Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-04
VOL. XII: NO. q
Press Comment.


y, has ITS ridiculous side. This citizen
Of the United States has been thrust
INTO prison without trla, OF due course
OF law. lie a deprived Of the privilege
OF oounsel or the right OF trial, and
an these outraees have been perpelrated
~ petty Official of an inconsiden,ble
Irontler village. Ia the meantime the
United States government, throuuh its
secretary Of state az Washington and
It's ambassador and minister penipoten.
tiary Of the City OF Mexico, mas heen az.
changing courtesies aud dipniued dlplo.
matte notes on the subject with tiir Mex.
lean government, But nothing moves
the pompnus alcslde OF the ont.horse
Mexican village where the international
outrage was and is perpetratcd rhis
ten-oent tgraut snaps his fingers at the
absurd diplomacy while the poor prisoner
rots Ia Jail, almost In view OF the inhab.
ltants OF a Texan town, and Of garrison
OF United States soldiers. II Justice Is
DELAYED IN this fashion II might save
much future trouble OF tho same sort,
should an armed force be sent acress the
river 70 break IN the ieil, release the
prisoner, and wiring the neck ~ the
pitlinl despot who has made taa
trouble
TIMES DEMOCRAT,
The Times Democrat has refused from
the first 70 grow indignant over the ar.
rest Of Cutting, since the difficulty
seemed to lie In the different interpreJa.
tlons Of tho law We are glad Ia soc that
the more intelligent press Of the country
has taken the same View The press OF
Texas, which Is virtually interested IN
we atiair siuce Cutting was citizen OF
that state, has refused almost unanl-
mously to get excited over his arrest, aud
has Insisted that perhaps Mexico may DO
legally IN the right Cur communication
shows this TO DO so, that n the affair be
viewed In It's legal aspect, Mr.. Cutting
has laid himself open 10 prosecution, aud
that Mexico, instead OF being In the
wrong and giving US any excuse for war,
has violated no International obligation.
As far therefore, es this case IL con.
cerned, there is little 70 he said IN sup.
port Of those papers and people who be-
come naturally indignant Of the lmprlson.
ment OF an American editor. There Is
always an element in this country for
war, believing that out OF II would come
profit ana advantage; hut n the United
States should proceed 10 hostilltiss With
out cause, ~ case where Mexico Is un-
advantage, but national disgrace, would
Interfere with the friendly relations now
existing with our sister republic, stop its
presens rapid growth and develop
ment, aud niure this country as wen as
Mexico.
We are not in favor OF the surrender OF
any right to which we are entitled, or the
failure 90 protect the least American citl-
zen IN Mexico; but we must be IN the
| right IN doing this, must not attack Mex
| 'co whore she II acting legally. The Ar.
reusls case is an entirely different one
from that OF Mr.. Cutting The facts, as
first announced by us, are fully eEtab-
lished TIE more closely they are exam
ined. II they are as reported and they
are ~ yet undenied- an outrage has beon
perpetrated on an American citizen In
Mexico for which fun reparation must be
demanded. We have but little doubt
that when the matter Is presented TO the
Mexican government this reparation will
be given, and all the differences be.
tween the two republics satisfactorily
settled.
PHILADELPHIA PRESS.
In spite OF the I'll Paso excitement over
the Cutting case, which continues at
fever heat, we still incline TO tho belief
that war between the United States and
Mexico will be avoided. The Mexlcans
have offered TO bail Cutting, butthe latter
prefers TO remain In his "loatbsome dun
geon" TIL released "scott Free which he
is perhaps wise IN doing, but which can
not be so very terrible Thing TO do, one
would say. Moreover, his prosecutors
have very promptly jailed a Mexican
named Medlna on the complaint OF our
Nh hat kaI Lao N.l
The amiable Cutting, whom El Paso
wants us TO 20 TO war about, is reported
to be greatly disappointed that "MedDa
was not put into the same cell with him.
aud even "tried TO bride the taller 10 put
them together,n but that astnte function.
airy refused, as he cleared violence.n
We infer that the Mexicans will BIO glad
to get rid Of Cutting so soon as they con
triye valid excuse for freeing him.
Meantime the concentration OF Mexican
troops on tho border IL sufficiently OK.
planned by the insurrectlOn, which. by
the way, Is said 70 receive some comfort
from this side OF the river,
CHICAGO HERALD.
Americans who Imagine that the var
with Mexico forty years ago, In which the
United States armies Gid not lose bat
tie, left any lasting impression on the
people OF the defeated country are mis-.
taken. Some OF the Mexican leadots %
that day were taught lesson, but the
people at large believed then, and GER
tainly do now, that they we're the yictors
in the stI uggle. This Is one reason Why
they show so much contempt for the
"Gringoee,v as they term the Americans,
and why border disputes, in which on
their side petty officials are Interested,
are conducted by them with 80 much ag-
gressiyeBess and asperlty. On the part
OF the political and Intellectual leaders OF
Mexico no doubt exists as TO the result Of
the var OF lsiG-'4S, or AS TO the power OF
this nation, but the masses have been
well deceived as 10 both.
LEXINGTON (MIss) ADVERTISER.
There Is little warcloud visible, and
hanging over the United States and Mex
leo, on account Of a Mr.. Cutting whom
the Mexicans have IN jail. and the United
States minister At the City OF Mexico
made a demand for his release. Should
this demand DO refused, Is not the United
State In honor bound 70 release MI. Cut
tfntr no forae nd arntar