Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-20
why DON'T YOU REGISTER?
ARE you WILLING THAT FORT
WORTH SHOULD FALL BEHIND
In the Race Of Registration VIII
Her Sister citIesf-ItemeniberT THAI
Upon the Number Registered Doer
Much of Our Glory Depend.

The Gazette, though Democratic to
the core and giorylng in It's CAUSE,
comes before the voters Of Fort Worth
this morning pleading. not as parti-
san seeking for The gain OF any po-
liticai creed or faith. but as an ex-
ponent OF the greatest little city on
earth and wishing by every way pos
sible TO make it greater. 1t comes ask
ing every voter who has not registered
to do 70 at once. and every one who
has already prepared for the battle 10
help his less anxious brother TO do
likewise. II asks this Of all men, for
upon the number OF registered votes
polled in our city viii our population
our worth, our Influence be based FOR
at least two years 1t asks that no
matter FOR what party you are worA-
ms, no matter for whose candidacy
you are straining, no matter what youF
political beliefs may be, If you are Tor
Fort Worth. If you believe in its iu-
ture. If you are a good citizen, SHOW
It by helping tell to the watching world
how many votes we can poll and how
largely our population has Increased
-Four thousand one hundred and three
registered-about two .hirds-and only
four more days in which to finish.
with all the persuasion OF party lead
ers. with the vehicles Of candidates
to haul them 10 the place Of reslste'-
ing and the earnest solicitation OF
friends. only 81 could be persuaded
to do their duty yesterday Let the
citizens OF Fort Worth look at san
Antonio's record and then ask them
selves. Are We 20 be ouidone In any
such manner?" We don't believe they
will Every effort has been made 10
make this the bauner day 81 the
twenty. and 1t is sincerely hoped that
the efforts Of those Interested most
deeply will be successful.
Every town in the state seems To- be
making better records than Fort
Worth. We are unwilling 10 believe
that the citizens OF 9thsr places are
OF a higher type or more patriotic than
Fort Worths, but unless The Tide 5wells
and the HumOer OF unregistered voters
decreases, such viii Of necessity be Tho
way in which others will view US. The
truest and most conservative estimates
place our voting population at ever
GOOO Counting tomorrow. there are
five more day D. in which 1000 are 70 lie
2
in Texas on sunday, ami that leaves
four days, or 500 per day. The Increase
viii have to be very married If all are
registered when the tins u over. u,c
twenty days have expire J, and The fate
OF the election must hang upon the i'I-
tunatc sovereigns wh3 showed their
patriotism early in the light.
II Is said upon good authority that
there are scores Of our leading business
men. their clerks roilsJld men. en-
ployes Of all kinds oc establishments.
etc, who are sim In the dark 30 far
as voting Is conc srn'd. There Is little
excuse for such s.aCe NJ affairs, and
a long step toward She only remedy
should be taken today.
The Alamo City leads the van with
5000 more than we can show. II this
continues the rest OF tile United States
will begin TO believe thac san Antonio
Is twice as large. iwlcs rs rich, twice
as powerful as Fort Worth. For such
q rumor to gain credence there Is little
foundation, but the world takes things
as II finds them and does not inquire
into causes. Then somebody with
money would pass Fort Worth to go
to the metropolis and another mis-
more pride than this In the breast Of
every citizen In the city and he
| should display II today, Again, We
| urge upon you the Importance Of reg
istration. Don't be ranked with those
| gentlemen who wear pig tails and
| queues, nnd let every one who has
/ registered select another today and
| have him do as an American should.
| Make this indeed the banner day. Let
/ every unregistered voter perform the
! supreme duty incumbent upon him.