Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-29
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State Officers in Too
Much of a Hurry.
DALLAS CITIZENS DO NOR LIKE
LATE CORRESPONDENCE.
THE LAW TOBE OBEYED
PRIZE FIGHT NOT TO TAKE PLACE
If 1T is AGAINST THE
THE LAW TOBE OBEYED
stuart Has Repeatedly stated That
the Law VIII he Tested before
the Min Takes Place.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 2s.--tspeclal)
The opinion Of Attorney Cen
eral NJ. NJ. Crane created
considerable comment today and has
not added to Mr. Cranes popularity In
this city. People here look upon the
proclamations OF Culberson and Crane
as premeditated attacks upon sheriff
Cabell. d. a. Stuart, president Of the
Florda Athletic club, has repeatedly
stated that when September comes and
It is demonstrated that there Is a law
against pugillstic encounters In Texas
ne would 60 elsewhere. Governor Gull
berson was so informed early in the
day and the attorney genarl Is well
aware OF this fact, and yet the chief
executive and his legal adviser con-
tinue to fire their Roman candles In the
direction Of Dallas Sheriff Cabell is
immensely popular In this city and
county. ana the citizens have great
confidence in his Judgment. lie ran
on the ticket last year with Culberson
and Crane. His majority was more
than 5000; Culberson and Crane half
that number. He was a candidate for
the second term. CulbersOn and Crane
for the first term. Sheriff Cabell has al
ways been a fearless and ylgilant of
ilcial the best sheriff the county has
eyer had and fully gS per cent Of the
citizens Of Dallas regard the letters
Of the governor and attorney general
impairment and uncalled for
Attorney General Crane has no rea-
son to love Dallas, but leading citizens
here declare that he has no right to
wreak his vengeance on Mayor Holland
and Sheriff Cabell to square his ac-
counts. In the race for attorney gem
eral he carried the primaries in Dallas
county. The Culberson machine rob-
bed him OF his victory after pledging
their sacred word OF honor that he
would be given the twenty eight dele
gates II his friends would not ask the
county convention to Instruct for him.
Crane secured that pledge himself
from one OF the leaders Of the Culber-
aOn machine. The pledge was broken,
Crane was robbed Of twenty-eight dele
gates and since then he has had no love
FOR Dallas Sheriff Cabell was not in
the convention, He was not even In
favor of Culberson FOR governor Mayor
Holland was not u participant Hence
citizens of Dallas who are not politi-
clans. regard Il as unfortunate that At
tOrney General Crane should punish
Dallas In order to get square with the
chaps who purloined twenty eight
votes from his collmn in the last con-
NentlOn.
Everywhere one goes In Dallas sher-
III Cabell has the call He Is serving his
second term and his friends declare
that they viii re-elect him AS a rebuke
To the governor and Encouragement
for what they call unwarrnnted inter
ference with AN officer elected by the
votes OF the people and who never
Yet failed to do his whole duty.
Hon, c. A. CulbersDn was attorney
general four years, and 100 glove con-
tests and prize fights took place in
Texas during his incumbency og that
office, Prize fights have taken place
at Galveston. Houston, Austin and
RnggnpIf ha
without protest from the office Of the
chicf executive. No wonder, then, that
citizens OF Dallas. the business men Of
the city, should regard II as passing
strange that he should all at once he
seized with spasm OF Indignation
against the immortality Of glove con-
tests
III there Ia no law against glove
contests Corhett and Fitasimmons will
meet In the city OF Dallas October Al
and decide the championship. our al
! torneys tell us that there win be no
law after September TO-" These were
the words uttered by d. A. Stuart two
months ago, month ago and a weel;
ago And yet the governor and the
altorncy-generala are filling the columns
| OF newspapers with sangulnnrv war
| talks. Imaginary riots and armed in
surrectlons against the peace and dig
MY or the state 1t would not be a
uud plan Tor them 10 wait until Sen.
Z temher before ordering out the state
| troops and shipping the rangers In
/ bhilas, They are great men, brainv
! men, CulbersOn ana Crane, but they
/ are not the regularly-constitut courts
| OF Texas They do not pass upon the
| validity OF laws. In plain words. they
a,e npt Hlctators or autocrats. but just
/ Texas VI
Some court OF competent ,,,ris1i,,,.,.