Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

HbEDDGANEIA
A Tayou ;x,;nu in Ditto
SO-CALLED OUTRAGES

1.-THE people Of Texas undoubtedly en-
dorse Governor Culberson's determined
stand on the subject of prize lighting.
Hut they are becoming nauseated with
the lnenable rot that is being soshed
over Texas by puritaus, hlgots and
other DER guide folk who know moth
ing Of Texas
The speech was that Of a man who
loves courage and despises cant. He
had been reading an editorial in the
Pittsburgh Dispatch OF October 10.
which set out with the ejaculatory
beatitude that
reyas has redeemed itself In ODE
dience to the governors proclamation
the Legislature has passed acts prohi-
biting prize lighting and pugIlistlc en-
counters under heavy penalties OF fine
and imprisonment The laws are
framed to become operative at once and
Texas is freed from the scornful i'm
putation Of being the only state In the
Union where such brutal exhibitions
are legally sanctioned.
THE condemned idiot does not know
OF course added this Texan, that
To all iutents and purposes Texas has
had such laws for years. and that it
was only through a techniCality that
such law was not In force prior to the
meeting Of the legislature In special
session. But when / read this fol-
lowing paragraph / confess to "A feeling
of such profound contempt for the
writer / ala not even want to kick him
down his own staira-
May II not be- hoped In the light Of
this shining example that Governor
Culherson, the legislature and the peo-
pie OF the Lone star state may oe
moved 10 a stlll greater advance In the
principles OF civilized humanity? Is It
too much to hope they will take as
prompt and effective steps to blot out
the greatest disgrace that mars the
lame Of Texas, namely stop the burn
ing OF "nlggers?' After so signal. a
victory over brutal instincts as the
enactment OF stringent laws against
pugilism Texas ought to see lbs way
clear to abollshing lynchlng, and par
tirularly burning at the stake as pun
ishment Tor the crime or having a
black skin.
That was too much for me. but a
cooler headed Texan than l am, who
recognized that. however great an ass
that particular editorial writer might
be the newspaper IN which the thing
appeared doubtless had no desire to
wrong great people. so he wrote to
The Pittsburgh Leader a letter that T
think covers the case. Here 10 u.s." and
the reporter was handed the follow
ing:
Editor 'Ieader."-In Yesterdays
mornings dispatch" Is an editorial
commencing Governor CulbersOn OF
Texas highly for suffering "deceucy TO
triumph IN Texas for once at least.
IN reading the article the writer was
possessed or a feeling ~ absolute COM
fort and pleasure at what he consider
cd sensible criticism In the first and
second paragraphs but 10. as usual,
the readers " the dispatch" are made
TO believe that all the meanness COM
mitted In the United States Of America
IS committed In Texas.
Poor Texasi How It suffers at tho
hands Of ignorance. Has this man
who evidently knows little OF Texas
ever been In the state Does he know
the character OK It's people aside from
partisan mlsstatements2 II not. let him
make trip to her confines. and war,
rant you his opinion will he wonderful
~ modified upon his return II hn,
been my pleasure to make Texas my
home for the past quarter century. ant
] believe I have u fair knowledge Of II,
people and the state generally. onc
when he speaks OF "stin greater adj
vance IN the principles OF civilized hui
manity" and stop burning nigEets.
wish to say right here that Texas car
give Allegheny county many yaluahl,
lessons In civilization. For inatanc,
there are published IN your daily paper
more accounts Of wlfe-beating In Allie