Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-29
TEXAS TOPICS.

Comments and Opinions of the state Press
The journal win support no man for an,
oiiicc, either state or national who will no
show his position on the libel law Of the state
" u Disgrace, IL Is an outrage, u H. damnnblr
and the press OF the whole state know II. and q
we viii speak together we can abolish it,
sherman Journal
The journal proposes to lay the ax at
the root of the tree. II the state press
will support no one for the next lcgisla.
turc who is not pledged TO vote for ~.
peal or modification of that law. its fate
is sealed
/ We think the paragraph going the rounds that
/ Quincy II to be candidate for icutcnant-goV.
crnor on the Fulton ticket caps the climax OF
downright incanncss. AS long ~ the press OF
Texas continues it, attempts to bring people
into public ridlcule without any earthly eN
c'isc, so long VIII the present newspaper libel
continue In force. The fact that Cuncy Is Il
colored man does not modify the Ohcns c one
iota.- Bcllevllle standard.
II may be the height OF mcanneSs to as
Sociatc Cuncy's name with that of Fulton
in any position upon ticket. but IL
strikes TnE GAzE1rE that Fulton is the
man to do the kicking.
H. ". Ircmlett, Esq. prominent stockinau
from up the river, while on his way to SAN I'm
tonic, stepped into the Eye office and showed
us Il tremendous specimen of rattle taken
from an immense rattlcsnakc Killed on his
ranch by one of his hcrdcrs few days ago. II
had twenty eight rattlcs. II was, no doubt the
largest snake of Its Kind ever seen In this see.
ton. II was seven feet In length. and when Cut
open iull grown mullcy rabbit and n large
possum was found In its stomach Kcrvlllr
Eye.
What possible chance would prohibit
ZIONIST stand in county that raises snakes
of that size?
Along the entire boundary Of Texas there Is
but single rond north, over which all frcight>
must pass to Missouri, Denver and the North
ern states. The Iron Mountain road H. many
hundred miles east of the many points OF trade
leaving the state on the eastern border. There
IL, in the whole United states. no narnIlri la
such a condition of things. That we should he
SHUT out so long from our legitimate markets
ana be tied hand and foot by one man. with
i.hh,s single road, argues II strange condition OF
things. The building of new lines will be wei.
coined by our citizens and win receive ample
aud liberal encouragement The citizens of
nur town VII answer proposition To build
the road TO this point In manner that cannot
be surpassed by any other town In the state
Dcnison Herald News.
There seems to be but one way for
Dcnison To get out of her present I'M
pleasant position. Let her emulate Fort
Worth's example and build road or
roads that will give her AN outlet which
cannot be controlled in the interest of
any one man or system.
Many Il political pipe will he laid at the ap
lrohchlng soldiers reunions. The generals will
ne mar IN iull force Paris News.
But, the best laid plans of mice and
men gang aft aglce.
Those papers that are gaining such a rcputa.
ton rs giddy gubprnatorlal Ddyocutps rnuId
better employ their time by discussing the hest
method of dlspOsing of or working the stntc
G,o,nNicts rms Is q matter that Graves lmmc- ,
ulate attention. The gubcrnatOrial problem
can rest long WHILE Mount Pleasant News /
All things being equal, it's of little con
sequence to the state what individual oc-
cupies the gubcrnatorial chair. II is only
requisite that he be honest, capable and
Il Democrat, who will administer the a(
lalrS OF the state on business principles .
The convict question, however, is one
That is growing daily in Importance, as .
their numbers Increase, aud, as the News .
suggests, one that demands immediate
and serious attention.
, Fear of the libel law prevents the exposure,
me Fort w rth GAZETTE lntimatcs of official
corruption at Austin Bocrnc Advance.
1t certainly is dcpriying the tax paying
public of great deal of choice reading
matter that would be of great interest
% it.
Unless you desire TO be written down as n
DOL idiot, crank etc. don't insinuaic thar Inc
-'uard '''''
Certainly not. 1t is infalliblc, always;
is omnipotent, and after September |
VIII be omniprescnt--in its own mind.