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

Fort Worth Democrat: In the
: special edition OF The GAZETTE this
morning, Is most excellent cartoon
representing the state race course for
the dailies of Texas. Mr.. l.. Kells,
who conceived 1t, is genius and will
be famous II he never draws another
thing. The papers are running for
me prize OF excellency, with public
opinion in the Judges stand. II
is "go-as.you-plcase, free.for-
all race and the twenty.eight
dallies of the state are entered. TuH
GAZETTE Is in front, the right foot
over the line and the time, nineteen
J months, Ia recorded on the bulletin
lSss Is figured above its open pages
while Its legsare wide-stretched, show
ing the ground IL covers, as II gets
there Ell" Its pages show its adj
!. vertising patronage, and the winner OF
nrst money shows up in healthy at
utude. The race has been hard one,
! but The GAZETTE Is still fresh and
powerful and ready for the race on the
national course.
Slightly TO one side, and only few
feet behind Its big and glorious neigh
Dor, comes the Democrat, and we are
! getting there, too, Eli, for the second
money, which Is won. The Demos
! Gratis shoulders are well thrown back,
Its stride Is that of n trained walker
and, while IL has little of the ~
want .to-be.tough" appearance, II Is In
r trim for another mile dash, and then
It's In good company.
n Next comes the Galveston News, old
|, lSi2, running manfully but loaded
! down with a bucket Of deeper water in
' one hand, and carrying the jetties In
the other. The News Is splitting its
deep water to tighten its load, but has
: waited too long, so gets third money.
7 The Houston Post is only n head
: behind the News, but has biz hand
!, organ to carry, which 1t is trying TO
u grind and run at the same time. Mt
. only does 1t labor under this dlsadvan-
!. tage, but leaden weight in the shape
+ OF the New Orleans commissioners ship
y helps to hold IL back. The Post don't
', get any money. The Houston Age has
u tried to run through juggler style, on n
u key of beer but the keg has been emp
: tied and is heading to one side of the
~ track, and Notwithstanding the frantic
efforts of the Age TO balance with the
pole constitution the Age IL going
Is the wrong way and will never sc
II under the string.
i. The Express of San Antonio would
he be well to the front, but the editor has
s. stopped to get married and Is loaded
i'm down with baby "Home Industry
SO and carrying Protection cradle.
err The Express will get there, but has TO,
ID much dependent on IL to win.
d, A TEXAN cARlcArURE.
IN Houston Evening Journal: Tn,
$. Fort Worth GAZETTE, in 1t,
ce last Saturday twelve-page issue, die
~ itself proud by publishing large EN-
craving representing, In the mos
ridiculous manner, the race of thu
.r- newspapers over the state race course
in The hits are palpable enough, though
ly n little coarse, and show something o
,rt Nasty genius. THE GAZETTE. o
1t course, runs ah I'd like nimble Me
en- phisto, covered with "ads.n The Gal
In weston News makes good second
he running under the handicap of bucket
tn of water warranted deep in eacl
I'D hand. The Houston Post comes next
nd grinding away on its administration
re box, labeled This Is an organ," will
he tag flying, marked IN. o. Com.
ly After the Post, comes the San Antoni
zee Express, burdened by "protection'
cradle in one hand and baby labele,
"home Industry in the other! BE
tn tween the Post and the Express, how
it's ever, may be discerned the queer III
rd tie figure of the Age, balancing itsel
to on IA beer keg by means OF n big consti
Ia tutional quill. On the rolling key i
ON inscribed an. o. $20,000,n and tn
n naughty stamp of st. Louis firm II
,lv liquidation. Then comes the Satur
rse something-water perhaps, or venom
,er and bearing on the end of u quill tn
he dripping head of Welchman by tn
The name OF Tatiy. The Dallas Heral
he comes next, pausing to crate and ges
is ticulate, shedding deck of cards Xix
)m tears, and with attention divided b,
tween the IN. O. commissioner" an
''opinion reserved" The little Wac
est Day runs ahead after the Age, pull
he ing b ard on the string, which Is fast
is ened to ring in the nose OF the ES
er- aminer. which paper Is holding bac
he under strong fit of "the studs.
W., The rear is brought up by a confuse
IA rabble, in which may be seen III
an names of the Print, Capital, Ligh
nd etc, in mixed array, while over a
ar flaps the Dallas Times, surmounte
he by u gallant cock, too late to win, bit
srv ings of the Journal were soothed, upo
act expressing disappointment for not b
mt, ing entered in the jolly race, by bein
ne. informed that II was on the other Sid
ity of the picture, invisible but well up
Sc. the front! In the foreground, toward
the rear, Is collapsed racer sprawlir
ION on the ground with his torn papt
of spread out like his martial shr0ud ov'
ce- him, bearing the pathetic inscription
of Poor Thing" This Is probably II
of tended as typical character, and
ch introduced by the graphic GAzETI
to show that pride goeth before fal
ne. THE GAZETTE has covered itse
40 with glory AS blanket by this rae
ast illustration of Texas journalism. I'll
s s1 art is very crude, but the intention q
on. strictly good that some OF the sufferer
will no doubt pronounce 1t Infamous