Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-27


should you have any, may know that
Fort Worth. and the local press OF
Fort Worth, are entitled 10 their con-
ndence and good will for perpetuating
the practices OF their fathers, and IL
lustrating the virtues uf hospitality.
YOU will most reasonably expect to be
shown the sights" about TIE city, and
to be admitted into the Inner circles of
our burineEs. industrial and social In
situations, and am happy 20 say that
the committee on entertainment has
not been unmndful OF your pleasures
IN that regard. There Will be no inter-
ference with your business duties, for
past experience has demonstrated that
YOU have grave and responsible duties
to attend TO at these annual conven-
lions. which. to neglect, might sterilize
the editorial and pauperiZc the bust
ness department OF the entire frater-
nifty but we shall ask you TO so ar
range your program as TO attend
concert to be given you by the ladies
OF tho city, at the Commercial club
rooms this evening; to attend pri-
vate reception Wednesday night ST
TIE Handsome residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. II. Silliman, and TO enjoy an
open-hir concert ut Ye Arlington Inn
Thursday night The hours for an
three Of these entertainments Will be
from S 20 II. These are some of the
organized pians FOR making you feel
Mt home and assured OF your welcome
while within our gates. In addition to
these you viii be invited to attend the
conductors picnic 10 visit and Inspect
| the stock yards. packing house and
| brewery, and inasmuch as these are
| state Institutions. IN which we all feel
largely interested. ] trust you win find
time 10 viait them. ond thoroughly post
yourselves as tc their proportions, Gu
paclties. etc
We are 80 anxious that YOU shall be
| happy while here. and 20 away with
| hearts fun OF Sadness that yon came
TO see us, that feel authorized to say
| that you have the freedom OF the
| city" and that the police have been
instructed to "look the other way
| when you arc walking or with cloth
| ing bngaar, n tamaln stand. q national
bank the brewery, or the packing house.
| Tho offices Of che newspapers and print
| Ing establishments invite you to visit
| them, while the purses OF the editors
| and reporters are open to your pleasure
\ ana wants, but your discretion and
| forbcarnnce are invoked In this regard,
| for the boys. as you know, are as reclS-
| less IN expenditures as they are rich
| In the possession Of reportorlal learn
| ing, and excuses even In press hos
| pitality are 10 be restrained some
| times,
l am glad TO see 20 many OF the
lady mtmbers OF your association and
| Of the women's Press association in
1
my observation and experience are IA
| Vorable TO the employment OF lady
writer's on the newspapers Of the coun-
! trY. For Office work they are, In many
respects preferable to men In handling
| literary subjects, the household. the
educational. and the hoys' aud girls
! departments. AMI IN culllng and group
/ ing economic. political and Industrial
! "a sts they are more reliable because
mo-e patient and oalastaking, while
| they are equally efficient and accurate.
II Is II pleasure also TO mention the
| fact that they exclude slang from thelr
/ manuscripts. and never allow coarse
ness or scandal to mar their writings.
As rule. their style is smooth. logical.
concise and soothing nctimes Vlgyt-
Gus, incifive and sharp as u two-edged
| sword. The truth IL. they are assert
| ing their Qualifications for the sane
/ tum as wen AZ the business department
| and proprletors are not slow In dis
covering and utilizing their merit, As
stenographer-i and typewriters, they
/ are already Indispensable. and the day
is not far distant when the demand
for thoir presence in the sanctum for
leading editorial work will afford them
the opportunity Of orefslng lances viii
such chiefs as Wattersou, Cockrell,
Jones. the lauiented Grady, and other
great geniuses who are moulding pub
lie opinion aue giving direction to pub
lie affairs.
The woman Is the coming man"
and IL may be that othe" great changes
are coming 10 adapt the woman to the
uses Of the ballot and the conditions
that may be evolved from the whirl OF
the social and moral revolution. But
In whatever condition We shall lind her,
whether with or without the ballot.
| whether In the ranotum or sanctuary,
the forum or the field, astride the BIZ
| cycle with bifurcated skirts, or In the
Drawing room modestlv attired as were
our mothers, we shall love her still,
and honor and bless her, Especially
should all Texans bow ~ feRlty, pride
and gratitude at her shrine for at the
worlds great exposition she not only
Illustrated the greatness and the glory
OF their state, but checked the rising
crimson Of shame that was maptling
the Texas cheek when the mon Re.
fused 10 20 forward with funds and or
ganlGed effort 10 erect building and
provide AN exhibit. We owe her an
ineNtingulehpble debt Of gratitude. and
II may we'll be questioned whether her
sublime virtue brd superior Intelligence
do not entitle her to recognition In the
domain OF suffrage as well as In the
repln Of suffering.
Your association has now grown to
be an institution of large proportions
and great power. Composed. as II u.s.
OF active brain workers and business
managers, 1t were strange indeed II
you failed to exert an influence. or 70
impress the country and the tunes Wit,
your thoughts, your methods and your
policies. In the year 1850, q few rep
ressntetlvss of the widely scattered
newspapers In Texas assembled IN
Houston II believc). and organized the
Teas Press HElceistion. Since then
our empire state has grown In popula-
ton. IN industrial wealth and in po-
litlcal power With this tremendous
growth the number of newspapers has
Increased. the printing industry has
made progress, and your association
has grown to n membership of over 800
You have assembled annually. slnct
the FIRST meeting, and have well nigl
covered the continent In your social eS
eurrlons. In all that time you hav,
recorded not ona single break in tn,
friendly relations OF your membership
not one single blot upon your stain
, lass esautcheon, and YOU have lett
good name and welcome for your re
turn In every town and city You have
visited. You should be proud OF thii
record, and strive not only to main
tain II. but 10 Rdd new and brighter
gems 10 your crown az Jewels. II woult
seem immodeHt In me 10 laud tn
. power ~ the press and vet YOU ON,
/ I and all the people know that hi
pen u mightieg than the sword" an,
( that the press when united IL Il fore
2 that individuals cannot resist, govern
+ menta cannot check. and nations can
= not silence. The reason II IL not MI
? / poNyerftI ana nl,lN m n1nye r,n,tnfatrs