Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24
JUsrITlA INDIGNANT.
He Tells of How he Views the Gazette and
Democratic Candidates.

Democratic Candidates.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
Feeling that great injustice is done Tux
GAZETTE by the Democratic party, take
the liberty Of dropping you few lines
upon the subject. Being constant
reader OF your most valuable and fair
minded paper, and being, as am, Dem
ocrat from principle, take the liberty Of
arraigning the Democratic party on this
subject.
Ii is peculiar characteristic OF the
speakers Of the Dark-Lantern party to |
not only abuse THE GAZETTE for Its prlu-
ciples, but TO misrepresent the paper by |
vile and slanderous charges, which they
know to be untrue. This abuse has got
TO be so common, so lnsolent, that
many honest farmers have been, without
reading the paper, induced to believe the
charges true.
III there has ever been paper that has
been fair towards the knights Of Labor
and Farmers .allianceit is THE GAZETTE.
The prejudice has gained such ioothold
through the influence of these political
demagogues that many honest farmers re-
fuse to read IL or believe ite utterances,
They 60 so far as to call II ga vile, lying
and slanderous sheet.n When an argu.
ment has been made by a Democrat in
some neighborhoods It is a sufficient re-
futation to say,"that GAzETTEp said that.
Strange as IL may seem, nevertheless It
is true, that none Of the Democratic can
dldates, so far as l have been able to
learn, have had the manhood TO de-
fend, by public speech or pri-
vate word, the great paper that
is battling for their cause, advocating
their principles, and doing as best 1t can
yeoman service for the Democratic party
the party Of the people. When they
make charge that THE GAZETTE, the
organ of the Democratic party--the pa
per that has always battled for the anti
monopolists as against the monopolists
for the poor as against the rich, but al
ways remembering 10 do justice to each
for tariff for revenue only as against
that most burdensome Of lawless laws,
the protective tariff, and many other
principles to the interest OF the South
ern farmers too numerous TO mem
tion, and last, but not least,
in favor Of party that is free, open and
above board in its utterances; party
that makes platform Of principles which
are to the best interest of the whole peo-
flt1 luhA WV NAA1t bNhlORi0-
CIV, as against any recent political organ
izations, which can have for their only
object the overthrow of the Democratic
party, and whose platform, II any they
have, is made in the midnight SEES
sions of their meetings; that this
paper is lying, villainous sheet,
Why | ask, Is 1t that the Dem
ocratic candidates do not ask why, how
and when THE GAZETTE has lied or made
single Misrepresentation. II Is justice
to the paper, is IL justice to its owners, To
Its editor, or TO the Democratic party for
the speakers on the Democratic side to
allow these misrepresentation to go on
before men who have been in secret ses-
sions prejudiced against the paper by
demagogues, who have as their main OBJ
iect the suppression of the circulation OF
THE GAZETTE, simply because in an intel.
ligent and able manner wrongs Of secret
political organizations have been and are
being clearly shown. The demagogues
who are trying to array class against
class, country against town, and labor
against capital Of course have no love fol
THE GAZETTE, because 1t shows TO the
people the weakness Of the demagogues
arguments; 1t shows that these preiu
dicial speeches in both private aud public
are made for their own personal advance
ment. How can they go on privately
secretly, boldly--cowardly like thief In
the nighttime, and destroy the happiness
and good feeling of the citizens
and classes toward each otheri
How are they TO do this
without their object being kno wn2 There
are many ways by which 1t can be done
II thy desire TO arTaign The Democratic
party for all the government that is bac
and give il credit for nothing that !:
good, and TO start secret political organ
izations as against the doctrine OF thC
American people--against that doctrine
! we have learned to love so well-then th'
y best way is 10 at first destroy the clrcnla
! ton OF the paper which has iniuenc'
y with the people and Is against Thu
u doctrines they teach. They do this m,
misrepresentation which originate in thu
minds Of the demagogues, circulated b.
the demAgoguea, burned Into the brain
OF honest citizens by the fire brand OF tn
demagogues. In ordei To make success
douhiy sure, their aim and intention is t
not only destroy the circulation Of tn
organ OF tn Democratic party, but 4
ruin its reputation for honesty OF pur
pose and purity Of Intentions.
What is the great crime THE GAzETTl
l. has committed
Il 1t is simply this
The GAZETTE dared a few months az
o to oppose the strike upon the Gould sys
= tenn as unwise, as uncalled for and IN
= Just, and arraigned that portion OF tn
u knights OF Labor who ordered aud parslc
II ipated In the strike. Subsequent events
!. the destruction OF property, the shootlnl
n in our vicinity Of the officers Of the law
- the death OF the lamented DICK Town
send caused by bullet Iron
l. the weapon Of an assassin VIII
m was defenderE OF the strike
all 90 TO show 10 stronger language thai
&c pen can write, the wisdom OF the teach
iugs Of THE GAZETTE. Where is the fan
In minded man--whether he participated
a the strike or whether he was one OF GU
- citizens, Hwho lost so heavily by L
consequences-who viii not say thai TIA
GAZETTE was right.
Another great crime you have commi
ted, Mr.. Editor, is the fact that 4 10
III months ago you advocated IA
ell cause Of the Farmers alliance. 10
nix by well.hmed and able editorial