Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-06

the Western Union system.
"The limited facilities Of the telegraph |
companies in 1866 did not enable the
prompt transmission OF news reports that
ace now rendered to all customers, spd
often simultaneously to great number
of individual papers, ever numerous
wires; but they were then transmitted az
now, on the principle OF first come
first served, and papers that were
late in getting in their reports from Wash
ington, Albany and elsewhere had to wit
their turn.
"rhe elder Bennett had been supplied
1000 shares Of stock in the American
Telegraph Company at price more than
twenty per cent. below the market vs!ua,
and his son elected member OF the
board. his first service was to demand
that the Herald, being large stockholder
and our largest customer, WAS entitled to
and culd be awarded precedence In the
transmission Of special reports. This de-
mand could not be scceded to, and the
new director was s disgruntled and dis
agreeable associate in the board. When
the company WAS absorbed by the West
ern Union he was not among those who
were taken into the Western Union
| Board.
"Tae bitterness Of the Herald has been
| intensified since the refusal Of the cable
pool to allow the French company
to rene " its contract with the Herald fer
special rates, st about one-hslf the price
the other newspapers we're being charged.
The renewal of that contract was demand
ed in 1888, accompanied by threat that
If it WAS not agreed to an opposition caole
would be laid. The elder Garrett had at
one time agreed to unite with Mr. Benz EFT
| In procuring q new cable, but MIR. Fender
succeeded In persuading Mr.. Garrett that
an opposition cable would not pay. But
few months lister he found another cap.
italist, who yielded to his opportunities,
and ne got his revenge. Whether he got
the benefits he had demanded aud expect
ed is doubtful question. lie has SUI
ceeded in procuring a general reduction
Of rates, but whether that compensates
his unremunerstive investment in the
cable is question OF his own finances.
Gas 1t Is thus apparent that the Herald,
though actuated by personal malice and
selfish interests, conceals this motive,
and poses and pretends to act as the
guardian Of public interests, denouncing
in its lordly way, individuals and corpor-
atoms, using such epithets as wizard,
corsair,' ETC., and uttaring such fearful
screams that even the Herald building
quskes, 1t seems meet that she uld say 8
few words Of and to It's editor and pro-
prietor.
OH, 80 vIRTUoUsi
| Gas the Herald saYs Mr.. Bennett would
not sit at the same board with me, 1t
seems proper for me to state the objec-
tons might have to such an association
with the editor and proprietor Of the Her
aid
"Let me see. have kno Tn you over
thirty years, and during all that time
your life has been one of shame. Your
private life has been but q succession Of
debauches sud scandals, go that your
name is associated on every tongue as
Bennett the libertine. And however gen.
themen might meet you at clubs or hotels,
not a gentleman in New York, as you well
know, would allow you to cross the
threshold Of his residence where virtue
and family honor are held sscred. Your
very touch in the social ciYciG Is contain
mating A few instances, ouch as de-
cency permits to be put IN print, will
suffice to illustrate and confirm what
have to say on this head. A few years
ago, while on one of your debauches, the
police csne down on house OF illfame
in this city. You were among the vic
tins begged.
"When you we're arrsigled past mid
night at the police station you screamed,
Il am James Gordon Bennett, proprietor
of the Kew York Herald Let me go!'
D. you remember the simple reply
of the faithful officer, who said
"You may be james Gordon
Beunatt or you may be George
Washington; the csse will take the susl
course. OTHER, lock the prisoner up,
and you went behind the bars. In the
morning, when you had sobered down and
came to full realisation Of your situa-
ton, you TO longer screamed, Il an James
Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New
York Herald but you spent the whole
dsy In trying to get the newspapers to
suppress the sickenipg story, and with
very good success.
cat 8 dinner psrty given by you at
your residence, after your guests were
about through, you took revolver and
began firing at the globes of the large
chandelier over The center OF the dinner
table, sending the thousand pieces Of
broken glass in the eyes and faces OF
your guests, who piled pellmsll un6er the
| table. Nd scream was mad3 over this
insult 10 your guests by james Gordon
Bennett, Of he New York Herald.
"Aoo,hsr Incident in this shameful
career will be enough to illustrate my
present purpose. Some years ago l am
told you invited some gentlemen to dine
with you on your yacht, among
them noble lord. 1t soon
became apparent to the gentle
men that you were on one of your wild
orgies and they we're anxious to get
ashore. You started to land them, and
sitter rowing around in 8 circle for
while you finally brought up to landing
without knowing whether 1t was New
York, Brooklyn or Williamsburg. You
landed your guests at the morgue, and IS
you were proceeding stumbled and fell
into what siterward turned out to be q
box for the burial Of the days victims.
What scene 1t would have made II
while you had been lying in that box the
dead victims had been PLACED in and the
box closed up and taken away for burial!
AS your senses gradually returned me-
thinks hear the same scream, Il am