Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-11
'ApERS ARE GUESSING.
mr. COLONEL is busy ATTENDING
ro THE DUTIES OF MS OFFICE.
"A Give. That ns His Reason for
Vat Attending the Fort worth
Democratic Convention.

me Gazette Bureau, Avenue Hptel,
|s.tn Tex. Aug. lO.--A daily paper
In state publishes the statement
fst The reason Col. A. j Baker COM
.Esloner OF the general land office,
n nOt attend the free silver conven-
III Al Fort Worth was because he
IA moi In sympathy with the move
The fact" this paper states, "ls
IN Col. Baker IL IA sound money man
I'M away back, and declines TO follow
II delusive white metal idea, and he
likewise one of the bold spirits who
moi be led by the entire official
Imly when lie thinks they are tray
frg the wrong road.
|Dther papers In the state have pub
sAed similar statements regarding the
iid Of the land office department. one
/ local paper even going so far as
i state that the land commissioner
&ui aspire for guhernatorlal hon
1 at the next general election, and
IN he would seek that position ION
II straight Democratic ticket" This
aper quoting an alleged author. fur
II publishes.
i. NE DID not go near this Fort Worth
birth silver convention, as / UNDER
Ind nor has he had anything to do
HI these Popullstic moves. He now
IMPOSES to come out before the peo-
! with this record of anti-sllver Popu-
BIZ homologation and ask the Demo
4 ts TO select him as their leader. And
D. this object In view any one can
&dlly understand why he has so stu
&usly Stunned all silver or Popllstic
flned meetings In the past. OF course
Baker has not come out HAT footed
q candidate as yet, but as | said
lre, there are some wise men from
East who say that the gubernato-
bee IL buz2lng around up In the
Office and that for that reason
hmissloner Baker Is very circum-
II as TO what he does and what he
poses 10 do anent the silver ques-
view OF these published statements
allied on Col. Baker today for an
itsson on the subject: II have
the articles you speak Of" he
after l had called his attention
the statements heretofore referred
u am not responsible for them.
are written without my authority
knowledge. had no idea. not even
ntlmatlon, that such matter would
ear In the public prints. As for
Statement which appears in the
paper to the effect that i will be a
lldate for governor ON an anti
fiYer platform, 1 want to say
Ny Is the verlest OF fiction, totally
opt any foundation of truth, and
imaginative and visionary In the
Ane
Asior not attending the Fort Worth
meeting, | regard "A public Of
as public trust While / am
larging the duties imposed upon
cannot lind time to attend every
nhg al least which / would like
mad desired to go to the Tyler
Palace and to Corpus Christi,
NY duties demanded my attention,
was deprived OF the pleasure of
TO either place"
sag an extract to Col. Baker from
these papers alluded to, stating
" was member of the sub
al.lee OF five appointed by the
aNlee on resolutions ut the state
eiauc convention at Lampasas to
resolutions expressive or the
lulehl Of that body, and was large
sspohsible for Its declarations on
nnance and other questions, and
many gentlemen who are In
politics, he Is consistent, and
nes 10 revise his statesmanshlp
e'efy change of the moon, and
sondly and alone on this sub
y iar as the official household IL
'neu' nut as to how long he will
XIV, Is another thing. However,
sing" "' nave " w '"e
70 mat" the commissioner said,
are myself now as did to You
"esAs ago, namely, that | pro-
sahl OH the Democratic plat
Isl true that / was IA mem
me subcommittee of five at
$50 To draft resolutions express
me sentiment of that conven-
" continued. "Those resolutions
~ mat the Texas Democracy
dollar which was intrinsicai-
NJ w cents anywhere 1t circu-
ms Is the Democratic platform
az stand on It. But ] am
~ ana whatever the party de-
W. expect TO abide by its de-
Id.a nave said more now than |
N As ! stated in the beginning
S oiilee IL one that occupies
me people elected me to
pect of me to discharge the
~ nVnmhent upon me and am
Mvl,s " energies along that line"
n WIS the land commissioner
ninself and took up business
"n"lns MS attention. n. G.. ID.