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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

Nothing can be more astonishing
than the faulty of the Greenhack par
ty, or its remnant. There are relics oi
that party yet in the country who inn
agine they have political organiza.
ton, and they keep up the CHASTITY
farce of holding conventions, adopting
platforms and nominating candidates
with as great gravity as If the party
was more than cadaver. Jesse Har-
per, secretary of the national Green
back committee, brings the party name
once more into public notice by call
for a national convention to nominate
Greenback candidates for president
and vice-president. 1t will be held IN
Indianapolis, May 2sth.
The Greenback party had many good
principles Of government in its pro-
fessed creed, but as a whole it was an
Utopian organization, composed of i'm
practicable theorists and fanatical re-
formers of existing evils. 1t held
many of the best men of the country,
but more of the worst. Ii protested
against present evils, and offered to
replace them with greater. American
politics had no place for it, and after
u few insignificant successes in politics,
which betrayed its incapacity to effect
the reforms itannounced, it rapidly de-
clined in strength and notoriety, until
it was supposed to be dead and bur-
led. The call Of Mr.. Harper for a ma
tional convention Is an event of sur
prise to most people. The party was
built on a question of eXpedieucy in |
financial government, and that ques-
ton has beeu solved and removed |
from the fl I'D of discussion. There !
is no longer an excuse for its perpet- |
uation.
Even in its meridian the GreenbacI
party never elected candidate to any
important office. IL had in the Forty
sixth and Forty-seventh congresses
several members, and came near hold
ing the balance of power between the
democrats ana Republicans in the last
congress. But not one of these men,
bers was elected by Greenback votes
alone. In Democratic districts Repub-
licans and Greenbackeis combined,
and in Republican districts Democrats
and Greenbackers combined to defeat |
the stronger party. Republicans and |
Democrats used them alike to break |
the backs of their regular opponents.
The lack of distinctive features excited
distrust, and former adherents of that
patti against which the coalition was
directed drew of, and the Greenbacll
party, as an effective organization,
went to pieces. 1t will never be re-
vived, for it will never be needed in
American politics.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
oolOred Republicans Claims on the Party


Now that the negro is awaking to
his interests and demanding reward
for his service, it is quite significant to
observe the conduct of the Republican
party leaders toward him. Their ar
gument5 to convince him that he is
out of place in otlire, and his people fit
only to act as hewers of wood and
drawers Of water for the Republican
party, costs them some very painful
efforts, which are not completely eff
fective. For twenty years the mil
lions of negro voters have been the do
ellie tools of the Republican party.
They have done its bidding without
protest, supported its candidates with
out antsgGnism, voted its ticket with
out dissent, and kept their faith to IL
without question and without recon-
pense. Their confidence in Republi-
can leaders has been sublime and
touching In its utter want of susp-
cion. Now that faith is waxing
weak, and that confid,n nee is growing
less. AS year by year they see Repub-
lican place-holders growing rich out of
the spells of Office, obtained through
negro votes, and note that hey have
nothing to show for their work, infat-
uation gives place to common-sense,
and selilshness asserts itself. They
now clamor for their reward. Instead
OF being used as pacS-horses they want
to ride. And the Justice of
their demands cannot be denied.
The white Republicans, beneficiaries
of the colored Republican vote, at
once fall out with the faithful auxil-
iaries when they ask for wages.
White Republicans see no sense I'm a
common black Niger wanting to hold
Office. Richard Nelson, colored
leader in Texas, with long record OF
service In the Republican party, is one
OF the first to utter complaint at the
treatment of his people, and demand
recognition of their rights. He is an
swered by the leading Republican, pa
per of the state, the San Antonio
Light, In the following language
Putting vote into the ballot.box can no
more transform an ignoramus into n genius.
or rogue into an honest man, than IL can
changethe skin or sra'ghten the hair OF the
negroes, and the sooner tho negro race learns
this truth 'hc better II will be Tor them. Nor
wiz some OF them hol ling offices elevate
.heif race any more than eiecting drunk
ara 10 an onice would reform drunkards.
me negroes can only elevate their race by
e'evatins the individuals, and voting ana
holding office cannot accomplish this re.
suit. Intelligence. industry, frugality and
integrity are the basis OF character and OF |
success In He, and should bs the objective |
points WIN the negroes II they expect TO riso
10 higher plane OF civilization. Mr.. Rich,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

EX.Gov. FOSTER, when interviewed
concerning his recent declaration that
Arthur could not carry Ohio laugh
ingly replied, "That was an unfortu'
nate slip of mine, and L would not
have said any such thing had | sup.
posed it would get into the newspa.
pers,n Calico Charley is very cute,
but to some people this looks like a
cunning shuttle of the Blaine cards,
The rear end of the interview is so in
teresting that it is reproduced
"Did you say that Gen. Logan was The Ohio
candldate?"
THAT was another Joke. We were sitting
In the senate chamber, Secretary Chandler
on one side of mo and Logan on the other.
was joking with Chandler about Arthur,
and when / made the remark that he could
not carry Ohio Chandler asked who could.
put my hand on Logan's knee and said,
Here is the man., and that was all there was
10 H."
"How did he take that remark
"who-Logan?"
YES"
at seemed TO strike John very iavorably.n
allow are politics in your statc?"
''The Democrats have their innings now.
and are hugging the whisky buzz-saw. I'm
out OF politics myself
"For how longc"
at looks as II | was out forever"
If Foster played that last remark for
the little JOKER" he will be badly eu-
chred. Presidencies may be for Blaine,
but not for Charley.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
As to Gerrymandering.

There is quaint old rhyme that
tells how
"The devil when sick monk would he,
But when lie got well the devil a monk was
he"
And we see it illustrated every now
and then. Here is Gov. Cameron, the
Re-adjuster governor OF Virginia, who
Is virtuously indignant at the reap
portionment of congressional districts
in that state. The Virginia legislature,
for the first time In several years, is
Democratic in both house and senate.
When the readiusters had the legisla-
ture they fixed the ten representative
districts TO suit themselves. The boot
was on the Readjuster foot then, and
II was all right. Now, the Democrats,
being dominant as makers, pro.
pose to do some readjusting themselves,
and very naturally they have so ar
ranged the ten districts that seven or
eight of them will be pretty surely
Democratic. This Is called gerryman-
dering. The principle, viewed In the
abstract, Is not rs defensible a. 1t
might be, but it is a practice with both
political parties in.this country. When
Republicans are In the ascendant In
state legislatures they gerrymander the
congressional districts 80 as TO give a
majority of them to the Republicans,
and Democrats, when they have the
opportunity, do the same thing. The
Greenbackers, II controlling legisla-
ture, would no doubt be quick TO adopt
similar methods. 1t has come to be
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
WOULDN'T MOVE.
Louisville Courler-Journal.

An old man named Alec Folwell
was found yesterday in the third story
OF the old Porter house, where he has
been quartered since the food. He
has been resident of Shippingsport
as far buck as the memory of man
runs, and was one of the prominent
characters in the flood of 1882. When
requested to move TO place of greater
safety, the old man shook his head
and said: II have been here since
Ions before '32, and have been in
every flood. i have never moved out
yet, and don't propose to. [ thought
that we would never see another fl, cd
like the one we had last year, but this
one kinder knocks me OUT
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
The Texas Colored LEGISLATOR.

r. j. MooRE and George W. Wyatt, the
only colored members OF tho Texas legisa-
| ture, sit apart from the Other members and
| appear to be spectators merely of the pro.
, ceedings.-C Chicago Infcr Ocean.
Cannot the Inter Ocean make one,
just one, correct statement concerning
Texas? The colored members of the
| legislature did not "sit apart" from
the members. They occupied ordinary
seats on the floor of the house with
the other members, and the only dis
tiuction was in color. They occupied
adjacent desks. but that was in accord
ance with their own preference. The
statement that they appeared "to be
spectators merely of the proceedings''
is quite the reverse of the truth. They
did not indulge in debate, but as far rs
real spectators could discern, evil
denced a commendable interest in the
proceedings, and were conspicuous for
their regular attendance. They were
fully recognized and respected 10y the
entire house, as was illustrated last
session when the disparaging remarks
of certain journal, aimed at them,
were rebuked by resolutions passed
unanimously. Happily these colored
legislators are not animated by the
Inter Ocean spirit one of them voted
for the resolution approving the admin
iNration of Governor Ireland, and both
hUve shown themselves possessed OF
liberal ideas, quite out of keeping with
the teachings of their Northern polti-
cal guide-posts. The Inter Ocean
greatly errs when it assumes that the
negro is boycotted In Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
A Detectives Misl,ap.

FROM Hieyyeland, February 22.-An officer
,"Ii trenton, N. j., arrived here inst
son HILL reIuisitiun to arrest Jnd-
Detectiue charged with seduction.
morninoo Iiailigan found Hiner this
rubber go employed in the Cleveland
climbed o,,, To avoid arrest Hiner
Hallieap' a ss 81 third-story window.
ing, ran an seeing the man disappear
after hin, anu mieaped out of the window
four feet Inc detective fell thirty
track n.y. ds.rlklng on a hat-car on the
Injuries ueTTneath, receiving painful
hurt in,oI Is feared he Is seriously
in1ernalIy. Hiner ESCAPED.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

ard Nelson does not say one single word
upon the most essential roluts In ms let
ter, but seems to expect the federal govern
ment TO act as the guardian al fRe'' oil '"'
negroes for all time To come
The Republican party gave the ne
gro the right to vote. II elevated MN
at once from The depths of servi'ude to
the highest plane OF American citizen
ship. Without any preparation or III
struction in the duties OF that citizen
ship, it gave him n voice In the affairs
Of government and in the choosing oil
public officials. II is a principle oil
democratic government that the
qualifications OF an elector are the
qualifications of an oflice-holder. II
the negro is intelligent enough to dis
tinguish between the good ana
bad in government, ana
to say who shall govern,
the possession of those qualities GER
tainly fit him to govern. The Repub-
lican party says he is not competent TO
administer public affairs, and on that
ground refuses his application for
political appointment to office. This
isafter he has enjoyed twenty years OF
freedom. Male colored children who
were freed are now voters. They have
attended schools, and where one could
read and write when the Republican
party put the ballot in their hands,
five can now read and write. Still the
Republican party says they do not
know enough to hold office. They
must advance, and while they are adj
vancing, keep on voting the Republic
can ticket, and keep Republicans in
Office. Holding office will not ele-
vate their race any more than elecling
a drunkard to Office would reform
drunksrds," is Republican logic. Good
enough, but not pertinent. The ne
groes are asking for bread-the bread
of office. They are given stone the
stone of high moral advice. If they
choose to take it in satisfaction of their
services, and allow the white Republic
cans to continue to hold the offices,
the efforts of Nelson and other leaders
Of the race who are trying TO compel
recognition of their demands will
come to nothing, and the negroes will
as they have ever been,
beasts of burden on which shrewd
,y itaS rida into oDi.o
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
THE HIGH WATERS.
Interesting Incidents of the Great Inun-
dalton.

Marietta (ohio) Cor. Pttsburg Dispatch.l
Marietta, once one of the prettiest
towns upon the river, at present has a
similar appearance to the historically
recorded appearance of the old guard
Mt the battle of Waterloo, and where
once stood prosperous and beautiful
town to-day exists n mass of ruins.
Houses are piled on top of each other,
and many have been washed away
All the telegraph wires leading into
the town are down, and IN many In
stances the poles washed away, AS
the steamer passed close to the shore
the cries OF the people were distinctly
heard. "Give us bread, Take us off.
We are perishing with cold" No re-
lief boats have yet visited this mum
dated village, and the people are starv-
ing. They can only make known their
wants To the passing steamers, which
are hurried on by the fast floating river
and high water here and cannot stop
to relieve their wants.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

PIG-IRoN KELLY says of the Morri-
son bill: ut will be equally disastrous
to Morrison personally, and to the
Democratic party generally. 1t is the
crudest thing ever saw in the way OF
n tariff bill" And again; II am per
fectly willing to have the Republican
party kill it." There Is some incon-
gruity between these remarks, but the
country Is accustomed to this from the
great Pennsylvania protectionist. The
innocent frankness of that last decla-
ration, however, is perfectly charming.
1t is an exquisite gem OF sweet sim
plicity and rare candor. For making
plain the purpose of the Republican
party Mr.. Kelly will please stand up
and receive the grateful thanks of a
well-served country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
Our Funny Sintesman.

Congressman Cox, says u printer in
the government Office at Washington.
prepares the worst copy of any mem.
Ter of the house. He writes on a piece
torn from envelopes, newspaper wrap
peIs and other scraps, and then pins
the lot together and sends them to the
printer. He interwrites and corrects.
and sometimes alters his speech en-.
tirely before it is printed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
Fort Worth Says Yes; Dallas, "Dunno.Y

When the newspaper man APP
proaches n public-spirited citizen of
Fort Worth and asks him if he intends
to build ROAD from that town to
Sabine Pass he is told, yes. When
the newspaper man in Dallas asks u
public-spirited Texas Trunk man if he
intends to build the road to Sabine
Pass he is replied to in kind of sui
len Dunno" Herein is where every
Fort Worth enterprise gets assistance
from the press while the Dallas enter
prise gets none.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

A BRAZILIAN physician is p,actic-
ing vaccination as a safeguard against
yellow fever. He takes fever microbes
obtained from the blood Of persons
who have yellow fever. and incculates
healthy persons, the process being al
most identical with vaccination for
smallpox. The results, thus far,
are highly encouraging, although
general epidemic will BIO necessary to.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
FURNITURE FOR FUEL.

lLawrenceburg Cor. Cincinnati Commercial.
Men with their sick wives and half
ciad children nuddle together in theii
shlverlng and half-frozen condition.
Cpe Door man whose all consisted OF
furniture enough to supply one room,
IN which his wife and children lived.
watched with greatest anxiety his
supply of fuel give out. His wife and
children grew colder and colder Until
ne grew desperate in his state of help
t ,esshess, and, piece by piece, his turni-
flames. W VINO
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincin-

A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette suggests that one
cause of the remarkable floods OF the last two
years is the Introduction of cheap tile, which
has enabled farmers to drain their lands
much more thoroughly tn an has ever been
done before. Asa consequence the low lands,
which formerly absorbed great quantities OF
water, are now quickly drained, and the
creek are swollen into rivers and the rivers
into devastating floods, Another correspond.
ent suggests as u remeiy for this condition
OF things the construction of ponds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
WHISKY RAISES TIE RooE.


IHHysNIIIe IJIspalch.I
All the distilleries along here We're
forced to close down on account of the
water, but they are not much dam
aged unless the material and ma
chlnery inside are hurt. At Rogers
Zoos distillery quantity of whisky
IN barrels had been stored in the upper
story of the distillery. The water rose
above 1t and lifted the whisky, which
lifted the roof. The roof fioated off
down the streets. Whisky that is
strong enough to lift the roof right off
the distillery is supposed TO be a pref
W good article, and this is the biggest
true whisky story ever recorded.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

DO you know, gentle reader, when you
pick up your morning paper, and glance hur-
rledly through II, with more or less condem-
nation of It's lack OF news; do you know
have you any idea of the expense OF brain
power, the toll and worry, and vexation, con
nected with the productio" Of that publica
ton? In the wee small hours of night, when:
"Nature's sweet Iesiorer, baimy Sleep"
woes you to pleasant dreams, thousands OF
noble men printers, reporters, edltors-are
marching 20 their end; are going YEARLY to
their biers,--TeIas Slitings.
Yes! Yes! And along in the gray
dawn Of the early morning, when they
have been with their beers long
enough, the same noble army will he
going sorrowfully home.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
CoNGREssMAN FKANk HI,nn who

CONGRESSMAN FRANK HuRD, who
VIII beihe oratorial champion of free trade
as approached by the Morrison BILL is proud
OF his resemblance in visage TO Napoleon
Bonaparte, and endeayors TO carry the resein.
0lance into character. He has never been
known to yield political point except by
force. Some years ago his district In Ohio
became so impregnate6 with the greenbacls
craze that three-fourths of the voters of both
parties were inflicted with it. Mr.. Hurd was
Iehominhted for congress, although the most
dogmatic hard-money Democrat IN the state.
lie went of TO the White mountains, re.
manned TIL the campaign was over and his
election secured, and then went back home
TO declare publicly that he was, as he had nj.
ways been, in faver of "hard money, free
trade and home rule" The interests of his
District ~ the esent time are with protec-
congress. az
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
The Black and White Trnth.
fphIladelphIa Record. !

The senators who are investigating
at Danville, Va, have found out what
they knew before they went there,
that there was an unprecedented
fight between the white man and the
black man, and that white men sided
with the white man and the black
men with the black mau until there
was riot and wholesale murder.
That's the whole story.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

II the national Democracy is going
to take the tariff plank of the Ohio
Democratic platform, and use ii as the
tariff plank of the national Democratic
platform, there will be precious little
choice between the Democratic and
Republican parties. The difference
will be that between tweedledum and
tweedledee. And the battle cries will
be: Turn the rascals outu and
keep the rascils out.n If ever the
Democratic party needed statesman
with nerve enough to make an issue
and fight it out, this is one of the
years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
ONLY A RAHYis Lee.

we'lesville Ohio Cor Pittsburg Dispatch
articles of every description were
Drought here in the drift while the
1000 was raging, and when the waters
,'a,' acres of the town presented a
,Iniqse appearance. Yesterday the
TX vi babe was discovered BY two
~ ,ooys on one of the back streets.
ine iiinb had been severed at the
snlgh and had no doubt noated from
s",ile point above here. The ghastly
'ei'c was buried by the authorities.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
HOLDING THE HOUSE DOWN.

A novel sight was witnessed by a
large number of persons the other day.
An old German, who owns a little
house on Front street, has been in
mortal terror for the past few days, for
fear 1t would float away. He accord
lngiy, secured u boat, and, rowing out
to- where the building was located,
climbet upon the roof. He then be-
gan tearing down the chimney, and
carrying the brick and mortar down
ladder, dumped it in through the
window. When asked his object, he
Irrpiied that he was weighing his
house down so that it would not move.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

THE Houston Post must have been
conscience-smitten by the criticisms
concerning the Literary bureau fur
nishing some of its Washington news.
We notice that, as piece of fairness,
1t prints exMarshal Russell's letter
from Chester prison, first published in
the Globe-Democrat of the 18th in.
slant, as an interview. The Washing
ton letter in the Post of the 9th in
slant was one OF Brewster Cameron $
strongest diatribes against Russell,
and it appeared in number OF lead
ing papers, always as Especial cores
pondence froE Washington
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
Statesman, Rooster and Worm.

Pbiletus Sawyer, who represents the
pine woods of Wisconsin In the United
States senate, Is described by a cores.
pendent rs always standing with his
hands In his pockets, and his head
cooked on one side like rooster de-
liberating which worm he shall eat,p
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

GAIT. FAwCETT of the steamship
British Empire, said recently in New York:
"For the last two voyages couldn't get into
Vera Cruz harbor on account of the north
ers;' and then at the American anchorage IL
is too crowded for this long ship TO swing la
without getting foul of the English and
French ships at Their anchorages. But when
the improvements, under Eads plan, of the
harbor at Vera Cruz are completed, then we
Will have well-protected haroor and piers
to lie alongside Of"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

THE New York Graphic wants some
Southern senator to remind Sherman,
in long speech, that there never was
a time when there was more crime in
the North than now. The Graphic is
entirely too disinterested with its adj
vice. The Southern senators have
known this all along, but do not pro-
pose to tear their hair on that accent,
not even for the sake Of the Graphic.
All have crime enough and to spare; the
South is content to- battle with Its own.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23

Gov. IRELAND will make the APP
pointment of the New Orleans COM
missioner in his own good time Mean
while those who are exuberating over
the possibility of disaflection to be oc-
casioned thereby should resume their
smiles. The governor, whatever his
faults, il no fool.