Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Funeral lionors 10 Dead Copsressm,u
-rnlberson's Grafton.
Inc Democracy and the rarI6 Issue
A little Pluck Needed.
Telephone aud Electric DeIls--A Toy.
aus lageuious Device.
The ThrIce.Iold Twaddlo OF the Tcdi.
Gus Jeanette story.

special Correspondence OF the Gazette.
| WASHINGTON, Ap,ll IA. -. Tho
speeches made ~ the house IN honor
OF the late member from the Mobile
uslfict OF Alabama were most credlta,
BILE TO the hends and hearts OF the cav.
eral speakers. MIR. Herndon wns n
model gentleman. Mr.. CulbeIson
knew him as such aud as a memLer a,
the house, and through the presa (. n
lawyerand soldier, aud Mr.. Culberson
was only led into extravaganza when
dealing IN deserved encomjums la.
cause Of his sincere admirniio, ~
ucihuohs personal Virtues. Az Mr.,
culbehon snid, there were none
drawer or greater, or truer than Tom
Hefil,hn, whose deyotlon TO Alabama
anu tho cause she tspoused al last cost
iierndDn his life,p Speeches like Mr..
Cnlbenon's. commencing virtues
which should Illustrate the conduct
and character of those In public life,
elevate and sustain the standard of
ollicin duty, The higher we raise the
grade n personal aud official worth,
(hnd Ills defined by Mr., Cnlberson Ia
surelymost exalted the moro will the
pcoplcilnd to admire and respect In
those sho Shape the country's laws
and history. Mr.. Cumbersome taste
aud skill In decorating the tomb of
Hefnion leads the people to honor
men Ike Herndon, and, IN we'll, those
capable OF defining and approaching
his rare intellectual and moral worth.
Dhysdevoted 10y congress 10 the pur-
pose u rendering proper tributes To
dtpahed worth and great
ness are, therefore, most
nseluly and benifcently
employed. s s. Cox was the devoted
ffirn' OF Mr. Herndon. His Illness
prevailed his participation In the pro-
ceediigs OF The day, but Messrs. Jones,
Forn'y, Dowd, Herbert, Shelley,
Oates Williams and others. ns well a.
Mr.. culberson, We're signally itllct0us
In defining the character and extolling
the 'lrtues of tho admirable Ala.
bamiln. Hut Mr.. Cnlberson bore oil,
| conftssedly, the hon0rs Of the occasion.
Illa s,eech should he ns widely read In
Texal as II Will he In Alabama.
HEWITT AND THE TARIPf.
Mr. Hewitt struck the advocates OF
the existing 'tarlii' for protection n
well directed blow when he said that
"thoe who live by labor should un-
dernhnd that II IL not obslrucli Ions,
but the removal Of them, which adds
10 tie earnings Of industry. When
the advantages of free interchange OF
commodities in opening wider markets
ior ur productions II better under
st0o,, we shall no longer see the party
Of Irogress divided la counsel. but
unanimous forsteady progress towards
freedom from Artificial impediments. -
Hewitt, II rich manufacturer himself
wonll begin reform by the removal Of
all duties from all raw materials, but
differing In this from Mr.. Morrison,
he still co-operates with Mr. Morrison
aud will vote for Morrson's bill.
Thevery truth In the whole work.
ing population of the United States, "
they were not misled by the powerful
hank and coiporalion'sustained Re-
publican newspaper press, would vote
the Democratic ticket. Re-
publican plaee-holders devote n
large per cent. Of salaries TO the main
tenanoe Of The press. Cabinet minis
terra am qnasi'edItors, and each Repnb,
lican senator susiains Ills organ and
In THESE ubiquitous newspapers, the
Republican party discovers, IA did
| Delilnl that of Samson, its eXtra0rdi-
nary strength. The Boston Herald
and Ne. York World are the oni. two
great Democratic newspapers IN the
East. While the Courier-Jonrnnl II
deemd somewhat cranky, and the
Cincinnati Enquirer unsteady, and
the 81 Louis Republican timid, and
the Chicago Times superannnated,
| there are dozen powerful
newspaper opponents Of corporations
and federal placement constantly as'
serting that the Democratic party 10
led by Jetieraon Davis, and that II Ia
| inimital To the best interests 0f the
masses Of the common people, The
| great need Of the Democratic party 10
| n proIer newspaper exponent, such as
was tie old National lnieillgeneer In
its relations to the Wing party,
hack on COURAGE.
IL lsalso true that the Democratic
party has lost the courage Of lis con
yiotiols. 10 not only hesitates when
adjoining q tariff code for lis platform,
| hut uenlbles Ia the presence
of the banks, IL has
nothing To lose and everything
| Ia gain Sy aggressiveness. The hanks
viii exert themselves no more strenu-
Ously toeflbet Its defeat II II declare
outright that "the banks must 20. 7"
But while II hesiiates and temporizes
with tho tariil question and with the
hanks, aud while fearing the banks II
dares mol establish the money'savinga
postal pysten, even restricting postal
money orders 10 300, but the banks
complain, aud fearing TO substitute
silver and gold certificates for bank
notes while these are facts The anu
monopolists, weary Of Democratic
limidity, are organizing everywhere,
Their strength grows with that 81
labor unioDs, and may become
40 great that Ben Hutler may be lIi-
| dueed 10 bee ame the reforners' chndi-
date for the presidency
SHERMAN IN nor WATER,
what sad facts are these that cause
shsrnlanis and Mahone's sleepless
nirllsg The Cincinnati explosion
x.s n ton OF nitro-glycerine Hired be-
meath Shermau's cushioned seat III the
ssnate He was blown out through
Ibe dome fthe capitol, and Malone,
ali his ,lans dislocaled, Is stretched ON
a bed u anguish, And now ne story
Comes thai white farm iaboreis
IN the Northwest are driving
ms,r oes from grain fields, TO
msine obedience 10 the great
'Mv'i rights hlll Of the Republican
na,tv Which declares y neaIo better
%an a white man, This Danville riot