Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-11
4 CORRECTION

The GAZETTE this morning, in reporting
Stump hshbJ's speech, made 3 mistake in say
ing that Mr.. sshby s>id that Congress sppro-
priated or Gttempiet TO ap plate $500 to
Mrs Thos. f. Bayard THE GAzETrE should
have stated that the lady TO be bene1te ! by the
appropriation was the widow o: Professor
Byard. Mr. Ashby NOS only 20 stated, but read
to f'Ttify his statement. from the speech of
Hon. John II. Reagan delivered in the
United states Sen. on the eSth of
July, 1855, Is follows: "I agree with
the Senator from Tennessee (Nr.
Harris) that we have 10 power to make miscel-
laneous donations OF $50 O3O, nor so cents. We
hive the right think, to compensate for serv.
ices where those services have been rendered
and been valuable. agree with this Senators
that Professor BAR L. MS matine, and his
family sincs nis ds ath, could not be paiA in
dollars and cents for his services he rendered
his country. While beiieve that do not wish
to excita popular incigngt on by giving an un-
reasonable amount IN view OF the f,ct that In
the last nine years ana thrse ronths OF his
services he was The recipient Of $4,000. This
$50 co., which We propose n Our sym
pathy to gig5 20 this particular lady, as worthy
Of Il as any other lady no dolbt, would make
happy 90 families of poor people If 1t could
be given to them IN 500 sum-, and I have
thought always II this government Is to be
nary 'nsntua n that we ought ID exercise
good judgment and Christian charity in select,
ius the objects of Our charity Ia that VIZ ought
to begin with the poor and unfortunate" We
make this correction In jIsice 70 Ne. Ashby,
as 1t could not be expected that THE GAz 4Trs
would make it.-IE. enln3 Call.
II Mr.. Ashby did not gay Thomas F. Bay
ard-it he did not intend to identity the
beneficiary OF the appropriation with the
Democratic Secretary OF Safe, to the
prejudice OF the Democratic party which
M. Asaby is now fgh.ing), why did he
sliude TO the matter At al?
WHIST hiss "P;otessor lird" to dc with
Democracy? Way did not Mr.. Ashoy make
mention OF other similar efforts at appro-
pristions for widows? Simply bsc,use
he wanted his hearers aud du2ss TO be-
uevs that the Democratic Secretary Of
State WAS Identified with this effort to
take the money o. the people for pen
sion. Otherwise, the remarks OF
NJ. Ashby would have been mere
sound and fairy, signliy!ng nothing.
The GAZETTE sppesls to honest men, to
men Of intelligence to say If party OF
hypocrisy and SANDER would be safe Gus.
tcdisns of public interests2
Aud sll men will ross that 1t WAS q
Democrat, John q. Reagan,
who opposed this "Pcofsssor
Baird" appropriation. And il
Democrats oppose these things that Nom
Partisans (so-cslleo) denou1ca, what is
the use Of Non Partisan parry go
cslled) when Democrats are willing to op-
pose such things and have the
strength in Congress to oppose them?
Common senee ought to teEch men this.
these Democrats who are so ready to es
pouse the cause OF the people ougo. to
be strengthened By the people, sud tha.
votes cast for mere local non party, are
votes lost TO the Only party tha. can or
will m1in.sia thu Cause OF tina people.