Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-26

NJ II "a 4t4tHH L ,od river. l. is
4EsfE sttzeet+ttt8 beautiful sight for
IL wr, 80, IUw I,lDg grCuod sfording Fl ne
location for the buslaess center, snd the
hills aud knobs around furnishing num-
ercus handsome residence sites, where
picturesque architecture can be shown TO
good advantage, End well kent lawns and
f)wer gardens may show the culsTateds
taste OF the owners.
Aocus 45C0 people MAKE. this their
home, and the town bears the impress CT
being the solid, til fifty commercial center
C, rich and well cul ivated agricultural
section, rather than the Smart, busting
WAYS of q villsge that would be city,
sss3which relies for life upon an artid-
ptielly irf .ted boom.
nave been in & number of towns in
Texas which l thought were further
ahead OF the surrounding country than
was consistent with healthy safe Of
trade, sud the conse quence is they will,
one Ct these Gays, have to stop and walt
for the country to catch up.
But Bolton Is not one OF that kind. II
is an old place, its growth has been
steady, lie prosperity resl aud It's future
assured. The farmers CT Bell county
raise their cotton sHd corn and wnea',
brlug them in hare and receive tie money
for taem, and then spend It with the local
merchants. OF course, when the farmers
are in straight the merchants iav2L
them, thus establishing q reciprocity tAa
proves profitable 10 both sides. BSsfon
occupies the position Of the tortoise in,
the old fs5le, and while other cities, ike
the hare, must Sit down and rest, Or tEEs
rap while waiting for new booRfthis
p!odder tolls patiently and persistently
along, and is sure to grab the persim~
II ons that hang at the end Of the race.
You must not think from this thst Bel
lon Is simply country village with zone
of the ways CT city. II has good sys-
TEN Of wsterWorks, is lighted by gas, has
good pubic schools, handsome churches,
two railroads, ard society that Is excel
lent. The fact is it has many of the
good point the comforts and convs-
nier ces, ele ,ancies and refnements, OF Q
city, and yst the unassuming modes y OF q
simple ira ling center OF an agricultural
commupity.
Factors in the prosperity Of the town
are co IMPRESS, 10 which the farmers
brlnrAl5,0O0 TO 10000 bales OF cotton
Iyekrly, G3. 900 have been brought in this
year. aud curing mill, which reduces
the wheat to the finest grade Of Il rur. a
magnificent building. costing 800, GOO,
| and surrounded By the bind goddess, with
her ca.es OF even biiance, serves IS q
4e6urta1use, snd Baylor Female College,
now ia the very ney dsy Of successful
career, endows the daughters Of the town
and large scope Of surrounding country
| WitAdth hose grAces Of mind and character
I YhfcEto admirably H. them to beauti!y
ksnd sdorn the various circles to which
destiny calls them,
Like all Of the older towns, Bslsor "a
the haunt Of the politician. l. is ss
natural tor Beltonians to be politicians
as fer duck to be swimmer. They
don't =nske much fuss soou. 1t, but pur-
alsfaduist even course. Keeping poste
Upon the live topics Of the day, lockiD 2
| below the surface cf those economic
| questions which, Ike the changing pic
tares Of the panorama, are one sitter an
totber presenting themselves to the eye,
and alHkys reRcy to discuss, in qliet
and gentl, m 1njy manner, the tariff, the
| Blair bill, the rRce question or the state
Of the union. A wholesome mt )Ti.y Ct
them believe IL the undYing principles CT
| &e snocTalic party end have an aoidiog
| faith in its ability to flsllg work out It's
own sslvalion and that Ct the nation, il
not OF The entire world.
lam rot informed that sny OF the mer-
chants closed their places Of business to
F&ngsge in the recent political caIvsfs,
| on. the layers deserted the bar for
the stump and welt forth to
teach pure politics TO the people
while the dust Of dry fall accumulated
upon the legal tones. Tae csmpa ga Was
red hot. Tue Democratic convention, in
| opposition to the advice Of come Ct De-
mocrscy'5 wisest counse ors, put out 8
straie hiIticket for county, fl ere The oppo-
sftion independents they call themselye.
made a strong fight, they declared that
the ticket WAS formed In the interest Of
those who Lad opposed prohibition, en0
for the confusion and downfall OF thoPe
ts9e1nocrsts who had supported the:enend-
| msn' Then ths re Was the element VINO utre
naturally opposed to convex ions (9ou
| fud them everywhere and the screh-sds
| generally. These 81 combined, and, with
the opposition to Mills, who was the cen.
trail figure in the fight, they seemed to
give the Democracy OF Bell county ii sht
thssSWas all il could attend to.
Iudeed It was somewhat more, for,
while Mills received some 1000 ms ority,
an increase Of 700 over his majority OF
1886, the county ticket did not fare 50
we'll, sni the candidates on /. ran from
conp liuentsry ms )rities sll the way
down to uncomplimentarY defeats.
/ rhreestE.She candidates failed OF cleo
4 .styassfney were the collector, the
fHeasurer and tue representative. On
account oflthe defeat Of the last named one
the Democratic leaders here are tearing
their hair. The men elected collector and
treasurer are old and popular citiz snF,
and have .lHaYs been Democrats. The
representatives, is anything but &
Democrat. Two yesIs ago he WAS the
candidate Of the anti IN monopoly party for
county Judge, but was showed under
He has been anything, oh Lozd, for An
offise.
+. r. ss the fault OF the Democrats that
Roop hk!s his name, B. j. Rnor) was
electeo. Taey nominated A. Levy Of
Temple, q good fellow, q popular man
among his acqu.in.snces, but without the
staying qualities which fitted him for 8
good run in the country precincts.
Mr.. Levy lie, SIS his name indi-
Gates, Hebrew, and. while il is chsrita.
hln tn sunnnss that very few PERSONS