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


ward politicians from the eorr,,nt cj,ies I
H. 80 hreSi h2ist AS the gardeners In /
~ 80 ~ uah uTari the species OF our lofty (
80 -. 'nvo beautiful and tiny shrub ot .
s 49,. value Tor purposes OF deco
Il, ~ ~ nave the gardeners 1
~ lanmany hall made tho eraat
,iicn u ,he south naught but useless
e'suiat,ons Tor the table Of Democracys
tla.'9na pan4aets. From early boy
no99 nave been told TINT was born
ehl reared among a race OF heroes and
staulsmen' Many a state holds the
precious dust Of Texan heroes, hut
What o. their surviving comradesy Can
~ DC mat the manacles Of party at
nome nave eowed them in the national
conventions NauEht else could have
cone H. Then what Of our statesmeng
those OF the three decades, the thir-
Ties, the ioriies and the nfties crowd
our temple oil fame, but since then In
II there is many bare and dusty niche.
IN my imagination there have been
from childhood the graves OF throo
confederate Texans. 1 know not
whether they were enshruuded In their
blankets or their colors. only know
that all these years have not chilled
the warmth o. chudhOods love for
their noble manhood. They all fell Ia
the smoke OF battle far at Che front
with tens OF thousands just like Thorn.
shall this generation learn from poliu-
cal dogmas chat
THOSE DYING HEROES
left no heroic legacy Abstractly, It
matters not now in what cause 70 was,
its defense stands aloft and alone in tho
worlds history. Then tell us not that
any survivor Of that noble army Ia vet
on account Of service in It. unworthy TO
preside, even over the destiuies OF this
Union. No man will dare the truth 10
deny that the patriotism Of the South
and her loyalty TO the Union is beyond
question. And that she has mon as
honest and as able as any in the world
Then we OF this generation marvel that
any honorable trait in the American
character must rest under u cloud. We
know that DER folds and orchards
through which once stretched bleak
and massive carth-works grateful ma
tura has long since reared It's head.
Cities thatwere shcllad and demolished
harbor defenscs have been rebuilt, tho
sod aud the sea hide much, and for "a
few years yet some, many with sad
hearts and quiyering lips, will talk TO
their children Of tho pain and anguish
wrought by that strife, but their child
rens children will only read Of H. Aud
the American student Of military his
tory can to-day study the plans of cam
paigns in his nations greatest war
without u thought Of its political cause
or effect. There are hundreds OF pure
and wise men In the Democratic party
even Ia Texas, who are the peers OF any,
| Should we not bo able To think that:
| But they cannot even be nominated iOt
| governor of the Texas Democracy. An
unqualified statement like that carrie.
no weight without proof. A single in
stance should answer where the testi
mony is known to all; Look AZ the his
tory OF one OF our supreme Judges to
day, whose youth has been spent In
Southeast Texts After having gon,
forth and returned Ike a
TYPICAL CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
he drifted from the lower TO the uppei
Trinity. As near as u man can be he 4
one in whom there is no guile. Hi
GOOD name followed him Wherever b,
would 90, Petty honors had beol
| thrust upon him; and the yeOmanry soc
| ingthe dangerous tendencies Of partisan
! craftsmanship asked him 20 run for The
| Democratic nomination Of governor
| to which he consented. The announce
ment by his friends was enough j
aroused the horde Of demugogues
| Calumnies had he foruo man nor woul'
they be endured by him As a vince
horse of the Democracy he bore the scar
| OF bride. collar and harness, but not o
! lash: for wears had he taught the lag
TO learned lurists on the bonch oitcl
had he met and convinced other logl
clans In legislative halls, but when 10
the first time he realized what wouli
be the cost OF a nomination IN such
campaign his whole nature rccoiled a
the thought of contest with the WI
gar. Though he could have won be dig
not say che was In the hands Of M
friends but that his name must not b
presented to the convention, Io
know that ii the South would put for
ward her purest and wisest man thei
4 counterpart throughout the Unio
would meet them and divide with ther
H the honors Of the nation and sechona
feeling wonld be no more.
i ltAlLhDA Al AhMMA'oA'sNs
The fact that this Is what is called b
politicians presidential year sh0ul
H. of hut little interest to Texans. THIS
our beloved statc is ia anguish II is a
but cruelty TO remind each DINER nut
her sons could be blind TO her wound
or. deaf to her lamentations they woul
be unworthy OF their ancestors. Ina
the reign OF a gigantic partisan major
ity has done great harm there can :!
no doubt, with that though Texas WI
never again be afflicted. To reaso
backward from effect TO cause none ca
fail TO realize that for all our us Of stat
government to-day no one thing Is q
much to blame as Il reckless Legislation
For sitnplicity. strength and wisdol
NO ea1.lv civil laws OF Texas are model
wortbv Of any people. Progress no
neceseitated amendments but never IN
J renaal OF those safe old laws. lhei
fundamental principles wore tor "a
nrateetion OF the state and il these prlf
eiples were good enough lor the w y
Texans. they should be just Is goou 10
tbe last who are yet 70 live,
Those laws which have oaeh fp-el
acted have usually come after the hlf,
,rss done and some important ~lll'
? ionai statutes which have baen enacte
ha,.e never beeu enforced. A lew con
,,a,.isoos only need be made' The ger
J ~ cessation from 1888 TO s6O relal
- ~ reiiroads and The public lanu
rsrtainlv seom 10 have iearea tnn NJ ~
! s,,itf o5arded against the troubles irol
= ~ 1880 has suffered In lat