Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-13

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MIR. George Byrne's second INSTALL
ment Of his apology for the late exploit
Of the Dallas News in advertising
Texas to the world as under the ex9en-
tive administration o. an anarchist IS
printed in Saturdays issue OF that
Journal In the main, it IS a plea Tor
the abatement OF criticism Of thar IN
furious and wanton action on the
ground that as an entirely disiuterested
and impartial critic Mr. Byrne hnds that
the News has merely made courage
GUS stand for the rights of honest and
fearless Journalism incidentally 1t IS
determined that The Gazette, with I'm
eorrlgibic contumacy," refuses TO be
olassed under this head. This, however,
is 10 be taken as mere dlctum as The
Gazette's frailtios and follles. what
ever they may be. neither excuse nor
palllate any offense OF the News against
honest journalism or against the ma
terlal interests Of Texas. Mr.. Byrne.
however with the same zeal with which
he undertook to convict the executive
Of profound ignorance of the consutu-
ton. lays indictment against :he gem
eral course OF Tho Gazette. apparently
believing that 1t is suniileut dt1crse
OF his client to put This Gazette in the
same boat with it. HI, lofty conception
OF Journalism was offended In particu-
lar, BY u sale Of the editorial columns
cate, charge which. 1t will be OBJ
served, exactly parallels the one
brought against the News, exhibiting
tho training Of the skilled and the dill
gent attorney. The preferment OF such
a charge must be credited to the ardor
with which Mr.. Byrno has in later
years pursued the study Of Higher
Ethics, to tho exclusion OF attention to
ordinary occurrences. II Ia OF course
newa to him that the present organila-
ton OF The Gazette is entirely new,
and that no member Of II was In any
way connected with the paper at the
time Of the transaction to which he al
ludcs, II was the pleasure of some
members OF It to know and to love
the directing head OF that management
and they would be dereIct TO every
consideration of duty ana regard fer
what they believe to be the truth II
they did not challenge the statement,
from whatever source 1t emanates, that
The Gazottc's editorial columns We're
In times antedatlns the present
ownership made the subject OF bargain
and sale. The voice that is stiled was
devoted with extraordinary dlsin-
torostedness to every interest bat It's
own. While this cruel caiumny served
its purpose 10 strike an arrow TO II
sensitive heart. the irony Of fate
brought II at the same time under
the uttered repronch OF more practical
critics that with the same poitunltles
enjoyed by rival business. it had from
aupersontive conscience been prodi gal
and unthrifty. This Is not hcarsay
testimony.
Mr., Byrnes recollection as to tho
circumstances connected with the naws-
paper exposure OF the payment OF an
annual subsidy OF Sl2,OoO to the News
by tine Texas railway pool is somewhat
dimned by the time that has since
elapsed, lts purpose was not to aid
or 20 rotard the candidacy OF any one.
but to make public fact OF immense
moment to the people OF rcNas---the
bribery of the press 20 accomplish an
object Affecting the public That ex-
posture was not made without due con-
gdcration and warrant, 1t Is due tho
public to state that before It was un-
dertul,en one Of the original notices OF
the assessment made by the Texas
railway pool to raise the subsidy. which
contained the resolution passed by tho
pool at New Orleans was placed In the
hands Of tue editor, The fact of tho
was well known. MIR, Byrnes inVest-
ration was not primarily to obtain
knowledge hut proof. lie found that
proof. 80 ample that In hts report,
which It Is believed was made with
the anme regard FOR honest and fear.
less journalism" that he now exhibits,
the guilt OF the News Is asserted in
the most positive terms,
That exposure was not made by n
business rival OF the News. Its mover
had no interest in The Gazette and no
anticipation OF an interest in It. lie WAS
citizen OF Fort Worth, then connected
with it's afternoon Journalism. and he
believed that the material interests Of
Fort Worth were seriously prejudieed
by discrimination aealnst Fort Worth
enterprise,
In no other state than Texas could a
condition OF sfairs so seandalons ana
SO notorious exist for period OF X
months, In amy other state than Texas
the strong arm OF the law would long
ago have been invoked In the name
of the general welfare to nudity the
contract OF the News with the rail-
way pool ana privileges ana benefits
issuing therefrom. The pretense that
the trains run for the special beneat or
tho News are operated on a. purely
business basis Is known 70 every prac-
teal newspaper man 10 be an absurdity.
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