Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13
LAWYERS SALT OF THE EARTH


AUSTIN. TEX. February IL.
tBy Stan Correspondent The law
yers are the salt OF the earth.
Judging from The strength th@s-
muster In the Legislature. In
the lower house they have nfsy-
one members. The other caillnfs
are represented US follows; Farmers
80. editors z. teachers 2. physicians 81
dentist |, planter 1. farmer and
preacher 1. ex-taS collector /, lumbet
dealers ,, banter /, ship broker II
stoeitmen C. merchant and farmer II
lawyer and surveyor /. lawyer and
farmer 1. real eatate broker /. manu-
faeturer !. blacksmith /. surveyor 4
attorney ], preacher 1. a. u. FlakS
was born in Europe" F.H.BurmoisteiI
in Germany, William Joaeph ln6Gcri
many. Charles Langhammer in Ausl
trla. ireland is not represented, onll
by proxy. There are IS native TEX
ans In the lower house. Alabama III
Louisiana 4, Tennessee Is. Georgia 81
Mississippi $, Virginia 6, California H
North Carolina 3, South Carolina n
Ohio .. New York /. Kentucky 4. md
nols l, Pennsylvania !, Iowa i. Alisa
souri, a, Indiana 2.
"rncler Jack Nelson of Paris Is M
ihe city, pushing legislation demande,l
by the brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers. For more than 40 yeaii
he has been running a locomotive
and never met with an accident IN hill
lllc, He runs n passenger locomotive
between Paris and st. Louis on til
frisco. and the ladies' OF Paris maltt
u a point when called TO ST. Louil
TO 30 on the train pulled by 'uncs4
Jacks" engine. Every man, woma
and child at Paris knows the Oh
fellow, and they ali love him. Wheel.
the senate killed the Dean bill. soi4
ting forth the qualifications OF ioetd,
motive engineer. the old-timer almola'
cried. He will remain during fhNI
session. N
Col, Henry u, Mcdonald OF ParH
said 20 the writer Last night. "rlil
house bin providing for change ssi
venue In civil cases IL an outrage, au4
do not believe that the bill win patti
the aeu0te. Tho general nssignmeift
bill should be gcotched, too" N
The merchants OF Texas are hero Ca
great numbers to give battle TO ZEN
Agnew assignment bill and the Chniil.
beers change OF venue In olvil rasdIi
bill. They unite In declaring that a
enactment Of such laws will ruin tho
sands. n
Hon. ], Gordon Russell OF MIneoI,
whom Col, Dick Wynne referred to cltl
that knightly Democrat from GeoN
gia' az the state convention Mt DRlltNf'
last summer is IN the city. GorddN
Russell made the best speech for tl7lL
minority report OF the committees a3l
platform at that convention. and ifi
regarded by East Tcxnns as one 1Yi
their coming men. IIo Is Just as rtroil
Il silver man now as no was then. Al
IN confident President Cleveland htNl
steered the Democratic ship on 60 ttH1
breakers. He VIII return to Wo XIX
county tomorrow, W1
Judge J, y. Logan. one OF tho insiklh
beers from Smith county. called A|
Gov. Culberson yesterday and urgil
him to appoint Hon. w. M Giles IN
Mineola railway commissioner GillA'
is u lawyer. and It will be very b M
politics FOR the governor to place thi II
lawyers on the commission. Col. Tciit
Armistoad Of Jefferson. for many yesfl
tho law partner OF Hon. David slnt
CulberHon, han repeatedly urged tHlN
chief executive TO reappoint H'oattt'f
There n n bug under tho chip som +
where in this ilght. f.pf
Hon Tom Watkins IL Popui X
from Navarro county. His fricr3Y
sent him railroad passcs. ana Tc,lpP'
boing modest man and weli-to- M \
returned the same. He said TO 1AlltI
Gazette correspondents today ~ htHti
no use for man who VIII jump al.f
railroads before the election and tllfi NJ
accept favors from railroad ofiior4lt.
after election. Now. have N;k,
grudge againBt the railroads. buNNN'
shall pay my way during my legls,flif
live career" Watkins Ii tho hHlIIl
and front of the Navarro County FH4,,t
Association and not at all wild-eH Ii,i{
and bushy- In his appearat "a
He Is far more conservative tiMs.3
many Democratic members OF tlplt
body. lll'f
James Moroney, who was hore Mil
Hcrdny with Alexander Sanger tH.Ife
other prominent citizens OF Dal'Ifff
said 10 the writer: ''It is Il nigta5itf.
that the merchants aud manuiartuiYkf1.
Of Dallas favor the Agnew or Fdiy'
other state bankruptcy bill AT 41.It.
iimo. Word came 10 Dallas thu lllfi
general assignment law was certaita If1
and we decided that Iil,4
Agnew bill, amended. would rfiNlf
nearer meeting our wishes than ~ jri
bill before the legislature. We prfNI
nome" G. $. Hardy and a. w TOMB
of Dallas came TO the capital N4,iat
and Sanger. and remain f|iIt +
watching legislation llf
ITsr,.-~ Sales n leading citizen III 4 E,