Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-01

DALLAS, TEX, Feb. ~. Mai. John
Henry Brown has made pretty mess OF
IT, just now he Is engaged IN trying 10
turn loose OF this quarantine hualness
with as much grace as possible-a task
which would be decidedly easier Tor the
gallant major were not the town 40
thoroughly disguised with his recent per-
iormance. Dallas took very little interes,
In the afiair until she began 10 realize
that she too was sufferer, and then she
discovered To inv that the quarantine
was mistake. II this discovery had
never been made, the guarantee, for
aught OF local protests, might
have been continued until Chrlstmas,
even though not case OF smallpox
could have been found nearer than
Montreal, Say what you may. twist il
as YOU viii, the quarantine was the Ia.
suit q prejudice against Fort Worth.
What a shameful motive,
Fort Worth Justly feels indlgnanta all Tho
course Of DIR. Caricrin this matter, vet he
is not half so mitch to blame az your
4 people suppose Here DR. Carter n Ia
disiavor because he did moi mako the re.
/ port near 50 strong as the council wished
/ The truth Is he never recommended a
quarantine and II was established rough.
! shod over him. lie realized as he init
mated while al Fort Worth, that he was "A
mere tiRuicahead IN the matter, that the
| quarantine was predetermined IN The
mind of Maj John Hourly Brown, aud
that II didn't make much difference what
sort oi a report he made or whether he
nude any report at all. Poor man he
was cast for an awkward role, aud he
got through with IL tho best
| he could. it would have
been more pralseworthy OF course 10 have
entered a vigorous protest against the
predetermined action Of the council, but
ham.strung ms he was by a commission
which emanated from the council, this
could hardly have been expected
And why was Maj John Henry Brown
so auxlouS TO cut the throat of Fort
/ WORTH
This question Is put In the mouth o.
the reader, presumlng OF course that he
( Is not honored with the acquaintance of
the mighty major. One who knows him
would never ask It, One must know
him to appreciate what great man Mai
John Henry Brown Is In the eyes OF Mai
John Henry Brown. Mai. Brown has
read In the newspapers something about
one James @. Blaine, the magnetic man
OF Maine Our worthy major lmaglncs
that he is another animal of the magnetic
species. magnetic man Is always doing
something. Dallas is not great place
for issues Of any sort, and Mayor Brown
ilnds IL diileult 10 keep his brain
from falling into the dull decay
OF inactivity. Flora McFlimsey suffered
great dlscomposure because of nothing
20 wear. Mayor John Henry Brown was
porplcxed for lack OF something TO do
Ia nj b.
ravens TO the hungry prophet came the
news that smallpox was an issue At
least Mayor Brown read that Il was an
issue at Fort worth--in the columns of
the Morning News, Here was
crisis and an opportunity
No doubt the people OF Dallas
felt, when they elected their present
mayor, that he would prove equal TO the
! occasion when the crisis came, and the
result showed that their faith was not
misplaced Mai. Brown Issued a proc.
lamation A proclamation IS an awe
inspiring document In print. Italso ena-
blcs an ambitious mayor 10 get his name
printed In black type at the public OK
/ pensc. Having labored so long and "a
, faithfully for his country and his God
! Mai. Brown arrived al the sage con
, cusion that IL was about time TO lool
, out for glory---and Mai. Brown. liz
, planted both feet on the crisis~-and III,
: crisis was a crisis no more lie also
moved one OF his official sandals over
toward the corporate limits of Fort
Worth. Here followed tempest, reg
ular cyclone rs II were, out Of which
Mai. Brown has Just emerged with his
! war paint all washed of. his flowing
J locss disheycled aud carrying
few of his most prominent teeth II
I the center OF his anatomy
), In other words, the major, az IN,
4 present moment, looks ns II he had beer
9 playing the party of the second part al al
i Irish wake. But for all that | am con
Z WINGED that victory will yet steal fortl
G from It's trystlng place and perch upor
o the massive brow OF Mai. Brown. Per
! haps some one may accuse mt Of lont
partially for the major True, true!
am one of those who believe that ther,
are three--only three truly great men II
y Texas, OF whom Mai. John Henry Brown
y OF Dallas Is the first,
!. SO much for Maj, John Henry Brown
y But what OF the mcrchants-the bust
! ness interests Of the town.
D There Is good reason TO believe that iol
! few feetlng moments, goodly nnmbc
: OF the business men, | might say
!, majority OF thcm.-with lev
!, honorable exceptions, such Al
d Mr., Alex. Sangcr--ialrly chuckleS
J, over the prospect, as they conceived II
!, OF a long.sought chance TO "d9wnn For
}. Worth. These reckoncd too heavily on
the stupidity OF the people, Now tina
the scuryy trick Is understood by all
they are prompt TO Join in conGemnnl
Il. They are beginning TO learn the force
y OF popular indignation against method
= not consistent With honorable, fair ant
: upright dealing.
2 What Of the daily PRESS
= Tho Morning News scalded itself via
0 tears over the prevalence OF an "uncon
Y trollabe epidcmIcn In a sister city
The Evening Times reported yellow
flags flying as thick IN Fort Worth as a
an auction house
J, The Evening Herald dealt with the mat
= ter 10 an honest, conscientious and man
J, ly way, In striking contrast with N,
course Of It's contemporaries
. Shall tell you secretY
! The Morning News, mean the
= North Galveston branch Of III
y News, Is very much worried over Tn
failure Of it's "eyen, symmetrlca