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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-05

road, would not furnish stone
acceptable to the commissioners
offered us stone from Indiana equal
In every respect rs to texture and
crushing strength aud superior in
color, L voted to accept 1t. To have
voted otherwise would have placed
the state In the attitude OF saying /:
III you bring NE white limestone col =
responding with sample No. Q from
Indiana or anywhere else, / will ao.
cent 1t without question, but &c you
ofter me stone equal in every re-
speot, but n better color, / will reject
1t because 1t comes from beyond the
boundaries Of Texas
Neither the law or the contract au-
thorized usns n capitol board TO isop.
ardizs Interests 80 vast for mere idea
OF sentiment. IL can make little diff
ference to the farmers or artisans of
Texas whether n small amount Of
stone needed la the construction OF
the exterior walls OF this building
comes from Oatmanville, Burnet or
Indiana, 80 long as you do not call on
them to supplement by the payment
OF taxes deficiencies created by gican.
tic effort at economy.
A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT.
1T has been suggested as practical
BILE 10 sell the 1900 600 acres left for So
/ per acre cash, and with the proceed :
and the use OF convict labor enable
the state to construct the building
Millions of money are to-day being
paid In taxes as the result OF like ex-
/ periments Ivy city, county and state
governments. 1t is hardly necessary
/ i this come elton to comment on the
| present condition of the money
market or to discuss the grave
| problem of the employment
of convict labor In the erection of a
great public building We are only
called on today to determine whether
Texas shall have state capitol or not
and whether IL shall be erected from
her surplus OF land, or he built by
taxes wrung from her hard. worked
citizens, paid into the hands Of insa.
table spectators and cormorants.
/ CLAMPlNG DOWN ON THE CON
TRACTORS.
81 wish the state, through her
board, to take such position az will
in connection with this contract send
the syndicate out of Texas naked
IL 1t does not complete the build
ing, and keep for Texas and her
future contractors all that has been 30
far done and all the land originally
Apr priated, viz, three million acres,
and enable her to recover the full
penalty of the bond given by the con.
tractors.
A PLEASANT PICTURE.
~ am convinced that Texas will
never in the future secure on more
economical terms grand state house
than ifsecured by the present contract,
and II not completed under the presen
contract our children and grand.
children will gaze at its unfinished
walls and groan when the tax. gatherer
comes around"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-05
MONTAGUE.
The Body of Murdered Man Found
In q Greek,

hV tSOuy Va "a Ahul AClOu Intu Ouuu
In Greek.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MONTAGUE, Ten July Sour com.
munity is in great excitement this
morning. The murder of Col. Kerr
yesterday evening at Bowie has been
supplemented by the nn3lng of a man
recently murdered and thrown into
Salt cree k, a few miles north OF Mon
tague. The man was "A stranger, or AT
least has not been identified. He was
hauled here in a wagon, which has
been tracked both going and return.
ing from the plac' where his body was
dragged to the creek The body was
found soon after the murder.
Two Of our citizens, Heram Brown
and William Morrow, both men OF
families, were arrested and confined
yesterday rs dangerous lunatics.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-05
Wards Seminary for Young Ladies,
NA9HyIILH TENN

A famous Institution. The alumnm mum.
Der 79L Attendance 1915, $50, from sixteen
/. 1885. Pat -onlEe this college, For cata'
logues, special arrangements and convey
ance TO haAhville address j. q. PATTON,
Professor OF Mathematics and General
Agent, DalIas, Texas Prof. Patton 10 also
connected with the SOUTHERN SCHOOL
AoESoY, and Will supply SCHOOLS and COL
POSITIONS, Institutions IN 10 states have
been supplied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-05
ATTORNEY GENERAL rEMpLEroN.

"Yes, Voted for the proposition to
allow the capitol contractors TO use
Indiana limestone in the construction
of the new capitol in the place of Texas
stone, and 1t received the unqualified
approval of my judgment, and ] re-
greet it as little rs anything | have
eyer done.
THE VIRTUE or mo +"
II know that mo- is considered a
safe, prudent and cautious vote. 1t
avoids sometimes some responsibili-
ties. 1t Is not u dangerous vote II
1t fails TO defeat good thing, and in
spite OF IL that good thing Is done, why,
everybody is In a good humor, aud
the feeling toward the noes Is akin
to something else than anger, but if IL
fails TO defeat bad thing and the bad
thing goes on; then IL Is q trump
THEY THOUGHT ABOUT IN OVER A
YEAR.
1.-THE difficulty about the Oatmsnyille
stone Is no recent discovery, by any
means. You will find that as eapy as
April, 1884, the SUPERINTENDENT of con-
struction called attention 10 its imper.
fections, and for many months IL has
been matter OF formal and informsl
discussion among the capitol board,
the commissioners and the superin.
tendent of construction. twas NJ one
time thought that stone could be found
near Round Rock, but 1t turned out
that it could not be found there in suf'
ficient quantities, squarlng and fitting
TO the specifications. / mention this
as showing there was no haste In the
action.
We ALL WANTED GRANITE,
but /, for one, never did believe that
the building would be constructed OF
granite, except rs the result Of legisla-
ton looking 10 that end and making
needed provisions aud appropriations
therefor, and / believe that / did all
properly could when the legislature
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-05

Just received large shipment OF
Little Joker long-cut tobacco
j. II. BROWN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-05

Watch-work and engraving at How.
ard Tully's.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04
Tammany in a Rage.

New YORK, June 27.-The feeling
here among the Tammany men on
the Presidents custom-house APP
Dointments is decidedly bitter. Cor
Oner Martin, oneIof the lead ers of the
organization, said. when asked how
he liked them: at is a crying
shame. The President has made a
gross blunder. This man Hedden
has never done anything for the De-
mocracy, and in appointing him the
President has insulted true Demo-
Gratis" They all feel about that
way, though some pretend indiffer.
ence. and say they never heard of
Hedden, and don't know anything
about him.
OF course, the County Democracy
men are jubilant. Even Hubert O.
Thompson seems to be very happy.
The Irving Hall men keep pretty
quiet, but it is plain that they are all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04

in one of our counties for Clerk, Reg
lister, House of Delegates, or in fact
any elective office, involves the eX-
penditure of a considerable amount
of money, and there are many in
stances where men, well qualified to
fill positions of honor and trust, can
not be induced to do so because OF
that fact. Under the existing state
of affairs a fair election, fair express
sion of the popular will, is almost if
not quite impossible. Is it not high
time to call a halt? Would it not
be infinitely better to return to the
primitive purity which characterized
elections in the early days of the Re-
public? We believe these questions
should be answered in the affirma-
tive, and we trust the time will come
and come speedily, when no man
will be allowed to handle money yeal
after year for the purpose Of purchas
ing ballots in any political party.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04
Sick of CIVIL Service.

WASHINGTON, June % The Post
to. day publishes an interview with
Representative w. d. Hill, Of Ohio,
who is the first Democrat to come
out squarely and denOunce the Civil
Service act. Mr.. Hill says: 1.-THE
Democrats are opposed to the system
almost to Il man. They regard it as
fraud on the public. The Demo-
Gratis do not believe in the life tenure
principle. They believe in the right
of the people to change every officer
in the Government at the time
prescribed 10y the Constitution.
Twill there be an effort made to
repeal the Civil Service law next
winter, do you think ,"
| do not know. If there is l will
vote to repeal it the first opportunity
| get. | have heard many Demo-
Gratis say they would not vote a dol
lar to pay the expenses of the com.
mission. and l feel little that way
myself"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04

in the dark as to what these appoint.
ments mean. There are many DEM
Ocrats who say that Mr.. Burts an.
pointment is far beyond the CARRYING
out of a necessitous obligation to the
Independent Republicans, :and this
selection is, so far as can be learned
to night, stumbling block to The
old Democrats of the country.
The Independent Republicans are
very we'll content with the list Of ap-
pointments, They say that the Pres
ident has divided up the Offices with
in his jurisdiction in an inoffensive
and patriotic way, The Tammany
men declare that the appointments
will jeOpardize the result of the fal
elections.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04
Democrats Not Enthusiastic.

From a business point of view
President Cleveland appears to have
made satisfactory choice of Collec-
tor of the Port. Politically, Mr.. He'd.
denis appointment is of more doubt
ful eXpediency. No one in the party
will recognize the services Collector
Hedden rendered in winning the
victory which gives the important
Office he is now to fill into Democratic
hands. The new appointments will
be received with entire satisfaction by
the Mugwump supporters Of Presi.
dent Cleveland. If they strengthen
the Democracy in the State it will
not be because amy enthusiasm they
excite in the ranks of the party
NeU York World (Dem.l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04
Senator German on Office-S9ekers.

A Chicago dispatch to the New
York World quotes Senator German,
of Maryland, as saying in regard to
office-Seekers
"The trouble with these fellows is
that they want the earth and don't
know how to get it. They get lot
of endorsements first and then fire
them into department. Then they
come on themselves and start in to
make an impression. If their docu-
mentS are any good they spoil the
effect by getting introduced to the
President, Some Of them find Con-
gresham to do it, and some of them
pick out a solid business man on
whom they may have a grip, and
then the apparent contrast Kills their
chances. 1t isn't true that the Presi'
dent wants to see most of the appli-
Cants in person, so he can size 'em
up He wants most of them to stay
away. I've seen man go OFT OF a
lunch route into the White House
loaded with beer and cheese or bad
whisky. They have had to put in
fan ventilators, and it isn't any Won
der the President has changed his
mind about taking a summer vaca-
ton. | tell you he wants air that's
what ails him. you could hear the
remarks he makes about people when
they leave, you could write a new
ioke-hook. He asked me the other
day if the new Chicago Directory was
out, and if st. Louis hadn't distanced
US this spring in population. A man
has better show if he has some per-
sonaI friend of good standing to in
troduce his papers or himself. Every
body that gets left goes away saying
this is a sheOl of an administration,
and guess Cleveland is glad they're
beginning to think So"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04

The Memphis AUayanche, one of
the leading Democratic papers of the
Southwest, characterizes as "loW bus
mess" the proposed plan to turn out
Republican officials on charge of "0f.
fensive partisanship" without giving
the accused hearing, and further
says:
1.-THE offensive partisan business
begetS an offensive, mean, low de-
tectiYe service by a mean, low set of
instruments no party can afford to
employ. The President has made a
mistake in the use of the term and
in permitting its use. Mr.. Villas has
made mistake in the application,
and mistakes haYe not been confined
to his department. Upon strictly &c
pdrte inquiry officials are turned out,
when common fairness demands that
charges shall also imply two-sided
inquiry.
There are but two manly ways
about this business. The first is the
old Way-YOu are not of the success
ful, go. The second is an honest,
impartial investigation, with going
or staying dependent upon the result.
The other way is secret, star.cham.
Der investigation, with one side
heard and turning an inevitable re-
suit. If this is to be the practice of
one party, it will be the practice of
the other. 1t is the sneak-thief way"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04
More Tariff Tinkering.

The business men of the country
will see with regret the announce
ment of Mr.. Morrison that it is his
purpose to introduce a bill for the re.
duction of the tariff at the next meet
ing Of Congress. One might imagine
that the wretched failure of the "hori-
zOntal reduction" bill at the last ses-
sion of Congress would have deferred
him from second attempt. 1t was
demonstrated then that the Demo-
cratic party cannot be brought to the
united support of bill of this char
acter, and that to press it will cause
dissensions in that party, if not per
manent split. The flank of the party
led Ivy Mr.. Randall is more widely
separated from the flank led by Mr..
Carlisle than if they belonged to sep
arate parties. Moreover, the issue
was distinctly made in the congress
sional elections last fall, and the pop
ular verdict was against tinkering
with the tariff. Mr.. Frank Hurd,
who was the free-trade leader in the
last House, very popular in his dis
trict, a brilliant orator and a sincere
man, made the issue of tariff reduc.
ton in his district and was defeated
on it.
ThecOuntry now is passing through
a severe business depression. What
it needs is rest from all disquieting
influences. A tariff agitation is Just
the thing which it does not want.
Even if it were conceded that tariff
reduction would be ultimately bene-
fetal to the country, it is certain that
its first effects would be very inju-
riCus. Many Of our industries are
simply hanging on at a loss, hoping
for turn of the tide. At times there
come cheering indications that the
worst is over and that a more buoy.
ant state of affairs is ahead of us, but
these indications have never fulfilled
their promise. But while our indus
tries may be able to bear these re-
peated disappointment. it is by no
means certain that they will be able
to bear another season of uncertain
ties as to values due to a prospective
tinkering at the tariff. Ifthere should
be an increase in the number of bus
mess failures during the coming
months of summer and autumn, pub
lie opinion may hold Mr.. Morrison
responsible. baltimore american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04

The offensive partisan" circular
issued by Secretary Villas is proving
itself to be a two-edged sword.
Whilst Republican officials who are
being turned out may be offensive
partisans in the eyes of Democrats, it
is pretty certain that those who are
being put in their places are offensive
partisans in the eyes Of everybody.
The new appointees may be regarded
as "offensiye partisans" by the Sem
ate when the appointments are sub.
mitted to that body for confirmation
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04
The Wheat Crop.

CHICAGO, Ills, June 29.-The
following will appear in the Farm
el''S ReUic1C tomorrow as the result
of a summary Of their crop reports up
to the close of the present month !:
A few reports have been made that
the wheat crop would prove to be
better than has been estimated, yet
what has developed to make any
changes in the former estimate as
made by the ReUieW on June l, as to
the yield of wheat--330, 600, 900 bush
els-We confess we are at a loss to
know. All reports for the last four
teen days have shown an increased
development of cheat. steady run
ming down of the general prospects
and more or less damage from the
Hessian fly.
Tennessee and Kentucky were the
first States that early in tine season
gave us any idea of the damage to the
crop. They are now the States that
are harvesting, and if the reports
from other winter wheat States are
as bad as the reports which have
been received from these States, as to
the yield of winter wheat, it would
look to-day as if the lowest estimate
of the crop was high one.
Wheat for fall seeding will absorb
a very large proportion Of what is
now called the visible supply. In
fact it is now serious question
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04

The people of Oakland are still
waiting for a statement of the re-
ceipts. disbursements and financial
condition of the corporation, which
the law makes it the imperative duty
of the Burgess to make out and pub
fish, They are also waiting to see
the law enforced with regard to open
ing INSTRUCTED streets and alleys,
How much longer must they wait.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04
Our Washington Letter.

Uur washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
d. c., June 80, 1885.
A healthy contribution to the cur
rent literature of the day, is the letter
written by ex- Secretary Chandler in
defense of himself and the Advisory
Board in the matter of the IDOL
phin." Mr.. Chandler proceeds to
excoriate Mr.. Whitney in mercli-
less manner, charging him with a
refusal to accept the vessel for no
other reason than to cast Odium upon
his predecessor in office. The fact
that Roach had built a vessel in ex-
act conformity to his contract, and
out Of materials which were admitted
by everybody to be tirst.class in every
respect, was of itself sufficient to
clear Mr.. Roach of any charge of job
berry, but to punish Roach for build
ing a vessel under a Republican adj
ministration. Mr.. Whitney has con-
tended that the contract calls for a
speed and strength of construction
that are not mentioned in the con-
tract at all. Upon the whole, the
letter of ex-Secretary Chandler is
srusher, and the Democratic organ in
Washington this morning announces
Mr.. Whitney's intention to make no
response to it, which under the cir
cumstances is very significant.
TIE peculiar ways of the admins
tration as conducted by Mr.. Cleve-
land, continue to be a conundrum
with those who fail to get what they
are asking for. Here was the case Of
Mr.. Fleming, of Kentucky, who came
endorsed by the best blood in the
State, from the Governor down, for
the Louisville District Attorneyship.
Besides he had both Senators and all
the Congressman from Kentucky to
intercede for him, but the President
ignored them all and gave the APP
pointment to Mr.. Wickliffe who had
neither backing nor party service. to
commend him. OF course Mr.. Flem-
ing and his friends were much hurt,
and new source of evaporation
against the administration was thus
built up in Kentucky for the time
being. However, in few days, when
Mr.. Fleming was on visit to Wash
ington, the President sent for him
and frankly told him that from the
inquiries he had made concerning his
capacity, that he thought that Mr..
Wickliffe would make the better Dis
trict Attorney, and that Mr.. Elem
ing would make an excellent AssO-
ciate Judge of the Supreme Court of
New Mexico, and his commission
was made out instantly.
By the death of Hon. Richard T.
Merrick the Democracy of the coun.
try loses one of its most shining
lights, and the Bar one of its most
brilliant members. AS an orator
either before jury or before pro-
miscuous political audience, he has
had but few equals. In the conduct
lug of law suit either before GRIM
inal or a civil court, he WAS persist
ent to any degree that could insure
success, and thinking that he was in
the right in the famous Electoral
Commission, he made most power
full and convincing argument in favor
Of the claims of Mr.. Tilden. Mr..
Merrick also figured cCnspicnOusIy
in the Surratt case in 1866, acting as
his counsel and securing his acquit-
tai, and more recently as prosecuting
counsel in the celebrated Star Route
cases, in which the Government beat
itself. JUNIUS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-04

There is a great deal of talk in ad
ministration circles at Washington
just now about the selection of Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of
New York. to be voted for at the
next State election. There are quite
a number of aspirants for the honor
of leading the Democratic hosts in
the Empire State, prominent among
whom is the present Executive, Gov.
Hill. 1t seems, from all we can
gather from Democratic sources, that
President Cleveland is anxious that
his administration shall be endorsed
by the election of Democratic Gov
ernor in his own State, New York J
and therefore will have something to
say as to who shall be the candidate
for that Office.
Gov. Hill was Lieutenant Cover
nor when President Cleveland was
Governor of New York. and the
Washington Post tells us that the
President is openly opposed to Gov.
Hill for the nomination by the Dem
ocratic party. From the same au-
thority we learn that two experts
have been sent to EImira, the home
of Hill, for the purpose of looking in
to his record in all its details, and
that the fact which is to be used to
kill him off is that "Hill has year
after year handled the money with
which ballots were purchased in Ell
mira"
Our purpose in calling attention to
the above statement is to bring to the
attention Of our readers what seems
to be widespread and growing evil.
That all sorts of devices and improper
influences are brought to bear upon
voters for the purpose of carrying in
to effect the wishes of professional
politicians, in order to defeat the will
of the people, cannot be successfully
denied. 1t has become a very COM
mon thing to purchase ballots. The
handling of money year after year
with which ballots are purchased is
not only a common occurrence, but
seems to be we'll known and recog-
nized by men of prominence and by
officials from the President down the
long list. We have referred to the
case of Governor Hill because its
prominence gives it importance, and
not because we believe the evil is con-
fined to the Democratic party. The
various systems of improperly in
fluencing votes, whether by direct
purchase or by some other means,
ought to be broken up, if such thing
were possible. At any rate, all de-
cent people ought to discountenance
the whole business. If the press of
the country would persistently OPP.
pose this monster evil, which has be-
come so general and widespread
until there is hardly an election dis
trict or voting precinct in the country
exempt from its pernicious influence,
much might be accomplished in the
way of reform. The time has come
when the acceptance of a nomination