Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-07
HON. JOHN B. LONG.
As Soldier, Citizen and Family Nan bis Charac-
ter IS without BIemIsh.
Dallas Tx Sent g. $780,

DALLAS, TEX, Sept. 6, 1890.
To the Gazette.
I saw few days ago, an article in
your paper written by some one IN
Cherokee county, that does Hon. John
B. Long, the Democratic nominee tor
congress, vice "Howdy' Martin, n
great injustice. have had the pleasure
OF knowing Mr.. Long for some twenty
wears, and can bear evidence that he
has not "been a failure at everything
that he undertook, - unless the fact that
he has not, with a large family succeeded
in amassng great wealth.
On the contrary, both as a soldier and
citizen, John 3. Long has been a sue
cess. When q mere boy he entered the
service as a member of company c.
Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, and
by his ready obedience, his devotion to
duty, his courage and intrepidity, he
gained the name, SO his last company
commander assured me, as being the
best soldier in that noted regiment.
When the flag was furled at AppomatoN
he returned to his home and neglected
studies, and finding the farm more con-
genial than the study of law, after his
marriage to one of the noblest women in
u
lInguist, and proficient In music "a fact
that goes to show that at that time he
was regarded as an able and promising
Young mani, he started out az farmer.
From the farm the Grange selected him
as the manager of their cooperative
store, From that the same order elected
him as the state lecturer, and he has
filled the position SO well that q change
was unnecessary. While 1t is true that
R, B, Reagan the exhibited State mar
shall, defeated him for sheriff of Chero-
kee county, it must be remembered that
while John Fl. Reagan was the idol Of
the district, R. B. Reagan was the most
popular man in that county, in fact, was
regarded as inviucible; still John b.
Long ran q very close race, showing that
he still continued to be strong In the affec-
tions of the people.
Your correspondent says: HThe NOM
ination of Long fell upon the people of
Cherokee like @ wet blanket;' that 1t
was regarded as calamity" that it
"fairly laid the county out;' that his
candidacy was "humored, etc., and
many other assertions as false as they
were malicious. Now as to the facts of
his nomination; the delegates that COM
posed the county convention that nomin-
sted john B. Long as the choice of Cher
okee county, were representative men
from every section of the county, and
they expressed their confidence in Long
in no uncertain tones when the instruc-
tious were to cast the vote of the county
for John B. Long first, last and ell the
time.
Now as to his personal character and
| ability, John B. Long has always been
| hard student, profound thinker, and one
of the best read men in the state. Self
made. he is the soul of honor, the en-
bodiment of strict integrity, and the
mental equal if not the superior of his
predecessor. John B Long is not "bril-
| liantD but he is honest and incorrurti-
| BILE, He will make q hard worker for
| his district and state, and be one of the
most useful members In the house.
1t Is an error to suppose that because
be is not lawyer, that because he i:
not hashy and brilliant orator, that he
| is not wide awake upon the issues OF the
dav and has the ability to grapple
| questions of craftsmanship and to defend
the principles of Democracy. The con-
| yention that nominated Long well knew
the character of the man they selected a!
their standard bearer, they knew hi!
worth and reposed confidence in his abil'
ity and honesty Of purpose, and they die
not hesitate to place the political fortunes
of their district into the care and keeping
of this quiet and steady man of brains
Envy aims its shafts of malice high, bu
IN this instance "they will soon recoil 4
wound the shooters face Truth.