The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
GOVERNOR AND SHERIFFS
Sayers VIII Engage In No Controversy
Over the Fee Bill.
NE HAS MATTERS OF MORE IMPORTANCE
Not Look mt II that way
ana Will Talk.

Austin, Texas. April 1.--0overnor Say
ers having been asked as to what he would
like to say in references TO tho statement
Of Sheriff cabsH. as reported in today.s
papers. replied that other matters OF far
more serious and Important character are
now engaging his attention and he can not
turn aside from their consideration In or
der to maintain controversy with angry,
disappointed and defeated men, who sought
by every means within their power to Sc
cure an increase OF their fees over and
above what those fees were when they
were elected to office that In the contest
over the bill they represented themselves
and he the people, and that he is entirely
willing to stand upon his record.
The governor still insists upon an en-
phatic denial OF the truth OF the charge
made by these gentlemen and will not give
the matter any further attention, whatever
they may say or do. He will rest his
cause with the people to whom alone he
holds himself responsible. He doubts not
that he will be subje to the same
character of Misrepresentation by others
like effort to further their own interests
at the expense OF the common good.
Hillsboro, Texas, April 1.---sheriff Dell
OF this city thinks Governor Sayers Is
trying to put the sherlffs OF Texas 10 a
hole on the fee bill controversy. He Ia
emphatic In declaring that Governor Say
ers Is mistaken about the bill which was
presented to him by the sherifis, but de-
clned to give out statement further
than that in all probability he would have
something important to say in few days
on the matter.
Friends OF Sheriff Bell over the State
have been grooming him for comptroller
two years hence, and news reached here
yesterday that Governor Sayers had told
some friends that he thought he would
open his campaign two years hence In this
county, which is somewhat perpiexing
Sheriff Bells Hillsboro friends. They do
not understand whether II has any special
Significance or not IL, as some people
think, fight is really on between Gov
ernor Sayers and the sherlffs, they are in
clined to construe the statement that he
will open his campaign here as a hint that
1 IL the sherifs are not good" he will
soundly cudgel their candidate for comp
troller with their opposition to the de-
mands Of the party platform. This would
Put their candidate in an ugly attitude
before the Texas democrats and result In
his defeat; hence their worry over 1t.
| At the same time, they would gladly
have the campaign open here. as It would
! be q good thing for the county and the
| county democracy. But they would like
! for the governor to come in no spirit OF
| hostility to the Texas sherifs. They feel
that the Texas sherfts have been wronged
on the fee question by previous legislation
and are greatly underpaid for valuable,
dangerous and often expensive service.
They depreea.e the partisan feature It has
assumed. for they say that the platform
demand does them serious injustice and
hampers good service. They further con-
tend that they think It is unfair and GER
tainly unjust when they ask for what they
deem Justice to the sheritfs of Texas to be
confront'd with charge OF hostility to
party platform demands,
Indications point TO the fact now that
the breach between the governor and the
sheriffs is likely to be widened for IL IS
quite probable--in fact, almost certainty
! that the sheriffs are preparing n state
| ment directly opposed TO that given out
by Governor Sayers, and that It will be
| published over their signatures aud ac-
companled by their afic&vits. II they do
| land they are almost certain to-tbore
| is going to be lets of fur In the air for the
governor Is not a man TO give In where he
! considers questions of duty and party are