Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 11, 1881 Page: 2 of 4
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THE FOBT GRIFFIN ECHO.
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SATURDAY. JUNE 11. 1881.
Monopoly,
"Money makes the mare go"
ia ao old saying wbioh is fully
exemplified by the immense
ponfar wielded by many wealthy
individuals and corporations in
Ibis country. . It is claimed,
. with considerable show of truth,
that monopolists are souless,
grinding into dust all opponents
to their sobemes by which they
. propose to add to ttaeir wealth
and power. An association of
prominent men in New York
city, composed of merchants,
manufacturer*, lawyers, doctors,
bankers, and capitalists, has
been formed under the name of
the "National -Anti-Monopoly
Lejigue," of wbiob Hon. L. E.
Chittenden is president, the ob-
ject Of the League being to "cur-
tail by all honorable means, in-
cluding legislation, the im-
mense influence and power of
monopolists. The following is
what a few far-seeing, patriotic
men have said:
Hon. David Davis, once a
Judge of the Supreme Court,
r' now U. S. Senator froTn Illinois,
Vsoentlj wrote a letter in whioh
.. be said:
*H3veat corporations-and con-
solidated monopolies - are fast
•slung the avenues of power
that lead to tbo control of the
government. It Is an open se-
eretthat thoy rale States thro'
bf^alatnwa and cor-
rapfed oooits ; that they are
U Congress, and that
tbar are unscrupulous In the
■5 use of means to conquer pngn-
ttw and acquire influence.
This condition of things is truly
alarming, for unless it be chang-
#d quickly and thorobghly,
free iostUutions are doomed to
ba aBbvottad by an oligarchy
restingupon abasia of money
and of corporate power."
Tbeprstcnt Secretary of the
; Treasury, Mr. Wiqdom, in a
xeeent letter to tbo president of
the Antl Monopoly League,says;
•The channels of thought
and the channels of commerce
thus owned and controlled by
one m&or by a few men, what
• if to rwtrtlo corporate power,
or to flx a limit to its exacrlons
upon the people t What is then
to binder tbeae men from de-
prsaaing or inflating the value
of all kinde of property to suit
their caprice or avarice, and
thereby gathering into their
«wn coffers the wealth of the na-
tion! Where is the limit to
ancha power as this! What
ehall be said of the spirit of a
'free'people who will snbmit
without a protest to be thus
bound band and foot !"
Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, ex-
Judge of the Supreme Court and
ex-Attorney General of the
United States, reoently stated:
"All public men must take
their side on this question.
. There can be no neutrals. He
that Is not for us is against us.
We must have legal protection
against these abuses. This ag-
itation once begun, and the
magnitude of the grievance be-
ing understood, it will force our
rulers to give - us a remedy
against it. The monopolies
will resist with all their arts
and influence, but fifty million
of peoole, in process of time,
will learn the important fact
that they are fifty millions
strong."
Governor Gray, of Indiana, in
a message to the legislature of
that State in January last, said:
"In my Judgment the repub-
lic cannot live long in the at-
mosphere which now surronnds
the ballot-box. Moneyed cor-
porations, to secure favorable
legislation for themselves, are
taking an active part in elec-
tions by furnishing large sums
of uiouey to corrupt tho vot«r
and purchase special privileges
from the government. If money
can control the decision at the
ballot-box it will «ot be long
before it can control its exist
encs." •
This is in entire accordance
with the views of Daniel Web-
ster, who said;
"The freest government can-
not long endnre, where the ten-
dency et the law is to create a
rapid accumulation of property
in tbe hands of few, and to
render the masses of the people
poor and dependent."
The press, with the exception
of that portion which is owned
or subsidized, are with the peo-
ple in this fight. The New
York Times (Rep.), under date
of May 19th, in an article re-
garding tbe encroachments of
corporate power, says :
"It is not only absorbing to
Itself the fruits of labor and
the gains of tiade and piling up
wealth in the hands of the few,
but it is controlling legislation
and endeavoring to sway the
decisions of courts iu its own
interest. We are now at a
stage in the congest where the
people may vindicate their
authority and place these cor-
porations under the regulation
of law."
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(Demi.), in a recent, editorial,
said; U: - r ^
"There is . a pretty general
feeling tha<t. j the continent of
America wae-ftot discovered by
Columbus, and civil liberty es-
tablished by .the Fathers of the
Republic, to the end that fifty
millions of people, might b«
tributary to a band of railroad
magnates, or that farmers, arti-
sans and merchants might, by
hard work and keen- competi-
tion raise up a dozen Yander-
bilts, with each several hun-
dred millions of dollars. Those
who entertain this feeling have
become persuaded that the time
has arrived for the industrious
masses of this country to pro-
tect themselves, if they ever in-
tend to do so. It will certainly
not be easier after the adversa-
ry has grown stronger. In this
contest every delay- is to the
disadvantage of the people.
Let the.issue be deferred for a
few years, and nothing but
a miracle or a revolution as
violent as that of France will
overthrow the oppression. Of
all misleading delusions^ there
is nOne more mischievous than
the notion that popular suffrage
and popular power are synono-
mous. Given the meanB of
bribing multitudes, of intimi-
dating others, of wrecking op-
ponents, coupled with actual
possession of the Government,
an adverse sentiment must be
paralyzed. If the suffrage is
to be our salvation, it must Jbe
applied sharply while there
are still odds on tbe side of on-
bought and unterrorized man
hood.
Jack Stucker, bar-tender at
Smith's dance hall in Mobeetie,
shot Jim Moore, a gambler,
Monday. Fifteen shots were
fired. Stucker is in jail. Moore
will die.
The attention of voters is
sailed to the proposed amend-
ments to the constitution of the
State, the same to be voted on
bv the people in September.
Everybody is-- interested and
should read them carefully.
Capt. John A. O'Neal of
Wills Point, well known tliro'-
out North Texas as a beef buy-
er, was thrown from his horse
last Saturday morning, receiv-
ing serious injuries. Fears are
entertained for hia recovery.
The boll worm is doing great
damage to the cotton along the
lirazos in the vicinity of Hearne.
Mistakes of Weather Prophot*.
[New York Nation of May 6th, I
The semi annual change of
weather probably occurred on
Sunday, April 24th, and the six
months summer has commenc-
ed throughout the northern
hemisphere. This event has
thus huppened ten days ahead
of its average time, perhaps in
some relation to the fact that
last fall the opposite change oc-
curred three weeks before its
average time (on October 17th).
The present is, therefore a suit-
able occasion for noticing the
success thus far of Mr. Ven-
nor's predictions published in
his almanac for 1681. The ma-
jority of these announcements
are framed in a diction so loose
that entire rfSh-fulfillment would
be impossible. Of such it is
idle to treat. In this oategory
we include the following extract
from the 'probabilities' for Jan-
uary last: 'The second quarter
will open with heavy snow
tails and terminate in a cold
snap.' Now, since snow or cold
snaps occur every three or four
days in our winters, and the
word quarter ii a designedly
tafe method of predicting, it
would be almost impossible to
refute snch a forecast for any
'quarter' whatever. But defi-
nite announcements possess a
test value, for in these a guess-
er would be oorrect exactly half
the time. - Now, in this class of
forecasts Mr. Vennor has not
had the luck of an average
gnesser, as will appear from
what follows: 'I expect block-
ades of Bnow in the United
States about the 7th and 8th of
January.' Both of these days
were fair. The announcement
for February contains the most
signal failure which ill-chance
could eonooot. 'Thaw (which
will be interrupted by a brief [I]
cold spell) will extend from
about [i] the 18th of January up
to tb« 12th of February, with
balmy, spring-like weather pre-
vailing ia many parts, and
snow rapidly disappearing.'
In many winters the cunning
ambiguity of 'brier and 'about*
would have saved him ; but
the past winter had no mercy on
prophets who prated ol thaws
and spring like weather, located
they their spells definitely or
indefinitely. We doubt wheth-
er anybody whose avocation
called him out of doors during
the above twenty-five days will
have any hesitation in assert-
ing that a grosser error could
by no possibility have been
committed. Recurring to the
actual figures of the thermome-
ter, as recorded daily at sun-
rise. we find that from January
15th to February 7th the mer-
cury was not above freezing on
a single day ; and on no morn-
ing during January, February
or March did it reach 40. So
much for the long thaw and the
balmy, spring-like weather.
'This term will be followed
about the 10th by storms, pre-
vious to the setting in of a cold-
er" term.' The coldest day in
February was the 9d.
•'For March most of the an-
nouncements are vague^ and in
ordinary times would, there-
fore, be accepted as correct by
persons disposed to be lenient.
But not even Mr. Vennor's
cautious 'the month will prob-
ably end lamb-like' contained
a particle of truth. There was
not one mild day in the month ;
and on the last two days sn^w
fell. "On the 9th and ldfh
gales are probable.' Almost
any breeze or weather, except a
drizzle, might somewhere be
thought-a gale, 'probably but
on the 0th and 10th of Marfch it
drizzled. The only day Jon
which a gale actually occurred
was the 27th, of which da}' Mr.
Vennor said nothing. 'There
will be a sharp frost in the be-
ginning of April.' (There was
nothing else from the first to
the lUlli but front.) 'But the
soring will open favorably, and
everything will be pretty well
advanced by April 10th.' Far-
mers say differently. 'Floods
may be expected in Chicago
about the first week in April.'
Rivers aro usually high in
April. The ouly question is,
which week, and the freshet in
Chicago dates only from April
20th. 'There will be warm
weather just following the 20th.'
The weather became warm on
the 24; so this might have been
claimed as an approximate hit
had-it not been sDoiled by the
mistaken prediction of snow on
the 25th and 26th. The season
changed for good, we believe,
on the 24th, rendering snow
storms out of tbe question for
six months.
What Our Neighbors Think.
fToronto, (Ont.) ttlobe]
The issue between them
(Oonkling and Piatt) and Presi-
dent Gaifield is a most impor-
tant one. It is a legitimate
outcome of the sentiment and
movement which rejected Grant
mainly because he was believed
to be a "machine" man, and
elected Garfield as the standard
bearer of a much needed re-
form. The better element of
the great republican party has
become tired of the tyranny
and corruption of machine pol-
itics and longs for an era of
freedom and honesty in the ad-
ministration of tbe affairs of
the republic.
Where Is Her' \ i.
Samuel Lemly, aged 12 years,
left W. B. Strainer's restaurant,
in Jacksboro, about thelast of
last July. Her Went from that'
place to Fort Grifflh; with a
man by the name of Qwsley;
audi |*>w suppose from what I
have beard that he .ia some-
where on the cattle range, per-
haps on the Wichitas. Any in-
formation of where he is will be
thahkfully received or if any
one will deliver the boy to me I
will pay him what is right.
By so doing you will greatly
oblige his mother.
CATHABUfX LXMLY.
Address or call on me. at Mo-
beetie,. Wheeler Co., Texas.
CHARLEY MEYER'S
Cattle Exchange,
SALOON
AND
BILLIABD HALL,
1TE3"m BBST or
Wines. Lienors and Cigars
AND
The Best Billiard Table and Balls
IN
Northwest Texas.
Sneoial Attention Paid To The
BOTTLE TRADE.
Remember the place, East Side Grlfllu
Avenue, at Harknuss' old itand, opposite
t'. Meyer's store.
A BARGAIN!
R0PERTY FOR SALE.
My Bakery, Feed Stable, Wagon Yar4,
and llvelouln Fori Grillln.
The yard in commodious and stable
comfortable. A jfood well on tlic'preral-
Bi's. Everything In first class runnlaf
order.
n52
LOUIE WOLFUOM.
W. N. rORTISU.
C. A. PARK.
PORTER A PARK,
Commission
Merchants,
Kiwllmid and C'luoo. Tcxitx,
n io
K- ii. YORK.
II 10. CUAPU*
F.B.YORK&CO.
MERCHANTS AND BANKERS, I
k !s h & !s !s & & k k & is Is h
HAVE THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OP
| AND j
tw TOfYPl
rnivrs II
1> VJl J
LUIYO II
t I t * it j rn M * *
LADIES' AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES, ' ,
HATS AND CAPS, ; "
SADDLERY AND HARNESS,
GLASS AND TINWARE, '
CROCKERY AND HARDWARE
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
LIQUORS AND CIGAXS.
AND
■ ■■ v .
r *■, ;■
TO BE FOUND IN WESTERN TEXAS.
F. B. YORK * CO.,
Cftldwell, Kmsh.
YORK 4c draper,
Dodge City, Km,
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES
NEW GOODS, NEW
LOW PRICES AT
J. M. Cupp &
FORT GRIFFIN.
Oar immense stook of CLOTHING, FANCY GOODS, HATf.
BOOTS, SHOES, and HARD*WARE, GROCERIES, FUR-
NITURE, and UNDERTAKERS' GOODS, GLASi
and QUEENS WARE, was mostly purchased since
the wonderAil decline.
We are now in shape to defy competition. Come and sea
ns, examine our stock and prices and be convinced.
J. M. CUPP & CO.,
Griffin Avenue, Fort Griffin, Taxas.
WHOLESALE ONLY.
Sflielte & Sav£a«
614 * 616, ELM STREET. DALI,AS,TEXAS.
Curry the largest stock of
GROCERIES
IN NORTH TEXAS.
We are the oldest and best known house In Dallas and always strirt to plMM
patrons. v~-, TlolS
u PALACE SALOON "
AND
BILLIARD HALL,
(Formerly Una. Iluber's stand on the comer,)
FORT GRIFFIN, - -
JONES & RUSH. Propietors.
TIIE BEST AND OLD2ST PLACE OF RESORT IN TOWN
Only the Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars Handled Over the Bar
The kind patronage of the public is respect fully solicited.
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