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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22
The Life Of Ben Thompson. .

The Galveston News has a Just and
thoughtful article upon the Life of
Ben Thompson" Mr.. Walton's book
The News regards the publication MS u
popular but pernicious one. THE GA
zErTE took this position weeks in ad-
vance of the issuance of the work,
urging Mr.. Walton to keep his admir-
alton for his dead friend to himself and
refrain from giving the volume to the
public. Some of the state papers were
pleased to make sport of what they
termed The GAzETTE's "mawkish
sentimentalism, and Mr.. Walton,
exercising legitimate privilege, put
the book to press. We suppose it sells
well such books do not lack buyers or
unfortunately readers. We do not
grudge Mr.. Walton the pecuniary
reward he may reap from the sale of
Che book, nor do we depreciate the
devotion he bestows upon the memory
of his friend, Mr.. Thompson. But 1t
would have been better for Texas if the
devotion had manifested itself in some
other shape than the publication of this
book. There was another Texas des-
perado once, named Sam Bass, and
when he died with his boots on they
buried him quietly at Round Rock.
There are many there who will remenl-
Der the little bunch of fresh flowers
found ever and anon on Sam Bass
grave. No one knew who placed them
there, but it was a silent, tender
tribute, showing that somebody loved
the man, despite his wickedness. And
it was not an obtrusive tribute, or per-
nicious in its effects. 1t was silent,
modest and sincere. Surely &c Mr..
Walton desired to assist in keeping
Ben Thompson's grave green there
were open to him many ways of doing
so other than the publication of this
book. But it is some qualification tc
know that a reputable public senti.
ment is coming to the same view OF
the matter THE GAZETTE took at the
outset. The book should be tabooed
The Police Gazette finds buyers in
every town, but they are not the best
element of society. Let the Life O
Ben Thompson" share the same isola
ton,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

SABIN, the Minnesota senator, is go.
ing to resign the chairmanship of the
Republican national executive COM
mittee. There would be no occasion
to hang Grape on the door If Barnum,
who is the grand mogul of the Demo-
cratic committee, would follow Sabin's
example. Barnum, by his bunvling
management, helped to defeat Han.
cock in 1850. His course in the Chinese
letter matter, If nothing else, was
enough to bring down the contempt OF
decent people.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

CONGRESSMAN ROBINSON of New
York wants the United States to abol-
ish all diplomatic relations with Great
Britain and withdraw the minister at
London. Mr.. Robinson represents an
Irish constituency, runs with the
ODonovan Rosa dynamite crowd,
and is in favor of twisting the British
lions tail whenever opportunity offers.
In short, Mr.. Robinson is crank, and
the house sat down on his motion to
strike out an item of the appropriation
bill which provides for the payment OF
the salary of the American ambassador
to Great Britain.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

MR.. SABIN of Michigan is the chair
man of the Republican national ex-
ecutive committee, and his practices
are such as to draw out the following
remarks from the Chicago Tribune, a
Republican paper:
During his recent trip through the New
England states senator Sabin IS reported to
have sold the stock of the saltwater Car
company in Fitchburg and Lowell. Mass
Norwich, Conn.,, bangor, Me-, Manchester,
N. H., aud many other places. Trust funds
1t Is claimed, were largely invested in this
way In the collapsed concern one Boston
firm is said to hold 100000 of the stock and
paper of the company.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22


vas,' ana Importance Of a land.tnu,d !,
Ses''gation at the time the Lana su - u.
p'il was passed. "Sometbipc ~. 'auu
m ,@a...on acres of school land (savs Nv, ~
o ,sTs n ma, been purchased By specu,s as
o's III the names of relative 10Y,
nienus' In some instances by tho = ~ ". !,
, na.aes o, minors and even Of myth,c u
persons" when the law 'A'.a'
stricting purchase TO savan re-
lions by any ono sec
son. was In spirit and effect con, y.
uously and openly violated y MAJ \,
not Time for Mr.. Patton and av a.. =
member OF che Eighteenth lerlslo,,.s.
as well as every patriot In thu s,o,a :.
wake up to q full realization If ~ -
'ac. That the school children az ths n.y.
state Were being defrauded Of ,ha ;s
princely inheritance, and that !, ,..'
passing into the hands of land sh.rs T.
and foreign syndicates?
1t Is asserted that the Law crao..
.he land-fraud board Is defective. Th,s
is not denied; but of one thing wa .ra
certain, ifsuits had been ipsti,n,ea I.
all The cases reported previous b N.
loth OF April, 1884, all the defects i,
the law could and doubtless would
have been cured by necessary amona
mehls at the regular session of ,hs
next legislature. In many instances
one continuance would have carried
the cases on the docket until the Il =
could aave been amended. The law =,
continuances is generally very eas,,y
manipulated, and certainly was eoually
as pilabie in the land-fraud cases az in
any others. IT but little benefit ra.
suits to the state by reversion OF i,ls
gally acquired lands the responsibility
cannot, with justice, rest with ths
land-fraud board.
suits against many Says the News,
who had purchased by the Thousand
and ten-thousand acres, fraudulent,v
as alleged by the board, have not been
instituted before the 18th of April and
the purchasers have since the l4th q,
April camped at the treasury door tc
get In their payments and their title,
perfected. Whose fault ia II tina,
these suits have not been instituted
The assertion of the News that "the
land-frauds act was adroitly formu
lated by the land lobby" and "for tn,
relief of land purchasers is a direc,
insult and thrust at the Eighteenth
legislature. If such is the case whenc,
came all the bowling, the vitupera
ton and abuse that have been hurled
upon the land-fraud board? 1t come.
chiefly from those who have been un
masked and whose crookedness ha,
been exposed. 1t comes from thu
"land-lobby." The people know
whence it came, and they also know
how to estimate it. The people O
Texas can never be convinced that thu
land-fraud board was not wise, patri
otto and necessary for the welfare and
protection of public interests.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

PEOPLE do not hear much of the
Credit Mobilier scandal these days. Its
memory Is revived by the following
item, which we clip from an Eastern
exchange:
The Union Pacific Railroad company has
disposed OF the Credit Mobilter litigation
pending In Boston, by agreeing to purchase
all the outstanding Credit Mobilier stock at
so per share, Involving "A payment OF only
s',2iOOOo. 1t is II favorable settlement for the
Union Pacific.
We should say so. The road could
very we'll afford to settle ON these
terms.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

WITH a population in 1850 of 1875
Sol, Indiana cast vote of i7O,672
The 2250,o00 population of Texas, il
the citizens did their duty as fully as
in Indiana, would cast $4,000 votes
next fall. But Indiana is a close state
where every vote is valuable, aud des.
perate efforts are made to get ever,
voter to the polls. Texas has 10000
Democratic majority, and the vote
has nothing to become excited over.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22
THE AZErTE: FORT WORTH TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY %

newspapers la the state that are doing good
work in this direction nrc steadily increasing
in number. Among them are such infiucn-
tlu Journals as the fol lowing named:
The Harrisburg Patriot;
The Reuding News;
The Venango Spectator;
The Wilkcsbarre Leader;
The Mnuch Chunk Democrat
Tho Eric Herald;
Tho Chnmbersburg Valley Spirit;
Tho Clearneld Republicans;
The Clinton Democrat;
Tho Monroe Democrats
Tho Delaware County Record:
Tho Bristol Observer
The Chester County Democrat
The Bedford Gazette.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

10 \ LARGE portion of Texas no
state question is of more Importance
than that suggested by TIE GAZETTE
relating to the inequality of represent
alton. This inequality viii, grow
more glaring before another census Is
taken by the United States. Every
candidate for the Legislature in coun-
ties which are now submitting to taxa
ton without representation should be
required to pledge himself To All effort
70 rieht this patent political wrong
ana injustice, No fair-minded man
IN any portion Of Texas can deny the
equity OF the demand This inequality
and injustice will become unbearable
long before lso2, and should now be
remedied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

IT was negro they tried to kill at
Denison for assaulting some ladies'.
Had the offender borne white skin
would his fate have been the same ?
The villains who ruined poor Hattie
Burgess and drove her to suicides
grave, and the wretches who enticed a
simple-minded country girl TO vacant
lot and forcibly outraged her, all lived
and acted their black deeds in Deni-
son, which offered them no violence,
They where white men--outside.
Gentlemen, negro is a human being,
and as much entitled to justice as any
white man.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

Mr.. PATroS may he all that is claimed for
him In integrity snd general ability, but the
land office of Texas requires for its head a
man OF extraordinary ability, combined with
an equally large measure OF iirmness and In
tegrlty.- Galveston News.
Do we understand the News to assert
that Mr.. Patton is not man of integ-
rity or firmness? He reported the
frauds; ,chose fault is it suits have not
been brought against the robbers? Mr..
Patton is not the attorney general of
Texas, nor the land commissioner
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

THE sheepmen at Chicago have re-
solved that they won't vote for man
for congress VINO won't vote the duty
back on wool. The sheepmen will
find that Texas is not Pennsylvania,
and when they mount their tariff
hobby-horse for a tilt it won't be half
30 funny as 1t looked at distance.
There are good many thousands OF
people in Texas who have better sens g
than to imagine they can tax them
selves into riches.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

TEXAS pro rata of the school money
10 be disbursed by the Blair educa.
tlonal bill would just about fill the
want that Galveston Is now feeling for
a harbor. Would the Texas congress.
men who oppose the Blair bill on con,
stitutlonal grounds vote S7,50O,000 70,
building an harbor at Galveston 2
Aud does it strain the constitution
any more to appropriate money fol
purposes Of education than for pur
poses of commerce?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

PaoTEcTIoSIsrs urge that II the
tariff be reduced the importation OF
cheap European goods will capture the
home market, and our native manu-,
lecturers bedriven to bankruptcy. The
folly OF such an argument is shown by
the fact that in 1860, when our import
duties were lowest, we imported S3i0,.
100000 Of foreign products, an average
of Sll.3s per head for the 3O,OO0,0OC
population. In 1882, under the exist
Ing high tariff, out 53,0O0,000 popu'a-
ton imported S73o,oOo,O00 OF foreign
goods, or nearly Sl4 per head. WIN
some protectionist attack this?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22
Taxation Without Representation,

Careful and competent observers
estimate that the population of Texas,
which in 1850 was assessed at ], 59l 900,
has increased to 2,25O,O0o. This is an
extraordinary addition of population
in four years, but it does not equal the
increase of taxable wealth of the state,
which was 1911 .470,T36 in 1850 and
$52T 900, 600 in 1888. Considered in
connection with our marvellous pro-
gress in wealth, which in three years
was augmented S2l6, 200, 900, it does not
appear improbable that in the past four
years our population has had added TO
it 660,00 persons.
Almost the whole of this increase
which was acquired by immigration
has settled in Northern and Western
Texas. Among those acquainted with
different sections of the state there will
be no denial of the assertion that full
three-fourths of the estimated increase
of geo, 900 in the population OF Texas Is
confined to that region embraced
within line drawn from Lamar
county south to Smith, thence south
west to Bell, and northwest up the
Colorado river to the unorganized
counties. Especially in some oil the
western and northwestern counties
has the growth been unprecedented.
Counties which possessed less than ooo
population in 1880 now boast OF cities
having from 5000 to 5000 Inhabitants.
The otalpopulation of this REGION tne
boundaries of which have been de-
scribed, was 6l2 900 in 1880, and their
representation in the lower house OF
the state legislature was limited "
thirLy-seven members. Adding tne
conceded three-fourths of the 66o'ooV
increase to this section makes It's pres
ent population /, lO7,OO The remain
der of the state, with its increase since
1880, contains population OF !, l4S'OV0'
and has representation of fifty-seven
in the lower house. The inequallty u
the ratio of representation in the WV
sections of the state is startling. oho
sect ion of the state with 1907 600 peo-
Pile In 1t is represented by thirty-seVen
members and has thirty-seven Vo'es -
the direction of state affairs, wnne
another section with but ], ll3,Ooo Pop-
ulation has flfty-seven represen'atie..9
and an equal number Of votes IN s'a'.
affairs. The ratio is 10000 in one iai'
of the state and 10000 In anolhei,
That Is, in North Texas ~ takes ou'oVo
people to cast a vote in the legislature,
while in East aud South Texas NV
are enough to east u vote. II the SALLY
ratio as exists In South Texas wefe'p
piled to North Texas. our thirty-ses 81,
members would represent but '4o'Vv'
persona; but, as we have been showh'o
possess 1910 there Is reiiia,nas'
of s07, 900 citizens In Nortn sN ~
totally without representation ~ w
state Legislature. ~,
We trust the unfalrness OF TINS =
hiblt will appeal to the people OF is ,s :
and to the state Legislature, so 'i'a' :
remedy may be devised to more esss ~
distribute the representation o. ~. W. I
state In the law-making body ~
may be done by directing the .anA y
ola state census in 1889, one-na'a q !,
which win be paid by the un'''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

NOT only is Capt. Bill Sterett, a
Dallas man, candidate for delegate
at large at Chicago, but Mai. w. L..
Hall, Dallas man, is a candidate
from this district. We boom Sterett,
but we must draw the line on Dallas
politicians somewhere; and, despite
our personal love of Maj. Hall, we
must give Kaufman, Tarrant, Ellis,
Johnson, Hill and Bosque counties a
chance tor something. Dallas has its
share, and Maj. Hall must wait a
period with patience.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

SENATOR JOSEPH l.. BROWN of
Georgia is not keeping his fences in
good repair. He has recently leased
several hundred convicts from the
Tennessee penitentiary and put them
to work in his iron and coal mines near
Chattanooga, displacing the free labor
hitherto employed there. His con-
stituents are talking about it, and the
senator, when he aspires to reelection,
will find the "Reminiscences anything
but a profitable one.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

WHEN the university ofTeSas was
being organized, we were told that II
would start out on grand scale--tbe
biggest institution of the kind In the
south. Little Florida has state uni
versity at Tallahassee and 1t will open
the next term with thirty-fonr profes
sors--the largest corps in any institu-
ton in the United states. This is q
persimmon that the Texas pole won't
reach,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

judges chosen above aud that their decision
wonld be final. She further urged upon all
present the Importance OF the work which
they had undertaken and expressed the hone
that In this case, MS In all others, Houston
would keep Its place in the lead. After some
inrther proceedings OF no importance the
society adjourned to meet again at the same
ho"r and place next Thursday, May ~, 1881,
when several new members viii be admitted
Into the organization.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22
SEPTEMBER EDITION.

THE GAZETTE is now at work on the mate
''"' 'o' A SPECIAL EDITION
IN he Issued on the Is, day OF September next.
MS the intention TO make this september
edition, of THE GAZETTE the most compre-
hensive and
VALUABLE SEPTEMBER EDITION
ever issued by any Texas newspaper features
which have never before been Incorporated
In similar editions. will be introduced, and
all the material resources aud capabilities OF
Texas will be literally portrayed. 1t Is be-
lleved that this edition OF THE GAZETTE will
prove TO be OF exceptional value, not only to
every man who is
LOOKING TO TENAS
RS future home or as field for Investment.
but TO every citizen OF the state, especially of
North. Northwest aud West Texas.
The work will be under the direction of
Mr. II. l.. Bentley, who is specially qualified
TO WRITE UP" TEXAS
by reason of his long residence in the state,
thorough Identification with Its Interests, q
large experience In such work aud ability of
high order. THE GAZETTE asks for Mr..
Bentley the oourtesies of its friends and the
public generally throughout the state, upon
whom he may call while engaged in the col.
lection of material for this work.
100000 COPIES
of The GAzETrEs September edition will be
printed. and arrangements will be made for
its liberal distribution in
EVERY COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES
and also in Europe. limited space will be
RESERVED FOR ADVERTISERS
in and out OF Texas, and after n certain date
to be hereafter fixed, no advertisement Will
be received at any price. Special features
will be introduced into
THE WRITE UP OF TEXas TOWNS
and an opportunity given all to avail them
selves OF the advantages offered by the Sep
tember edition of THE GAZETTE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

THE Galveston News calls THE GA
zEIrE the organ of the cattle and other
class interests. May we ask If the
News is the organ of the men who
gobbled the school children's grass
lands by the million acres. and whose
plratical depredations were stopped by
the land-frauds board, of which Gov.
Ireland and Mr.. Patton were mem
bers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

JAY GOULD is IA wise man. The re-
cent Wall street scare has made him
invest 81 800, 900 in government bonds
in his wife's name; ana now let the
bears squeeze never so hard, or the
bulls toss never so high, if the worst
comes Jay has wife with a million
and u half Of government three-and-a
halls, which will bring him So, 500 q
year and keep the wolf from the door
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

RIGHT Ia the midst of the protec-
tionists the Philadelphia Record is a
voice crying in the wilderness, and
with Its daily circulation Of over 100
QUO thus notes thepiogress Of the truth:
The advance OF pablo opinion IN the aayo-
ency o. 'arin reform Is more rapld even
IN fennssivanla than Il apparent 10 the
casual Observer An excellent indication a.
Ii Is the drift Of newspaper discussion. The
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

MONEY is plenty in the East and
North Mt very low rates. Men are
seeking more profitable investments
Fort Worth needs 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 mattaro
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

BEN BUTLER is hepresidential nom
inee of the Autobiography party. The
party in thus choosing will be forced
to occupy an attitude rather inconsist-
ent, for the other parties will see that
it has q monopoly, complete and un-
disputed, of B. +. b.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

Ir will be observed that the work of
congress is tagging. The Washington
races are being run, and good many
of the present congressman will not
have chance to see them again, I'M
less they pay their fares to Washing
ton ('ity
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

THE fourteen colporteurs of the
American Bible society who are work
ing in Texas publish report of their
labors during the month of April.
They sold 1875 copies of the Holy
Scriptures. Wonder how many copies
of the Life of Ben Thompson" were
sold during the same period?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

IIBueslssnariln|

Coal experts have mlx
weeks investigating tx 81
this county for Esssins n
road companies srta5
eyes turned tovsrd IN
and no one ned v FL
construction Of NJ n
should he conhenml na
That We have The fM a
state is not quetixS y I
who visits Jacob WdsAai l
be easily convina lhlau)
cessfully mined. nspe4'
lent and the velu ia ~
worked to great p'it /
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

GRANT wants the presidential term
enlarged to seven years, with the linn
itation that no occupant may be re-
elected. The general evidently be-
lieves, with prominent Texas states
man, that CONSISTENCY is the virtue of
q foil ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

NOBODY ever hears of Uncle Frank
Lubbock forming combinations or "
Inr awake nights cudgellng his brain
how he will secure denomination.
"Nren may come and men may 60"
but Uncle Frank stays forever.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

ATTY. -GEN. TEMPLEToN is rushing
into print rapidly. THE GAZETTE re-
minds its fellow-townsman that print
er's ink either makes or unmakes a
man. So far, in our opinion, the gen.
tleman's letters are not calculated to
make him-attorney-general again.
More anon.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

CARTER HARRISON of Chicago says
he will not run for governor of Illinois.
Carter has cut his wisdom teeth. He
knows that no Democratic protection
ist can command the Democratic vote
of illinois, and his famous Iroquois
speech would condemn him among the
Illinois agriculturists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

THAT explanatory address that was
TO have been issued by the Randall
Democrats has not yet seen the light.
DOM be bashful, gentlemen. A poor
excuse Is better than none at NIL.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

AND now Patton Is to be slaughtered
because he has occupied intimate rela-
tions with the administration. Poor old
News. IA charge to keep have l."
sings the Old Alcalde, and he refuses to
posture as n boomer for anybody.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

THE Arthur journals. which con
tinue counting solid Texas delega-
tion for the president, will hear some
thing .'drap'' at Chicago, and ii will fall
sluarely on their favorite.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

FREE grass isa barrier 70 civilizations
Waco Examiner.
Free grass aa an iudncement TO cat
tle-raising has brought more people ~
Texas than all tue papers In the state
ever did o. will,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

AN Illinois man has married his
mother-in-law. That man will have
trouble finding out the relationship
that exists between himself and his
children.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

THE GAZETTE yht the fence-cut-
tiers and favors free grass. We know
some of the pharisees who got out in
the woods and hurrahed for the fence
cutter that are now standing on the
street-corners praying for the salvation
of THE GAZETTE. Selah,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

MEM. to the Austin Statesman
THE GAZETTE Is not seeking to divide
Texas in its desire to 'even up' the
representation with the taxation in
all the sections.