Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-15
The Great Texas Case Of the Politi-
cal Journalist VS., the journalistic
Politician for $4,000,
The Comments Of Esteemed state Con
tcmporarles on the Suit Of One
Editor Against Another.
Themselves that Indioate n inter
Fight and 10 Hinish.

10 despiee Barlow II Is the Advance.Sun.
His war on the editor OF this paper has
been bitter, libelous and cowardv. But,
however that may be, we rather sympa.
thize With him now, because SO many
others are against him. II IL the ten.
dency Of the world 20 kick a dog when he
IL down, but the Advanoe.Sun will net
kick Barlow. We feel sure this Is extend
ing 20 him more generous treatment than
we could expect at his hands under siml.
lar circumstances, but life IL short aud
should not be spent IN wreakiug ven.
geance on our tnemies,--l Gainesville Ad-
vance. Sun,
Editor Barlow OF the Waco Examiner,
has entered suit against the Dallas and
Galveston News for $4,000, for alleged
libelous publications. II don't look 70 be
exactly tho proper thing for newspapers
TO 60 into court over such small matters.
Barlow ought TO get even by giving the
two Newses little sheol.-[ Mineral
Wells Herald.
Col. Barlow, editor OF the Waco Ex-
amlner, has tlled suit against the editors
OF the Alliance Standard and Russell
Kingsbury In the sum OF $4,000 for
libel. The colonel ought not to kick
when fed from his own spoon. - Bell
County Workman.
II Editor Barlow succeeds In his suit
against Editor Bolo he would do we'll 20
Invest In Marion county's rich coal aud
iron deposits Jefferson Iron Age.
Editor Barlow, of the Waco Examiner,
has instituted suit against Editor Belo OF
the Galveston News, for libel, In the sum
Of $4,000, Brer Crannl should be called
as witness for the defense. When he
got through with his Testimony the plain
tiff would be ready TO pay damages and
costs OF suit Ennis Recorder.
II Bro. Barlow succeeds In getting
$780, 900 from Belo & Co. no can afford
to divide with his impecunous brother
journalists, - Marlla Ball.
Now dear News, for those magnificent
passages from the llfe-hlstory Of the edi-
tor OF the Examiner. Doubtless II the
News could decapltate few more scribe
blers II would feel n sensible relief. Great
Is Editor Bclo and the News, Waco Ex-
aminer.
The Dallas Morning News promises the
public some spicy and entertaining reading
~ reference TO the methods OF editorial
Office, seeking, when the evidence In the
Barlow libel suit against that paper Is
| published. The News has always claimed
TO be perfectly fair and Impartial In its
| treatment OF IN, /, and the eternal tituess
Of things demands that IN account OF
Belois seaach for the Austrian mission be
given along with IL II Denison News.
The Objectionable article from the
| Waco Alliance Standard, republlahed Ia
the News, and upon which Editor Barlow
bases his claim against the News for
500 900 damage TO his character wpa
doubtless inserted In the latter paper by
Mr. 0'Brlen Moore, without consultation
with his chief. Mr.. Moore has snce
"seGered his connection" with the News,
which may suggest that Editor Belo Is
willing 10 n ct a 'prerequislte organiza-
ton" before gong into trial. Austin
Call.
II Barlow can recover $4,000 from
| Russell Klngsbury because OF the latters
card, ought not Russell by RECOMMENDING
| for Bsrtow's slanderous insinuatlonB re-
cover for half mllliouY-- Waco Alliance.
Standard.
II Barlow rides Belo for the News, he
| will make 800, 900; but should Barlow
fail TO get Belo, he will miss the News
and not make cent. There IL nothing
like Barlow hurrying Belo Cleburne
Reporter.
All the difference the Times secs IN
Belo's and Bartow's cases II, Barlow
staid at home and worked for the Democ'
racY while he was attempting 70 get the
! NJ - Notwithstanding Bclo laid every
thing else down and hlCI n111-rTf TTHY 70
| the Adlrondacks To work on Cleveland In
person II there was anything wrong In
| either case, II was ia Belos and not In
Bartow'e. This Is why We can't under
stand what the News is making all this
fuss for - Texarkana Times,
Barlow, Of the Waco Examiner, has
sued Belo Co., Of the Galveston and
| Dallas News, for libel aud Islander and
places his damages a. the trifing sum Of
500 900 Texas editor that N ID lmaged
| only $4,000 by another editor should
mako no fuss about It. That is the rule
OF the Chronicle and II works well.--
! 1CleburDe Chronicle.
Tne Austin Call published the article
which the editor of this Waco Examiner
calls libelous, yet the Call does not seem
TO be scared. Possibly IL does not care
for $4,000 or $50, 000-[ Galveston
News.
No more than prize lighter does for a
black eye or politician for promise.
The Calls wants are few and simple, aud
IL is too much Of philosopher 70 sigh
after the unobtainoble, - Austin cen.
Col. j. l.. Barlow, editor Of the Waco
Examiner, has brought suit against the
Galveston News for $50, 900 Tor the publ
cation OF communication from Mr.. X.
II. Kingsbury, the anti-Mills advocate.
The prospects are that the suit VIII at
ford some ine fun for the press boys, al
least. Cameron Herald
The News will brook the n1bnilding Of
no newspaper which Is likely 10 got Ia rs
way. Such elanler az the one II pub
llshed on the "a Is weapon which comes
readily 10 hand when everything else
fairs. In this case there Is q gigantic
failure inevitable. Great Is the News
Waco Examiner.
Col. Belo ought NOT 10 blame TIN Waco
man because Grover eat down on bis a..
plrations for the Austrian mission. All
that Barlow had 20 do with II was 70 ap
ply for the Mexican mission, and he cer-
tainiy had as much right " ask for an
office as did Mr.. Belo. The general I'M
preston 10 that the two kewses have
made Mexican /. q. OF themselves about
this missi0a business. - IexarkAnA