Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-22
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pers and Blake opposing. Finally the railroad
men carried the point and Mr.. Blake agreed to
send word to the representatives of the press.
He sent word to a local paper, but for reasons
best known to himself he did not notify THE
| GAZETTE and other state papers, presumably
because they were hiTelings OF the railroads.
| al least Mr.. Blake made such remark about
/ THE GAzETTs fac ,stzeets of Dallas several
days ago. Mr.. Blake has read about three GA
zETTEs in 'threets ears, and consequently is in
Egood position toFmake such a charge against a
paper, and it is presumed that ne has evidence
of. the most rigid quality to subsfaatiate his
| s5atement, else, being man OF honor and integ
54Iity. hRwould not makesit.
However, Mr.. Blake's failure to notify the
representatives of the press, as he agreed to do
was the cause Of Tins GAZETTE and other state
papers not having this morning an account Of the
wrangle which ensued yesterday, because tho
Blake committee was unwilling to give the rail-
| road representatives an opportunity to state
their side of the case. Consequently, the meet
ing of yesterday accomplished absolutely moth
! ing.
Some days ago THE GAZETTE had Occa-
sion to write its Dallas correspondent
with reference to some information con-
| corning the freight committees action.
In reply TO that letter THE GAZETTE re-,
ceived the following:
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. l, 1888.
| Mr.. w. /. Malone, Managing Editor GAZETTE,
Fort Worth, Tex.
DEAR SlR-Your favor relative to railroad
! freight committee scoop received. There is no
way n which ! can guard against scoops in this
| direction. Ny. S. p. Bake handles all these
matters and lie hands them in TO the News. Mr..
| Blake dislikes TIE GAZETTE and me because Of
| our course Ia the Brown controversy matter,
| which you VIII remember. i saw mir. Blake
yesterday ard told hiHl that we would publish
! the mater if ne would furnish il to rs so that
we could publish it simultaneously with the
| News Re said that he had already given the
! News something for 10 days paper and that we
could get 1t out Of the News this morning. 1 re-
piled that If we couldn's get the matter TO pub
lish as early IS the News that didn't
want it ct all. Then he said that in
the future, if we wanted the matter I would
come up and copy it on the condition that we
would publish all. I told MIN that 1 could not
know when hen was on unless he told me, 10
which he replied that he couldn't help it. he
said that he had agreed to furnish the News
copy of his matter, but that il we wanted it, We
would have to come around and copy it. / sug-
held that it cost too much, ana the association
didn't have any money to throw away. I then
said that If we couldn't be treated with the
consideration that the News was, we wouldn't
handle the matter at all, and that he cutting
OF his nose to spite his face, as he and his crowd
were getting the benefit of our circulation free.
He then charged that we were in the employ of
the railroads and were opposed to the interests
of the people. I denied this and challenged him
to try to substantiate his statement Then he
admitted that he had no reason to believe it,
only that we refused TO publish his rejoiner to
Governor Brown. told him that I knew he
paid the News to publish It. He said that he
old not ! offered to bet him that he did, his
sertior TO the contrary Notwithstanding. Then
he admitted having Daid the News 50 cents line
for the matter. Your truly, G. NJ. BAILEY.
The Evening Mail of this city yesterday
afternoon printed the following:
THE GAZETTE does not understand why Mr.
Blake. of and for Dallas and S. .. Blake, took
advantage OF his position chairman of the
freight committee to give its proceedings to the
News. an avowed railroad organ, and to with
hold them from the other papers.
1t Is possible that the Mail can throw some
light upon the subject. Some time ago the Mail
applied to the Dallas merchants exchange for q
CODY Of Senator CoEc's letter. sent for the OF
the freight committee, and Of which the senator
himself lad told a Mai interviewer. Hereis the
letter it received IN reply:
DALLAS, Ten, Aug. 2, 1882
Mail Publishing Company, Fort Worth:
GzNTLENEN-IYe are under obligations already
to give the first copy g letter referred to the
c. II. HARMED. Secretary.
It would seem that the public has an interest
self-constituted sponsors il the freight matter,
the Merchants exchange and Mr.. Blake, owe
10 the Dallas News, the bitter enemy OF railroad
regulation.
Now THE GAZETTE submits that this
whole business is d Dallas scheme, con-
cocred for the benefit solely of Dallas in
terests, ana to deiude the people of the
state into the support of it as a weapon
with which to compel the roads to submit.
The Dallas News represents the railroads
in this controversy, if 1t repre-
SCENTS anything, and the Dallas
tfqigkt committee assumes to repre-
sent the people. What then is the nm
seen bond of union between them? What
game of hide and seek are these Dallas
representatives of conflicting CD interests
PLAYING on credulous public? Why is
the Dallas railroad organ selected by the
Dallas advocates Of the people, SO called,
to the exclusion OF the entire press of the
state? OF what discrimination can Mr..
Blake complain that is more odious than
that of which he is guilty? What secret
purpose had these alleged champions
Of the people that they suppressed, the
communications OF public men until
forced to publish them? Why did they
wish the conference held within locked
doors? What design had this Dallas
tJeiaM committee on the railroads that
all the people might not know? Was
this Dallas freight committee running
with the hare or playing with the hounds?
Did the Dallas freight committee
seek to use the public men and
people of Texas as bludgeon
with which 10 coerce the roads into
continuance OF some rebates and special
rates eStoDped by the Interstate com