Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
HOW LIES ARE M1NUF4CTURED.


ORDERED TO LEAVE TEXAS TOWN BECAUSE HE
is A REPUBLICAN.
ATHENS, OHIO, Dec. 81 Especial. ]-Informa-
ton has been received that John Wilkens, a
former resident Of this place, who several years
ago removed to Brennan, Tex, has been or
dered to leave that place because of the interest
shown by him in the success of the Republican
ticket last November. At the earliest opportu-
nifty he will return to Athens.-[C Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette Jan. /.
The above item was sent to THE GA
zETTE from Indianapolis by John How
ard, whose labors for Texas have been I'M
ceasing, with the following note:
''How's this? The fact of five Republicans
(colored) being elected to the legislature, and
mostly from South and Southwest Texas, doesn't
tally with the above. This kind of work doesn't
help us (Texas) much in this section.''
Upon receipt of the above THE GA
zETTE addressed the following inquiry to
the county judge of Washington county:
Fort WORTH, TEX, Jan. 4, 1889.
County Judge, Brennan, Tex:
DEAR SIR-We enclose a copy of a special tel
egram printed in the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga-
zette. We desire to print the truth about this
matter, and all the facts, if there are any con-
nected Herewith. We therefore refer to you for
such facts in the case as will clearly and unmis
takably indicate the truth about the matter, and
enable us, if the report is falsehood, to prop
erly show up the feeling that dictates such mis-
representation. We write to you in order that
the information may come from an official
source. Begging your earliest attention we re-
main, yours very truly.
TtYE T. 1ZETTI rnanivp6 from
Judge Kirk this reply:
BRENNAN, TEX. Jan. s, 1889.
To the Gazette.
/ am just in receipt of your inquiry relative to
one John L. Wilkens. In reply will say that the
lutely false, He has no idea of leaving Bren-
ham. He never has been molested on account of
his fealty to the Republican party. few days
subsequent to the late election he had some
what heated discussion with local Democrat in
which some hot words were exchanged between
them, but it was a matter purely personal to
them. Yours truly, LAFAYETTE KIRK,
County Judge of Washington county.
Can it be matter of surprise to peo-
pie i'll the North that the South believes
they hate this section? Else why are
these lies concocted and disseminated?
What good purpose do they serve? What
but injury to the South can result from
such lies? What but hate is the inspira-
ton of such lies? During the recent
election there were more broken heads,
more murders, resulting from partisan
differences, in the North than in the
South, and there was also more bribery
and corruption. Yet the Cincinnati
Commercial prints lies like this
about the expulsion of Willlens and the
New York Tribune writes pharisaically of
Southern prescription of citizens be-
cause of political convictions.
1t is very discouraging to battle against
a prejudice and a hate which have the
ear of the world, and there come times,
to even the most patient workers for
Southern progress and the complete uni
flcation of the sections, when the tempta-
ton is to say to the people who listen to
these liars: ''Come to Texas if you
want to, and if you do not want to, stay
away and go to shOel. -