Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-02
WHY WE WORK IN SECRET.

WHY WE WORK IN SECRET.
We work in secret as q mstter CT
necessity. The enemy for many long
years has worked in secret, and listened
upon cur substance until hs is SO strong,
ne Iced only know cur position to best
us on tbs esrth. Many examples CT
warning are given Us. Ia the secret
lodgings Of Congress the great monetary
power has wIenched ;romthe government
and conferred upon Corporations and IN
dividtsle; in the secret CAUCUS, the sub
stance OF tho people was given to raj
rosds and other corporations, creating an
oristocrscy that may wall alarm the
world; in the secret COUNCILS OF the
lobby, the E Iglish landlord system,
which has blighted Ireland, and made
it reproach 10 the world, has
been saddled upon the fair land CT Amer
lea The dsy OF liberty Is growing DARK,
mic'ader, the eyes Of the world are upon
US; they clsim we are On probation TO
fail; that The fond hopes Of our patriotic
fathers are vsin; that these liberal insti-
tutions Of ours shall perish, shall crum-
BILE TO dust. l ask you, then, do we not
owe me nest sscred duty thai ever fell
70 the lot Of man to perf3rm, to preserve
these Institutions. May the spiMts Of
the noble Cesd hover around cardinal
tenets and form en- impenetrable shield,
never to De pierced cy the eremy'5 darts.
THE GAZETTE WAS further stimulated
IN its WORK by accidentally stumbling
on q lead to the facts and By the denial
cf the Evening Call Of this city inst such
an order had existence 10 this county.
The Calls denial was couched in these
emphstic words:
"F"rthc', ii (the CGlD acW state that
there is no such society in this county,"
Thus inspired and Challenged, THE
GAZETTE redou5led It's efforts TO Develop
toe facts; and the result is:
The demonstration OF the fact inst the
order has en- existence In Dota state and
county.
1t must rot be forgotten tina! the vi.
dettes ars s sscre. order, whose members
are oath bound never to Tevesl the exist
ence OF the order 10 any human being
except s comyade, and TIE GAZETTE was
confronted by more than the ususl OBJ
stacles in developing sn ordinary piece
Of news. Such being the case, it WAS not
only possiole, but probable; nay, 1t would
have been marvellous II 1t hsd not been
certainty that The GAZETTE you'd be
misinfoImed as to the connection Of ore
or more persons with this close political
corporation. Approaching this fact, The
GAZETTE sought to De extremely careful
sud not to print the name Ct any one,
whose identity With she order Wss not
attested by more than one informant.
This excessive care was suggested OF the
knowledge that such sn order would
neglect 10 prscaution to conceal its e1-
istence and membership, and oY the fsct
that The GAZgTTE's neHs hunters we're
frequently confused by mention OF "tha
council CT lS" and National Aimy OF
Fidettes IS well as National order Of
Videttes. The truth is, tia. THE GA
zETTE never before met with such
shrewd devices AID cunning plans
to defeat inquiry, and it voIun-
tsrilY pays deserved tribute 10 the
Videttes in chsrge Of the "enlistments,"
for the crjer, from inner council (uo.
circle to biVouac, is filed with men OF
superior Intelligence IL their work is any
evidence Of their capacity. Why such
men should leave the old party to form q
new one, this paper cannot comprehend,