Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-25

OJher parts OF the country as In Texas,
and the idea of the Democrats of this
state becoming alarmed at the pros
poets of the presidential ticket is too
ridiculous to talk about.
Intensifyiug the Campaign of slander.
II had to come. at was in the air,
as Mr.. Halstead said to Blaine after
his nomination. Decent people, who
had hoped the native ehivalry of
Americans would guard female honor
from slanderous imputations even in
the heat and malevolence of a presi-
Dental campaign, are shocked and
mortified at the disclosures of the day.
That Cleveland should be accused Of
unchastity, Blaine of seduction, But
Ter Of Hypocrisy and st. John of tip
pling is not enough to satiate the NOR
bid craving that demands all the nasty
particulars Of a public mans private
life. The wickedness of political
ethics called for the sacrifice of one
higher, purer, nobler, better than any
that had yet given up reputation upon
the altar of ambition. True to its in
Htincts and responsive to the venal
call, corrupt and obsequious press
disgraces the annals of the time by
dragging another shuddering victim
down to the depths where ghouls feast
unon humiiiatad xyirtna
Mrs. Belya A. Lockwood was nomi-
mated as the candidate of the Woman's
Rights party for presidentess of the
United States. Her reputation was
unblemished and she stood fair before
all the world. Then the SLAM
derer came to defile her fame
in the shape of an envious news
paper writer, who distinctly asserts,
without any qualification, that Mrs.
Lockwood was born October 20, 1880,
and furthermore, as a supplementary
outrage, that she is widow. 1t is
easily deduced from this unwarranted
insinuation that that lady is at this
time fifty-four years of age. 1t cannot
he true. No single lady ever reaches
that age. We expect soon the pleasure
of an explicit denial of this damaging
statement from the lady herself. 1t
must not be allowed to go unchal-
lenged. II vandal hands have effaced
the true date of her birth from the
family tombstone she owes 1t to her
self and the great party she represents
to expose the Dissertation and win for
herself the sympathy of the American
people.
But the calumniator does not stop
here. With an insidious vindictive-
ness he dwells infinitely upon the per-
sonal appearance of the respected
Woman's Rights candidate. "She is
about five feet six inches in height, u
he AYERS, land is rather stout than
otherwise, but perhaps not with
sufficient bust development to
induce her, in case of her cleo.
ton to the presidency, to appear
decollette at the evening receptions al
the White House." This is unspeaka.
bly, execrable. Not only 81 years old
and widow, but deficient in-com.
ment is incapable to characterize such
language as it deserves.
The gallantry of this people is de.
parted and the national spirit decayed
II the wretch who deliberately devised
and published this libel upon the ex.
celleDt name or an honored candidate
for the highest office within the gift OF
the people shall be allowed to walk
abroad unpublished. Burke lament
ing .he downfall of Marie Antoinettt
was not more pathetic. "0h, what 8
revolution Little did dream thai
should have lived to see such disas,
ter fallen upon her in nation of gal
liant men, in nation of men OF honor
and ofcavaliers. 1 thought ten thou
sand swords must have leaped from
their scabbards to avenge even a lool
that threatened her with insult. Blu
the age of chivalry is past. Never
never more shall we behold that gen
erous loyalty to rank aud sex which
kept alive the spirit of an exaltes
freedom