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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

1t is amusing to listen to the thun-
derings of political orators concerning
the yearnings of a particular party to
dignity and raise the standard Of the
laborer in this country. The platforms
OF the present day are never considered
complete until plank is inserted
pledging the party to use every effort
to protect and dignity labor. People
read and accept 1t rs matter of course.
II Is looked for, in fact, rs eagerly as
the face of an old friend. Working
men know just how to take it. They
know that 1t Is put In merely to show
that the workingmen are not forgot
ten, or that their votes have not been
disregarded in the footing up OF the
contest. II is something like the COM
plimentary votes given candidates by
their own states on the first ballot, and
1t Is not hoped or expected that the
promises will be fulfilled or even
thought OF afterwards. There is no
such thing as dignity TO labor,
II you accept, possibly, the add
vance agent Of minstrel troupe
Labor is the curse of Adam and it
cannot be any thing else but a lowly
vocation. There is no dignity about
the farm laborer, who, 18th hayseed in
his hair and hickory shirt, bends daily
under the scorching rays of the sun |;
there Is no dignity about the ghoulish
looking man who works, mole like, In
the mines, day in and day out. There
Is no dignity about the mud. bedrsggled
WAGNER, the grimy blacksmith, the
dirty miller, the sweating artisan or
the smutty coal-heaver; there is no
dignity in twisting brakes on freight
car, carrying a hod or in pricking
ones faded faculties striving to keep
awake and force an unwilling pencil.
with toil-benumbed fingers, over the
paper in an Effort to write ineligible
news 1t is all work, hard work, and
when the day Is done the toiler does
not even think of dignity, but throws
his weary bones upon his bed like
gslley-slave and sleeps until time is
called and he has to take up the bur-
dens of another day. Labor is labor,
and will continue to be until the end
Of time. There is and can be no
dignity about 1t, and the
claptrap vaporings of politicians can
not dry one drop of sweat nor lessen
the weight Of a burden by one ounce.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
Untruthfnl "Arrnmants -

without the lease law the stock man had
ohiy The horizon for his boundary and the
hS'shOoter for his law. With an army of
desperate cowboys at his command ana no
civil officer In hundred miles TO interfere
WIN MS arrogance, he rode rough.shod over
tne small settler and told him 10 "gtt ont. .
And he had TO go.-tGreenville Banner.
Texas had no lease law In operation
until the year of our Lord, 1884. For
all the years prior TO this free grass
prevailed and attracted the poor immi-
grant to the West. Thus attracted
the agricultural line was pushed to
the westward by the farmer, until
Texas had eleven congressman, and
In one year increased it's taxable
values more than 100000 900. No
lease law contributed In any part TO
this grand result. Free grass was the
potent agency. The rate of taxation
went down, down, down, until IL
reached the present law.
AS population increased, taxes de-
creased. No lease law had ANYTHING
10 10 with this; free grass was the
rule and practice. II, In the florid Ian
guage OF the Banner, ''the stockman
had only the horizon for his bounda.
~ and the six-shooter for his law - II
ne, with an army Of cowboys a. his
command. rode roughshod over the
small settler and drove him away
how In the name of truth and COM
mon fairness did the small settleru
manage TO push the stoekmen back
until the agricultural line left the
p'ney woods, crossed the rich prairles
OF Dallas, Kaufman, Ellis, Hill, Tar.
rant and other counties and now re ST,
--hal,ed by the lease law-nearly two
hundred miles west OF Fort Worth
q the bloody" stockman drove the
armer away, how. In the name Of
common sense, has the farmer got 20
ar West? How has the population of
he state increased so greatly-not In
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

A THING that excites general notice
Is the great number OF new men being
put forward In politics this year. The
congressional nominations show an
unusual proportion OF strange names,
while denominations are the exception.
Here In Texas, however, the reverse ia
the case. The entire delegation M.
pears 10 be certain OF denomination by
the Democrats, except Judge Han.
cock, who could have had II with
unanimity IL he had not declined.
ThrockmortoD, culberson, Mills, Nil.
Ter, Stewart, Wellborn. Lauham
Jones and Reagan all seem assured OF
another term. ochiltree's fences seem
to be out OF rspair--sunk out OF sight
In deep water-but We can stand TO
less him with a great deal of equa. |
nimity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE spirit Of liberation and Christian
charity is gaining foothold In church
circles, and blgotry Is on the wane.
The st. Louis Christian Advocate,
one OF the largest and most influential
church papers published in the United
States, In commenting on clergy
man who leaves one church TO join an
other, says;
II "A man finds ho has been In the wrong II
is manly TO change; or II he finds hc can do
better for himself ana others by changing
his church relations, 1t Is right and proper
he should do 80.
Ten years ago 1t would not have
been safe for religious paper to say
this
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

pleased to announce th.,1
yery'successful In obts,,,w,eh b
the, best I. stars in the pr Sas'ug
VIII be supported by mssn,ssslon|
favorites. Among thes. J vel
toned, Clara Morris, thu may may
t loin actress on the Arss 'ss'|
Zelda Seguin, formeiiIysu s.,is
Abbott, who is 10 y VIII
a we'll selected opera :" co,. ofil|
abroad, and Mile. MAJ, y,omnl|
gained great success IT, AM
opera bouffe. She viii, ~ The
hearts anew In the rend cnafn|
glish opera. She will dSeiind
her favorite little song u.vaot
a Picture" which news, q, 4,
a round Of applause ,s ,Mls
reigning star, will follo.~ i'e
lar season, as well as mar, -
culine artists, such as T 'ay no|
In old English come addys!ef
York scored attractions 4 > =,
whose many sonps = ~
tied and hummed W
audiences. in PLEASANT ran. y
wherever he appears. NJ S Ss
young author and con,. Sc,l
POI popular melodies bring hin y
the Bandit King, a rs 49,
noted highwayman. will sa'
many other novelties to Si,
seasons production. Tbs iI
few of the numerous con'
have been engaged. bnt I'm
give an idea of our selec, ~
Yours, Mrs. Cu'O1
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

The money spent by the state In
preparing her accounts against the fed
eral government for frontier defense
has been thrown away because the ac-
counts were not made out according to
law. There was an appropriation for
preparing these vouchers and there
was law governing the manner in
which they should be made. The law
was overlooked but the appropriation
was struck dead center.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

WE serve notice now on the land
lease advocates that the discussion of
the laws relating to the disposition of
the public lands of Texas will not end
with the adjournment of the Houston
convention; that it will not end with
the closing of the polls in November !;
that 1t will not end with the adjourn
ment of the next legislature-unless
the lease law has been, by that time,
annulled. The lease law must go-and
those who uphold IL will go with II.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

the piney woods, but on the prairies
where the "cow-boys" rode so rough
shod over the settler? How has
the taxable wealth OF the state
been so augmented? How has the
rate of taxation been so lowered? How
have the lumber mills Of East Texas
been kept so busy? 1t Is hard to I'M
derstand how the farmers have driven
the stockmen so far to the westward If
the ,stockmen rode roughshod over
the small settler. We would like for
some land.lease man to explain It.
The same paper from which the above
extract is taken also printc the follow
ing:
The advocates Of free grass endeavor TO
create the impression that the lease law IL
running West Texas But figures prove that
West Texas Is on the biggest boom ever
known. Tho Increase OF taxable values In
the western counties d1ring the last year Is
enormous. In Tom Green county, where
more lands have been leased than any other
county, the tax rolls show an increase over
last years assessment on 100000; Wiibarser
county shows an increase OF 100000; Run
nels county 500 600; Atascosa county $4,000;
Cameron county ssIi,DO0. and so on, all
through West Texas. Such boom has never
been known before. And the counties where
the most lands have been leased show the
greatest gains In wealth.
The assessments are made in
January. The lease law was practi-
cally put into operation In jan
uary. The figures given, therefore,
do not show an increase subsequent to,
but prior to the lease law. And yet
that statement is being made to DO
service in all the land lease organs.
If the object is public enlightenment,
we do not understand the organs; if
the object is to deceive the people, such
publications are easily understood.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
Sober Democrats.

springfield tIll.) Register.
IN conversation with Potter Pal.
mel, he Informed the editor of the
register that In his experience as a
motel man, he had never seen more
orderly and sober crowd than the re-
cent Democratic national convention.
re stated that while he entertained at
the Palmer house over four hundred
more guests during the Democrats
IMAM he did during the Republican con.
vehion, the bar receipts were between
TWO and three hundred dollars Less
each day during the former than the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

IT is reported from Washington that
n scheme has been matured for the
purchase of the island OF Cuba from
Spain by syndicate Of American
capitalists. The price agreed upon Is
said to be 500, O0O,0 900. Ex-Gov. War
moth Of Louisiana is to be the ruler OF
the new province, and kellogg Of the
same state, and Of equally savory
reputation, is one OF the spirits Of the
enterprise. Their object Is the culti-
walton OF sugar cane and manufacture
Of sugar upon magnificent scale
The sugar producers Of Louisiana VIII
not be greatly pleased at this news,
but they cannot have harsh feelings
toward the poor Cubans. With War
moth and Kellogg lingering in the
government, Louisianians must feel
sorry for those unfortunate people.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE REV" Ball whose Shiny SLAM
der on Cleveland is creating such wide
spread excitement proves TO be politi-
cal divine who was Cleveland speaker
during the gubcrnatorlal race and who
now manufactures lies because his as
pirations to fat office have been
crushed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
The Lease Law win Go.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE was nm.
,orluhale IN breaking a portion of its
press, and Tor short time had To re-
uuce the size of it's paper. IL IA Nil
r,gnt now and comes out with renewed
strength hghting against the land.
gIaeoers and land Spectators, whether
ia the land Office or only pets of that
institution, THE GAZETTE has msdk
a a gallant Hight for the prosperity of
iexas, and II II can successfully defeat
.he lease law aud It's twin brother ths
nero law. u will have accomplished n
great good for the people. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
Had a Good Memory,

New York journal.
Have you ever heard Wagner's
music" asked Boston girl of a
Gotham bachelor.
II think so, once"
when ?n
when lightning struck sheet
IRON dealers store down town the
other day" he murmured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE inequality Of representation Is
now felt by the great West. Think of
the immense territory and its thriving
cities and populous counties repre-
scented by Mr.. Browning's one vote in
the legislature, and how it is nullified
by the vote of, say, Rusk county that
did not advance In population IL per
cent. in ten years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

SOME counties in this state are max
Ing nominations for local officers
upon the recommendation Of Gen.
Claiborne In his ukase to the privates.
This Is well enough In counties that
have strong Republican vote, where
free race would bring number Of
competing Democratic candidates In
the field, dividing the party vote and
making 1t possible for Republican to
get In by plurality vote. In North
and West Texas, where the people are
all Democrats, the need of nomina-
tions, from president down to con-
stable" is not imperative. A free race
here in no wise imperils the success of
Democratic candidates and allows the
full body Of voters to select the best
men for Office at the polls, without
the In tervention OF nominating con.
ventions, with their chicanery, wire
pulling and log-rolling, which too often
result in the putting up of ticket that
proves unsatisfactory 10 majority of
the voters and Is supported under pro-
test
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

IT would not be surprising to hear
that Cleveland himself started that
scandal story just to get good chance
to disprove 1t and reap the benefit of
the advertising. Blaine would try the
salhe dodge, only he would have too
much difficulty in proving his limo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
Nothing New About That.

Philadelphia Call.
Guest: Who owns this hotel?
Waiter: Mr.. Blank am de propri-
etor, sab.
Guest: Glad to hear it. / thought
from your actions that the walters
owned the hotel.
Waiter: Oh, no, sab. We don't
own muffin but de guests.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE Express mistakes the object Of
the tariff plank of the Chicago plat.
form, which 1t styles its triumph"
It was inserted not so much to paciIy
the Express as to insure discontinue
ance Of its tariff editorials. The result
Is woful disappointment to the great
Democratic heart Of the nation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
Weather Indications in Tennessee.

"l'll bet a dollar that fellow wants 10
run as candidate for the legislature,u
said an old gentleman who has an
once on Church street, as he looked
amer breezy young man who had
just let him. 1--WE met him nearly
every day for five years and his only
ssiutation was a nod, but recently he
mas been shaking hands with me and
giving me some Information about tile
weather. wig
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

They were going off on journey.
Which shall | carry" me asked,
"the baby or the dog:9"
You had better carry the baby"
she replied, land | will take charge of
Beauty, dear little fellow. i wouldn't
have anything to happen to him for
the World,u
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE American citizens who were
imprisoned in Mexico for "defaminR
the government have been released.
IL is to be presumed this leniency to
them Is due to the fear that lingo
Blaine viii be elected president.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

HENRY WARD BEEcHER Is getting
good deal Of cussing from the
Republican press because he has
boltcd Blaine and Logan. They
ought to remember that 1t Is the boast
Of the Plymouth pastor that he has
never yet voted u losing ticket, and
doubtless he don't want to swamp that
record this late i'm life.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
PiOus In Name Only.

PhIIadeIphIa Call.
All the presidential nominees have
Biblical names. The Republicans
nominated James and John, the Dem
ocrats Stephen and Thomas, the Pro.
hibitionists st. John and Daniel, the
Greenbackers have Ben amin and the
Nationals Jonathan.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

No WONDER Gov. st. John re-
ceived the nomination of the cold wa.
ter brigade, when Frances Willard sec.
onded his nomination in poetry. 1t
would take tough set Of delegates to
hold out long under this kind of fire.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

Tnr law relating to the disposition
ofpublic lands Is alwaysan issue, and
will bs an issue as long as there are
any public lands to dispose of.
No arbitrary land board can usurp
the authority Of the people In the
matter. 49, N ~. ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

BLAINE was nominated because 1t
was expected he would make things
hum. All the humming heard from
Jimmy 30 far has been produced by
collision OF his coat tails with the boots
Of the Republican kickers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

ANOTHER broker has suspended in
New York, with extravagant liabili.
ties and penurious assets. 10 a few Of
these fellows were suspended" at n
ropes end, It would have a soothing
effect ON the country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

GERMANY can boast Of many sclen-
lists and some cranks. The alleged
scientist who welcomed the cholera as
a God send, Ia that It would remove
the poor who we're unable TO wage the
battle OF life, should be given leather
medal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE Houston Post has on it, edito-
rial staff one of the best interviewers
In the state, but somehow that enter
prising journal has failed to interview
Marshal Tankersley, candidate for the
Legislature
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

FREE GRASS Is no tangled
theory. II Is as old as Texas, and has
done more TO people the state than any
other agency. The time will never
come In Texas when the uninclosed
lands shall not be a public commons.
The lease law will 90.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
The Bcabug and The Drummer.

H'ohsNHle argus.
The country bedbug is now trying
samples of all the different drummers
that come through his territory. The
difference between drummer and n
oedbug Is that the former shows his
samples and the latter don't. The lat
ter when he has sampled good fat
travelling man, hurries on to u conye-
nient crack and lays low.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

FLOWER spent twice the amount of
his salary while in the last congress
distributing his speeches. Mr.. Flower
got on the right track but he didn't
follow 1t far enough. He should have
written "A book.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

LEST in the languid heat Of the dog
days people may forget il, THE GA
zErrE stops its press to get in the
information that free grass is an issue
In state politics. II Mr.. Barney Gibbs
will pay heed to the work of the
county conventions up to date he will
conclude that 1t Is more than "mere
matter OF legislative detail.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

To TALK Of a modified lease Is to
admit that the lease law as II stands is
not what 1t should be. Two months
ago this admission would have been
denounced as rank beresy by the land
lease organs. Truth grows apace.
Time will bring the right.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

II the Republican party, a. Mr.,
Blaine intimates, Is responsible for the
course of human events since il came
into power, Grant ought to draw on 1t
for those twelve millions he invested
In Wall street experience.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

MIR. WALSH Is very kind in
attempting to scalp himself. Really
he might have saved himself the
trouble by simply keeping silent until
the Houston convention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

AN American Arm has purchased
the Chinese merchant fleet for $1,000
600. Even the pig.tails understand
our appreciation Of decayed and an
cient navy
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE land Of country belongs to
the people Of that country because 1t
was made for mans use and benefit.
No barbed wire title should be raised
to keep out the sturdy farmer.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

II Englishmen would not play "me
lord" and pay their way like other
people, we would make few dollars
keeping boarders this summer during
the cholera.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
is the Wish Father to the Thought,

Bloomington Paragraph tRep.)
Just think of it. If James G. Blaine
should die the Independent party
would instantly cease TO exist. The
whole thing is based on the personal
character of the Plumed knight, and
could not survive his taking of.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

A GOOD, able'bodied campaign liar
might secure job with Steve Elkins'
committee Just now. The one lately
employed got OIL an improbable story
that knocked itself out on the first
rnupI
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

A CINCINNATI jury after praying to
heaven for guidance returned YER
diet OF murder In the first degree
against the defendant. His counsel
Will doubtless appeal for n change of
venue,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

CRIME IL not confined to Dallas, al
though that city has her share. Mem
phis has witnessed within the last
week scenes OF brutality compared to
which the Dallas calendar pales.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

ALTHOUGH the position Of Mr..
Dana Is little befuddled 1t is yet be-
lieved that he stands by hls original
doctrine that "the Republican party
must go.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

GEORGIA has found another electric
woman, "A Mrs. Freeman, who, though
Nh invalid, possesses more Of the mys-
terious power than does Miss Hurst.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

IL fifty-six years Mexico has had
fifty.four presidents, one emperor and
one regency. Like great many leg
islators that country seems intent on
making record.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

Gov. ST.. JOHN should pool his nomi-
nation with Ben Buffers assortment
aud shake the dice to see who gets the
whole bunch. s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE coalition Of the Virginia Green
hackers and Republicans reminds us
of the two snakes that tried TO swallow
each other. You can't tell which Is on
the outside.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THAT communication from Red
River and Lamar counties ought to
induce Editor DeMorse to get out OF
his Office once and find out how the
people really stand
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

"BEwARE OF girl who Is not fond
of babies,' says a cranky old editor.
Beware Of the girl who Is fond OF ba-
bies, IL you intend to marry her, we
shoull naY
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

BLAINE is going 70 stump Ohio, his
friends say. And Ohio will probably
return the compliment and stump
Blaine In October.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

FLANAGAN Of Texas and Bryant of
Georgia will testify that the president
never goes back on n bargain, even II
II ls a bad one.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

THE people are power when they
unite for tho accomplishment of pur.
pose.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

TELEoRAPHiHa will soon be 30
cheap that Ben Butler can be inter
viewed by enterprising papers at all
points In the Union the same day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
Republican bossIsm and either join the
Democrats or 20 II alone.

ARTHUR Is having the White House
cleaned up. Evidently the president
appreciates the requirements of
Democratic administration.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

WHEN Texas gets competing line
Of telegraph in working order she will
show those boastfuI Northern papers
what journalistic enterprise ~.