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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
A Substantial Truth.

Judge Fleming is quoted As saying
that he considers the immense Demo.
cratic maiorities heretofore given in
Texas as detrimental to the best inter
ests of the state or course the Judge
does not mean that il is detrimental
because the maiorities are Democratic,
but that all overpowering mpjorities
are injurious to the people who give
them, whether they be Democratic or
Republican.
THE GAZETTE has more than once
said the same thing ~ Judge Fleming
here repeats, for which this paper has
drawn the censure of certain persons
who regard the Democratic party as
an instrument more than n
principle, The gentleman who
has had the courage 20 utter
great truth is likely TO receive
criticism from the same source, but he
will not suffer therefrom. The security
and purity of popular government reet
ON well-baianced opposing orgsnils.
tions. When, for any reason, one Of
these parties shrinks and the other
grows until the dlsproportion becomes
too great FOR hopeful contests, interest
IN political affairs dies out among the
people, who cease TO look upon them
selves as governing force, and refer
the settlement OF questions OF the
greatest consequence TO the party
caucus, In which indirect methods are
too often triumphant, binding the con-
science of the party to their support
against " moral sense of their un-
worthiness, Interest in political
affairs grows less rs one party
becomes absolute, aud bosses and
intriguers flourish at the expense OF
the people. 10 prove this proposition,
that there is greater popular interest
taken in questions of government 10y
the people OF close state than by
those OF a state whose people are all on
one side, compare the vote cast IN the
two states Of Indiana and Texas. The
former state in 1850 cast 10000 votes
In population of l,07S30l, while
Texas cast but 9il 900 out OF a popula-
ton Of 1901 40. In Indiana the pro-
portion OF voters to population was
10 i,s. Had the Same rstio been Oh
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
Tile COnreniion,s Echoes

Henrietta Independent
The long looked for aud anXiOusly
awaited Houston convention has met,
discussed, quarreled, nominate d, res
Diluted" and gone drifting down the
liver of time towards the great wide
ocean of the past. The ticket nomi-
mated Is az follows: Governor. John
Ireland; lieutenant governor, Barnett
Gibbs; comptroller, w. j. swain;
treasurer, + II. Lubbock; land com
missioner, w c. Walsh; attorney gen
eral, John ID, Templeton; superin-
tendent of public instruction, Il.
NJ. Baker. The platform
declares in favor of Cleveland and
Hendricks, free schools, free ballot and
fair count, the lease system and sew
eral other public questions not neces-
saTy 10 enumerate. AS we anticipated
from the beginning the advocates Of
free grass" were met at the threshold
and given TO understand that they
were not regarded as the pure and inn.
maculate rock ribbed Dem ocracy and
must content themselves to remain
like the Gentiles of old, In the outer
court OF the temple. Neither
the convention nor its platform
has cceasiOned any spontane
Gus OutbuTst of enthusiasm
and is not likely TO. Brass bands may
be hired to toot and Columbian orators
employed TO eXpatiate upon the glori.
GUS record of the old guard, but the
plain old practical farmers and stock
men will do most of their own think
ing this year, and most of their legis
lating next winter. Reader, In,
Democratic ticket with its platform Il
before you; the Independent didn'
help create it, and IL does not regard /
as being its mission 10 make any spe
cial effort to help destroy 1t
If you think it supple
~, long felt want vote for II
Ii you don't think so, your duty I,
yourselves, your country and you
posterity is to repudiate IL. Partie
were created for the beneht of man
| kind and not mankind for the benefl
of parties. Whenever party adopt
a policy that conflicts with the hes
interests of any considerable numbe
of its members it that moment ceas
TO be their party, and their allegiance
to il terminates. Political slavery 1
the mother of crime aud the incubato
of all that army of public plHnderer
that have fattened at the government
crib for the past quarter of IA century
Read, read, read, consider what yol
read, and vote as you please.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

~. ,l,niosshed somewhst during their
~hole course through the atmosphere
rom rheir starting point: Az sun,
sat when the atmoe phere II GEAR anu
she aun unobserved, beautiful aspect
;s ,hservable from the top. Long aiteT
tbe ann has passed from view at the
hsee h still is shining bright ana
strong against the summit, mgr, IL
The air. The result is strong shadow
81 ~ The MINER part Of the monument, ns
Tins nrdiected across the eward oil the
Smithsonian grounds to the eastward.
This Is due to the fact noted above That
,ha ~ ann still falls with full force against
The summit, while the horizon line
has out OH its rays from the base. Oi
course. il Is not possible for persons ON
a level with the earth to observe the
novel exhibition, but the sharp shadow
If the extreme summit with the lines
Of shade growing fainter and fainter
nearer The monument untu the
shadow lines of the lower part are en-
tirely lost. can be seen quite plainly
from the great elevation afforded by
the aerial outlook, and the effect IL
very singular. PERHAPS no. other ele
vetion in the world would furnish N
itself such novel and conclusive evi
depce of its great height.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

So the lease law Is Democratic
principle" is il? The state platform
is in favor Of leasing the school lands
20 as not TO retsrd settlement, and,
conversely, not in favor of leasing
then II it does retard settlement. This
Is queer kind OF principle which Ia
founded on condition, and Is TO be
put on and OIL as circumstances vary.
A principle Is thing which IL right
because it Is founded upon exact jus.
tice, and cannot change. The view
taken at Houston agrees with toe
many conceptions Of principle, which
people regard as thing to be shifted
to suit the wind
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

CHICAGO Is considering whether or
not to send TO New York the Sl25 900
necessary to complete the Bartholdi
pedestal. The great city of New York,
with her hosts Of milllonaiTes, has not
the spirit and liberality TO subscribe
the paltry sum. Some one OF the
money kings could pay it out Of the
interest on his bonds in one week, yet
IL ia not forthcoming and the commit
tee has announced that IL will have Ia
disband and throw up the task Of
collecting II the money does not come
in more rapidly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
Opposition 10 Blaine.

NEW York, Aug. 25.-Gen. HOratio
King has had another interview with
Henry Ward B,echer, in which the
latter expressed the opinion that
neither Ball, Mitchell nor any of the
clergymen who made the original at
tack upon Gov. Cleveland had fur
nlshed amy facts in support Of their
charges. He regarded the assault on
the governor as one of the meanest aud
most dastardly things that had hap.
pened in his remembrance. He au-
thorixed Gen. King 10 say further
for him: IL have nothing
more to say at present, but
what can bo put i'm few lines, and
TINT Is this: l have listened TO those
stories OF Gov. Cleveland, about what
he did when lie was good deal
younger than 10 day, aud all the gross
Congregations that have been made
since that time. and the statement OF
gentlemen with whom I am &c
quuintsd, and whose character
know. satisfy my mind that the gov.
ernor had been subjected TO gross and
outrageous misrepresentation, such az
could have never taken place except in
tho heat OF political campaign.
While / forbore. waited until
/ had adequate light. am salts
fled now that Cleveland is the proper
man for the president OF the | Diied
states, aud that rs agalns, Mr.. Blaine,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
Singular Observations on the Nom.
ment.


one of the workmen engaged on the
Washington monument made AN as.
cent up and came down the sides of
the monument in n "sllng'i for the
purpose of inspecting the condition of
the work on the outside aud see that
all the stones huq been set securely
and evenly. He WIS lowered from the
top to the bottom on the four sides. lie
scaled the hugh pile of masonry as If
he were a lily, apparently perfectly un-
conscious of the dangers of the trip.
The man was hauled up and down the
Ave hundred feet of shaft until he had
thor ughly examined the exterior,
which he pronounced rs being In a
secure condition.
Now that the frame timbers pIaeed
on top of the struclu re reach a point
somewhat higher than its iiual point
Is To be, those workmen whose duty il
Is 10 haul them to on near Its top reach
a higher elevation than has ever been
on any structure reared by human
hands, 50 far AS can now be Judged.
From the foundation line t. the high
est point is about $40 feet. Some of
the observations made by the men en-
gsged on the upper portion OF the
SHAFT are both curious and interesting
On last Thursday afternoon, during
the fierce storm which nre.
vailed for little while, quite
a hail-storm prevailed on top OF the
monument, but only a single none OF
The irozen pellets reached the earth
below. The stones were so large as ID
severely sting the faces of the men
against which they were driven by the
eharn gale, ana the fact that fhp,y .,.,,o
all melted before they touched the
ground woulG seem Ia indicate much
lower temperature at the summit than
At the base OF the shaft, though the
s'<e 81 the particles would naturally
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

served Ia Texas we would have polled
in 1850 SIS 900 instead OF 2ii eco votes.
There were $4,000 voter 10
this state who psssively allowed
tho election to go by default
through failing 20 register their VIII
at the polls. Their indifference came
from a feeling that the election was
sure to result in certain way with OF
without them, saiI they voluntarily
disfranchlsed themselves. Indifier-
ence to the choice OF governors cannot
but be dangerous TO the rights OF the
governed.
The general intelligence is not so
alert. nor are the people so well edu-
Gated in the rights and duties Of gov
eminent In the "sure" states ss 10
those where only the strongest tight
will carry the day. Intense agitation
OF popular questions eXeites general
discussion and difiuses information
among IA people, and this agitation is
absent from the 'sure" states, being
considered unnecessary, as they Will
go certain way anyhow. So they
are sluggishly left to themselves, and
not more than half the voting popula-
ton take interest enough in the cleo
tions to go to the polls. The estimated
vote of Texas this year is 100000,
" hen II ought to be 100000. Them
Der that will remain at home on cleo
ton day could change the result OF
the election If they chose to do so, but
for want Of interest in public ques ions
they permit these questions to be de
cided and officers 10 be elected by a
fraction of the voting population
This is not popular government.
Plotters and bosses have less power
in evenly balanced states. They can
not enforce caucus DEGREES at the polls
There are always a few voters who
have intelligence and independence
enough to oppose any improper princl'
pies or candidates, and the knowledge
that these can defeat them makes thC
bosses less powerful than in state
where their following is 20 large as Il
make their schemes easily executed /
they but have party Endorsement.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
GALL BROKE UP"
The Earl Of Aylesford on His Way Back
TO Texas.

81. Louis Post.
The earl Of Aylesford, Hon. Clement
Finch and A. Chichester Burnard are
ut the Southern to-day. The earl and ms
friends are on their way to Texas from
England, where they have beer. spend-
inc the last three months. He has n0t
vet recovered from the broken ankle
he received ia melee at the races,
and moves with the greatest Difficulty
Inv the aid OF a friend and a heavy
cane. He was limping away from
"A comfortable position at the Southern
hotel bar this morning when Post
Dispatch reporter met him.
"Ah, yes" he said, in answer to a
question. 81 am going back to Texas,
Between the RESI- Of the world and
Texas give me Texas"
"How is your ankle doing"
"Poorly,n said he, Us he twisted his
face with twinge of pain from touch-
ing it on the floor. II have been In
hard luck-thirteen weeks OF 1t now,
and / can't walk on il yet. But tt Will
come out all right in Texas; we have q
bishop along, you KNOW he added
with a / ugh as he stumped off.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
uniler,s rhirtr Mlnntes, Speeeh.

A New York correspondent said the
other day: "T can tell you very
funny thing about Ben Butler. You
know in his letter of acceptance-or
rather his stump speech in print-he
growls mt length because he was onl y
accorded thirty minutes hearing in
the Democratic national convention.
He paraded that fact as Il great griev-
ancc. Well, was on the stage Ut the
convention, so close to Chairman
Villas and Benjamin f., while
the latter was speaking.
that could have reached out
my hand and touched either. Butler
had spoken for some when he paused
for breath, and, turning to Villas:
asked: How long have j spoken
Thirteen minutes, was the chairman s
reply. My Cod reioined Butler,
how can ever fiji in thirCy minutes!
And he didn't. When he sat down he
had still few minutes to spare. Now
he is growing because they didn't give
him more time. Was there ever such
an old demagogue since politics be-
GAM Cleveland Leader.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

BLAINE of Maine Is working like a
Turk in his native state to secure as
large a majority as possible. lie is
not hankering after sunstrokes this
year, but the campaign under his per
sonal supervision has grown 20 hot
that his powers are overtsxtd, and ht
is laid up for repairs. He is anxious
to score q high triumph in Maine q
give him prestige in other states.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
TIVE CAgETTP: FORT WORTH TEXAS TUESDAY SEPIEMBEK 2

cleveland Is as an angel OF hight. How y,
any man can vote for blalne an ..ot,ng
a conscientious scruple about vov,u oIe
for Cleveland ON the ground o. rnoi
Atty, surpasses my conceptlon, o nor
regsrd Blaine a. one Of the most Cur
rnpt men we ever had in our govern
,oent. have no he.itancy IN ieinDs
nv opiuicn In regard 10 the candidates
What mart / shall take in the advo-
cacv Of Cleveland, / can tell better
sSter return to the city from my va'
ca,jon Mr.. Beecher is suffering
from his annual attack of hay fever
and will not be- able 10 resume sctlV'
work until about the middle OF sep
feuber
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

rooR Billy Malone is nearing the
latter end Of mis- days as a chief The
Mshone dynasty Is assailed from With
out by the Republicans, aud from
within by those who are tired OF ieal.
Gus OF bis dominion. Malone has
money and that is all that saves him,
and perhaps that will he all there will
be LEFT OF him in a year from now.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

a IaborIng man, IN whom ambition is
a Vice and hope a delusion.
Now is the time for men TO make mp
their minds which one Of these policies
ia to he pursued by this government,
and by their votes sustain the one and
defeat che other.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
Oneer Find in the War y

WASHINGTON, Avg 90
of the loves of Mr. Ds VII
Widow Butler, too long ns
the cold eyes OF an unA
public, has just come e ,l W. !
away in the musty sfcnlNe
department, a corTesponutl,'
unearthed by the msi {. I.
which shows the gallant y
strange light OF an alistSS n.
conlraband goods, w
stained and yellow ID
can be seen ~ M
DESTROYS of inquiring nv. ~, =
or part of the Corresponds Y
found In Gen. Baker, * 7
History of the SecEel ~ 80 :
of the official letters u o,'. :
ton, January 20, 1853, i alas \.
to 80. a. Dana, AsslS1.D a
| War; The write y w.
| bri b, and c1ls J
tional police. He has "
inquire into certain .ox,s
| ILLEGAL ANp lBEAsosA
ACTIONS
donernder recommends
| Gen. Butler, "r' gaiol.n.. =
tive but the sordld on' ~
wealth at the expense, N
blood of this country. i
Baker says: "Dori1ns 4 u
Of last year one g = i
the recommendation z.
Butler, procured pe,IIlllrs u
to North Carolina aisl.itg
trsband nature, cons ,~ NJ
skirts, ladies' wesf'Sh ne
and received in reiui n. Pbt
loaded his steamer sns
moi with articles sps sI...,.,
salt, coffee, pork, m ssl ! !
delivered this to m't susl,
agent for Confederate II.
Butler,s brotherin,5ls.rn y. u
IL partner of this L ,uns. 4
a. one ease, slouH d
besides other fees i .'.o,L
to give a list OF iirlh,ss
o'1 p'SR ., prcUIlA.51, , X
conferred by Lane 4 hi GiS
,luder protection q jas
, orders. George .a az 9
adiniaut general ung n, /.
Butler aud others ..,s. pssi
curritoek county Id IN 3
I 500 900 worth Of con eon'.TpI u
: yAfte.r recinng insla .lls,s b
ions Of detective wei 5st.sI
{ .opfede. ates, ID, ssrly =
I "and il can be e {, sss soo5
, large rye portion Of lh b, ar. !
} air. i civ to the re9e ,h NJ NJ
'rhere Z no record W. s;en.
any any measure g Re- sTSsiVVoesllIsssIi t.
; Hildreih's strange
!. Tho best smoking ''''
Joks'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
In Loco PARENTS.


The Fort Worth GAZETTE, not
withstanding its financial family broil,
il rs eyer bold, progressive, saucy and
piquant, and has never for u moment
let up ON its honest convictions In the
battle il has waged and Is still strug-
Cling for--the peoples charge, the
children's domain-free grass. To lose
THE GAZETTE. Fort Worth and the
Northwest would lose a parent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
LABOR PARADE.
Twenty Thousand LabOrers in Pro.
cession Of The New York
Trade Unions.

NEW YORK, Sept. L. Broadway was
lined this morning from the City hall
TO Fourteenth street with people as
sembled to witness the labor parade.
The first division of the parade was
composed of the printers, building
trade unions and the brick-laytrs'
unions. The second division was
made up of the clgar-makers
and wOrkmen from the furni-
ture and clothing trades. Tile
third division was comprised
of butchers, coopers aud other trades
unions. The fourth division was made
up OF a number of workingmen not at
tached To any organization, who had
asked permission to join the process.
sion. II
For weeks the various trades unions
have been max ng unliring Efforts tc
make the parade success and Their
labor has not been wasted. 1t had
been anticipated that 20.OO0 men would
form in lines. This number was fnllS
reached, II not exceeded. Both those
who paraded ana the thousands O
spectators were dressed Ia holiday at
the. Each body men in the procession
wore some distinction badge. cap
apron or other sympol Of thsir trade I,
give uniform appearance. MANY o
the trades gave illustrations Of ihei
I occupation. The butchers lad in
tended to illustrate their trade by kin
ing inDumerhls cattle as they wen
along the streets, but Henry Bergh
with squad ofpolice, iuterfered will
That portion Of The programme.
Az Printing House square the pro
eession was reviewed by Patrick Ford
Henry George, John Swinton, Laui
+, Pest and a number Of others. Ate
the procession bad been dismissed To
men attended large number Of pic
MES given in honor Of the holiday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02


Disgruntled Democrats, who are
soured because a spokesman was not
nominated by their party for president.
are asking "Who will elect ClevelaDd?'
The Independent and honest Republi.
can voters will If the Democrats have
sense enough to support their own
ticket. AT the last two elections the
Democratic party has found ont that
II has not voters enough of its own Ia
elect president. Tiiden carried New
York with the aid ofthe Independents.
Cleveland can do the Same.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
A Word Ia Backbltrrs.

Some papers are like some people;
they rejoice In the misiOrtunes of their
neighbors. Some of that class of pa
pels will regret to learn that the
Fort Worth GAZETTE has had no
financial troubles. III has been pay
ing institution all the time, and the
debts for which il was attached were
made by the owners in different bust.
ness. More money was offered for
The GAZETTE alone than W, uld salts ty
all the demands against the multlfornl
corporation which owned Il.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

LACK of opposition to Mr.. Wellborn
has made his congressional canvass 20
tame that very few people know when
and where the convention is to meet.
The delegates will assemble at Alva'
RADIO tomorrow, aud MIR. Wellborn
will be renominated by acclamation
There is not much fun in a conven
ton where there Is nothing TO fight
nxsar
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
Mr.. Blaiue,s Alleged Hypo.
srrIngaeld ltepub ican.

Springfield Hepub lean.
The talk about Mr.. Blaine having
the hypo is not all moonshine, but has
"a substantial basis. II Is the diagnosis
of his own physician, rs we We're i'm
formed upon good authority.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02

A NUMBER Of excitable country eS'
changes are saying great deal about
the arrest Of the noroi Texas and
the "damnabIe outrage thereof All
this indignation Is spent in vain The
governor was not arrested
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
TUESDAY MORNING.. sEr rEMnnR =.
Mnt soM.

TuE GAzErTE is still published by
the Fort Worth Publishing company.
Tho paper has not been sold, and no
change in It's policy is contemplated
by it, owners, viz. the Fort Worth
Publishing company.