Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-15

one connected with TIE GAZETTE in the
matter Of THE GAzETTE's support of
Swain for the governorshlp. Bartow's |
pretensions TO having declined
$1,000 preferred him for the support
of Swa Is in keeping with the
character Of the man. The truth is that
this Ishmaellte of the press has been a
slanderer and dealer in SANDER wher
ever and whenever 1t has suited his con-
venlence. Some fourteen years ago the
News dismissed Barlow from It's service,
after short trial, for plain inability to
do anything like intelligent journalistic
work. If there was anything useful or
servIoeable about him the News could
not develop It. Ever since that time, and
wherever he has temporarily found a
lodgment upon the press of the state, he
has never ceased to attempt the dis
arrangement of the News by the use
of his paltry resources of revile-
ment and defamation. The assailant had
no influence, and was beyond libel. In
dealing with Barlow from now on the
News, In It's own interest, and In the in
terest of the publication Of the press Of
the state, will undertake TO prove his
character to be such that 1t Is beyond the
power Of the English language to do 1t
any harm. The News will no. deal la
! street corner gossip. II Barlow has for
gotten the News has not when he was eX-
: posed and denounced In Austin for his
: methods while in that city. Barlow spoke
of insttuung criminal libel them but he
A thought better OF it, and the author OF
} the statement had clean swing at either
! side OF the street when he chose to take
I an afternoon airing az the state capital
! The News win take the Austin matter up
and before Editor Barlow gets TO the end
y OF his $4,000 engagement with the News
he will flud himself possessed of busl
ness that may yield him an income com.
i pared with which Gould's viii sink into
I insigniacsnce As with his mining stoci
interests, however, Barlow will have "a
I. realize Dallas News,
5 The $50, 600 libel suit which has beer
b instituted by Editor Barlow OF Waco
+ against A, H. Belo \ Co., has called
= forth vast amount of comment and crit
0 icism from the press of the state, aud the
= Times regrets 20 note the fact that
Q great deal OF this criticism is adverse x
: the Waco editor. This is all wrong, TIL,
5 Times does not believe In condemning
+ man before he is heard, The two Newsei
!, published very severe and damaging
Q article about Barlow from the pen o
Z hl0Boury, ana NOT only THIS Ou
u it followed up the Klngsoury ar
Q tiole with severe editorial
L which was more damaging, II any
I thing, than the Kiugsbury production
d II the charges made against the Wac,
r editor are true, II will DO shown when th'
!, courts pass on the matter, and II they ar,
Q not true, Barlow took the proper course
= when he Instituted The suit. Again, 1
:. they are untrue, those papers which hav,
y hastily condemned Barlow, win hav,
= cause to deeply regret their hasty action
Q Barlow has figured In tho journalist,
Q family OF Texas for number OF years
s and as he has always welded bold, az
e gressive, fearless faber, he has NATURAL,
y made many political enemies, and the,
r now embrace this opportunity to ven
their spleen and malice upon him ON &C
count OF past grievances. is II manly
+ honorable or brave to pursue such
Q courseS Simply because the News Is
1 great newspaper, with great capital h
r back II Is no reason why the press shout,
: Jump to the conclusion that its proprie
Q tors are paregons and the Examiner ma
q political renegade. BelO attempted 4