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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Superintendent Baker.

DECATUR, May %, ISL.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
Some person hailing from Stephen
vile, Erath county, is trying to create
public sentiment against Hon. b. NJ.
Baker, superintendent. public instruc-
ton, by quoting his modest avowal
of incompetency in an official COM
munication to Gov. Ireland. This
communication sent to various news
papers, Is in the interest OF another
aspirant, but will advance Mr.. Baker
in the estimation of the public. Mr..
Baker did not aspire to be superintend-
ent OF public instruction, and did not
directly or indirectly seek the appoint
ment, which was urged by great
number of the best and most
prominent educators of Texas, as the
records of the executive Office will
show. His candidacy before the
Democratic state convention Is not of
his seeking, but is inspired by that
mass of educators who recognize and
appreciate his unswerving devotion to
educational interests, and his great
success MS the head of the educational
department. His master hand has
infused new life In public educa-
tional matters, and II Is wanted to
finish his gland scheme. In less
than eighteen months, he has advanced
educational interests 100 per cent, and
the public school men OF Texas do not
mean to let him go till he has com
pleted the arrangements necessary to
the success OF his system. Mr.. Baker
asks nothing. His friends of all vo-
cations press his claims, and are willing
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THE late heavy rainfall in this state
will reduce the flattering position
which the last crop report assigned to
Texas. The state was then given an
average of 90 in scale where 100 was
the standard of perfection. In cotton
and corn there will be material loss,
and wheat in the bottoms will suffer,
but not to the same extent, as the crop
is almost matured. Should the rains
cease the damage to wheat will not be
serious; but with the harvest on hand
longer continuance Of the wet
weather must prove disastrous to
wheat raisers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

TO submit them to our represar, .,,..-
BODY OF teachers or Others whn ..
ciaim the right to pass upon than my
sure are his friends that his nom,n.., s 90
, y by the educators Of Tewo on
us wei as the people at large. Tint 1 nns,
would iearlessly submit Ria na,n .uey
Any representative convocatiom AZ At
Baker Ia not nor never Inns hoo. nr.
scnooi''eacher, but he Ia man ~ nj u
eral education, and has read as :, ran ,an.
Us most men of his age. Hid ;nm uvai
modesty may force him to nronia ase
nimseif unfit, but the teacher =.
FeXas, and the people, from hjs low y.
and successful record. hold him 70 toiII lss
tue man, and that will in the an ~ ~ ~
found to be sufficient. TrAc9 uu oe
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Inconsistent Defenders.

1t could not be expected that the
Galveston News and Houston Post
could work tremendously in any cause,
and now that they are yoked together
In defense of Land Commissioner
Walsh, it is natural they should pull
away, one from the other, like two
oxen fattened without cost on the
school-children's grass. The News
says:
Something like two million acres OF school
land had been purchased by spectators In
the names of relatives and friends, in some
| instances by the use of names OF minors and
| even OF mythical persons. The law restrict
Ing purchase to seven sections by any one
person was in split and effect contsmptu-
ously aud openly Violated with the sanction
| OF the governor of the state.
The Houston Post says:
The impression sought 10 be conveyed, in
such extremely guarded terms, that Commits
sioner Walsh administration OF the land Of
flee was In the remotest degree responsible
for the land frauds perpetruted upon the
state, Is simply the personincation OF unfair
dealing. There is not an intelligent man in
Texas but knows better; and, further than
that, 1t lisa matter OF fact that he is belug op
posed to-day by certain parties because oil hi,
action in assisting TO ferret out these game
frauds.
The News says 1.-THE law was openl,
and contemptuously violated TIL,
$ Post says Mr.. Walsh was not responsi
e BILE for this open aud contemptuoui
r violation. In the words of the immor
i tai Flanagan, what is land commits
T, sioner there for, but to prevent viola
o ton of law--and especially ''open an,
l. contemptuous violationn OF law: A,
y ounce of prevention is better than
II pound OF cure. II would have beef
e better to prevent the frauds than t
"ferret outn these same frauds afte
they were committed. To show fu
y ther how the Walsh team pull apar
! the Galveston News says:
20 Mr. Patton Is probably very capable ma
OF and The News would derogatc nothing froi
as his claims. but the truth Is that the lar
a. fraud hoard Is beginning to be understood
!. the most useless piece OF ofiicitl machines
y ever psrpetrated upon the state. The gent
men composing the commission did ths
IT. whole duty. DO doubt. but the law crcati
"a the board as results are now beginning 10 a
!, pear, would seem TO have been devised In /
pecal interest OF wealthy persons purch,
be Ing school-lanss In fraud OF law.
IS Now, II the News Is correct; II Il
III board was not only useless piece
machinery, but scheme devised
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
wash Jones,

Rumors that Wash Jones purposes
another race for governor should he
taken cum grdno sails, for Wash Jones,
like Joey Bagstock, is "sly, devilish
sly.v He has no desire TO do such a
thing merely for glory. Ifhe decides
to try his luck again there are one or
two things to be considered and ar
ranged. The first is to secure the Re
publican support and have that party
keep candidate out of the field. The
next is to see who the Democrats NOM
mate for governor, and the character
of the planks in the Democratic plat
form. Jones will so into state can
vass this year less handicapped, presi-
Dental year as 1t Is, than two years ago.
One circumstance to his advantage is
the death of Il. J. Davis. In 1882,
Davis was the heaviest load Jones car
ried. Everywhere the Democrats re-
sounded the memories of the DAVIS re-
gime and pointed to the coalition, rea
or supposed, of Davis and Jones, 1t cost
the latter 10000 votes. Davis is deae
now, and as spiritualism is not com
monty accepted belief, his ghost car
hardly be used as a campaign docu
ment. We are not prepared to be
lieve, however, that Jones has mad
up his mind to take the field again
Like many others, he is waiting, will
some curiosity, for the fruits of th
Houston convention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
AIedo Items.
Correspondents OF the Gazette.

COrresDOpdenc6 OF Inc 0uNotsS'
ALEDo, May 2s.--It has been EEL, =. ,a ~.
ing here for two weeks past. inc aa ana
age to crops amounts to nearly q s ,ds IN
caused by overflow, all Of the n aenare n
cultivation being completely c Gnrn
with water all along the Clear rI, ut
The Democrats held a conve aa,aaat x
this place ON the nth to elect delega -
to the county convention, apr rnow
think that some of them DO nov cratic ni
the difference between the De, ,,Iem il
and Republican platforms % WI and (,
comes to talk on the free-grass thew
herd-law subjects, from the way 49,
get things mixed up. oo,cern-
The excitement continues CONNIE time
ing the wire fence cut some t sus-
ago belonging to G. II. Hiypse. most
picion has rested on some OF our srtIes
worthy citizens as being the Pei ths
who cut the fence, but we nave In IN olll
least idea that any one living lud sa ~ the the
community Is guilty, We I perancl
deadly six shooter and It's > onp no dls
DISPLAYS made every day, 70 Tue hu, aid
rust OF all law-abiding people ,,o us' ~
s be carried to protect the fences
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
A Congressional Delegation


Somebody is reviving the PROPOSE
ton to appoint our congressional repre-
santatives part of the Texas delegates
to the Chicago Democratic convention.
The scheme was thoroughly scotched
when it was first broached, and is now
In such bad odor as to be beyond re-
covery. The federal constitution es-
pecially prohibits the appointing rf
any member of congress as an elects,
on the ground that it gives member
of the legislative branch of the govefnf
ment too great an influence in the
choice of the head of the executive
branch. In somewhat remoter degree
the same ineligibility exists in a con
gressional delegate to a convention tC
select presidential candidate. Per
haps the reason that no prohibition o
congressional delegates "a well as cleo
tors was made in the constitution i
because at the time that instrument
was framed the convention system wa
unknown, aud there was no cause t
prohibit the election of congressmel
as delegates to presidential nom
mating convention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Commissioner Gammare.

II. Il. GAMNIAGE, who tolls indetatlga-
bly, in promotion of the interests OF
Texas, as affected by the Worlds fair
at New Orleans, has been spending
some days in Washington. He in
voked the assistanceof THE GAzErrE's
bureau in the capital and accomplished
even more for Texas and for the attrac-
tiveness of the Texas department in
the great exposition of the world art
and industries, than he supposed was
possible. Mr.. Gammage was in con-
slant intercourse with Mr.. Burke of
Louisiana, the general manager of the
exposition, Representatives of Texas
We're induced to support the proposition
! to lend the Fair association, on proper
security, million dollars to be eX-
pended on buildings and grounds.
This sum secured, the very structures
themselves will be the wonders Of the
world. 1t is stated that Mr.. Gammage
slept two nights with Holman of In
diana that the hard featured collector
might be soothed to silence and repose
when the bill, providing for the loan
comes before the house. Mr.. Gam
ton company were gracefully confessed
in the broad space allotted to Mr.. Gam
mage for the use of Texan exhibitors
Then, through our agency in Wash
ington, Mr.. Gammage began the col
= lection of products OF Texan art ant
> toll in the capital. The most wonder
(, full and admirable and effective cotton
picking machine, just perfected am
patented, and confessedly superior t
all other like devices ever conceived
= will be the most attractive and woi
~ meath the roof of the exposition builC
ing. This cotton picking machine,
" there were nothing else in the Tex
= department, would draw to it evei
cotton planter and manufacturer TIN
visits New Orleans. This machine,
A., 1t accomplish what everybody believ
who has seen it, will enable the Sou
:, to monopolize the worlds cotton ma
ket and Wendell Phillips and Garrist
were never such effective Additions
as the ingenious inventor of 'Fenns
ty's cotton picker.n A dozen 9th
lie products of Texan toll and practiC
's' inventive art were gathered by N
Sc Gammage hidden here beneath I
ier rubbish and dust with which power
ier often robes the labors of Fulton or Al
uii wright or Morse. The agrlcultu
wo exposition building of Washingt
'he will be denuded of its decorate
'"s drawn by II ,xie, Hayes, Gould a
others from all parts of the CONNIE
. N wealth and hidden in Washington
,me the rear of the agricultural burt
and buildings, to illustrate in New Orle;
fici- the attractiveness and resources
ntn, Texas.
ton Mr.. Gammage is tireless tot
His genius is in the direction of pr
teal tasks and hispatient energy lea
!, ~ nothing undone required in
a Of. achievement OF any beneficent 'purr
.ible which he would execute; and TIE,
the we are induced to believe, will st,
aN,, unrivaled in resources and In prod
than tiveneSs and in attractiveness presen
& OPP to the worlds intelligence, when
u Ills sun goes down on the last day of
a"e Worlds fair at New Orleans.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Can This BE So,
[Norton's Intelllgencnr.

III Dallas has nothing TO fear from the
presence and growth of Fort Worth, whv
,hould Dallas be interested IN having excmy.
son son. parties hurried ny Fort Worth in The
nighG Why should The GAZETTE be houvnt
uphy Dallas parties and destroyed, so thai
eNcursionlsts could not see the iown reflecteI
In the pepei: Why?-Fort Worth GAzErTE.
We make the inquiry in good faith
Point the Dallas parties out who buv
and destroy THE GAZETTE and they
will be t,rred and feathered, rode on \
rail or ducked in the Trinity on sight.
The GAZETTE has the brightest face,
the cleanest nose and the clearest brain
of Texas dailies, and every excursionist
should see it, AS to Excursion par.
ties hurried by Fort Worth in the
night" we suppose that is a matter OF
taste and time as regulated by the rail.
roads, and can not credit that it was
designed purposely to keep excursion
lists ignorant Of a growing city, WHOSE
energetic spirits are trying to knock
the socks off of all creation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

EIenr years ago Fort Worth had
about ! 800 people and no railroad at
all. To-day this city has nearly 2S,oVo
people. aud one may travel in six diff
ferent directions from it by rail. In
1892 Fort Worth will have 10000 peo-
pie and its railroad facilities will be
doubled. And yet, without a state
census, we must wait eight years and
pay taxation without representation
All over large portion of the state the
same inequality exists and daily grows
more marked. The remedy is in
state census, to be taken every ten
years, beginning in 1885.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Answer to Interested Citizen.

~. Fort Worm, May 81.
To the Editor the Gazette.
In answer to complaints Of enter.
ested Citizen" will say that his com.
plants are groundless. For, Ia tho
hrst place, | have no boys In my EN-.
pioy. to gather up stock, and secondlv
no stock is turned over to my keenino
except by the police or authorized mr..
ties to do 80; and If by carelessness q,
other causes stock are allowed to tres
pass on the public, they should be inn
pounded and their owners made to pay
such prices as imposed by law. =
j. a. THORNTON.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THE irrepressible Ben Rutler has
accepted the anti-monopolists'
nomination, and now goes to Chicago
AS delegate to the Democratic con-
vention. This perhaps will be the
first time in our history that a presi
DENTAL convention has had the honor
of numbering among its delegates
presidential nominee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

SO FAR Ireland and. Gibbs are slightly
ahead. Every county that has Instructed
has instructed for them. We should not be
shocked II T,trrnut would do as It's sister
counties have done.-Dalias Times.
When that article was printed ten
counties had instructed: Nine for Ire
land, one for Ross, and one Mr.
Gibbs own county, for Ireland dno
Gibbs. We are keeping tally sheet
old man; but thus is the alleged Glib
boom kept alive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
FROM an anti-free-grass pin-featheI

FROM an anti-free-grsss pin-feather
organ we take the following:
Ifyou want the exclusive use of thing
pay for 1t, either by leasing or by absolute
purchase, and then go ahead.
How can a country be settled up by small
farmers and small stock -ralsers when great
syndicates hold the country by wire fence
or by reckless and uns crupulons hirelings?
In the first paragraph we are told
that when one wants the exclusive
use of a thing, either by leasing" or
otherwise, he should pay for it," In
the next paragraph we are asked chow
a country can be settled up with small
farmers when great syndieates hold
the country by wire fencen and lease.
Damfweno. The system of leasing
public lands does keep out "smal
farmers" and retard the settlement o
a country, sure enough.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

WHY should there be such delay
of discussion Of prospective presiden-
tial electors? Thirteen nominations
for such Office must be made at the
Houston convention, and as the other
candidates to be passed OH at that con
yention are being much talked Of
why should there be such silence as ia
electors? The office Is one of con
siderable Importance. from n party
view and thorough discussion will
bring out the good qualities of the
best men for the place.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THERE is an old fable, one of assop's
best, which tells how the rats decided
they would get rid of their destructive
foe, the cat, by putting bell around
the feline neck. The only difficulty
was as to who should bell the cat; not
rodent would undertake the work
The question with some Texas poll
ticians is who shall propose herd-law
plank in the Democratic platform
Nobody seems inclined to commi
political hari-kari. And In the mean
time free grass grows luxuriantly an,
beautifully.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THE country along the Fort Worth
& Denver, along the Texas Pacific
from Longview west, along the Mis-.
souri, Pacific from Denison to Taylor,
along the Santa Fe from Lampasas tn
Fort Worth, along the Transcontinen-
tai from GAINESVILLE west, and in the
parallelogram are interested in the
question of taxation without repre-
sentation.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THEY do say, down in Central Texas
that they would like to see Repre-
sentative Foster OF Limestone county
succeed Charlie Gibson as speaker oil
the next house. Foster is a iioater
representative from the counties o,
Limestone, Falls and McLennan, ana
he is one newspaper man who mas
made a fine reputation as legislator
He gained considerable reputation
during the two sessions oil the
Eighteenth legislature, aud in the SIX
tenth legislature represented his own
county very creditably.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THr impression has gone abroad
that Texas is hostile to capital and to
the cattle interests Of the state. This
deters investors and affects the price OF
stock cattle, and the injury Is felt AS
much by the farmers as by the cattle
men. II people are selling their cat
tie at q lower price than they had a
right TO expect, the blame must at
sach to the screamers against 'free
grass barons" and cattle kings
No one industry or class can be
threatened without injury TO ell indus
tries aud 10 all CLASSES. The " Terrell
bili' colt Texas thousands Of dollars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THE Austin Capital ought not to
treat US so. rhat paper ID pouring hot
shot into tine Old Alcalde on account
of the interview published in The GA
zErrE. You can't make him deny it,
Mr.. Capital; no man viii deny GA
zErTE interview. But, do you think
it safe to stir the old man upG He's ;
whiz2er when he starts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
BLOSSOM PRAIRIE.
Personal Paragraphs = The Wea'ne
and Crop Outlook.

NHu crop OH'IUV"'
Special TO the Gazette. 80
BLo ssoM PRAIRIE, May M.--rfol
J. NJ. Walpool of Henrietta is mere ..
a visit to his relatives. Capt. W. "
Moore and family, A. II. BOYD Of 1he
Paris Tribune, and w. r. Wond,
candidate for district attorney at Paris
are in our town to-day. hot
The weather is clear ana very W.
and it is hoped the farmers ihay y
able to succeed with their crops
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

MoNEY is plenty in the East and
North at very low rates. Men are
seeking more profitable investments
Fort Worth needs a hotel OF 200 rooms,
or two hotels of 100 rooms each. Such
an investment would pay an Interest
that would satisfy anybody. Why
does not foreign capital investigate
this matter?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

ABOLISH the system of leasing lands,
sell the public domain to actual set
tiers only on as long time as they
want, but requiring five years oc-
eupaucy, do away with the needless
machinery now in vogue, and let pur'
chasers settle directly with the land
commissioner, and Texas will grow
and prosper as 1t never did before.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

MAJ. ROBERT BURNS, secretary OF
Hoods Brigade association, gives no.
tee that the annual reunion OF the
association will be held at Dallas June
81, and earnestly requests all members
to be present; also that Texas papers
will be kind enough to copy this no.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Never Mind the Scab.

Mary had little scsb
Upon her snow-white arm.
Ana every tim" her beau came round
Sne feared he'd do her harm.
Butwhen they came 10 part at night
She MADE a mighty grab
And gasped: Jim, hugmetite.
Anu never mind the scap.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Time Will Tell.
tart nham ganner.l

The Banner having suggested that
there can only be one large city in the
territory contiguous to Fort Worth aud
Dallas, the Fort Worth GAZETTE
says its town is noted for its modesty,
but it is sure the name of the one large
city will not commence with sd.
Well, time will tell.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

the lobby; iii was all this. why did
Commissioner Walsh assist upon all
occasions aud in every possible way"
Mr.. Kendall of Denton county toget the
hin through? The Walsh organs
should pool their editorials.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

TEXAS has eleven congressman ii
the Iand-leasipg system is boiished'
If land is sold to actual settlers only
and free grass is made to aid the hoe
and the plow, il 1892 Texas VIII have
Twenty-Five congressman.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Fort Worth.
Henrietta shicl d.

IHenrIeta ShIoI d..
Fort Worth now has population Of
nearly $4,000. Ii has grown faster in
the past two years than any city in the
South. Peter Smith, Capt. Paddock
and THE GAZETTE did the work.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

THE home-stretch will be reached
in August. fanny Of the quarter nass
are tagged they should draw UP now
while they may.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
A Conscript Advises Old Vets.

They are after Commissioner Walsh's
scalp this time, to be sure. The Post
advises those in the front rank of the
attacking party to fire kneeling and
then lie down quick.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

The other day over $4,000 worth oil
town lots were sold at Midland, WITHIN
100 miles of which there Is not a single
farm. In eight years Midland VIII
cnninin 5 coo people.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
These Two.


.[San Angelo Standard.l
A Texas newspaper without the
Galveston News and the Ft. Worth
GAZETTE on its exchange list would
be sans news, and sans wit, sans eve
rything.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
Hint to Mr. Gibbs.

Gainesville independent
A boom, as well as anything else
may be born permaturely.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
A Good Idea. of Course.


Gainesville independently
1t is suggested by many papers tnat
the people in their convention might
pass upon the free grass question.
Good idea.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
We Are.


abilene Quill
The Fort Worth GAZETTE is large
enough, and the whole craft on tha'
live paper ought to be satisfied
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

North TEXAS does not want 10
divide the state. 1t wants representa-
finn acc ,rding to taxation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
CoRsICANA.

First Train on the Narrow Ganse-i"'
Central Still Blocked
Special 10 the Gazette. .,o,n
CoRsIcANA May o4.-Tne first 'fal'l
since Wednesday on the Narrow-uau -
left to. day for McGregor. IL W. WIN east
some time before trains leave ior 'a nn
of here. We have no trains as ye' ~
the Central.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY rs.

STATS politics il deep water boys
don,t co ont unless you can SWIM