Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-28
pnoTnra DUMAS srnAIGmr.
He Does Not Propose for the Hoods
OF the Quill to Hush Him Up.

Editor Gazette.
Bowie, Tex, June 2e.-slr; In The
Gazette Of June 20. 1894, I see squib
concerning my sermon at Waco, Tex,
on night of June 10. 1884, The notice
l consider very unkind, unfair and be-
littling of me in its silly wording.
Sir, am u gentleman. and have at
all times regarded you and your repor-
tiers as the same. but l now demand
this letter to appear in fun in your
next isue. II you fail to meet this de-
mand. | shall take hold OF your paper
with the grip OF law-because did not
utter language In any such false or
silly wording as appears in The Gazette
Of June 20, 1894. 1 demand this OF you
because II Is due me from the fact that
the sermon was falsely worded to you
some of my wording left out. and other
words put In. that l used not, and then
the whole OF II hashed. etc.
Again | can positively prove that
there were no reporters present or
even near the tent or the service on
that evening. hence your reporter must
have gathered his special" from
gossip.
Sir. everything stated from that
stand, j o4n back 1t up straight out.
But will not be responsible for a
or an editors brevity OF silly wording
wherever II destroys the sense and
the connection. Hence, l quote your
wording concerning sermon. etc. viz.
He CDumas) aaid he had been told
by the plutocrats that II he would wear
silk hat and change his ways of
preacl ing, the plutocrats OF his con-
gregation would give him $50, and a
horse and buggy This Is the word
ing of 1t In your prints. as thus coming
from me. ! positively say 1t Is a false
hood. ] did not. sir. utter phraseology of
any such wording-or connection as
appeared in your paper.
l object. not to be reported, but when
l go to print ] must go there straight.
Now l Will give 1t as | gave 1t from the
stand on June 10. 1894 These are the
words concerning horse and buggy.
etc. vlz.-"qentlemen, since have
been in the ministry l have had pluto
cratic amen church members to prefer
me SILK hat and broad cloth, II would
only change my manner of preaching;
and friends, II | were to change my
way of preaching, | could now In less
than six months wear silk hat and
sport horse and buggy but, fellows.
l would rather be bootblack on the
streets or Waco than be In the pulpit
with plutocratic bit In my mouth"
This Is what said and as to the $50"
L know nothing OF Its import
-FOUR reporter was not there on that
evening. There were none there, this
| can establish. You paper men cam
not hush up my efforts, hope you win
get that down; you have got to put
inc there straight, sir. This | demand,
and this the law will compel you to do
II should kick | shah not succumb
TO the butchering or deal your bloods
OF the quill put man through; please
put that down, and tell your reporters,
Dumas wrote this and that he will
back IL.
Sir, ] adore Myron Reed for his posi-
ton and moral courage and would 10
God. Texas had a Myron Reed in every
one OF her cities. Democratic and Re-
publican administration has favored
trusts, corporations, monopolles and
has cursed this country with oppression
by her class legislation. and the only
thing they have matured Is a promise.
and keep on the grass
thank the Eternal that the sons
OF ton are using every honest effort
against such. Yours In the battle,
A. w. DUMAS.