Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-20
THE CITY.
FORT WORTH FENcIBLRs.


The Members Feel rhAt Avn tIas Not Born
Done for rhens rhas should he Done.
fowr woRrr, TIKI. nec 10. lss6
10 tho Rditor OF tho ShaetIe.
wan you kindly allow the Rcncibles
space in the columns OF your paper 10
make zeply to the following that ap.
poared in the issue Of TnK GAxKrrE on
the 9Th Inst;
The Houston Light Guard win hsye To
look 10 their laurels, The Gate city
Guards, the crack infantry company OF Al.
lanta, Ga, are going to Europe next year.
ninety strong, on a steamer chartered for
the excursion, accompanied by the gov.
ornor OF Georgia and other Distinguished
Georgians The Alta u company will
undoubtedly attract attention In Europe
and pose rs the crack company OF Van,
keedom, while as matter OF fact that
distinction justly belongs TO the Houston
Light Guard The latter company has
won all the prestige at homo II can enjoy.
To keep up with the procession l. will
have 10 so To Europe too II It's domlc,le
were Fort Worth the Fort would put up
the necessary ducats 60 enable It TO equal
Anything accomplished or attempted by
any other military company in the
country,
The Fort is not the domlciletol tho
Houston Light Guard, but Is tbs don't.
Gle OF the Panther City FencIbes, \
military company organized June 10,
1856 and having upon Its roster the
names OF young men that In every
capacity are suited for members
In such an organization. How
II The Unnecessary due tsn are slumberIng
In the pockets Of Fort Worth citizens
with which TO make a military company
equal to anything accomplished or at
tempted by any other military company in
this country" why, In the name OF CONF
mon fairness and justice cannot tho PEG.
PIE with those ready ducais assist mill.
tery company Of their city by giving some
assistance towards ia maintenance, aud
especially in aiding the company 10 lay
| OF an Indebtedness Of few hundred doll
lars, which indebtedness was contracted
with the distinct understanding from lend
Ing citizens that II would be paid by sub
| scriptloDs from the people " Fort WORTH
DO the Fencibles deserve my support
| from the city, and Is It an organization
worthy OF attention. II constant drilling
aud an assiduuus performance OF every
duty Deuessasy TO make the company a
success, together with its membership,
can cause an affirmative answer, then we
say, YES " does deserve both attention
aud support from the citizens. Then
why does 1t become necessary for THE
GAZETTE, as representative OF the Fort,
TO treat W Oh seeming contempt and
neglect her own volunteer company, that
with tine proper support would rival any
milltia organization In the state, aud at
the sane time boastiDg what Fort Worth
would do with a crack company elevated
% It's present standing by and through
the financial support OF the
generous and public-spirited men
OF Houston with few honorable ex-
captions, the only assistance Fort worth's
company has received came from the
pockets Of Us members, aud does this
prosperous city propose for this state Of
affairs 70 c0ntinneT
II Is high time that tho citizens should
either come forward and give the boys
substantial encouragement, or openly say
they do not desire the present military
company 10 exist.
The company has ample material TO
make frar-claEs organization, and why
not let those ready ducats come forth 10
make it such THE BRNcIDLEs,