | favor his election for the
following reasons:
First-As attorney general of Texas
for the past three years he has been
diligent, able and efficient in the dis
charge of the arduous and important
duties Of that Office and has been con
trolled by neither fear nor favor, being
guided alone by duty.
Second-He has recovered judgments
in the various courts of the state, as
shown in his Garland speech, for an
aggregate of 1885, 100 acres of land
obtained and held by and for various
railroad companies, and none of these
suits have ever disturbed in the slight
est degree the title or possession of
any actual settlers or bona fide pur-
chaser for valuable consideration. The
value of this land at 50 per acre, which
is the minimum price at which the
J state sells any land, would be $3,676, =
$50. At annual interest at per cent
it would produce $220,592,S0, which
would be added to the available school
fund every year, A So per capita, the
average apportionment of the state
school fund, it would provide tuition
free for one school term to A, 116 chill
dren, and the same land will afford a
home of 100 acres each to II ,48S fami
lies, and will be sold on long time and
easy terms for the education of our chill
dren as above indicated Argument is
, useless in view OF these facts.
Third-He faithfully, stood by
every pledge in the party platform
upon which he was elected in 1890 and
1892, and he stands pledged by his
public utterances and his past official
record that if he shall be elected gov
ernor, there shall be no backward step
! in the reforms inaugurated in the last
, four years. These reforms, until fully
, and successfully carried beyond dan
/ ger, shauld remain in friendly hands
4 and under the direction of q man like
Culberson who is identified with anC
/ devoted TO their success.
q Fourth-The great victory he has
f won in the railroad commission case
entities him to the gratitude of the
/ people of Texas who favor this agency
as means of regulating the railroad
traffic of the state and,until its enemies
. have ceased to attack it in the public
8 prints, on the bustings, and il
the lobby of the legislative halls
a it's success should be the jealous cart
of every friend and it should be made
the paramount issue in state politics
a Insidious attacks are still made from
, various quarters upon the commission
T Culberson has been fighting its lega
q battles with marked ability aud un'
a unfailing energy, devoting the strength
l. of his powerful legal mind to its thor
: ough preservation. His argument be
= fore the United States supreme court
both written and printed, was able
logical and convincing, and as a law
yer who carefully read the printed ar
gument in the case, unhesitatingl.
say that it was one of the ablest hav
n ever read and fully deserved the higl
J. compliments paid it by the suprem
>, court of the United States, and in III,
u Judgment did much to accomplish tn
l. victory. He is identified with the com
If mission and devoted to its success
# which should be nurtured by it
" friends. 1t is but reasonable that W
l. should look to the man most thor
e oughly identified with it and out
q spoken upon the issue to max
n what its advocates have always
contended that it would be, and wha
% it was demonstrated to be before it wa
o prevented from continuing the maxim
i. of freight rates by the injunction {
the federal court. During the unre
70 istricted operation of the commissio
n for one year prior to the injunctio
: the saving to the people of Texas j
freight rates is believed to have bee
= over 81 000,0 Culberson has declal
d ed himself in favor of the com missio
h as it now stands on the statute and
IF its full and complete enforcement. ii
work in its behalf has SO far been
magnificent success, and as governc
of Texas no man is better able to max
its success assured, and in this connet
tion he has declared himself in fave
], of continuing it in the hands and III
es der the management of the most dii
a tinguished statesmen who can be il
r, duced to assume the charge.
E. Fifth-He has during his term as a
re torney general forced the corporation
ID OF this state to obey the law and has
ne many instances corrected abuses an
rs in others obtained a forfeiture of co
., porate charters. The war of the co
ID porations against the people has n,
Il. ceased, and the bitter struggle OF Il
ID one to control the other is not y
r: over. Culberson stands where he h
cd always stood in this fight, with and +
es the people. Corporate rights must
a. respected, but the people also ha
s. rights which the corporations must
e compelled to respect.
8, Sixth-He was the first and is so
ID the only candidate for governor WI
o. has advocated on the stump the ado
c. tion of the constitutional amendme
authorizing the support OF the COME
- crate home out OF the states genel
Id revenue. It is at present supported
IN rents of state property and fees
I's state officers, which will make
1T proper maintenance always pl
"a, carious and uncertain. Re
In looniZinp this the legislature