Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-23
Objection Made to Re.
cent Pardons.
BLAMED BY THE PAPERS.
Governor culberson Has Been Ae.
eused of Using Too Freely His
Pardonlns Power.


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SIiuViHinR severely the governors action In
inuitcfiminatcly pardoning taa they ntatel
.enVlv,s rom tho penitentianoa. dare say
tnAt not member OF tho stan Of either one
ot These papers examined the applications or
the papers nlcd with such applications In tho
vasos reeonty acted upon whore pardons
We're granted wonder u the authors OF
These criticisms are aware that not few
OF ther0 pardonA were granted to conylcts
MIG MIG hai served almoat their entire term and
tlN theh patdonA were Issued BY tho
foNetnor TO restore to them full citizenship.
" thcy are not cognigant Of such facts they
should inform themselves before writing
articles calculated 90 DO much prejudice TO
the governor OF this state.
II 10 not my mission hero TO uphold Cover
nor Vuleercn IN any act which think
uaFetto Is not a personal organ but It IL
iaif newspaper and AZ It's representative
propose treating tho public officers with
imparualli,, | was familiar with the facts
and circumstances OF ono VI these cAaoa aud
while had no Interest whatever In the
matter, except TO hope that luAtlco might DO
done. ] ain Of opinion that the governor waa
actuatcd In this particular case by what waa
right and according to tho dictates OF HIS
censelcnco. II he acted similarly In the
uther cases, as ] believe he dd SEQ no
ground for such animadvcrsion on the part OF
those Journals.
Again, they arc leading tho public to be-
lleyo that thrse pardnns arc ground out rcgu-
LARRY and with astonishing rapldity WHOM as
inattot OF lnrt the mast careful consideration
u siygn these applications ana have It
sa,, Wy NV W vaoeushc hllheli ,nat ny haH
Mansion 10 reviewing these cases, oNnnih-
,he.a ~ ,v r r W vauh one ana mat
do nnt bcito, a, .hor wv wV s ", nHv ,is
ever for such criticism Of tho governor ON
w ia fte eswon m'a, y, 9aunel by laek
contlnnstinn AZ M sts,s,,.,ic ar1,,nt., 10
Of the head OF each succeeding adminiutra-
ton for cNcrclhinE his pardoning power.
bren nrin,cs mn,in, n va, shp pa,. p nes
term. ihe n,,mber ~ nSrNnno e rSnt "' AZ
issi fron, tnnnn, ~ paIunns Hail. . ~
nn,nr,,,s p " sun wa a. Wnlv lin'
1 10Y w LOGS ecC9nd ,orm, 1852 from Ienn-
from Ausnn "a M 'n n, a,vsk p 1sIs'
M ~ 4, ssNsuns s,,, iesf W 1ahuMl 70. isso'
i'm, ~ ,t9E ~ M i,"n ,annuMy 40 70
AZ r,on,h ~, ~ ihS anoFo nsutNa cover
nsmoa a'"''' VI '''h VI inc ADMINISTRATIONS
M eoulae y " 70 20 expected mat there
WI WI Nv ep,iu 'Iiuunln IN every 'Ase Where
~ The narden n'u' ,s mo VIZ o, NATURE W.,
"nulNh now Iinetont are the
g g W hutou Oshvs, TOT irttanus' wheh
IN I, ho nvsS psin'n.u nieuns hin rtea-
nm NV aef,vu years ~ mo penltenuary as
m,i hut, from MohuAknc county. JUG.
h'ult ., Wy V"m, q criminal apnoain .nlu
ne Mal a dnc peet oni w. not uesonh9r ioSg haa
osser uunu. w mo o.hor hhhd Judge finer
o. l.nton county, VINO prosecuted the Do
lvnunhth came GU, IN hyo or nlk column
Iir dm N w. uh a anu neriared ueyornor
t,iott souoh hlghly ropfohenhihle' allhough
nc hed bpen personal frlond ana warm 20.
lltchl edmirer or tho ex-governor. 20 II
goesl
49,
mugyio ought 20 DO put on some OF tho
land collecting agents here In Austin, They
are chcaky-oyon worse than tho adverse
claim agent Why. II hna gotten to that
point where he leads tho resident outude OF
Austin 10 believe that before collections can
be had Of money due theao partlea BY tho
state from tho general land onco that the
papurH must Eo through his hauda. This is
not all. llo goes 70 tho laud commissioner
and securing d certificate Of facts he wants
lust half Of tho money due these partioa BY
| the Htnto-.that'H all
lilo pays nothing for this certificate, which
can be issued In "A fu,g fnntnontn and ehieh
duty tho coInmlseioner n only Too glad 10
porforrn--most cspueInily Tor The marty who
should be tho real beneficiary. His gall IL
unlhnitodi lilo uhla land AGENT has gotten
out hls circular and ho maker Tho boia a..
softInn that h. worked an appropriation
through authorizing ihis money due 10 bd
nald don't know how many arms hero nro
engaged In thia buninoss-more than one.
howover / am quito certain
II IA won known that tho legislature ut ita
mnnoya 10 parties who had lands Illegally
sold 10 thoin By the comminHionor, and aiso
when conflicts prevented issuanco of patents
for full amounts on landa otherwlso legally
sold and also 10 return any moneys which
might DO due from the general land once on
account q me deialratlnn OF tho receiver.
discovered a. the close o. tho official yqar %
1880, when the deposits had been made only
V pay for patonlu. These are tho collections
ihsao lilac lands collectors arc attor. have
int?rylowe1 tho commissioner on tho subject,
viii Issue his certificate to tho treasury
shpwing me fnois as thry appear on mo
RECORDS In hls once. ITO teils mo mat this
cofuncnte, when approved under the lato
law by thc goyefnor and nuornny.gnncral.
wiz authoiHe thn uenhurer 70 rotund hs
money on ulo o9inptrollets warrant. -,
cntnmlH,loh.r bahel tnii. NY ihut thia VIII
DC done ~ ne onicerh. including himself.
wlinout 'na,sns one XXI, XXI, uno 9oni ,,
~. "slv W ,ni' apus,,p"'e, " WILL,