Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-09
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Fort worm, TEX. oct Z, 1886.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
Your definition OF monopoly, the I'M
answerahle argument you make In de-
tense Of THE GAZETTE and its principles
will no doubt have good effect Many
who have been in doubt are willing to
give you credit for the ideas advanced.
am willing to revise my opinion and
gladly welcome you to the ranks OF our
labor organizations.
have always contended that we needed
the influence and power Of THE GAzHTTE
In our battle against monopoly.
"Whether II be Of the tariff, OF corporate
power, or Of paternalism, which shall be
the entering wedge TO governmental
socialism, IN which man vainly hopes to
enforce what God failed to accomplish,
the equalization Of the nature, the char
acter, the disposition and the aspirations
OF mankind.n
have always felt proud that TEE GA
zETTE, as newspaper, had no superior
in the Southwest II is true that as a
"party organ" you have made miser-
able failure. win you confess that also2
/ can truthfully and consclentiously say
that II is through no fault OF THE GA
zETTR, as newspaper, that over five
eighths OF the voters Of Tarrant county
are an opposing party, as against the men
whom TIRE GAZETTE so ardently, ear
nestly and unfortunately supports for po-
sltions Of honor, trust and emolument.
II all reforms spring from the people,
and If the people are determined to make
change (THE GAZETTE to the contrary,
Notwithstanding why will YOU thwart
themP Is 1t because you love party more, or
the people less--you are willing to blind
your eyes and your honest opinions to be-
come the paid servant of men who would
ruin THE GAZETTE, and you and all of us,
for power and officer
Am | to answer THE GAZETTE as a
newspaper, or as the organ of the Demo-
cratic party? IL | am to answer it as
newspaper, most candldly confess that
your present position, in opposition to the
people, will bring about the anarchy you
speak of as so disastrous to our financial,
social, religious and political standing as
community, which can only end in dis
indignation and ruin.
When THE GAZETTE was a newspaper
the people all loved it. They were proud
of its success and merciless to its rivals.
| When the "News came from Galveston to
| Just simply sat down on 1t
| for the simple reason that 1t
represented monopoly. When The GA.
zETTE was the organ Of the people; the
people were glad, and satisfied with the
ruling powers, but when the people
wanted change THE GAZETTE scorned
the people, and the people sat down on
THE GAZETTE. II THE GAZETTE wishes
to control the people it must not dictate
to them.
THE GAZETTE knows perfectly well that
all labor organizations are uniting them
selves for the purpose al controlling the
| legislation of the country. THE GAZETTE
knows very well that these labor organi-
cations can be moulded to bring about a
better form OF government than we pos
sess at present by properly educating
their minds up to sense of their duties as
citizens. When THE GAZETTE presumes
to tell these labor organizations that they
are only the dupes Of demagogues and de-
signing politicians, THE GAZETTE simply
makes mistake and loses not only the
respect of these organizations, but also
earns their contempt FORTS presumption.
If THE GAZETTE cannot control and
manage the people in the narrow, restricted
bounds of partyism, let 1t mingle with
| buS PCOPAO w IlC punt Vi
pie.
am at loss to know why you called
upon me, unless you expected me to con.
fess that l, too, was demagogue and q
false teacher. Your reporter did me an
injustice. / never stated THE GAZETTE
to be monopolistic sheet. / rather as
sisted in an explanation OF the harmful re-
suits that would arise fromsa monopoly
such as you pointed out. Your reporters
and country correspondents all vie with
each other to bring into disrepute all the
leaders of the labor movement, and all the
efforts Of the labor party.
When man joins these labor
organizations he loses his identity
to great extent in politics. He can re.
main true to his original party If he SC
desires, or he can adopt the Independent
method IL ne thinks it the wlsest course
We in this county adopted the independ
ent method TO satisfy a long-felt desire tc
select our county officials from the
farmers and producing classes. THE GA,
zETTE arrayed itself against us as q
"People's party" and hence all the petty
jeHlousies engendered, which l hope will
end tremendously in the November cleo.
ton. We desire to be treated with re.
spect. We promise on our part that
faithful observance and enforce.
ment of the law which The
GAZETTE seems to predicate
that we are unable or unwilling to pro-
mote. There is no doubt of the success
of our local ticket. We desire harmony
and good feeling We desire that the
citizens of whatever shade of politics
will mingle together for the welfare OF
our city, state and county, to the end that
there may be no more bad feeling; to
promote trade, encourage labor, build up
our city and county, and give satisfaction,
and guarantee to all classes alike the law
and order for which THE GAZETTE is SO
earnestly and honestly striving.
W. 4. TANNING.