Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-25

They have proven that they are oven
more capable and reliable than men In
performing the duties OF some official
as well as mercantile positions. ii
might prove blessing TO
MANY a WORTHY WOMAN
who has to provide for herself and de-
pendent ones, II there was at least one
lady notary public in every town and
city in the state who could be recon-
meDded lust a. lady teachers are now.
An patriotic women az we'll as men,
should take an earnest interest In
affairs OF government, and not merely
| see and hear, but IL Is their duty to the
J present "a VOL as to tho future Of their
race TO exert their best influences with
those who have the legal right % vote.
There Is ono department Of state gov
ernmont In which they are generally
supposed 10 have only a superficial in
| huence, and yet II is one Ia which their
| interest Is most solemn and their intlu-
| ence most onnobling, IL is the military
service. The spirit Of our republican
form OF government Is necessarily that
| during peace the military shall be sub
ordinate 10 the civil authorities. Hence
that which is strongest In time OF dam
ger is weakest in time OF safety.
Aud its organism is as sensi-
tive and delicate as that
OF the eye, and should be as carefully
guarded. The voice Of those VINO have
for years given their labor for love for
the service ought 10 be heard, and
military and not political prestige
would name the commanders to whose
care IL entrusted The serious duty OF
training as soldiers thousands Of our
best youths whose parents have care
fully trained them rs citizens. In camp
they have been cOrralled in u barbed-
wire pen, and herded in parades by
mounted generals like they were there
to graze, and have stood guard day and
night near mammoth and disorderly
saloon, with smaller ones at different
headquarters, where the young guards
and Orderlies have had exposed 10 their
gaze vicious and false ideas OF military
training. But the troops have never
been exercised in making even u short
march by compass or map, or In learn
ing the use and power OF the military
ride,
by TARGET PRACTICE
Or anything clso which is taught in
other atutcs. For commanders 10 learn
NAA'a ~ AN - AAAA " NsAA VII LAAE hANAAN
field WIS patriotic once. To-day 10
would be criminal. An error Of trained
Judgment Is but human, even in war;
and can be forgiven. but one from ign %
rance Of military duties assure d M
wolves too much woe to adu OF
pardon. The science OF war rises more
rapidly than all othors. When war
comes IL IS not the sound Of martial
music or the sight of silkcn folds Of the
red, white and blue, they are only the
emblems Of patriotism, but II is the
sentiment from which that patriotism
cDmes-the love OF home and its de-
lcuse, that the young citizen then be-
comes the soldier and when he leaves
It's peaceful scenes for those OF strife.
manifestations Of love for him und
words Ol confidence aud pride in his
bravery give him the inspiration OF the
true soldier but those whose hearts
follow him little know into what hands
his health and life are to trusted, He
may return, but II he does not then
his life becomes an offering
upon the alter Of patriotism. But If 10
should afterwards prove that it had
been helpless sacrifice TO some dread
camp disease or upon tho field OF battle,
through the Ignorance OF an unframed
commander, IL would be q cruel blow TO
those VINO loved him. Texas has to-day
the very best class OF American youths
fOr soldiers. And we should sec that
the sons Of Texas are hereafter In all
things worldly % command the sons Of
orhor states instead OF always being
commanded by Thorn. AS an instance
affecting the history OF our state, where
those In high authority were guilty OF
a mmdcrous blunder by ignoring STRAIT
egY and trusting TO superiority In
numbers only, We need but TO read the
official reports OF the second battle OF
Coriuth, where an assault by infantry
alone was made from the front acrossan
open field and against
INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY
within II strong fort When the order
uun0 10 the Texans and they moved out
of the woods into tho clearing they bo.
held the enemy's forts untouched by
the Ere OF artillery and well they knew
that no mun could live within the zone
OF fire from those works, yet onward
swept the long but steady line of grey
and when they neared the fort then
came the rush aud the few who crossed
tho ditch fell dead within the works.
Sometimes the dead soldiers body Is
robbed OF its olothign, aud sometimes
only q loves little tokens, but from
the grey jackets OF those boys their en-
envy cut the brass buttons as momen-
toes OF n dauntloss deed. Lot our guard
be trained well In umo OF peace for
with the bold principle enunclated by
tho Monroe lochiuen deep seated In
the breast of every true American the
defense OF those principles may Yet bo
challenged. And some night when tho
rogimehts ~ Toxnns are ON guard.
away In the front, aud foroe-mnrohed
and tired re-iniorcemcnts from
other states 60 into camp, they
VIII ask tho question: "Who's IN
guard tn-night?H n tho ansWe r
he "rhc Texans let the sons OF
other states say "rhon We can sleep be
fore to-morrows battle
THE TEXAS DEMOCRACY.
They say thut Texas Democracy has
broke up housekeeping, that il swelled
up 80 big IL just busted three
piecos. There's no use to save The
pieces, All, not enough Offices TO 90
around mayboy Too mary big men In
II maybe? The noNt thing Won know
they Will be wanting to bust Texas In
three pieces. II Texas is too lArgc for
any of them they arc all too small for
Texas. Do you suppose that they lose
any sleep about the health OF the stlteY