Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-03

this fearfully flexible language of ours
has again gos the Doctor befuddled, 30
We xeE another question: Suppose, for
instance, 1t became known In the County
Alliances that Mr.. Trezevspt's statements
are true, and that Dallas jobbefs and banks
are creditors OF the Exchange to the
amount Of e10o. 600, and that these big
meetings are 70 raise, by direct gift or Its
equivalent, enough to put the institution
out Of debt, would they respond 70 that
hat collection? The ''inaccuracles'' In
the secret circulsr tend to make the i'm
preston ON farmers that the managers are
martyrs 70 principles, and will not buy
under any circumstances except for cash.
When they know, however, that the
institution has bought Of Dallas JOB
bers Unfortunately, and now owe
them, the martyrdom won't "pan out"
OF course the Exchange managers would
not purposely cater to the weak points Of
the brethres, but the fsxibility of this
"plaguey" English may innocently be-
tray them into 1t. DR.. Macuue epurns
the Texas Farmer IS one that never had
pulse-beat for the sgriculturist; one who
has sold his copyright for box Of pot
ash; one who has become the Benedict
Arnold Of true cause-winding up with
ftvorite figure, which he uses in moss
II his articles, about the 'shsr-
vest moon" and the "sttenuated'
yellow cur" For the Doctors informa-
ton, TO save the language hereafter from
innocent torture, we state that Texas
Farmer Is guided in its policy by the
cOunsels Of such men as A. j. R1ss,A a. NJ.
Kellar, j s. r. pgers, ]. c. Isbell, j. L
Ray, W. 81. Harris, and many others. LIS
policy is definite, its actions consistent,
and 1t tries to do its duty fearlessly. 1t
is no one mans organ. AS to its position
toward the exchange, We have had but
one protest from 8 granger-and in his
case because he evidently mis-
took our criticisms as beng
against the Alliance as body, instead
IT against the few men who seem to own
the Exchange, and running 1t under cover
as an Alliance enterprise; it would be
more prouer to cali it Macune Co. than
a lisnce Exchange. DR.. Macune may i'm
press T,Ias farmer that the ABOVE gen.
tlemen are friends Of monopoly, in It's
pay, Benedict Arnolds, etc, but he viii
nave to wrestle with "mighty sight" OF
of Language" to do it. B,
the way, as Dr.. M. has made this criti-
cisn Of some 1esi or imaginary person |
with Texas Farmer, is it out
If place to ask when, where, and how ne |
himself "bobbed up SO sereneIy" as 8 |
pulse beaten for the agriculturiste? |
Texas Farmer would really LIE to know
who and what he was before he became a
''sheikn IN the Alliance. Texas Farmer
w.nts fscls, for il 1t WAS to follow DR..
Ms plan and publish hearsay about him,
some of his fiieDds would have to import
| carload of csIbolic acid TO purify the
! m ospnere. And Ii Texas Farmer should
10 tnls, 1t migat be reduced to Dr. Me-
;une's strsit-the necessity OF "craw-
isniDg" from it's statements as "inaccu-
scies;" and the Farmer don't want to do
hat
We come now to the sspguinary part Of
Dr. Mscune's revised version. He pouTs
bucket, Of blood on the moon as fol-
ows: liam personally responsible for
very statement made In this communi
alton. My name is c. W. Mscune;
fire, room 81. Merchants Exchange.
,silss, Tex q, flee hours, 8 a. N. TO 8
m. every Gay except Sunday" This
leans business wirh q big "B" He
ught now to fix up a nsrbt d
ire ripg; daily strip to the belt and ex-
iSisS ~ ZIG AlAhiy eiss hO SOuAO hOCp u.
ONE Of his Idle clerks standing nesr with
bucket Of suds and sponge to remove
ne perspiratlon and get him In fine trim;
e ought daily to exercise with dumb I
ellis, and experiment as to the distance
e con knock the swinging ssnd-bsg. He
] no dou-t hourly expecting Mr.. Tree /!
ant, or Mayor Conner, or perhaps the
Benedict Arnold" Of the Farmer, to
ONE around ana give him the pleasure of Z
hooking them cut, Benedict is not 60
,g He is afraid DR.. M. Is better in a .
mock down argument than IS a pstcher
literary "inaecuraciss II tie good
octor is, however, really "ou his mus, :
e." Texas F5rmer will crafty him. Our .
gntirg editor lives In Wood county, but
the doctor will notify rs some S,tur.
~ evening that he Is ready for "busi- I
ess," We will suspend eand bag In the =
fice, and allow him to spend an idle q
andsy with it In q literary wsy, Texas
srmer will strike back; but DR.. N. can 9
,unt on the sspd-bsg not 20 doing. !,
II TsXss Farmer wanted to be facetious VI
could close by saying thst while the
,ctor's crescent name is Z. W. Mscune,
J the time he is through with this CON- q
oversy, "his name will be Dsnais
1t Texas Farmer don't want to be face 5a
aus. IN
EIEsSO ishet cuEs54f. out % rtor Of a,
I'D quey9on tfat 41aneI's InfakfSleN4h- CT
gta G&48 Is the absy known ip3&ulBfe ckro sy