New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-21
LET rs SELL TEXAS.

The proposition " Governor IIogg. 81 Texas.
TO take ont ~ the Union the large irnct Of coun-
try over which he discharges with such nucncy
the functions of chief Executive. does not seem
10 have disturbed even 80 much rs The surface
OF affairs We suspect that this i a disappolnt-
mcni 10 Hogg When logg secs that his re-
marks on this subject. instead - being printed
IN large type under scarchcads. "mbclli>h"d
with pictures q himself I'm various attitudes
and accompanied with serious editorial com
mcnts 10y the great newspapers on The crisis
witch h. had projected. were tucked away I'M
der n date line with commonplace title ana
no comment whatever. no VIII. no doubt. feel
like planting himself somewhere near ihe centre
OF the imperial principally over which he pro
sides and kicking himself with assduiiy to the
rim " H. We do not advise him 10 do H. II he
should persist IN II. though. and after reaching
the periphery should kick himself away over IL
lnlo the Gulf OF Mexico. the cry Man over
board" would create much more excitement
than his threat 10 Cut Texas loose ana make
an independent republic Of her. This stat" of
mind on the part of the American people Is due
I'm some measure 10 III" weather. N"twl'h-
standing the fact that the American people paid
Il great price for Texas ana. having "pouEht
into an assessment" greater for keeping h'F
and notwithstanding all that liogg ana the rest
Of them keep saying about how much Digger
She Is than The rest OF the country II ihey were
told with the thermometer where II j. To-Day
that Texas WAS going 10 move away bodily
either over into Mexico or out into the 'arlD
bean Sen. they would simply say, Let her ~.
Gollaghcr." and keep right on tanning them
selves
This proposition Of IIoggS was made on the
occasion Of the breaking up Of the annual en-
campment Of the State troops the other dhy.
II occurred In the course Of n speech accepting
n gold watch presented 10 him by The troops.
I.t us hone II was one of The early Waterbury
watches which occupy most OF the owners une
T., ,clndinr For n man Of Hogs physical
activity and intellectual uncertainty Water
bury watch OF the early sort would b" boon
the winding Of II keeps him SO long from some
thing else Hogs trouble AT the time this
watch was turned over 10 him was the Invasion
OF State rights by President Cleveland during
the Dcbs domination. He told the militia who
had given him the watch. and who probably had
no idea of being talked 10 In that way because
Of it, that the country was on the eve OF a
bloody revolution. in which everything would
be dismclnbcrcd, including the Federal Union
"In that event." he said, Il want 10 see Texas
fall on her feet and live under her old Consitn-
ton Of 1876 as Il Republic" lie had tcographed
President Cleveland he said. Immediately after
fine troops were ordered to Illinois thar he must
not call ont troops in Texas, rs Texas could and
would protect property and preserve peace with
her civil officers and If they failed. then by her
own military. lie would have no Interference
by the Federal authorities in Texas so long as
he was Governor The report says that the
militia were not deeply impressed with the
Governors speech This may likewise have
been on account Of hc weather. Nothing Is
very impressive when the thermometer Is so
near par. Then maybe lIogg was drunk. But
we dislike to think 50 in this weather.
As soon as the weather gets Il little better
adapted to the discussion OF exciting topics or
IIogg gets sober If that Is really what ais him
1T occurs to us that This proposition of his to
set up Texas as an Independent Republic under
the Constitution of 1896 might be seriously CON
sdered We remember what Il useful purpose
Texas served prior to her admission to the
Union. II WIS such n handy place for people
in "the States who had made mistakes Of one
kind and another TO 20 10. And TO stay and
make society Of their own Should Hogg set
her up again on the old basis. and the terms of
the cxtradition treaties should be- fairly liberal,
we have no doubt that fcw years would see
her population largely Increased by an influx
from "ihc States Of class Of people which |
could be assmlnted with the utmost ease In |
Texas and could be gratefully spared elsewhere |
General" Coxey could lead several millions and
"General' Dcbs several millions more The |
"Rcpublc" wouldn't be lonesome. OF course !
IIogg would expect TO pay this country some
thing for Texas after all that we have paid ont |
for that beautiful land He is TOO hiyh toned /
to think Of stealing H. We have no idea that |
the country would make hard conditions. Sup
pose. then. we lay Texas on the bargain counter .