Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-04
A NICE, CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
Either of the Candidates WIN Make
Texas a Good uovernor-strcngth
of Ench as NE VIII Go
Into the Convention.


Special Correspondence.
Austin. July 3.--The gubernatorlnl
campaign thus far has been remark
ably free from personalities and gross
determination. The candidates them
selves are gentlemen OF the best type,
and early in the canvass they set the
rule for the line OF iight and their
friends have pretty well adhered to the
wishes OF their chiefs and refrained
from Islander and abuse. At the outset
n certain class OF politicians and scan
dial mongers. bitter partisans and low
grade revilers attempted to get In their
dirty work on Judge Reagan, but they
soon found that they were on the
wrong track; that the people knew and
loved the old man too well to stand By
and let his slanderers go unpublished
or his vilifiers go unrebuked. II was
opportunely discovered that the grand
old man" had record and good
name all along the line. and that TO as
sail him was TO assall truth. fidelity
and patriotism; and so the mounting
htif NhllNl OlA anu
or muzzled. Not a whisper has been
heard to the disparagement of either
Culberson, Reagan, Lanham or Mccall.
and not an accusation has been made
against either that could arouse re-
sentiment, or leave u stain; and yet the
canvass has been earnest, spirited and
vigorous.
Four Glenn Men.
The truth Is there are probably not
four better men in public life in Texas
or In any other state, clean In politics.
solid in principles, safe In policies and
true to their people and their country.
They bring TO the constituencies whose
sumrages they seek characters that es-
tabllsh their qualifications and trust
worthiness and moral standing that
the people can honor and revere
The convention win not have to go
In search Of the traditional dark
horse" Texas viii not allow IT. Either
Of the four now In the race Will make
her nn acceptable governor and she
viii insist that methods OF fairness and
magnanimity can and shall name one
OF them as the standard bearer. To
either the party win rally, and the
Harmony" so devoutly to he wished
will find expression In the shouts of
great old fashioned victory IN Novem-
Der next.
II Is not probable that the two-thirds
rule viii be longer insisted on. Nearly
every county that has given expression
on the subject has declared In favor OF
the majority rule. and II seems 10 be
understood TINT the candidates are
anxious that II shall be adopted. This
then is the opportuue time for the safe
abandonment OF the old two-thirds rule.
which originated IN fraud aud has been
cd "a DpOnlR
elect minority candidates
The Two-Thirds Rule.
The two-thirds rule Is an old Grim
inal and has worked more Injury to the
Democratic party and this country than
any or all rules ever conceived for the
regulation OF politics or the defeat OF
the peoples will. By Its tyranny and
Consciousness to the American prin-
ciple of majortles. it produced dlscord
and division In the Democratic party
and kept It out OF power for third OF
a century. BY its stubobrnness, It's
blind stupidity and It's ironolad injus-
tice It defeated Stephen a. Douglass
at Charleston In 1860 and brought on
the war between the states and by It's
more recent frauds on the party, In
setting aside the peoples choice ana
setting up the knaYes OF political Jug
glery, II has disgusted thousands Of
good Democrats IN all the states and
| driven them TO other alliances and new
tangled party organizations. Now VI
the time to retire the anti-Anerican
anti Democratic rule. and reassert the
great cohesive principle that underlies
the republican form OF government
and that 10 the very life and soul OF
American institutions, Malorlties are
our soyereigns In this coutry, In It's
last analysis the majority is TO the
| American people what the king IL to
the people OF the monarchy, and when
ever We abandon the rule OF the ma
Jorlty as the supreme power In the
land. that very moment we surrender
the vital principle Of social self-gov-
eminent and civil liberty and invite the
slavery and desoiation OF anarchy.
MIR. Culberson's Chances.
Mr.. Culberson's friends are jubilant
and confident They are claiming the
balance of the earth for him and iigur-
ing him governor on the first ballot.
In line with the friends OF the other
candidates. they assume that the ma
jority rule will govern he convention,
and they are quite sure they already
see a majority OF instructed votes for
their favorite. They argue the force
and effect OF the Dallas and Grayson
primaries Is irresistible and conclusive,
as their action encouraged the doubt
ing. strengthened the weak and con-
hrmed the wavering to his standard.
and on the principle that most men
like to be on the winning side they
maintain that all doubtful and waiting
counties will wheel into the Culberson
ranks as fast as their primaries meet
In fact they are expected TO rally with
n rush and enthusiastic yells, so to
speak, TO even up with the more ad.
vanced counties By noise and zeal for
what they have lest by hardness and
ke-warmness.
The friends OF the other candidates
are also figuring on the unexpected
theory ana the possibilities OF snateh-
Ing victory from defeat At Reagan's
headquarters there Is cheerfulness and
hope. and the figuring OF the campaign
statisticlans are plausible and encour-
aging. The sum that Is to evolve a
majority 10 the winner Is easily stated.
but Just how II il TO be worked out In
the convention IS the puzzling part OF
IT, II is certain that no one Z the
candidates will develop n majority OF
Instructed votes on the fret ballot. and
the third may be passed before the
break takes place. Il Is conceded that
Culherson and Reagan VIII lead In the
! beginning, and Il seems generally be-
lieved that one OF the two Will get the
plum, Much will depend on the I'M.
instructed vote and Mr. McCalls fol-
| lowing, two elements that are keepIng
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