Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
A LITTLE rLAIy rAn,s.

The persistent effort by the Dallas
News to prove to the country that the
governor OF Texas is an anarchist and
seoesslonlst, on Its surface appears
TO be n mere ebulition OF temper pro-
volsed by Its wild. unreasonirg hatred
OF the executive. However, the News,
oven when 1t tears Il passion to tat
tiers. Is never lacking in serious and
calculated motive It is no secret In
Texas that for many years the News
has enjoyed peculiar emoluments as a
tribute from large interests which
were led to believe that their invest
uiepts were menaoed and that they
upon their rights and conhscation Of
their properties. when certain rail-
roads OF Texas entered into contract
to raise by mutual assessment and to
pay the News the sum or $4,000 a
year for its influence they were per-
suaded that they were, in a measure
ut least, purohaaIng immunity from
legislative control, concerning which
their worst apprehenslons had been
excited. That bonus for It's 'infuence"
was but small part Of the favors the
News has reapcd from this rich field
OF credullty. Railroad schedules have
been made Tor rs special benefit, and
at the expense OF the public eonven-
ionce and welfare. and exclusive priv
llcges and agreements have been grant
ed by It's patrons to the end that the
influence for which they bargained
should go as far as possible in the ac-
complshment Of It's object.
After the delivery OF so much con-
alteration It Is but natural that the
contributors should ask what they have
got In return The boast " the News
"A TOW days ago that 1t succeeded in
cutting down Hogg's majority of $780,
900 In 1890 10 $1,000 plurality In 1892
does not satisfy the practical busl-
ness mon OF tho East at whose IN
stance MI OF these favors were OK
tended. Accepting the silly boast Of
the News as true, they are not engaged
In cutting down or cutting up major
tiles II Is beginning to dawn upon
them that the people OF Texas and
their representatives. In tho loglsla-
ture are not to be manipulated by hired
lobbyists or hired newspapers They
are beginning to learn that publio
sentiment In Texas Is conservative orA
conscientious and that II ,bolr mr.
poses ore ie.itImnto mo-, roo1 ,o a.,
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upor tho ou,,or. - ,,.n,..,' 49,
hryestod Il, We H.. u.. Napl,a'
among which was ~. ,.,a 20 c, .as,l's,
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,sa, a,,,,.'. st'''i ,, 'NtsvS o' poh'-
W. op''o'ients FROM puDhe and from
~. ,.- s,''''N''' y - sie"neu 'hat
."e ,"'p' ess'o" "''ue py inc sunerna-
'V''"' P'NS was most favorable and
OhA' results important TO the state
may DC expected to now herefrom,
capital was assured OF the frlendll-
ness OF the state administration and
OF popular sentiment In Texas for all
legitimate and lawful enterprises This
was the aspect Of afralrs when the
News exploded It's late sensation.
That It's motive was to alarm capital.
TO excite anew the fears which were
set at rest BY Governor Hogg, and to
show new cause for Its employment
as a shield and protector OF Texas in
vestments admits or no doubt In the
mind of the watchfui student Of ar
fairs In this design 1t has, happily,
been defeated. The anlmus and reck-
lessness back OF its sensational ex-
plot have been fully exposed and are
fu'iy understood by the Texas pub
lie. II Is TO be presumed that they
VIII take the necessary means to pro-
tect their reputation. and TO conserve