Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-16
POLITICAL POINTS.

Two South Carolina congressman,
Bibble and Tillman, are for Randall
for speaker.
The closest political friends of Sam.
J. Randall say that there will be no
other candidate for speaker heard of,
except the Philadelphian, when the
vote comes to be taken.
The st. Joe Gazette regards the
Downing high license law as great
blurder, and one for which it hopes
the Democratic party will not have to
apologize to the people.
Jefferson City Tribune. If the Dem
ocratic party never has greater cause
for shame than the passage of the
Downing act, it ought to be the hap
piest party on earth. 1t never need to
apologize to the people, unless it may
be. unfortunately for n failure to have
the law enforced.
The Anderson IteHigeacer and Co
lumbia register, leading South Caro-
lima papers, both take Congressman
Dibble severely to task for his support
OF Mr.. Samuel j. Randall.
The Boston Post thinks the troubled
little coterie of Williams College
graduates, who have thought it neces-
sary to protest against the manner in
which political economy is taught at
that institution, are fit subjects for
profound commiseration.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
admits that the multiplication of bal
! lot boxes in that state is designed to
make it difficult for ignorant negroes
TO vote. He says: II am waiting for
some one to attack our way in the
senate, and then | will ask about the
way the Rhode Island people take to
| disfranchise voters who cannot read"
st Joe Gdsette. Carry out the high
| license law to the letter in all those
provisions which provide for an in
crease in the license, and, thereby, an
increase in the revenue. But leave
| the German his beer on Sunday.
Leave well-regulated saloons to keep
open if they choose. Leave liberal!
! men of all shades of nationality and
politics "A chance to enjoy their Sunday
as they please, so only that they please
to be quiet, orderly and well-behaved.
G.. +. Clnrkson, who was for a term
the head of the United States of the
! order Of the Sons of Temperance during
its prosperity, was recently elected
| grand patriarch for iowa He says il
n
Son, of Temperance in line and march
/ ing to the polls by election day in De-
to6er, and thaJn division should and
/ eau be organized Ia every township IN
! Iowa.
The Little Rock State Gazette an
nounecs as probable candidates to sue
ceed Senator Walker of Arkansas,
| Governor James H. Berry, the Hon.
i. X. Jones, POindeXler Dunn, II. Nj.
Gunter. General ID. IL: Reynolds,
| Judge w. w. Mansfield. w. NJ. Fish
back. General G.. ID. Royston, eX-Gov-
ernor Hill Rector, Colonel NJ. ;. Bell
and G.. b. Breckenridge.
The Charleston Is. O. Nows (Denl.)
SAYS that South Carolina congressman
who vote for Randall for speaker will
vote contrary to the wishes OF their
constituents. 1t declares that there is
nomistaking the sentiments of the
people of South Carolina on the tariff
question and their rooted opposition
10 the election of Mr.. Randall "a
speaker of the next house OF represent
tatives.
with all his ability and paliament-
ary skill - SAYS the Atlanta (Ga.) Con-
stiiufioa fDeni.), "Mr Randall is not
the man TO be made Speaker of the
J Democratic House of Representatives.
The party as 1t stands has "a fatal fticil-
ity for laundering. TO elect Mr.. Ran
dali Speaker would be to serve notice
on the public of IL desire TO cease blum
dering and commit suicide"
Jacksboro Citizen, The general
cry Is against big pastures. If the
people wish the roads kept open they
y shnilld stand inneiler as Oke man