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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
An Ipcompeten, Omc,o,

SrEPHENviLLv, May ID. iss,
To the Editor ofthe Gazette w. '''''
On pages and of the sonata lon.
nails, under date of January 8 amen,
a communication from b. Nj. Baker
secretary of the board of education ~
inc governor, In which he recomm am !.
the creation Of the office of state snno~
intendent of public instruction IT,
closed his letter as follows,
i feel that can urge this ouas.to,
piopr,ety, because your exceiienry tnn ,.n
mat 40 not consider my SELF nj for M low
thnn,h : as as 10 De Gated, and ! have Ic
iore' making an Effort TO elevate myself '"ere
On May 6 John Ireland. ne povsrno.
IN the face of the above honest con,
fession, appointed i. M. Baker as s tat
superintendent Of public instruction. ' :
man who. according to his own "a
mission, was totally unfit forthe oi,,co
Thls Is one of the most imnor.
tant offices in the state. and or,
chief executive should certainly have
appointed man of ability to mi II
Even little children in this malta,
have interests at stake, but the history
OF the Democratic party of Texa,
shows page after page Of gross him
ders. The people viii look for tbs
next Legislature to go to work as soon
as they get to the capital, and not leays
nine-tenths Of their work in chaoti,
confusion, to be finished a few day.
before adjournment.
NORTHWEST TEXAS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
1t Can Be driven 10 the Wall.
FORT WORTH, May II, 1881.

FORT WORTH, May II, 1881.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
IL the press and society will keep up
the war on the pocket pistol it will
eventually be forced to the wall; 1t
cannot hold the ground against an
overwhelming, united and intelligent
public sentiment. Five years ago who
would have believed that the public
school system of Texas could be en-
iarged and liberalized as we see IL nowp
The old bourbon element, that tolerat.
ed public schools, for no other reason
IMAM that they were imbedded i'm the
fundamental law of this state. ruled
me policy was to give the schools n
lIeager support, just enough to COM
Ply with the law. 1t was almost po-
liticai heresy to advocate broader.
more generous system than that ideal.
lzeu by The ke-Hubbard- Roberts re-
glihes. But few earnest papers kept
up the night; recruits came In slowly.
put tney did not desert nor were thew
Killed OH, and In time the fight was
won. Texas to-day has q system, not
what y ought to and will surely be-
put such an Improvement upon the
Iate one that the old mossbaeks 20 out
anu weep as they reflect that every
ieXas enid, even ''nigger,r may get
iair education now. The change
saps the confidence of such men Us
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
"The COlOred Jonah. -
PARIS, May 10, 1881.

PARIS, May ID, 1881.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
7. r.. COLEMAN, LoNGvIEw, TEy.-
SIR: After reading your letter of Nav
the 9th, l came to the opinion that
you were not satisfied with the action
OF color of the Fort Worth convention.
The first men of color that he tries ia
handle are the colOred preachers and
teachers. j would like to know what
philosophy ever taught that preachers
and school teachers are an impedi.
ment to the progress of any party. If
the colored American is getting too
intelligent for that class of men. 1t
would be better for them to take the
first steamer for the Fiji islands. The
colored gentleman wants nothing but
what is right, and will have it,
Though we expect to meet with men
of your opinion, yet we shall not
waver. / will now say, and i think
that l speak the sentiments of all the
colored people born since 1857, that
the action of the colored people at
Fort Worth is only prelude
You certainly lost sight of
the colored American. He
is now wide awake to the
uuty vi luit ClliLeuSuIp, ullu you VIII
see it and shall see it more than ever.
Yes, there are some of us who desire
office, but are there not white Repub-
leans who also dc sire office? / would
like to know how many colored men
hold office in Texas in proportion to
the whites. He says that at each sue
ceeding convention an abundant new
crop Is seen. Yes, as the gentleman
has remarked, there is a new crop, but
it is of the best material and sound
enough-so sound that rats cannot get
in the crib and do any damage. l will
for the benefit of the gentleman show
the resemblance of the Republican
party to the human skeleton. The
head of the skeleton and the pulmOn-
airy organs represent the Republican
party Of the North, and the backbone
or trunk represents the colored ele..
ment of the party in the South, and
those seven cartiiages or ribs on each
side represent the pure white Repub-
lican vote of the South. Now tell Inc
what success can you have without a
trunk? 1t would be as bad as an ele-
plant that tried to drink water 18th
his snout cut off. AFRICANS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

rs mauifestly his privilege. In 80 do.
ing he does not withhold anything
from the laboring man. The latter,
when he rs ,umes to dictate and inter.
fere with the merchant, takes a step
that IL indefensible, because intoler-
ant and illiberal. If IL hurts anybody
1t will be those who naugurate It, We
hope the Austin trades unions and
labor organizations will take
sober second thought and
leave the Austin merchants alone.
Those who seek To foment these strifes
between labor and capital do not plant
seeds that bear good fruit. And IL the
Daily Capital, which appears to be the
labor organ at Austin, is wise 1t will
not hesitate to deprecate the move
ment. Grant that some merchants,
for a time, are bulldozed to the extent
of Withdrawing their patronage from
the Statesman and transferring 1t to
the Capital. IL would be an enforced
patronage, without (frcm the bull
dozed advertisers staudpoint) n gttid
pro quo. Ii the merchant has reason
to believe advertising in the Capital
VIII prove remunerative to him he
may be safely trusted to make volun-
tary arrangements, without being
forced to it, nolens volens, under the
lash of the labor unions. To make
any business transaction satisfactory,
equitable and mutually profitable
there must he some reciprocity of
interest. Under the bulldozing pro.
cess there could be no such reciprocity,
and the patron perforce will be any
thing but a patron when he can lind
opportunity to exercise his own incli-
nation. Such patronage would prove
curse in the long run. Hence we
hope to see the Capital deprecate ultra
or unfair measures. 1t Is good
enough paper to command patronage
on its own merits, and it ought not
TO want any other kind. We prefer to
believe that il does not.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
An Absurd Attempt.

Professionalism processes TO be
organized for the accomplishment of
good to workingmen. Yet the trades
unions talk of boycotting an Austin
newspaper because the latter asserts
its constitutional right to designate the
worlmen it employs. In this action
is found the spirit that would rule or
ruin, and no country which is gov
erned by written constitution will
tolerate it. Trades-unions are oil:
springs of despotism and class distinc-
tons, and are importations from the
old world. The men who work for the
Austin Statesman are laboring men,
and as much entitled to public consid-
J Grafton as those who do not work for
it. If trades-unions would confiue
themselves to their awowed purposes
they would grow and thrive and
merit the consideration of ALI but the
spirit of their orga pization, being O
transplantation from regions of tyran'
ny, tciU crop out, and hence the oppo-
sition to it that daily grows stronger
in this free country. Sobriety, fidelity
and industry ask no guarantee of {
membership in trades-union for EN-
ployment, and the employe in Ameri
en- has too many opportunities to be
come the employer to permit in thi
country the success of methods per
: haps necessary In the old world. If Il
were possible for workingmen to pu
in successful practise all over thi
, country the attempt now being mad,
| at Austin, a paralysis would seize al
4 work, and the effects Of 1t would b.
: more visible in the homes of working
= men than anywhere else. Capital |
J. dependent upon labor, but labor Is, a
I least, equally dependent upon capital
and the strongest bond of union Is tn
prompt payment of fair wages on tn
one hand and faithful service on tn
. other. For labor to attempt to di,
' tate to capital iuhat labor 1t shall en-
: ploy, is absurd and will not be success
- full in free America.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
The Grant Retiring Bill.

Gen. Grants friends were numerous
enough In the senate TO get the retiring
bill through that body. Some men
voted for II out OF sheer sympathy for
Grant; others supported 1t to get rid of
having him appear as suppliant for
national consideration; and perhaps
one or two senator's favored it because
they believed IL would side-track the
old man AS the dark horse at Chicago.
Whatever the motives, the senate
passed the bill which places Gen.
Grant on the retired list of the army,
with the rank of general. and
emoluments amounting to about si1,-
900 per annum. But the bill has to
run the gauntlet Of the Democratic
house, and 1t will have a hard time
making the trip. 1t will be lucky, in
deed, II II doesn't share the fate of the
Morrison bill and have the enactlng
clause knocked out. III Gen. Grant
We're destitute the circumstances might
alter the case. II Is known, however,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

THE GAZETTE prints In another
place to-day an argument In favor of a
herd law. The writer asks us to.give
il publication II we can "bear little
opposition" THE GAZETTE can bear
a little OF much opposition. AS long
as this Is an open question THE
GAZETTE, believing 1t for the best in
terests OF Texas, will oppose u herd
lazy. But when The ooople--nos the
legislature, not the newspapers, not
the demagogues-decide that they
want herd law. then THE GAZETTE
will make no further opposition. This
paper has no views II wishes to foist
upon the people, nolens volens, and
Is not afraid of argument. TnE
GAzErrE invites the fallest discussion
Of all public questions through its
columns, whether the writer's agree or
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

II the Fort Worth GAZETTE is opposed TO
Gov. Ireland IL should say so, and not take
up every notice from other papers that could
be construed to be little cringing toward
him. The naughty Indifference OF TIE GA
zErrE In this matter might be consonantly
compared 10 the stole disregard OF Nero
while his empire was going 10 ruin. and pro
nounced more heartless than independent
and considerable ,-Greenyillc Herald.
And yet THE GAZETTE has done
more than any other paper in Texas to
advertise the favorable chances Of his
excellcncy for denomination. We
reprint the whole of the above para
graph in order to still further circulate
the rhetorical beauty of the concluding
sentence. The so-cailed "haughty in
difference of THE GAZETTE Is T. con-
stitutlonal prerogative, Bro. Herald.
Please don't you too try to bulldoze us,
This is free country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

THERE is now an active race for supremacy
going ON between Dallas and Fort Worth.
There can only be one large city In that ter
ntory, and sooner OF later one OF them wall
have TO take a back seat. Which will it be =?
-Brenham Banner
If the record of the past is of any
value in making estimates for the fu-
ture, the name of that zone large city,
will not commence with "D.n Fort
Worth, though, is known to be mod
est town, and we refrain from saying
more.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
Let Boycotting Alone.

To the Editor OF the Gazette.
1t Is reported from Austin that The
laboripg men OF that city have re.
solved to boycott every merchant or
business man who advertises in the
Austin Statesman. This extraordinary
proceeding is said to be due TO the
sympathy entertained by the laboriny
men for thu printers union, which
body Is antagonistic to the States man.
me iaboriny men, II they are sensible.
VIII steer clear OF such course. as
ultimately. 1t must be detrimental To-
their best interests. III an Austin mer-
chant thinks 1t will benefit him to adj
vert'se IN the Statesman, 1t is mani.
TESTIFY to his interes! to do SO, and it il
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
A Word for the Herd Law.

SAN Antonio, May IL.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
I have been much pleased with the
enterprise, public spirit and general
tone of THE GAZETTE, but am Tree 10
confess that ! cannot agree with you or
the Republican convention on the
free grassn question. / can see no
reason why property in cattle, horses,
sheep or goats should be recognized as
so much inferior to other classes OF
property. Or why property In lands
unimproved lands, If you wili|Paia
for in cash by the owner, ana yieiulns
TO the state and county more certain
and uniform tax revenue than your to-
be-favored live stock, should not De US
sacred in the eyes of the law, ana pe a.
we'll protected with all that u yleius as
any other class of property. IN 40 not
choose to occupy or lease my ianu, w
my own loss, just the same as IL ! nau
money in bank which ! neglect 70 puO
at interest or invest. The fact thaI !
neglect TO improve or use my propel.y
is not sufficient reason for paterhAi
government taking charge OF 1t ior tiie,
on the Unfair basis of my paying W.
taxes. and the pampered COW owner
occupying it. If / own store puIi ~
ing or dwelling, and have fouhd ~
one to buy or rent the same ~ ny
price, does this warrant the sta.e ~
saying that any one who may wahs W
use d dwelling or store house
may move In and ocSu'
py the premises rent .ree.
THE GAZETTE, am glad to state, haS
not yet reached this stage OF co'n
munism. ann.
Again. The state of Texas mas I'M
told money in her vaults at Auss. .a
This money is not in use by the s.a. .',
and it belongs ito the people" WY
should not and others, who neea' 70 20
rather who think we can use ~ m,.as
our advantage, be allowed fe 81
money! from tire state, as wen ~
free grass ?D Why this discrim1rni , !
ton in favor of the stockman: az ~
editor and proprietors of THE VA ar
zETTE may have no PERSONA us little
free grass but would not ii ,,;,s
"free money! sometimes ps luus
handy Saturday nights when tne p oye
come into the counting-rooin '" fhe
their "takesn measured up, anu the
pres sman wants his tokens ior 'n'
week paid for? ~, comes
This free grass" question con,edi
home to me. For years nay e y yss oh
tract of land, and have paid va, was "a,
the same with stated regularity, the
not prepared to fence and occupy sn
same. When bought, no better III.
land could be found, ana II W.. ass,
that induced me to buy. free na g,s tint
principles prevailed, ana darnaiystently
that the grass has been 80 pefs Ls, stnci,
eaten of and trampled out BY s stoes
brought from Mexico for sa a,a,a ONE
which has never paid the sla ,aa re- h
cent Of taxes-that Il will take ~ yeiat' wa 4
restore the land to the condition. aors ago
in when | bought " iil,een Viii ,yill loI
make the injury done n q.
good, and the Interest ss.,ot 70 70
the land ard fencing Will aln s,ps hi
more than the sum stated pe'o''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

TEXAS is in favor of "a tariff for
revenue only" and the people in
county conventions assembled should
so instruct their delegates to Fort
Worth, that the state convention
to be held i'll this city next month
may correctly voice the feeling of the
people The people can rule If they
will, but if the people remain silent
on grave questions they may expect to
be often misrepresented.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
SEPTEMBER EDITION.
rur GAZETTE is now at work on the mate
rial for rn,rroS

TnE GAZETTE is now at work on the mate
i'' A SPECIAL EDITION
,obe ,ssued ON the list day OF september next.
It's the Intention 10 make this "september
edition. OF TIL. GAZETTE the most compfe-
hensive and
VALUABLE SEPTEMBER EDITION
ever issued by any Texas newspaper; features
which have never before been Incorporated
In similar editions, will be introduced and
all the material resources aud capabilities OF
Texas will be literally portrayed. II is be.
ileved that this edition OF THE GAZETTE will
prove to be of exceptional value, not only TO
every man who is
LOOKING To TENAs
rs future home or as field for investment,
but TO every citizen OF the state, especially of
North, Northwest and West Texas.
The work will be under the direction OF
Mr.. II. L. Bentley, who is specially qualified
To "wRITE UP" TEXAS
by reason of his long residence In the state,
thorough Identification with Its Interests,
large experience in such work aud ability of
high order. THE GAZETTE asks for Mr..
Bentley the courtesies OF its friends and the
public generally throughout the state upon
whom he may call while engaged in the coll
lection OF material for this work.
100000 COPIES
OF THE GAzErrE'S September edition will be
printed, and arrangements will be made for
It's liberal distribution in
EVERY COUNTY IN HEuNITED STATES
and also in Europe. y limited space will be
RESERVED FOR ADVERTISERS
In and out OF Texas, and after a certain date
TO be hereafter fixed, no advertisement Will
be received AT any price. Special features
will be introduced into
THE WRITE UP OF TENas TOWNS
and an opportunity given all to avail them
selves or the advantages offered by the Sep
TENDER edition OF TIE GAZETTE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

ANY man In this free country has right
to aspire 10 political honors, and II is ont OF
taste. and place, 10 blacken and criuclse a
gentleman because OF his having u laudahle
ambition. Mckinney Enquirer.
Certainly, certainly. But when a
man ''asplres to political honors," gets
up petitions in his favor and then,
when the place is offered him, de-
clines it and in his declination boosts
his private business, doesn't it look as
ii there was san understanding
somewhere; aud doesn't it look as IL
there We're more charlatanry than any.
thing else I'm the whole business
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

that he has at least 100000 laid up
where neither moths nor thieves can
break in. 1t isn't in heaven, but 1t is
in government bonds, held in trust
for him, the gift of friends and admir-
ers, and the interest will be paid him
every month as long as he lives. 1t
will support him comfortably. too, and
all In all the Grant bill is a measure
that IL not likely to become law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

TIE Fort Worth GAZETTE is so sarcastic
about that commissioner shlp that the PIE
sumption is possible that it had u lightning
rod stuck ont itSelf-Galvesto News.
When you bear of any one connected
with THE GAZETTE being an aspiraut
for an office of any kind; or, If you
hear of any one in this establishment
accepting any office of any kind,
please let us know.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

THE hardest joke put upon Gov. Ire
land since Justice Cox saw q
Thousand darkies in buckram at
Cause, is the story told by a San An
tonic man, who says the governor
turned the pages of the New Testa-
ment to refresh his memory aneni the
story of Jacob, Esau and the mess of
pottage. The Galveston News should
send commissioner to interview the
San Antonio man and let the whole
story come out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

LOOKS as though the Eads bill
might be heard of in this congress,
after all. New York and Galveston,
1t has been suggested, might join
hands and work together, as New York
wants an appropriation of a million
dollars for He'll Gate. The two cities
can certainly sympathize with each
other
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

Kuta6aga johnson in the pronos,,,,.
.nat the world is growing wissr '. 40,
better. The war against the ris,1 Hna
rs worthy OF prosecution as The T AIS -
III behalf of public schools. and ,,gnL
not any more Of a forlorn hone KS Z. y
ually. 'y %,c event
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

PATTON, for land commissioner, is
gathering i'm the sheaves" as they
were never gathered In before. As in
dications 60 now, he will walk into
the convention with a majority big
enough to even override the two-thirds
r,la
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

The gun spiklng episode at Austin,
together with the outrage on the OIL
Ace of the Daily Dispatch. leads to the
conclusion that at the home of Senator
Terrell "civilization is on trial. sure
enough.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

THE county conventions are getting
down to"Dn in the alphabet. Dim
mitt county held her convention Sat
urday and the delegation ia for Ireland,
aud Dallas followed suit Saturday.
II the opposition doesn't begin to get
in It's work pretty aoon the Ireland
boom will be too loud to permit any
body else's to be heard.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

HENRY WATrERsoN il engaged just
now in trying to kick Randall and his
chums clean out of the Democratic
party. Wait until after the election,
won't you, Henry.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

All this talk about ,,,d,, h
cratic proteclloui.l, al MN, M /
wild and senselsss, fi.n
reading out, TAs iSItv ~ s',,
who voted against Till
be be taken care Of by III, No.
They will remain il M \
wish to, but the grn'.r''s
Will be compelled toiss Y,
and not as colonies. ID ~.
tives as Randall will M b
turned, but there ais llssS }
accredited to district. s n
ridden than bis who vii I'll
Democratic congres.io,l ~
In the future will be in irrs|
the party policy. unAIill n
guided party servants vii 4 (
home. That Is all tie vi
that will be done.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

IT is given out that ex-senator
Tabor has struck a new bonanza mine;
ii is also reported that he will be can
didate for governor of Colorado. There
Is an admirable display of harmony
between the two announcements.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
enough

THE proceedings of the late hepuo-
lican convention here would make
good Democratic campaign literature
in the North, especially that portion
where the bosses choked OIL civil
RIGHTS resolution.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

AN arbitrary fence law is one of the
things that would end glimmeringiy
the prospects Of the poor man ike
misty memories of the things that
were. The country will have to pass,
If YOU please, on herd law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

THE views Of men on. public ques-
tions and the news from North ana
West Texas can be found In The
GAZETTE. This paper Is now the
recognized medium of all this section
See it's issues daily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19
HOW DID lsa Hs.l b

San Antonio TIA
The Fort Worth GliErn
wise and able a paper lals II
ocratic grip, asst sHns b y 4
1t isn't all over with Tx lnS
long jump.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

WILL the Express please give its
authority for the statement that "ril-
den says he can't accept the first place
and Hendricks says he will not accept
the second.u
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

pemittances by draft. post-oflicc money
o,.,er or i'm registered letter, at risk OF ON g.
Correspondence is solicited upon All news
su pyo,nn nj Information OF events and news
ba,,penlngs OF general interest solicited, anu
will be properly compensated. ,,,,,o
All CON ~. n,cso'nnanied Inv the writer's
name and nddress-not for publication, ou'
MS nm evidence of good faith. y,
Address letters and COMMUNICATIONS VI
every character TO r,o,,,,xv
Fort Worth. Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

WHATS the matter with Tilden and
Morrison us 9 Democratic presidential
tickle. on platform for taiiff for rev.
enue only?