Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10
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soh,Wheh thht worthy presumed to slap
him on the back and informed
nm that he was his man, with
the Icy irony. 1T may be pos
siblc. but l don't ihinl, I've cot your
brand on me;' and he hustled The men
he was told he must treate M to the bar
IKE man taking trail herd TO water
we feared up to the last minute TO
have him make O speech, thinking he
would say something that would hurt
hhn worse than his silence had already
done. We were afraid to expose him 10
the guying a political speaker ordinarily
gets from cowboy crowd, for fear he
should hurt some of them.
FINALLY, just before the election. II was
decided that he must make one speech,
anyhow
We. got around him and told him how
not the opposition was; how il seemed
10 be becoming more personal than poiit-
ical' ana he swore considerably and sand
he didn't want the Office would beg no.
.nody for votes and address no meetings.
we explained that backing ont now would
ne IKE backing out of fght-cowardly
-and mat getting beaten WAS no compli-
ment TO us, his friends
All right, boys" he said finally: don't
You try to spur me in the shoulder be-
cause can't travel your gait TEL me
what you want me to say and III try 10
The night came and we got him nm no.
lore the motley assemblage ont in front
OF headquarters, looking somehow sborn
anu inocked. j never saw his physical
superiority TO the ordinary run of man.
KIND more plainly marked than as he
stood on the porch in the glare of one or
Two campaign torches, trying 10 saw the
tn1lngs we had told him to, in a way 10
please US, and looking like a trapped t,nJ
before parcel Of kinds.
Inc opposition was, unfortunately. ont
IN force, and our men were few. He saw
races that reused all tie fight there was
IN MN. He halted through the sentpnces
we had put IN his mouth witt. an m
enough grace, looking mostly at his own
hi ~. OF rect and speaking away savage
" 70 get 10 the end, when some fplloyy
IN the back Of the crowd interrupteI him
WIN chole bit of cowboy bnndmnge.
Ihen his head came up, his big owes bn-
gan TO glow lambeutly. aud swcpt the
crowd from side to side He was he-
ginning TO take some personal interest in
the proceedings.
lie deity unfastened a belt of satinv
spanish leather from round his waist, and
lhld couple Of pistols IN their holsters
on the improvised desk before him.
Gentlemen,' he said, in that smooth.
suaYe vibrant voice of his, that vel wns
iLLe pant of the rising lion, ~ do not
IKE 10 be interrupted when l am speak
A flattering hush followed. Masters
broke II finally. 80 far he said, II
have spoken to you TO please my friends;
now | shull sneak 10 vnn 10 rfoas., -
self" -"'
II l believed in this story about hypno-
tizing peonle by holiing q bri,tt cIiinct
before them. / sbouId saw tbaf Mssy,rs
had hypnotized the crnyj win lis 49,
There were men in II every vbjt ne bro 20
as he. | supnose. and ,yhv tbev stnod
there silent and let him abuse them ms ba
did in the next iifteen misunderstanding.
| fellows by name and Tenindiny then, ~
reasons In lie MIST HAL made thcir s, ME- Va
ent attitude Of opposition shameful 10
| them.-I don't know.
But they did az nil tbe tbipgs ,hot
! had been brewing. renresscJ In III mind
during this three weeks, he omitted none
| He said all that was In him, and they
took it without a word.
Now" he added. when he was done
with personalities II have finished with
| YOU" including the crowd IN ono mick
| c0ntemptuOus gesture. as for mvseif /
| hear that some Of YOU have been talking
You know tbats nonsense. You know
you intended to take it out in talk; but
don't advise any of You who have wives
| and orphans 10 indulge loo freely In h y
| In TO this time he had not said one
| word directly about his campaign. Now
| h. added. as an apparentlv nniinnortfnt
| nfter-thought, Nov vote for whom Won
nlease-exrept mo. Don't one ~ nm
sneaking cayotes dare 10 cast a vote for
| my name Me- shprin Of this rniserable
grense SPOT on the fair face Of IeSlsl
| Exnnct me TO crawl and whine for votes
and when | don't do it, talk ablnt run
ming me ont OF vour miserable three.rn
county. ms though Won had cin u on he
only place in the world n man would rae
hang every man Of Won that deserves Il,
naIIs ~ f,,r Joeo,; o,as mt a. /, u
can start 4 now town
IL t,,srad az tbongh IN start b,c;, In.
~ 'ut 49, 90 ioetoi eve'y n,t,tte
~ r. tnv 1e,d' l., mo croy,d IN send hi.
i LOT so, te ~ ~ ,rho same i1ea evi.
| IDENTIFY struck him, for he stopped and
STOOD Wnere ne VIZ ou ,oinn,o '"''i' " i'''
Tben voice separated Itself from
tbe murmer TINT was momentl.ily rising
bebind him SAY Ii said. - ain. 60
in't leave i,s air vef"
Sfaster's reply was brief and untcm-
rIimentarv
noh stav bverr wbooped an Old
5rover ON 10 ontstirts. "Wen lef re-
W. ma xer snunl
W. 49, nee yer s.i,bnnt tnrning his head.
,ui,,n5 .i,o sneaker and the crowd
.1.air,. nnd o,nnhoticallv TO n reeiln not
usually mentioned in the circles p1ite,
and seeing nobody had mind 10 make