Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-23

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statesmen and politicians Bright and |
shining lights IN the political tirma-
ment. brainy mon. men Of state and /
national regulations. whore name Ii |
'1cgion"--they constitute commodity |
In the state. large as II Is, that has
Flutted he market. And IN order TO !
enhance this commodity aud TO AFFORD
additional markets. political parties are |
not only multiplied, but. STR shame on
the thought, Il has been proposed to
disrlember this grand empire state
Shall 1t be doneG The blood OF the
heroes OF the Alamo and OF Goliad, the
old and decrepid, the bowed and bent
veterans Of san Jacinto, cry out In
thunder tones thatrcverberate TO the ut
termost bounds Of her territory, Never
forever forever neveri
have said that this department of
( your university, now Just entering into
4 life, and the institution in It's entirety.
has not been founded 10 subserve tho
| purposes OF a year or decade OF years,
but on the contrary for generations to
/ come And may | not say TO you. fell
/ low-cltizens OF Fort Worth. that
/ grand work for the future Is being done
| In your midst this day: another bright
star Is being added 20 the Flitteriug
coronet that enoircles the fair brow
/ Of your queenly city. VIII you. can you
4 afford to let it's luster tarnHh pale aud
!
pecuniary support?
/ am Informed by one OF the regents
/ that the state university has been
4 paid from the university fund, set aside
by the congress of the republic On
the domain, ms before mentlonedD the
sum OF S950,000 TO equip the medical
! department, located at Galveston, and
a fund of about $4,000 annually to
maintain and keep 1t up 10 that high
standard OF excellence which this uni
versity occupies among the great in
stitutlons OF learning, which constitute
no mean part Of the greatness OF Our
| country. Your medical department VIII
not require this annual Appropriation.
as 1t Will soon be selt-sustaning
Texas medical students alone pay to
the city OF New Orleans some $4,000
or $4,000 annually; 20 the city OF Louis
Vile about the same amount 10 the
city OF Nashville perhaps half that
amount. and TO other cities large
amounts. agercgating. no doubt, $780,
600 TO 100000, all of which should be
and Will be expended with the limits
Of our own state as soon as adequate
educational facilities are provided. Let
Fort Worth provide FOR the accommo-
dalton of 400 medical stud,its and
they will expend In Jour clty not less
than $4,000 or 100000 ln'ually.
Your lovely city, with ia 10000 or
more intelligent, cntcfptisrs populn-
ton Is most favorably located Tor an
enterprise OF this kinl, AMI this, In
my Judgment. In part, assures Is sue
cess; provided, Fort Worth Itself
does its whole duty 20 self. North
OF your city Hes this vast cNnanse OF
the Indian Territory, which, sooner or
later, win be settled by Tie waite man.
West and northwest he great plains
known as the Panhandle II Texas
heretofore filled with stock ranches,
which are now fast giving away to
frugal, industrious, agricultural popu-
lntion. and. may add the territories
OF Arizona and New Mexico; while
south and east OF you lies the great
cotton belt OF the South, comprising
the largest area of the most fertile
lands to be found on the American
continent. All this, with half score
OF railroads pouring the rich products
OF these great sections In the lap OF
{ your city which seems to be " not
I the center OF the earth, the center of
, the best portion OF IT, and to have
, the fullness thereof. What more'cnn
! you ask? May ] not say that the geo
J graphical relation of your city to these
great sections OF the stntc, In conncc-
1 ton with Its railroad facilities and the
/ intelligence. wealth and enterprise of
3 its citizenship determine the location
2 OF this Institution.
The Unprecedented growth and pros
I perity OF the state in wealth, populn-
tlon and all the essential elements OF
, true greatness, In 50 short a pcriou
OF time, as | have shown, f0rcshndows,
, In the near future, necessity for adj
{ ditlonal schools OF medicine In our
I state, and you are the senunels upon
. the watch towers, II is with you "a
G say when, where and what they shall
5 be- ] therefore beg you, gentlemen
let no spirit OF bitterness, rivalry or
! antagonism toward other sections on
l ter your ranks, but show 10 the world
] that YOU are one In mind, one In heart
4 and one IN purpose. IN all that pertains
TO our noble profession Having one
grand indivislble state. let us have
/ one grand united brotherhood
I I.adIes-While every medical man, In
whose heart love for his profession
g finds a resting place, looks with pride
e and emotions OF pleasure upon the
= grand triumphs which have been
1 been reached In the various depart
ments Of scientific medicine, none
l causes his heart 10 leap with more
vigor or nils his whole being with
j more gratitude and tllankfulness, than
10 realize the fact that In none has II
n achieved greater victories or added
/. brighter iustre to its array OF sue
e cosses, than In the broad field Of
i maladies peculiar TO your sex
j. | thank God that this department Of
y ! NtlgntlilC intulNlUNt NfANh ifAR b'N's -
< opprobrium, and which. for 50 many
4 long years, haunted our pathway Ike
a hideous ghost, has had the calcium
/, light of science turned upon H. and
q the darkness OF Ignorance and trepida-
e tIon which shrouded its precincts. for
= ever dispelled.
r our hearts are made TO bleed at
= every pore when we look back over
o the field or the past and see thous'
Il ands. yea, tens OF thousands Of de-
?, pendent, helpless women crushed be-
/, meath the load OF some obscure dis
q ease. dragging cut ~ bitterness. ral
e and anguish life the end OF which
they hoped for, longed for, and prayed
1 for.
J. An. how many young women, IN
Y whose pure minds never an unholy
/, thought found Judgment. In whose
n hearts purity. Innocence and love play
= ed hide and seek, INTO whose young
IL and happy lives no evil deeds had
s ever been interviewer. have beer
: brought down ia shame. Disgrace nnc
ignominy Women from whose lives
i peace and pleasure had forever flown
y and tho fountains OF JOY and happiness
forever dried Up. at whom the hated
: finger Of scorn and derisipn was point.
d cd. whose hearts had beer pierced
y and torn by the serpent tongue Of
4 SANDER. whose lives went down be
a nenth the dark and damning clouds
4. ] ~ dtaOraca and whose very grave,