The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
NORTH TEXAS VIEW.

| fpst buEeaO. 81 GcogEc dOtei, lfAllaS,
Texas. January ii--sstan Correspondence
Dallas has had several things Of interest
during the past week The famous anti
trust cases consumed several days Of the
time Of the Federal court located here.
and attracted much attention.
Dan Stuart reached home from his New
York experiences with Cerbet; and rita
simnons and the Grant boomers started
for Canton
! |; can easily be se,n that Diiissites
have no, suffered for wan; OF something
TO talk about In ,srt. they have improved
markedly we'll About each one Of these
subjects hangs the uncertainty that oaiy
the future can make plain.
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| Few court cases OF greater importance
10 the commonwealth of Texas than the
haheas corpus hearings growing out OF
violations O. the antitrust law have been
presented to the judiciary for settlement
in years. Few cases involving more in
triescics OF the Law ever came up IN a
Texas court and very few case. have been
better handled. 1t is a difficult matter TO
ever guess That disposition Judge Swayne
VAL make Of the REALTORS in the Water
Pierce oil cases. but no matter how the
question ends 3, will no; have been the
iAuli OF the losing side | heard much of
TIE argument IN these cases and must con-
'ess that feel sorry for any one ~ho has
20 dig the exact law from the mass OF
matter the counsel presented
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johnson Of St Louis. corporation attor-
ueys. paid literally for knowing bow 10
induce judges and iuries to evade the spirit
Ct the law. did their work well l haven,
much sympathy with some OF these corpor-
aiionx add / have never fallen ir7etriev-
ably IN love with the Standard oil COM
panr, but couldn't help aduiirng the
ingenuity Of Clark and Johnson Clark
IS the same corporationist that he always
was and wears the same sheer chrysan-
thelnum fashion, for everything truly dem
cc-aiic that has been one OF his chief
characteristics since a certain election held
In lss2. He has never ceased railing at
the laws of Texas and in his argument
IN the cases on trial let out guardedly. Of
course a great deal Of the malice he treas
ures FOR Hoeg and CuibeIson. The tenor
the courts OF the great State OF Texas
were incompetent 10 pass upon the ques-
tons involved and the Federal courts
should take charge Of the business and
run IL. the State OF Texas to the contrary
Notwithstanding. He did no, talk like one
proud q the State Of which he is a citi-
zen. The words and the manner in which
they we're spoken were rather those of one
who held Texas and all therein in con-
tempt
listened to Clark and ionEed for the
time when his sneers would be answered.
/, was not long Attorney General Crane
gave Waco's diserowned warwick Ro-
land for his Oliver. In legal argument
that wrung admiration from every one
about the court room the States attor-
ney pointed out the inaccuracies of Judge
CLARK plcadinEA and the lack OF fairness
In his words. He paid a tribute 10 Texas
ihs: would have pleased Sam Houston. and
denied the Jurisdiction OF the State and
Federal courts so clearly as TO cause Judge
S"ayne 10 show more than his usual polite
attention II was great occasion and
L was an EFFORT worthy the opportunity.
Enemies Of the State administration who
nate Crane politically told The Post COR
respondent that the attorney general sur
prised them. They expected Clark to have
things his own way--a condition so far
removed that even Clark's friends could
not conceal their chagrin.
Crane knew this was one of the opportu
mites Of lifetime to add TO his reputa-
ton a. a lawyer, and eagerly awaited him
SELF q u. The night before he began his
argument found him porting over musty
law books Ike an Industrious first class
man dolying for Greek roots in the hone Of
winning graduation honors. He stuck 10
his task until d late hour. and narrowly
missed burning midnight oil The result
Was that when he arose to reply in behalf
% the State he was ne familiar with what
he Wlshed 10 say as with the routine duties
~ his cfhco. Crane is uo moan orator. and
every sen''u he uttered came with easy
Craze and aucncy,
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No ore, ~ course, knows what Jud 90
Swayne will do with the REALTORS. Ne gave
II out that his opinion would not be ready
'ili the latter part Of February. He ex-
Jec.s % devote a great deal OF attention
70 the subject. Judge swayne is a Quaker.
says the" and thou" and has ali the
geniieuees ~ The class TO which he be-
longs Everyone believes he will do Just
eyacilT what he believes is right. and VIII
eoas;rue the iaw according to his best
:adgment
Ian Stuart e sgitstel a little over the
guessing match now going on relative to
The location 81 the Corbctt Fit7simmons
contest. He is busily arranging details and
vss li7ins In the hope that the newspaper
,nea would not begin trying to learn his
secret- He regulates utterly the idea that