Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-07
charity Not Limited to Texas.

ROXY, FISHER COUNTY, TEX, Sept. -
Editor GAZETTE: In your issue of the
I'd inst. an article signed "Tenderfoot"
has come to the notice OF
number Of citizens. The ring Of the
whole letter is more like an impractlcable
sermon preached for effect, than FEAST
BILE plan to relieve the sufferingg Of men,
women and children, who are brought
into Strengthened circumstances through
no fault of theirs. II will be news--perhaps
shocking to some even in this fast age
TO learn from "Tenderfoot" that charity
should be and is confined to any county,
state or particular locality. When the
citizens OF the Mississippi valley are
flooded out and require grain TO seed
their land, charity is not consid-
cred to be confined. After that
section has received its needed assistance
from whatsoever source, it is none the
less able to take care of itself In future (,
If no further such calamity occur. When
the great Chicago fire occurred charity
was not confined to state bounds, and yet
the states standing is not less good TO-
day than 1t was at that time. Fire was
the calamity in that instance.
Fire and water are considered the great
forces from which calamities frequently
arise. In case of calamity, IL will require
more logic than "Tenderfoop' brings to
bear to prove that any portion OF the
state should contiue its endeavors TO get
assistance TO any county or state bounds.
This is an extraordinary year, one 10
which charity must be called TO the
assistance OF vast number OF citizens
who have perhaps moved to new counties,
as In our case, and there invested their
all. Now, why such citizens should exc
out a miserable existence, or perhaps
half starve, because some portions OF tne
/ state are said TO be able TO contribute, l
! for one fail to see. Certain 1t is that other
| states have more to spare, ana hence can
better a afford to be charitable. III mat
/ ters not from what state the contributions
me they will be more than acceptaole,
| III Il has come to be crime for bll9nted
| counties to ask for assistance; for state
officers to allow II; and disgrace on tne
whole state TO have 1t made known tna'
| some portions, on account oil an unprece'
| denied drought, have failed TO make theil
sustenance, then Mr.. "Tenderioot" had
better be employed to revise the
Uolv Writ and ccdify sys-
tenn Of public morals, diheren'
from that which many have been so FOOL
.
ish as to think sound.
nTenderfoot'' says Midland Is the baby
county. That is immaterlal, but ne IL
mistaken. Fisher county was organized
April 20, 1886, some time alter Midland
n contains many farmers who came 10
this wear, and have had no opportunity y
making start. Many Will be compeieo
to leave tine county II no assistance Il
gotten. sem, h.,,oye rvbo
II was Josh Billings, believe, WIZ
said that "there was enough advice noas
ing round loose In this world 70 run wv
or three worlds like this; what we nee !,
Is two or three real good examples.
Now rsTenderfootu would have us pehev'
that he is sorry, very sorIy' III
Inc INDECENT people Of Texas. resl
inc rs best proved by Hct
inc in accordance with advice any
nrotastatlons He fails TO tell US VIVA
he viii do, or how much he leeis, ou
saws that Central and Northern Texas "a
render all necessary aid. oi my omi
certain knowledge, several OF the Mos
wealthy counties OF Central Texas, Wasn
inetou among them, are not able 70 CIV
anVthipg-that Is the farming eleDens-
for the reason that they themselves nav
rad about three poor years In sue
SION No county will call for assistAnS,
nnless ii needs II, so II Midland cion'
s.ss,e,aslous II