Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by INTERPRETATION.
FoRr woUru, TIN, Dee, u,
10 the Editor OF the Gazette,

Fort WoUrt, TIN, Dee, VI,
10 the Editor OF the Gazette,
Your editorial OF the 10Th does me
Injustice, and think through mis-.
take and unintentional ny refer
enco to the manuscript, you viii see
that ! used the words gentlemen, aud
not "GAzE1rE men, and had reference
10 the knights Of Labor As my answer
20 Mr., jackson was suppressed, | think It
will be apparent TO all fair.mindOd men
that was warranted In making the asser-
ton; lnasmuch as they had hoyCottod
other papers, II was but natural that
should think they had mCnaccd YOU, How
TINS GAZTrrE could mismterprot my
meaning SO rs 90 think that would as.
sumo diciatorial position toward t. |
am az loss TO understand IL Is this
principle that | have WagCd war against
in all my arguments y nm friendly to
TIKI GAzErrK, almost 90 Partially, and
should bc 10th Co enter iutO discussion
with the great North Texas daily, ar |
acknowledge 10 to be my peer in forensic
ability, | accord 70 ~ every right that
| legally belongs TO it. Nay, more, | would
| Ivy to It's defense as quick as any other
good citizen, should I think its rights
were invaded, while would as
sail 50 as ruthlcssly aud uu.
! sparpgly should / think II did wrong. |
assume that you have the legitimate right
10 reject any and all communications, or
you have the right To receive portion
and reject portion, but then ask, Is IL
| just or cOurteousi Is II tnir to receive
/ one mans communications and reject
another's Ioplyt IN my communication
OF the 9th inst. ! inadvertently referred
I 10 the speech of man supposed 10 bc
representing the knights OF Labor IN
l principles, and | could not help INVITING
/ him little for what | thought his sim
( pliclty Of argument. | also had occasion
10 express my views upon the principle
of boycotting For these expressions /
was assaiod by three different parties,
one from Native TeXian that J cousid-
cred unworthy of reply, one from Mr.
Nolan aud one from Mr. Jackson Both
OF these last-namcd gcntlemcn's attacks
were friendly, but were OF different ma,
ture and thought required different an
swers, as Mr.. Jackson'B WAS rather Of q
bantcrig nature IL Is this answer THr
! GhZEITR rejects, and quietly bow 20 ib
decision And right hore | draw the line
while accord TO II every right and every
courtesy that belongs TO IL IN III
private affairs aud In its business
outside OF that we arc equal w,
have the sana iaaiienablo rights apt
privileges as citizens. You cannot die
tate how or when I shall speak, nor
cannot dictate when you should or SHOULD
not publish the speech OF any one You
say | DO injustice 10 the knights Of Labor
IN what, puiYt In that I critlcise thcil
acts whc@ J think they do wrong? In
der the same hypothesis, you might sal
you did your brother injustice by re-
baking him for wrong-dolng. Yes, bu
says one, you 8ic wrong, ana you ar,
misrcprcscnting us Let US reason upon
that point intelligeuty, II ] call a man
liar, IL does not make Il so, but the fac
stu remains that u is true or false, as
have made q positive assertion. II / say
that certain newspaper has been men
aced, and that believe others win be,
either state facts or falsehood IN regard I,
what has been, bat only express M
opinion as 10 what win be, taking VIVA
has been as circumstantial evidence I,
support my opinion. Why should ! b.
hostile 90 the Knights oil LabOr2 VII,
, should be unfrlcndly or unjust 90 them
am poor, laboring man, aud struggling
, hard 90 support my family. Is Il reason
: able to suppose that I would array nysel
against tie honest masses Of the labOrlnD
, class OF our peopler God forbid. But
3 am fully convinced that they ar
wrong 10 many things, aud hon
+ estly thinking 80, have J not the RICH
! 20 say soI ] have been rich now / az
poor. Shall array myself ngalDst ~
r more fortunate uaighbOrf Shall I dlctat
4. 20 a man how he shall run his business
Shall I array myself against capital, th
foundation stone Of our prosperity Sha
/ assist 10 furnishing The dagger TO Gu
i my own thrOaty No, neyerl This trad
4 against capital viii only end ~ sham'
Starvation viii soon stare your cbildre
= 10 the face, aud men, driven 20 desperi
+ tlon By their own acts, viii wind mp vii
{ rapine ana murder. do not give this d
fact, but Il is the candid opinion Of M 81
man that has had large experience, ha
read good deal Of history, and has 81
a. Al. H..