Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-20

record in the past, and with I'll N.Y.
sistency that knows no rival ou'e'u, :"
certain willy Massachusetts s's'es'ie" '
the e.ecutiye was exhibited rs NJ once
the antagonist of the fence-o"ner' o'
the fence-cutter, Of the pasture ma"
Of the ssriculturalist, Of the capita'ls'
and Of the commoner. That an ON
cisl assomblage, representing every
interest and every idea, should ue'
nounoe those charges ~ unjust apo
unfair. Is certainly the highest
tribute TO the administrative which "
Ia possible for thoso whom he has
served to pay.
But what instigated these attacks
that they should even deserve the
confederation of honest men? TINS
il /. question which 1t Is not BEYOND
the pale OF journalistic amenities u"
ask. The law rates the Importance Oh
testimony by the relationship when
the witness bears IN the accused, ana
little value. indeed, would be accorded
the words of an arch.enemy against
the victim of his malice. The Jour
nal which has made itself so conspicu-
Gus as the sole objector to the admin
istratlon of John Ireland mas
been consistent and ac'iVe
enemy of that gentleman for twenty
wears. That it should seek to wreak
it's vengeance in troublous times
when mems imaginations are easily
ipfiamed, and the public Is seeking
sacrifice, sadly illustrates to what OK
tfemities personal enmity will go 10
vent the fires Of long pent-up rage
Did the News seek alone 10 correct an
iniudicious policy, why use the bad
image of splenetic opposition and bit
ter invective? Why betray conf
dences and employ abuse, misrepresen-
tation, villiflcation and all the artiiice
of an ingenious enemy? Was that to
convince ireland and the public that he
was wrong; or to encompass his poiiti-
cal ruin? Lot the great arbiter OF all
cause.-the people-pass their ludg
ment, AZ their representatives have
already done.
But there is one phase Of the recent
action Of the house which must espec-
tally commend itself to all who desire
full personal freedom for the official as
well as the editor. IL is the first ami
versary of the enjoyment of such lib
erty, since a slealthy, eneroachirg
power set up its dominion in state poll
tics by the use of the lever OF
the press. 1t is notification
to publ" officials that they are
alone to the people who
elect them, and that there is no inter
mediate throne where they must first
make obeisance. II tells the boss,
it be the ward politician that
barters his influence for p.cuniafy |
gain, or the powerful journal that
strikes terror TO the objects of its
wrath by holding them up TO public
.xecration, that his reign has ceased. |
3 unbinds the letters which |
log the actions Of every |
tublic Official, and especially those
VINO are charged with the interests OF
the entire state. 1t was u signal for
public 80 wants tp tear oil the yoke OF
private oppression, with the assurance
that the people will measure out full
Justice, no matter who the sccuser.
Let no man hereafter fear to do his
duty and obey his convictions, what
ever journalistic oligarchy may de-
mand and the reward will not be-
tardy of appearance. John Ireland had
the nerve to dare to do right.
to obey the constitution and the law,
aud those who impeached his purpose
and impcriled the administration of
that law may now for their pains
witness the vindication of his course
and the emphatic public humiliation
of their own arrogance.