Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-25
CURRENT TEXAS COMMENT.
What the Papers are Saying Of Men
and Matters

WnaL the eaperS are Saying OF men
and Matters
The Athens Athenian save: ITO
he governor of Texas Is said TO be
Judge Reagan's ambition. He would
make AS good governor as Robert,
for he is one Of the tried and true.'"
The Gatesville Advance is a Prohi-
bitionist and Christian, and it is
grieved at the parliallty It finds in
this wicked world: rive know of
newspapers that kicked wofully when
We criticized JEFF Davis, yet these
same papers can sit still twenty-five
hours u day and read with perfect
composure the harshest and most vim
dictive assaults On Christ.n
The Austin Statesman thinks "the
railroads are in tight place indeed
strikers on one side threa ening de.
struction. and Legislators on the other,
proposing state c. mmission To man
age the railroads OF Texas. If any
other roads are built soon, 1t will lock
rs though capitalists have wonderful
faith in the good people of Texas de-
ftating the schemes of demagogues "
Commenting on the statement that
L vie OiN dAChlhC SlOuu Nv " ItHDttLlui
distance" watching the laying of the
cOrnt r.stone of the new capitol, the
| Paris Free Tongue says: at was I'M
der the administration of the alcalde
| that this fuolishly extravagant con-
tract was made, and man who for
| the want of iore-iyht would give u
syndicate S15 600 900 what the land is
worth to-day for $4,000, coo Job,
ought to have stood a. respectful
distance Republics are not 30 I'M
grateful after ALL"
The Cisco Telegraph settles 1t, and
what law can suppress II? Ever sin. 9
our legislature commenced the agita.
don Of the gambling question the
press has been discussing the question
and attempting to show that buying
aud selling which heretofore has be, n
considered legitimate busines--is
gambling; that any investment for the
sake OF gain is gambling; that church
festivals are gambling institu IONS
and in fact any business where chance
Is taken for the making or gaining OF
money or an equivalent, is gambling;
the Jealous Christian who risks his or
her all on trrees is gambler, The
farmer who stakes his seed and labor
man vino snnonpces biGsaIs for of1,ee
~ q oarnhInr Tbo, IN. I,aejf 40 q 800
~ cbsnna a,d ;,,n,nrtoli,, ~
49, '>' 60 =, ~ '',i"
M ueSPGTd"HuW Is the motto OF the
houston Jourhai. hha1 paper YET
hopes IoI Vne enactinehI Vi law cnat
WIZ pieVept uiscI inlihAtlou posslnle
uuurr the eAistihg statutes ine
senate .ol the Nlheteehth Iexas legis-
latuTe mas ueIlOera'ely Killed pro-
posVion SHOWN, popuiarlv, as the
Jones ON, 10 90 away Win ali rail-
roaa uiscrihlnatioh between the long
aug snort nsui on texas railroads.
whicn pracelcaiIy means That Texas
business men snaii remain quiescen'
III All MIse opeIaiohs anectlhg the
haINe.ing Oh prouucis OF every char
acoef, until !ne loreign oiuuers nave
nau theil ptoh anu 'nen' tney may
.ahe 'ne lea'Ings me pers
en-. NV was Weii in.enueu, put ~ mas
Issu,.sn Ia .ne ,nost extraordinary
suuo.u!na'ioh vi aoiues'ic production
snu ln'eles. 70 the niahlpuiation oil
iuleisi cap y Looh ana see toi
I S"ulseises
Mo,niug less tnan a general goes
win SieNeieho, anu feai i've wal
genelM ~ that. me posi- oeilnm
SoI"neis are Be,1'ng Ieit' says the
D n Snpper' Gen Caoell o.
~ Dalias nas oeen recommended by the
iy 'A SiVS"'ion ~ congiess lor we
SnI..u r.aees narsha,snlp OF tht
| 1911 NJi'n ~es. . u'strlce VI LeAas' zen
Q Say'i 'nau S q salian' so.uLsr anu WI
a ,, 80 us', wv nis appoint
ttienV s"ay ln'eitrIe Tl'n tne aspira
s an L Ji sae otneI DaiIas man wh'
va ' hLis eh,ner i1I s!a.e OF ledera
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