Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-10
ArAcrfoNAn HArnINr.

a FACrfONAb sfAcniNE.
We published yesterday a statement
from the Tyler correspondent Of the Dal.
las News. IN reply 70 Gazette report
from Tyler and Gazette editorial on
the subject Of the News connection with
the trouble at Tyler growing out Of the
rcpfieve of Scott BY Governor HIogg. II
viii be remembered that we commented
upon the News stand IN the matter ns
/ peculiar and Unprecedented, and ms rep.
resenting the high water mark Of fac.
tional Journalism.
The News reports from Tyler were
printed In full. together with The Ga.
zette's account from Tyler. The News
correspondent complains that the re-
publication Of his correspondence was
Incorrect In this be IL mistaken. We
have made n careful comparison, and
find that the republication Is an exact
copy Of his correspondence as Il appeared
In the Dallas News. He EronOunces The
Gaaette's news report incorrect, but IN
every material statement he himself,
confirms ".
The circumstances Of his alteration
with Mr. Mcllwalno be afIirms. and at.
tributes to "slanderous statement
about me. which presented aud diff
Guilty was prevented by the officers Of
the law"
II was the activity Of the News
correspondent In connection with the
trouble AZ Tyler to which we called at
tenton. and In this card be emphasizes
that fact by a severe attack on Governor
Hogg and his Tyler friends
The suggestion that we discredited the
report that Governor Hocg was not
hung In etIigy Is without warrant Wha,
we said wasi
The inccndiary language or its Tyler !
correspondence the circumstn ices under |
which 49, energetic reporter received infor. |
nation az ~ O'Clock nt night Of the fact |
that an Item of news would be found nt |
he sennold next morning he organization |
Governor iiogg had been hung IN eiiigy, MI /
contribute 20 make nn interesting story |
which marks a new departure la Texas |
Journalism.
What tho News correspondent said
was:
Tyler. Tex. April O. Last night about II |
O'Clock word was sent 10 the News rrpor. /
ters house that n he wanted nn item 0f |
news 20 10 20 the sranold IN the morning.
Considering the excitement ~ yesterday, |
the reporter dld not know what tie mystic |
rl0us visitor meant, but had Ills Hpprehm.
sion aroused. Soon this morning be- went |
tO the jail, related what lac had heard and |
asked Deputy shurln Bud Lyons 60 ~ with /
him. which ho consented to DO. IN company /
with few others the journey 10 the gal
lows was made
but did not know Just what As we np.
preached the uninWtlng spot We could see
the suspended form ~ something. A. We up.
preached closer II presented the outlinrH ~
mnu. and az we reached The scnlIdld we
saw That the hanging object WIS % dummy.
"Some one IL hanged 10 ciigy,' WINS the
next Idea, anu ~ 70 was.
Who did Il Is not known. For the people 4
OF Tyler and Smith county. hp IL said they |
dcptccnte the Necessity % hanging any one,
hut they In common with the prtjpl. OF All |
Texas say that the murderer hu. too many
chanurg; that human life o. held too cheap |
and that a lie for life u not too much
They have no spite against scott. they dD
not nek that be bc hung merely 20 see him
hing Or because he II u negro but brrntisp
they believe ho a. guilty and should hnhg !
because courts nnd iuries say he should
there must be- one they want no f0ollshupss
about IL nor any Innocent lives lost To avert
10,
What the News said editorinlly was.
Tyler has actually hanged In onig her
favorite son
The Tyler correspondent was not crit
icised by The Gazette We assumed. M
n matter Of course. that he acted with
a full understanding OF The demands Of
his position. lie seems TO have assumed
that Il was his duty to roast the gov
ernor and his friends both AZ cores.
pondcnt and IN his individual capacity.
and he no doubt did Il to the best Of his
ability Tho incident NJ Tyler was not
Of seriuus Importance but Il is serious
matter that a newspaper pretending to
u representative character should convert
It's entire organization Into ON active
force for fractional warfare upon the
state administration. oven To the extent Of
brewing discomfort because of brief
delay In the execution OF condemned