The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-17
Gov CHARLES A. CULBERsoN'


GOV CHARLES A. CULBERsoN'
,ro oro foy men of Mr.. Culberson
,ce who have attained 10 'no U.s. -,
ru;sbed honor Of becoming governor VI
oh a creot state as Texas. a lew men
hovo bocn Judges of district courts anu
fou, have been in congress ut HIS use'
Int he is one Of the youngest men VIZ
have ever been entrusted with inc ie'pon
s;bilitv of the executive oil s'a'c wiz,
~ ;ts diversified interests. Every hDerai
ond foir minded man must feel an ih'ci
ii = des;re for success of any young
man who has outstripped all oil MS Gun
4omnorories in the natural ampltioh "
ottoin high honors as the free git OIL HIS
follow citizens and today as the youne
man stands in the presence oil HIS io''o"
citizens and takes the oath oil ONCE "u
ministcred to him by the chief Jusuce Vi
the supreme court, the prayers anu wen
wishes of the people will go out 10 MN
IN moro than usual sympathy. His YOUTH
his high character and his aDllites s"'n'i
about and around him the most sincere
wishes of his fellow men for his success,
Tie must feel and fully appreciate inc
,,root responsibility that he is assuming
and however complacent his service lor
the state has made him, some distrust
of himself must tinge his highest hopes
and his most determined resolutions. lie
10 assuming duties that cannot be taken
mn lightly and with indifference, but the
foct that these duties have been entrusted
10 him, so young n man, must increase inc
gravity of his consideration oil thehi'
He is assuming duties that will demand
n stern and memorable determination 10
ascertain the truth and perform the rlSht
ot any cost to himself personally or 10
his political aspirations. lie Is assum-
ing duties the discharge of which Will
determine all his future life. III, as we
believe, he has his eye firmly liked upon
the highest standards of truth and prin-
ciple. and he pursues II straight and UNI
swerying course to the high mark OF eX-
celence in all things, then he will lay
foundation for future honors and attain
n fame that he hardly dreams of in the to
him respondent future.
That he may succeed is the earnest
wish and hope of his fellow citizens. lie
goes into office with more favorable en-
yironments than men generally do. we
believe he will be treated with great par
tiality and fairness by the press. 1t is
true he must expect the unfavorable COM
ments of carping critics and natural born
obstructionsts, but the leading papers OF
the state are generally edited by fair men
who will be much more disposed to aid
him in his administration than attempt
to obstruct and pull him down, and as
long as he COMFORTS himself upon that
high plane which they now expect of him
he will receive their hearty support.
Some of them may differ with him in
politics, but il will be an honest differ
cnce that will not manifest towards him
any i'll will that would disturb his sensi-
tiveness.
He is young man of fine presence
fine manners and fine intellect, equipped
with all the graces as well as the more
profound requirements that are ncces- !
sary in his position as chief executive
of the state and as he takes the oath of !
Office today let him he encouraged and |
buoyed up with the knowledge that the
people of the state are not only in full |
sympathy with him, but are more than
ready to applaud him in any success he |
may attain. In fact, they are proud of |
him and it is to be hoped that he will do !
nothing that will wound or dsappoint
that pride. We believe he has the clc-
ments of eminent success, integrity and
ability, and we sincerely wish for him
on this proud day of his great cxaltation
not only the success of his political am
billions, but the enjoyment of the uninter-
rupted regard of his fellow citizens and
a long and happy life.