Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-23
CHICAGO LETTER.
Extensive Preparations for tho COMING
Democratic Convention.
a s siig1t Drop Into Poetry and a
uentie Touching of Tender Things.

'""h IL was In June. The
speakers stand Is to be In the center
instead OF at one end. The space Il ~
DE larger, accommodating moro sweet.
D.s, anu tne space for the press will be
sueryeo ana fenced OFF exclusively for
se.usI workers. Last month the
newspaper men were greatly anuoyed
W Srowaing Of delegates, ushers. etc.
me New York Sun declares for
bayard. but the Eastern independents
rather favor Cleveland.
Bayard, Cleveland or Mcdonald
which shall 1t be? The latter came m
Chicago several days ago on business
ana has been visited by MANY nron,is
nent local Democrats. In this mart M
the country Mcdonald is highly
esteemed, aud the Democrats of this
STATE and Indiana are pretty generally
IN favor OF his nomination, personalIv
ne IL clean, honest man, and IL Is ar
gueo win some reason that he wonld
DE acceptable to New Workers as no
one mati from their own state would
oe In the convention. AT any rate
lhere Is no good reason why he would
not be stronger In that state than
almost any other man outside of IN
and 1t must be conceded that his own
stale Is very important one to look
AFTER IN November. The probabilities
are that Blaine will be stronger i'm
Indiana than in New York, and If this
he true, II Is not SO necessary to look
out for the latter as for some more
doubtful state.
Agents of Samuel ]. Randall are al.
ready In Chicago, and are preparing
Tor the coming struggle. PENNSYLVANIA
sends her sixty delegates solid for her
iavorite Democratic protectionist, and
Mr.. Randall may prove troublesome
factor In the convention.
In the coming convention, since
there will be 80 many aspirants, now
that Mr.. Tiiden is entirely out of the
consideration the, folly of the two.
thirds rule may be strikingly apparent.
IL probably will, for If the friends of
the numerous candidates mentioned
are at all enthusiastic, and inclined to
stick, the minority may succeed In
frustrating the wishes and hopes of
the majority.
1t Is said that the selection of Thos.
+. Bayard would give the Republicans
the very thing they are longing for:
an opportunity to make a sectional
fight. Some claim that his candidacy
would give the Republicans a chance
to pick over old bones and rake up
dead issues. but If they want to do
that they might sweep the chips from
their own door first by investigating
Logan's connection with the infamous
black laws that can be found by turn.
ing back the pages of the Illinois
statute books.
As to Cleveland IL is claimed that
while he is man entirely above re-
proach his immense majority over
FOlger for governor of New York was
not his normal strength 80 much as
the result OF Republican machin.
folly.
The lightning rod Of Mr.. Hendricks
is doubtless up, but IL does not seem to
attract very much lightning. By all
odds, Mcdonald would be stronger
candidate than Mr.. ii. but IL neither
Indiana nor New York makes solid
move for particular favorite, the
sugar-plum is likely to be taken by
Bayaid.
We are too prone to overlook the
necessity for attending to the little af-
fairs of life. In fact, in these times we
are wont to regard only the great
events as going to make up the reali-
ties of life. The little everyday affairs,
such as are encountered over and over
again by all, are entirely disregarded,
and we completely fail to remember
that they really go to make up the VI
tai part of life Just as much as pennies
form dollars aud minutes form larger
periods Of existence.
Truly,
.sMan lever Is, but always 10 be blest."
If we could but realize that We are
actually living now, and that the pres
ent is all we have any claim to, we
surely could pass through life with
much grander results than are pos l.
BILE, when we are forever on uptoe To
see what ,morrow--the tomorrow
that never comes-will bring TO us.
AS Emerson says:
To-day is q King IN disguise"
We never fully realize the greatness
of to-day until 1t becomes yesterday,
and then it Is forever too late. We
look back aud bemOan the lost yester-
DAYS and then look forward to the COM
Ing tc-morrows, wholly ueglectlrg the
opportunities to improve the present
moment. :,
we are such small creatures our
selves, may be the reason why we
spurn the idea of turning to account
the little opportunities and the mo-
nents that are at present ileeting Dy'
Here we are, GU little globe, unable
10 hear mme than a few rods, unable
to see more than few miles, unable
TO see anything of tomorrow ana re-
member little Of yesterday"
Speaking of the little amenities ana
onnortunities of life reminds me of
Something In connection with FIanci
Murnhy. who is now in Chicago LABOR
inc 10 convert people from slowly poi
so5inp themselves with liquor.
When Mr.. Murphy was in Cincin-
natl he was holding successful series
~ meetings. A kind-hearted lady
who always thinks when she sees
children crying that they must be IN
greater distress than we are apt 10
Five them credit for, stopped on
she street one evening to inquire into
the cause of the wailing OF two iitiie
cniored children. She spoke kindly
To them, found there was nothing
ssr,o,s the matter aud went on think
inr No more about it. The meeting
that evening was large one and after
t t, axsrcises had proceeded for some
time I'm there arose In his place TO speak
a rough, uncouth man, VINO sa'o AZ
s,nalsnce that he had never bsen
sn place of that kind be-
sn,a and said he would not have been
there then but for the niue a 1,r,v f sit,Is
| ness OF the lady toward the dry nu. at
colored children, which he happened ~
10 witness. II struck MN az peius :, 70