Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03

hopes the color OF the grease will provo
indellble, as Il would then be IN perfect
accordance and keeping with the political
principles advocated by your master.
A.! Cousin, don't be too hard on old
master. You know that in his absence
his fences have been badly shattered and
are thoroughly out OF repair, and h
something Is not done his ak will 90
unground.
b.. am perfectly willing to see your
masters fences repaired, but do not
think it should be done at the expense OF
the drought sufferers.
A.: Master is all right, and will soon
return in person.
b.: My master says that it would be
much better for your master 10 remain in
Arkansas, again run for congress on the
Greenback ticket, discard that cotton
picker and spend his leisure time in an
attempt to reduce that 10000 Democratic
majority, which overwhelmed him when
he offered for congress as Green
hacker.
Whereupon the ass set up dismal Ar
kan-saw, Ar-kan-saw, Ar-kan-saw, and
retreated to the innermost recesses OF a
dense mesquite thicket, and wept brlny
tears Of deep and unfeigned sorrow
over the unpleasant predicament in which
he had landed his master.
Mr.. Editor, this.is not written as a slur
on the ass. Neither is 1t intended to cast
reflection on the broncho. 1t Is simply in
tended to make plain the objects Of the
aforesaid correspondent, who would bring
additional suffering upon our people in
order to promote local political prefer
ment
To the people of Eastern Texas we
would say, the West is now suffering
for help, and all that you can do
for our suffering citizens will be
most gratefully received and highly ap-
preclated. But we realize that the bur
den should not fall upon you alone. We
know that all that can be spared by you
will be given with free Will, but it is too
much for you to bear. Help must come
from elsewhere. To the people of other
states we would say that the people OF
your sister state are bowed down with
want from visitation Of providence. 1t
Is no fault Of their own that they are
forced to ask for charity. Thes fate that
has befallen us, may in turn be visited
upon you, and 1t is indeed cold ear that
will be impervious to our crying necessi-
tics. Suffer no such argument as we
have attempted to refute to deter you
from responding to the appeal of North
west Texas. It.is unjust to you as well
as to ourselves to confne this appeal to
the borders of Texas. We knew no state
lines in dispensing charity and we shall
know none in asking for aid. Jones and
Stonewall counties are two in about fifty
that must have aid in this crisis. In the
two counties named, we must have re-
lief and we appeal for that
relief irrespective of state lines. Weask
our friends in Missouri, Kansas and all
other states to respond to our needs, and
can safely promise that an act of kindness,
or deed of charity, will not soon be for.
gotten by our people. Communications
should be addressed to Hec A. McEachin,
secretary central relief committee for
Jones and Stonewall counties, Arson,
Jones county, Tex.
To Hon. l.. NJ. Buie, Vice President and Acting
chairman of Central Relief Committed I n
Jones and Stonewall Counties:
We, your committee, appointed to draft
reply to j. +. Cunnlngham's article In
the Fort Worth GAZETTE of August %.
under the caption of "Why Beg A6road?J
would respectfully submit the above.
Signed, II 9. ANDREWS,
G. ID. DAVIS,
HEC A. MCEACHIN,
Committee