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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-25
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moggage.
"The what !"
9TH moggage we've got on our farm
t nome Mike said so, an George an me
we've hunted for it lots O. times" The
child's voice had grown low and fearful,
and she knitted her brows as she spoke.
"I'm scat of it, too; it's somethin' awful.
George thought twas bear, mebby;
but Mike he said twas more like wolf.
D. We ever see one, Uncle joshua"
The old man did not answer, but be.
gan raking down the fire with a great
deal OF noise.
''Jo, hua u called his sister, winding
the clOrk.
"Wd r he snarled.
''Amasy Andrews ez good a mans
ever trod sole-leather. 1 declare fer it
it's a shame"
''Shet up. Sally VIII YEP" Mr..
Andrews turned upon her. "Amasy
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-25
HER CHRISTMAS STOCKING

"Polly, woman. see here minute r
= Mr; - WIS opening 1
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
Mr r,rlisle, Assnrsnoes.

Sneaker Carlisle's recent mastery
address TO the New York Free-Trade
club ought to give the country a fairly
Commemorative idea OF the purpose anu
policy of the national Democracy, with
reference TO tariff reform. Mr.. Car
lilse, as much as any Democrat living,
is authorized to speak for his party
and In his utterances the public may
discern the tendency of the best Dem
ocratic thought aud aspirations. when
the sneaker. then, says he favors a
"revenue for public purposes there
is the assurance that Democracy, en-
trusted with power, viii see that the
government is well supplied with all
the money 1t requires for current ana
legitimate expenses. And when the
speaker announces that he aspires TO
reformation and not revolution, we
have pledge that the business ana
industrial interests of the country are
not to be subjected to violent, sudden
aud therefore detrimental changes.
This has been the true Democratic the
ory all along. No Democrat, with an
ounce of common-sense, ever desired
to set about tariff revision recklessly.
Nobody expects TO see free-trade for
many a year yet. 1t is simply desired
to adjust the revenues to the public
necessities and relieve the masses from
burdens that are onerous, and all the
more so because unnecessary. If the
American voter cin be led to view
the Democratic policy in its true light
Democratic success will be assured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
Newgpaners and DREAMS,


The Statesman reads certain Journals
sharp lectures about their pretensions
to journalistic leadership of the
Texas Democracy. Whether they de-
serve the twitting or not we cauuotsay,
albeit we have noticed, now and then,
Il disposition in certain quarters to boss
things and speak very authoritatiyely.
1t is rather too big job, however, for
one paper to attempt to carry the Dem.
ocratic party in Texas on its shoulders
The state is too big and there are too
many good papers. There is room
enough for all and ali may be useful in
their way. Moreover, we haven't much
opinion Of the average organ which
appears 10 be the Statesman's ideal-a
paper whose utterances are law and
gospel unto its party, and whose chief
prestige consists in itsreliability as an
eXpounder of partisan views and sentl-
ments. That does not come up TO our
luea OF newspaper, either in scope or
usefulness. The GAZETTE, for exam
pie, is Democratic from principle. NOT
for glory. But the GAZETTE has no
especial desire to be considered as n
Democratic "organ,n / desires TO he
consistent and intelligent in It's expr, (.
sions of sentiment and achieve as much
usefulness, in a political way, as posi-
bic, and there its political aspirations
end. Its true and greatest field is as n
newsgatherer and educator; and facts
educate the people more thoroughly
and speedily than theories. The tvpical
organ, which is for the party, right or
wrong, or for any man thick.and-thip.
is--as we have observed it--rather dull
and hidebound. 1t runs too much in
grooves and ruts, and cannot be relied
on to present accurately impartial
statements of current political facts
and events. AS result il is mthoritv
for nobody save the partlsans of ,fs
own party; the general public soon
learn to distrust 1t on the very subjects
That newspaper should handle fear-
lessly aud truthfully. A certain
amount OF independence is as essential
in journalism AS in individual life and
the paper that news to the line M
matter how the chips fly or who "a
hurt, will in the long run achieve Tho
greatest amount Of good and hold ,ho
respect Of its own and other nartios
The leading politicians look ON tbo
organ pretty much as they do a free
horse, TO be rode without mercy !,
has hard row to weed and rene,a,,,, |
winds up by dying poor. We thIni
any man who reads the GAZETTE oa,,
discern that 1t is Democratic. but 4, n
IN Its capacity as a newspaper that ths
GAZETTE most desires to achieve al
'inction and success. 1t Is decIaesIy |
more pleasant and interesting. too -
heip lead n party than 10 be I'D bv ,ha
party. 'He
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

bcatd Is icopardIfing. and 10 oeiie'c ~" IVY
uAy,;rrr's criticisms unbiased, woe'u " 81
Ing Il credit for more masnanini'S ui.'
man Is heir 10. No one oigeci>io yonf "v' ~
ing for scieln,ercsi, but no honest man VIII
admire an enort 90 increase your inuueno'
by mise preicnses. -Gaincsviile Register
our Gainesville contemporary makes
a direct statement, and one whieh "
sbould suhstantiate or retract. VIII
the Register please he courteous and
fair enough TO tell its readers what
kind ola business the Texas Invest
ment company is epgsged in? VIII
the Register tell its readers what in-
terests in property Of the Investment
company are 'jeopardized" by the de-
cisions The GAZETTE has all along
been OF the impression that the Invest
ment company did commission busi-
meas, and, rs the land board organs as
sert that the decision will not affect
the business OF cattle raising in Texas,
we fail to see what particular interest
the company has in 1t. And, pri-
vately, we may inform the Register
that the Investment company has
about as much 10 do with the policy OF
the GAZETTE and its editorial manage
ment as the man in the moon has. To
its owners the GAZETTE is simply a
financial investment its policy, criti-
risms and utterances are dictated by
those who have 40 part in the owner
ship. We may add that live stock
-aising is the second greatest industry
N Texas, and has been the advance
rIard of ALI others.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
StOckmen,s Convention

Chicago, March 1s.-A meeting of
the recently organized live stock ex.
chahge was held at the stock wards
Yesterday, at which the animal indus.
TILES elies phi, pending in congress, was dis.
cussed. A committee was appojnted
70 80 70 Washington and use It's inllu.
Hn.j W prevent It's passage, and reso-
,nnoi, mere passed declaring the bill
tnn .'l Tor and dangerous, as putting
700 700 iiiucn power in the hands OF The
commissioner of agriculture. The res.
buttons also express the belief that
contagious pleuro-pneumenia does NOT
exist IN the United States, nor the fool
ana mouth disease to be in Illinois or
KANSAS, \. and that the food animals Of
. '.,s country have not been SO healthy
"i'hih twenty years as now.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

Fonr WORM IN order ;o'procure the state
| Democratic convention, has raised nind TO
| pay he expenses OF The delegates, nut lnas-
much rs the delegates viii not be paupers, or
deadbcnts, this ofltr to "dendhead" hem
should be regarded as scarcely compliment
taiy to the party ana to III. delegates and
should have no sort " weight with the exec
ulive committee san Antonio, be'ng both the
largest city in Texas and the commercial cen
terof Southwest Texas, should be chosen for
the assembling of the convention, because no
state convention has ever been held IN South
west Texas. In point Of hotelf san Antonio
Is ahead uf any city ia Texas, and she also
has suitable halls for tho meeting Of the = IA
ventlou. Perhaps the assembling OF the con-
vention In sight OF the spot upon witch
Travis, Crockett and their compccrs poured
out their blood as Il llbation 20 liberty, might
arouse and halow the patriotism ofthe mem.
beers and lead them 10 look only to the well
ftrc and glory OF the state Sinister ambition
must die out Of tn. hearts OF men, when they
come to stand upon ground which has been
enriched by the blood of heroes and martyrs
to libery.-aan Antonio Times.
1t would be STANCE if place
noted simply as health resort should
not be better supplied with hotels
than town which grows so fast that
hotel builders cannot keep up with it.
But so far as Suitable halls are con-
cerned, Fort Worth is a long way
ahead of San Antonio. The Turner
hall at San Antonio is not superior to
our Germania hall. rhe san Antonio
"Casluo" is not equal to our Godwin's
hall. Aud in addition Fort Worth
has its elegant new opera house to COM
pare with which san Antonio has
nothing. san Antonio may Lave more
beer hallsn for our Democrats drink
straight whisky. But delegation of
Fort Worth's best citizens will go to
Waco to pledge the Democracy Of Tex
rs that not only will n suitable place of
meeting be provided but ample ac-
commodations for all who attend the
convention, If held here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

Denison keeps n goodly gang OF
tramps breaking stone and repairing
the streets. Some of the most unrulv
have Il ball and chain attachment.
One man in Navarro county sued
another for onecent for wagon stand
ard, The lawyers fees and costs Of suit
are said TO have been $50.
The Hillsboro News saws that Dr.
Ferguson of Spring Hin, who has gone
demented sanctiticetionally and want.
ed to take all his property from his
notherless children and give it TO
Henry L. Williams, the sanctification-
ist leader, had his buggy taken into
the edge Of Pin Oak creek bottom one
night last week, by some candidate for
the, penitentiary, and taken to pieces
and burned.
The Corsicana Courier SAWS that
Rusk county has abandoned its moor
iarnl, and Is furnishing board for its
paupers in private families at $500 a
year.
The sentry on guard at Fort Davis
was very much frightened the other
night by the approach of strange
looking object Calling the corporal
OF The guard, the two boldly advanced
and captured the enemy, which
proved to be a stray blliy-goat. sun
posed to have escaped from the Ma
sonic lodge near by.
The Comanche grand jury put three
men In Jail for refusing to answer
questions in regard to fence-cuttinr
9ut after remaining two DAYS M
durancee vile they weakened, and IL is
now nov, believed that every fence-cutter in
the county is spotted.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

QUITE n surprise was created In
sherman Monday by the action of one
of the defendants in suit brought
by the Merchants and Planters bank
OF Sherman, by which II was claimed
that the charter Of the bank had
expired by limitation. This action
only gave an opportunity FOR proving
the strength and resources Of the bank,
as tho deposits increased largely, and
stockholders, worth In the aggregate
over five million dollars, voluntarily
came forward and individually guar.
anteed the responsibility of the bank.
This bank is one OF the oldest and
strongest in Texas, and its manage.
ment is regarded all over tho state as
being everything that could be desired
in financial institution.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

TIE Democrats have but twice ear
ried New York for their presidential
ticket since 1852. The two exceptions
were in 1858 and 1876. The platform
declaration in 1868 demanded "a tariff
for ror0HHe upon foreign Imports
and In 1870 it was more emphatic,
saying ave demand that all custom-
house taxation shall be only for reve.
nue.n The tariff question was ignored
or evaded in 1856, in 1860, in 1864, and
Ia 1877, and New York was won for
the Republicans. This does not look
like throwing away the thirty.six
electoral votes of that state by the
adoption of n tariff reform platform
To the contrary, such platform ap.
pears TO offer the only hope of carry
| ing IT,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

The project OF railroad connection
with the northeastern section Of our
county Is ripening rapidly, as the action
of the citizens of Grapevine in sub
scribing 100000 TO build to Keller on
the Missouri Pacific shows. 1t would
be better, however, TO look farther
ahead than to o branch road from
Keller. Grapevine Is directly on n
line from Fort Worth to Mckinney and
Paris. Such a line passes through the
northeast portion OF Tarrant, and n
part Of Dallas and Denton, and divides
Collin county, thence, through pur-
lions OF Hunt, Fannin and Delta ana
the southern part OF Lamar county to
Paris.
The st. Louis & San Francisco rail.
roads southern extension through the
East side of the Indian Territory will
terminate at Paris. The building of
The proposed road would make Crane
vine station on through line, and
give Fort Worth another great con.
heclion to the North and East, besides
g'viag country now tributary to Dal.
las ana Paris an opportunity to trade
AZ the Fort. There Is no need TO at
tempt TO build the whole line now.
THIS is written merely as an indication
10 our countymen that Fort Worth "a
alive TO their energy and interest. IfI
the road is built to Grapevine by sub.
scription, 1t will be easy 10 bond II for
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
Not n Candidate,

The following letter explains itself.
The correction, however, was made
by our Morgan correspondent in yes.
terCtay mornings issue of the GA
HErTE.
70 the Gazette.
In the letter of your correspondent Of the
18th inst II is stated that THIN IN smith OF
Cleburne Isl candidate for district Judge OF
the Twenty-eighth judicial district. This is II
mistake. am not n candidate Tor that po.
sitiun aud VIII not be. Please make this cor.
Tcction and obilge, Your obedlent servant,
ILLMAS SMIIi.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

TnE slockmca arc fretrul. Fret,ul people
sometimes become arrogant. Arrogant, poo.
pie get Eat down upon.-lIouston Post.
Upon what meat doth this on
Caesar feed that he hath grown so
great? It's quite refreshing to know
that Wash Jones old organ not only
wants the New Orleans commissioner
ship, but also proposes TO set down on
an industry the assessed value of which
was increased nearly $40. 100000 N one
venr,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
Bliss Bill.
llhlcnGo lIGrRlI.

OF all the despicable characters
brought to light by the star route reve-
lations, none appear in quite so mean
n light rs George Bliss. While in
receipt of 800 u day from the govern
ment and all expenses, he actually in
Guided in the latter the cost of wash
ing his linen. When the Bliss scandal
was first made public it came out that
he had charged the government for
two postage stamps and porter's fee,
but the soiled shirt business is new. If
Bliss can stand the contempt these
revelations will excite he must have
tough hide.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

THE South furnished IL sos soldiers
for the armies that went through
Mexico in 1915; the North gave 5,l57,
and the West l7i07. But because
more than half the Mexican veterans
come from the South, they are grudged
"a pension. Not more than $4,000 OF
these men are now living. Their pen
sions would be but two or three mill
ion dollars year. To offset this sum
we can point 10 the spoils of their war
fare-Texas, California, Utah, Nevada,
Colorado and Arizona-and ask, "Do
not these men deserve to be re-
warded.p
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

a VOICE from Texas has gone up
even unto Washington, Messrs. Stew
art, LanlanI and Miller are opposed
to being saddled with the duties Of
delegates to the national convention.
As individuals there can be no ohjec-
ton to such aspirations; but when by
virtue OF what they have they ask for
more II is presumptuous. Our congress
men are not eX-oiiicio, an the brains Of
Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
Opr Market Renort.

The GAZETTE calls the attention OF
merchants and others interested in
commercial and financial matters to
its very fill and comprehensive mar
ket reports, by telegraph, from all
points in the country. Those who are
interested in such things should sub
scribe for the GAZETTE, us its market
report is not surpassed, If equnled, by
that ofany paper in the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

LouisrAS A sugar planters have re
solved that they will support that
party which promises them n heavy
tariff protection against foreign SUI
CARS This is the terms of dicker
with the Pennsylvania and Messachn-
sets Republicans.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

pors the GA2frrE imeeiuc that The doc,
uincs now being preached by Itself win help
Fort worth In Its effort to secure the state
Senuon9-Ausun Capital.
Why should any doctrine" preach
ed by the GAZETTE affect the availa-
bility, suitability or accessibility of
Fort Worih2 Does the Capital mean
TO say that the delegates to the conven-
ton will permit themselves to he in
iluenced by the GAZETrE's utterances
Hoiens, poicas' And what is the au-
thority for the intImation that the
GAzErrE's "doctrinesn are opposed to
what the convention will do
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
Conventions and Oanonses,

Prior to 1892, congressional eau
cuses nominated the Democratic cam
didates for the presidency. Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe and Jackson first
time) were nominated by congression-
al caucuses, where majority vote
was sufficient to nominate. The first
Democratic national convention nomi-
mated Jackson in 1882, and adopted n
rule that atwo.thirds majority of all
the votes should be necessary to nomi-
nate. This was the first heard Of the
famous "two-thirds rule" 1t was not
enforced in $40, but in 1914 it was
again adopted, after three days
struggle, and has been pretty steadily
adhered TO in national conventions of
the Democracy since then. But it IL
only practice, not aprinciple Of party
policy. II has worked evil constant
ly, and there Is no good reason for its
observance by state conventions.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

CATTLE KINGS" so called, may be
able to pay twenty csnts an acre per
annum for watered lands and fence
ii; but what of the cattle princes,
gentry and common folks? What Of
the small stockmen? What of the
young man in East Texas whose
father wants to start him in the cattle
business in The West with from 100 to
800 head Of cattle?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

NONE of the llckers have MS yet had
the nerve to interview Col. j. II. Brit
ton, state engineer, az to his statement
that "more passengers got on and of
the trains at Fort Worth in twenty
four hours than at Austin, San An
tonic, Dallas, Houston and Galveston
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

THERE are good many protection
lists in the South, and they are making
more noise than drove Of hungry
pigs, But they will support the DEM
ocratic nominee for president on n
"larih:for-revenue-onlyn platform, and
after July sth they viii pipe in o
more subdued strain.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

THE Galveston News hoped the
stockmen at Dallas would, in conven-
ton assembled make some material for
the next campaign In this state. The
Houston Post feared they would. Both
thes. would.be journalistic paralyzers
were disappointed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

THE last number of "The Girls Ma
tioual Reformer," published at IIous-
ton, Texas, contains portrait and n
short biography of its youthful
ediiress Mis- Josephine Pauslla Cub
more. Miss Josephine is beautiful
young lady and is engaged in anoble
work, and all those who are friends
of temperance should encourage her
10y subscribing for her paper, The
Girls National Reformer," a neat
eight. page journal, with musical sup.
plemeni, Mt the low prica OF 81 per
year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
The Sharon Trial

can Francisco, Gala. March ls-In
, ,ns sharon Trial, Miss Hill, the plain.
.lii, testified that Sharon said: nIfI
Mould give him paper OF release he
Mou,a give me 500. 900 and s500 n
onih allowance, but refused. . "
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

THE pleuro-pneumonia bill may yet
get through the senate, but it will be SO
ema sculated by amendments rs to lose
all lis vicious vlrility. Coke and
Maxey are doing heavy work against
II, and their influence is Of the kind
that tells.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

IT Is the newcomer who always
thinks Texas big enough TO carve.
After awhile he becomes accustomed
to the exaggerated vastness OF the
state, and bows when dubbed colonel
or Judge" as politely MS longhorl 10
the free grass born.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

TuE News is published at Galveston
and favors deep water. Tho Post is
published at Houston and favors its
manager for the commissionership.
The GAZETTE is published in Texas
and favors the sale Of lands 10 actual
settlers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

Terrell stsr.l

Terrell has very good prospects of
ge ting a branch office of the Texas
Investment company of Fort Worth.
The location of branch Of that com
pany in this city wuold mean that
every immigrant train brought to this
state by the Gould roads would stop
and spend a day in Terrell.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

AFTER intrusting the representation
OF Texas 10 the congressional delega-
ton, we might get the wise men TO
meet and nominate state ticket,
Texas has but few great men, and they
are all in congress.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

TnH live stock ralsors Of Texas
"robbedN the SCHOOL children" of the
tax on S31,5s2, $50 last year--that being
the increase in the value of live stock
in this state over the assessment Of
1882
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
A Good Corps.
Gainesville Register.

The GAZETTE has good reportorial
corps, and there is but little state news
that fails TO appear in that paper at
the earliest possible moment. Mr..
Senter deserves especial praise for the
thorough and prompt mannerin which
he reports the important official and
other acts of the state capital.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
Festival Mad.

fcin cinnsti NewsJourpal.l
II Gin cinnati had secured either OF
the national conventions she would
have called ita polite al festival. That
may account for their going to Chi
cnpO
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
The Political Ben Thompson.


IL is gratifying to state pride to learn
in kilograms from Washington that
Logan, while doing his best to slaugh-
ter Fitz John Porter, committed no
murderous assaults on the English
language.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19
A Splendid Paper.


The Fort Worth GAZETTE intimates
that its circulation is now 10000 copies
IA day. There may possibly be some
incredulous people who will hardly
believe it, but he that rs it may the
GAZETTE is a splendid paper and well
worthy of an extensive circulation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

SOME of the Texas congressman
ought to get furlough and take in
the newspaper situation. This is n
state of rapid change aud marvellous
growth. Oldthings are passing away
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-19

Kaufman Sun: 1t SCENE to be al
most general desire that the Demo-
cratic convention be held either in
Houston or Fort Worth. Houston
seems TO be the most favorable place,
as she has the best and largest hotels
and most suitable hall.