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Galveston, Tsx.. Jan. 15. 1892.
A SKIRMISH TO EVADE A BATTLE.
Mr. Springer writes in tho North American
Review on "How to Attack the Tariff." Ho
finds that general tariff bills, when parties
wero each in control of ono houso of congress,
have caused sessions to be too prolonged and
left too littlo time for an effect to be produced
on the people. Yet ho proceeds very shortly
to speak of "the disastrous results to tho
republican party which immediately fol-
lowed tho passage of the McKinley bill."
Ho thinks that these results "ought to teach
democrats to avoid tho rocks upon which
their opponents were dashed to piccos." An
ordinary inind would suppose that tho people
resented the imposition of higher duties, and
that the democrats are in no danger of running
on that rock. But Mr. Springer leaves the
impression that altering the tariff was tho
republican error and that a reduction or an
increaso, being an alteration, would be the rock
of danger. And he proceeds: "When we con-
sider the fact that tho senate is republican and
that there is a republican president, and that
any such measure which might pass tho houso
would not have the slightest prospect of suc-
cess, it seems self-evident that a general re-
vision of tho tariff should not bo attempted
during this session." Mr. Springer quotes a
statement that "it is not at all requisite to in-
form tho country what the democratic party
believes in and is working for." It seems
strange that a political leader should ignore
or deny the utility in honest politics of
having a party voto for a measure by
way of platform. Why does an op-
position party voto for a candidate for
speaker? They can not elect him. They
must exorcise their organization, show their
colors and keep alive their profession. Was
there ever such a lame thing in politics as a
legislative assembly that would not pass what
tho majority of its members believe to be a
just law because it might be vetoed elsewhere?
Such a body, if it exists, can not bo entitled to
fall back upon the assurance that tho country
knows what the body stands for except get-
ting the offices. Mr. Springer, however, says
that "tho committees on ways and means and
on manufactures should proceed at oncc to a
careful investigation of the practical workings
of the McKinley bill and of tho conditions of
our manufacturing industries. This in-
formation should be utilized in the
preparation of a measure of gen-
eral relief upon this subject,"
to be reported at the next session. Hero an
impression may be created that the special
errors of the McKinley bill aro about all that
the democrats will attempt to correct. Mr.
Springer speaks very conservatively, saying
that ho would not deprive labor of ono day's
employment. No man can introduce a labor
saving machino or repeal any law without
doing that much; but what if a justor law
opens the road for two men to get work where
it deprives one of work? Low tariff men
ought to leavo off positively silly talk. They
can not make omelets without breaking oggs.
If they are not well convinced that a lower
tariff will bo followed by increased iudustry
and better roward to labor they should take a
back seat in politics till they havo set-
tled that general question in their minds.
Mr. Springer is far above that sort of parti-
sanship which avows fear of the republicans
sharing in the credit of a good measure. To-
ward tho close he plainly intimates that tho
scope of action by tho house and dissent by
the senate or president will furnish tho na-
tional democratic convention with an issuo,
and that in case of getting control of the pres-
idency, houso and senate the democrats might
be allowed to pass the now proposed meas-
ures at the second session. But what would
become of the further and broader plans sup-
posed to be maturing in committee? The
campaign would have boon fought on tho
skirmish line. The people would have ex-
pressed no verdict on any other than
the measures produced. Mr. Springer
has stated the case for opponents of tariff re-
form to include as little as possible in the
contention, so that a president and another
congress may be eloctod on issues even nar-
rower and more desultory than the general
revision of the McKinley bill—on issues so
small that tho ways and means committeo and
the Committee on manufactures would not
find in the campaign issuo any distinct author-
ity to report tho result of that quiet inquiry
which Mr. Springer favors. An issue "di-
rected to the weakost points of tho McKinley
bill" will be appreciated by the office seeker
and stump speaker who, however, would
always select such points, and whose
anxiety doubtless is to be saved from
the necessity of declaring whother or
not their reform party means to go further
than lop off the excrescences of irregular and
ill considered measures of protection—which
any intelligent and honest protectionist would
do a« well. But at the last Mr. Springer
throws in as an issue, together with opposition
to the objectionable features of the McKinley
act, "a demand for genuine tariff reform."
Then what is the objection to letting the peo-
ple know what the party means or under-
stands by "genuine tariff roform?" Shall it
preserve protection as far as possible or shall
it get as near to free trado as possible? This
question is not answorod by Mr. Springer and
of course can not be answered without at
once forfeiting the supposed advantage of
holding with the haro and running with the
hounds. A fair counter suggestion to that of
Mr. Springer might be that if a general tariff
bill is inexpedient a littlo superficial meddling
is positively wrong to tho masses of the party
on tho ground that it will make an inadequate
and, by strong implication, a restrictive cam-
paign platform by raising smaller issues than
those to which the party is in goneral already
committed. __________________
Younq America should be inspired with a
deep seated reverence for fundamental truths
while he is tender and impressionable.
BOYD AND THAYER.
The ground on which Mr. Boyd was ad-
judged a oitizen and able to take the office of
governor of Nebraska was that ho was a resi-
dent of Nebraska when it became a state.
The state constitution gave citizenship, and
the act of admission to tho union operated as
a collective naturalization. Now that tho
legal question is settled, tho republicans aro
disposed to admit that it was quite a mistake
in practical politics to raiso it. Mr. Boyd was
an old resident, elected by the people. The
Inter Ocoau has to say that "it is always
shortsighted in politics to lay stress upon
any objection to tho carrying out of the popu-
lar will which lacks substantial support in
equity." Tho people resent it. It is claimed
that Nobraska is still strongly republican,
though the farmers took an off year in which
frown upon the prominence in state politics
of a leading railroad attorney. Of course this
is as much as tho republicans could be ex-
pected to admit. But it may be that the de-
ments which robuked tho republican party
will exhibit a pormanent policy to defeat
that party. Then its glory will have departed.
Something more serious # than the party
organs will admit is at work in the minds of
the farmers. II is about lime that the re*
publican party wero left to the support of
other classes for whom it seems now to exist
to tho hurt of the very largo majority of cit-
izens.
There is something strikingly significant of
a judicial spirit proof against partisan bias in
two important decisions recently rendered by
tho United States supreme court. One is the
judgment seating Governor Boyd of Nobraska
and the other is that holding the anti-lottery
act of congress to be constitutional. In the
former case tho judgos, a majority of whom
are republicans, have seated a democratic gov-
ernor. In tho latter case Justice Lamar and
other democrats agree in holding tho anti-
lottery law passed by a republican congress
to bo constitutional. Party lines might have
been drawn with some hope of party ad-
vantage in either of these cases. That this
was not done assures ub that the supreme
court has not been thoroughly leavened by the
dangerous party politics of the country.
No man is fit for the presidency who tries to
haul it to himself with a rabbit foot.
Denver News : Governor Boyd will call an
extra session of the Nebraska legislature. The
democrats and the alliance united will control
both houses. They will redistrict tho stato
for legislature and congressmen and pass an
act electing* presidential electors by the con-
gressional districts. This will take Nebraska
out of the republican column and divide its
electoral vote.
How would "Hon. Evan P. Howell, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary"
sound ? Tiger I
It is gratifying to note that Congressman
Bailey of Texas considers his first obligation
the duty he owes to his constituents. Lot him
cling to this idea in spite of even party cau-
cuses. It can not be wrong to do so. His
promises to his constituents come first. This
is the sound and sensible view taken by Messrs.
Hoar and Williams of Massachusetts when
they declined to make unanimous the election
of Speaker Crisp, whose avowed policy re-
garding leading subjects of legislation was
contrary to the views and wishes of their con-
stituents. Their conduct was courageous and
consistent. Stick to your constituents or re-
sign.
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SNAP SHOTS.
If you want to see vain people with the big
head take a rear Beat in the theater.
We note tho arrival in Mexico of two more
experienced war correspondents. Tho Garza
revolution may now be expected to break out
in at least two new places.
There is only one sure way, ambitious
young friend, to make a start in life with your
pen. That way is to use the pig pen or the
cow pen.
When ono goes afishing for compliments
one always ubos a compliment for bait.
Bass bawl began with the first boy baby.
The legislature does not make a law every
time it passes a bill.
There is hope for any editor who conde-
scends to quote a good thing from his rival.
THE STATE PRESS.
What the Newspapers Throughout Texas
Are Talking About.
The Marlin Ball says:
At the recent meeting of the Retail liauor
dealers' association in Galveston our feilow-
townsmau, Captain G. A. King, was * unani-
mously elected grand president. The captain
bore his honors with becoming dignity and
was the recipient of an enthusiastic ovation by
tho members of the order. As testimonials ho
received many valuable presents and tokens of
esteem, and also took tho leather medal as the
champion eater at the oyster roast at Wool-
lam's lake. The most unique present ho re-
ceived was a magnificent pipe made from a
sea shell.
The San Antonio Express says:
Mr. Reagan, having returned from his jun-
keting tour to Mexico and had his name re-
placed on the stato payroll, took another tilt,
at the stockmen's convention, against thoso
benighted papers which do not look upon tho
railway commission as divine, and upon tho
commissioners themselves as God-given. He
now appears to be directing his efforts to at-
tempts to show that the roads have not been
hurt by tho commission—that, in fact, they
have been benefited, though he does not make
it clear. Aftdr his next tirade against the
newspapers, the Express trusts the honorable
gentleman will make an effort to show
now tho people have been benefited. It
scarcely expects him to succeed, but it would
bo worth something to see tho effort made
And the Hon. John H. Reagan, chairman of
tho railway commission, will go to his grave
with tho deeply rooted conviction that the
"venal press" was paid to poke fun at his
Mexican junket.
Mrs. McPherson of the San Marcos Star-
Vindicator says:
Wo would like very much to be able to
please our readers and have them all in lovo
with us, calling us good, amiable, etc., but it
is impossible to do this and run a newspaper;
so we propese to stick to principle, do our
duty and take the consequences.
She also says:
The new fad in ultra-fashionable circles is
for the girls to try to Iook like Japanese girls.
Anything to look as un-American as possible.
Such snobbishness is disgusting and a re-
proach to tho woman who would ape the airs
and customs of an inferior nation.
The Port Lavacaen says:
The building boom has struck Lavaca. More
new houses will be commenced here between
now and June than in any town in south-
western Texas of the size. This growth and
prosperity is not the result of any deep water
advertising, but comes from the confidence of
the public in our hog and hominy advantages.
In the long run doep soil always beats deep
water. Our people do not expeot to feed on
suckers.
Tho Boerne Post says .•
Galveston is growing apaco in her com-
merce. Commerce as a rule is of slow growth,
still this city is making a splendid showing
and bids fair to keep ahead of all her youth-
ful rivals. The News again publishes a few
statistics showing the foreign exports for the
past five months ending January 81. Tho
value of exports to foreign countries in that
period amounted to no loss a sum than $29,-
025,636. Tho cotton shipments wero 657,536
bales, value $27,549,433, while tho shipments
of wheat, corn and oats came up in value to
nearly half a million dollars. Those aro very
gratifying figures, yet they but faintly show
what Texas could do wero out ports better
known in the foreign commercial world.
The Bellville Standard of Saturday says j
Up to date 9038 bales of cotton have been
brought to Bellville. Last season up to this
time 7164 bales wore marketed here. Increaso
over last season of 1874 bales.
The Bellville Standard tells the truth, though
the criminal record is extended:
The typos last week made us say that Sheriff
Glenn and Deputy Bethany had made 120 ar-
rests since the beginning of their term of
office. The paragraph should havo read that
they had jailed 120 criminals, as the number
of their arrests is treble that number.
Brother Guthrie (Canfield of the San An-
tonio Express spells it Goothery) says:
Hogg, Sawnie Robertson and the Tyler
gang are conniving to oapture Texas again
for Hogg. Better bide a weo.
The Post says of his versatile competitor:
Canfield of the San Antonio Express turns
the twinkle in his eye off or on in everything
as readily as if it was the electric light.
The Post adopts the landscape style of the
Beeville Bee and Corpus Christi Caller in the
bixr head over its first paga It is a miniature
picture of the beautiful town of Boerne and
the surrounding landscape.
Tho tables turned. The Bellville Standard
says:
Heretofore it has been no uncommon thing
for negroes to steal from white folks, but tho
record of our court this week discloses the fact
that this monotony has been broken, three
white men having been convicted of theft
from colored people. A fat hog caught two
of them and sixty pounds of seed cotton
tempted the other. While the owner accepted
before prosecution $15 for the porkor, it took
$124 65 cold cash to satisfy the stato. The owner
of tho seed cotton, notwithstanding the
very low price of tho fleecy 6taplo, was a
littlo greedy. Ho demanded and received
from his erring palefaced brother not only the
sack of cotton, but o sack of flour and $4 spot
cash hush money. Everything was amicable
and the husher and husiiee were as brothers,
but tho state was in it and on to it, and would
not hush worth a cent and a salve of $30 95
had to be applied in smoothing her wrinkled
front.
What of the old law against compounding
felonies? It used to be a risky business to
agree not to. prosecute a thief for a consider-
ation. Accessories after the fact are placed
in the same category with thoso who were con-
nected with the offense before and when it
was committed, though not participating in it
directly, though it is said that in all crimes
under the degree of felony thoro are no ac-
cessories at all, but all persons concerned
therein are held as principals.
The San Antonio Express says:
Some pretty hard tilings have been said
against the Hon. D. B. Hill, but lus most viru-
lent fooman never yet accused him of being a
fool.
No, the charges are all against the mora
side of his character—in politics.
The Denison Herald says:
The malodorous gang of Tammany heelers
and plug uglies that overran Chicago in 1884
and did all in their powoi to prevent Clove-
land's nomination, will be there again next
Juno for the same purpose Tho Fort Worth
Gazette is one of tho most zealous organs
Tammany has. Boss Croker must be proud
of it Gov. Hogg says it will be a great
sacrifice but he'll run once more just to
please the people. There's richness for you
and something like gall.
The Bellville Standard says in an oracular
way: "The railroad commission has more
head and less tail than any other institution in
Texas." When kites and kangaroos aro
rigged that way they make poor progress. The
Standard remarks:
The NavRsota Leader and a few other papers
have not yet, it seems, found out that tho elec-
tion of United States senator is not legislation,
and that if a special session is called tho legis-
lature will bo authorized to elect a senator
without reference to whether or not Governor
Hogg mentions tho matter in his call
Sheriff W. B. Glenn left hero for Temple
Tuesday in search of George Jackson, a gen-
tleman of color, and returned Thursday with
lus prisoner. He was tried Thursday and fiued
$25 for shooting a pistol at Millheim about a
year ago. ""
The Brownsville Cosmopolitan says:
Now that the railroad commission of Texas
has reduced tho rates on brick from $4 per
1000 to $1 25 over the Rio Grand© railroad it
opens up the markets of Corpus Christi,
Rockport and Galveston to our brickmakers.
It is hopod they will take advantage of these
rates and revive this industry, which will give
labor to many of our working people.
The old price of good brick at Brownsville
was $3 per 1000, if this writer remembers cor-
rectly.
The Cuero Bulletin favors the election of
Mills as United States senator from Texas.
The Caldwell Chronicle says :
Hogg has made about as good a governor as
Texas has over had, notwithstanding tho abuse
heapod upon his administration by his ene-
mies.
Tho Lockhart Register follows the setten-
tious fashion:
None aro perfeot, but some are better than
others There is entirely to muoh fault find-
ing Those who are dissatisfied with the
world know tho way out Some people write
best on subjects about which they know noth-
ing A constant pooking away will in time
drill a hole through a millstone Many start
in at the big end of the horn and come out at
the littlo end Let an editor get a reputa-
tion and all he has to do is to fill up with plate
matter Most little towns want a newspaper
very much till they get one, and when it comes
to the proper support it is a more costly lux-
ury than tney bargained for.
CURRENT POLITICAL COMMENT.
We are confident that a recent importation
of dutiable merchandise at Jupiter, Fla., has
not escaped the vigilant eye of Assistant Sec-
retary Spauldmg, who writes the decisions in
which the treasury department interprets and
applies the provisions of the McKinley tariff.
We refer to the landing at Jupiter of the
American end of the new telegraph cable
from Nassau. The law with respect to im-
ported goods of this kind has already been
ntorpreted and applied by Mr. Spaulding.
As soon as the American end of the tele-
phone cable from the Canadian town of Wind-
sor emerged from the water at Detroit a few
months ago, the watchful assistant secretary
promulgated a decision that it was clearly
utiable and must be taxed under the law of
McKinley. The decision has been published
by the department, and so far as we Know has
never been reversed. Tho American end of
tho Nassau cable was landed at Jupiter on
Saturday last, and the British steamer West-
meat h, after doing the work, slipped away in
tho darkness of the following night. The pro-
truding end of this cable should be appraised
at once, and tho full duty should ba exacted.
[New York Times.
If prohibition of the American flag on the
ocean, which republican stupidity has main-
tained sinco the war, be removed, we shall have
first-class American ships between Now York
and London moro quickly than tho channel at
Harlem Kills can be deepened. Let Ameri-
cans buy or build ships where they please and
as they please and thoy will ask no favors of
congress. American ocean travel is now the
exclusive gain of British capital under the
flimsy and ridiculous pretext by republican
tariff makers that thus they proteot American
industry. [Chicago Herald.
A large majority of the demoorats were
elected on a pledge to favor free silver coin-
age, and they can not evade the foroe of that
pledge. They can violate it if they see fit,
but that would only increase the embarrass-
ment of tho noxt campaign. Each momber
is accountable to his own immediate constitu-
ency, and can not plead in extenuation the un-
popularity of froo silver in some other part of
the country. [Inter Ocean.
The bill introduced by Representative Sher-
man Hoar, making the term of all postmas-
ters "during good behavior," finds hearty
favor with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which
Bays: "The wholesale change of these officials
every four years is a business calamity, to say
nothing worse. Besides, once remove these
offices beyond the control of partisan bosseB
and tho most corrupting influence in national
politics will disappear."
A correspondent of the Twentieth Century
finds what he denominates "Two Conflicting
Christian Maxims," that is; 1. "Satan finds
some mischief still for idle hands to do."
"Keep the world's fair closed on Sundays."
To find the reason for the discrepancy between
these two expressions is not an unprofiable
mental exercise. It may be found that ono of
the "maxims" is not Christian. [American
Sentinel.
Highly necessary »• committees are for the
work of parliamentary bodies, the favorable
or unfavorable report of a committee
exonerates no congressman from his in-
dividual responsibility. Attempting to
foist on tho committees this individual re-
sponsibility forces the committee organiza-
tion still further towards absolutism. [SU
Louis Republic.
EXTRA SESSION MATTERS.
ADVI0E ON THE SUBJECT FEOM BEP-
BESENTATTVE FAEMEBS.
Laws They Want Eepealed, Amended and
Left Alone—They Are Glad of the
Opportunity The NewB Offers.
Following are some of the replies received
to The News' request for the opinions of
farmers in regard to the proposed extra ses-
sion of the legislature:
Panhandle Talk.
Vernon, Wilbarger Co., Tex.—To Thb
News : The farmers of the Panhandle look
upon The News as their friend and as a paper
which does not ohange its political opinions
every week or two. Our farmers' grievances
are not so great as thoso of the farmers of
other portions of the state. We have been
blessed with a bountiful harvest, we have
an increased acreage in wheat for next season
and a bright future is before us. We have in
Vernon one of the best markets in tho state.
The farmers are prosperous and grain is
snapped up by the mills and buyers at good
prices considering the heavy freight rates
made by the railroad. We need more and
better railroad facilities in this part of the
state.
Some time in 1890 an overgrown political
evangelist came up through this territory,
carrying things by sections and promising the
dear farmers many good things should he be
their chief executive, and he made thorn
almost belief that when a farmer put out $1
ho would get $2 back. And the farmers clapped
their hands and their mouths watered and
they eloctod that man governor. Now, when
tho great and growing west wants recognition,
this great giant, this genius, erects his bristles
but continues to root in his own little acorn
district. If Texas had as many appointive
offices as New York, all the farmers in eastern
Texas would quit farming and hold some
office.
Tho largost portion of Texas known as tho
Jumbo district, has been represented in the
senate by one man, and in the houso by one
man. This territory is larger and moro pro-
ductive than the state of Georgia, and we want
it redistricted so that we may be fairly repre-
sented. We aro entitled to several representa-
tives, and we know it, and so does the governor.
Is it to save liltie Horace that tho governor
refuses to see the matter in the right light?
It is to be hoped that the gubernatorial fist
is never put to another alien land law bill—the
drouths of 188(5 and 1887 were nothing to that
law in the way of damage to the state. Just
at the time that we needed money with which
to develop the Panhandle the alien law cut off
the supply. Grasshoppers and drouths make
a paradise to the alien law. Ninety-five per
cent of the Panhandle farmers are loud in
their requests to tho legislature to send R. Q.
Mills to the senate. Namredla.
Not Chilton.
Manor, Tox.—To The News: Of course
there should bo an extra session, to elect a
senator who would represent something else
than the executive of tho state, and possessing
other qualifications than having been a bare-
footed boy with the governor, even though he
might bo "embarrassed by a confederate
record." Is thoro a man of ordinary intelli-
gence in the stato who bolioves that the pres-
ent incumbent could receivo ono dozen votes
for senator at this time? And yet men are
pronouncing for Chilton for no other reason
than that he has been appoinued by tho gov-
ernor, thus writing themselves down as hench-
men of a boss. Some of them go so far as to
sav that Chilton is entitled to the senator-ship.
No man in tho stato is entitled to any office.
The only question should be, who can best
servo the state? It sometimes happens that a
man comes to represent an idea, when to de-
feat him means the defeat of measures of
state policy. This seems to have been the
case in the election for speaker in congress.
And the election of Mills to the senato will
servo notice on the combine that defeated him
and tariff reform at tho samo time, that Texas
stands by the old banner of tariff reform ; to
defeat him will give joy and encouragement
to every jobber in tho United States.
Reapportion the stato so as to givo to every
section that strength in tho legislature and
congress to which it ib entitled. There aro
many counties in the west which wero not or-
ganized ten years ago that now contain several
thousand people. Senators and representa-
tives in the legislature have larger constitu-
encies in those counties than a congressman
from tho piney woods.
It will hardly do to expect any repeal of
the foolish legislation of the last regular ses-
sion. The courts are attending to this with
reasonable dispatch, and if the commission
can run a couple of years more, the people
will doubtless tako the matter up again and
Judge Reagan's boasted majority may be on
tho other side. Farmer.
The Farmer Wants Oheap Money.
Bryan, Tex.—To The News : Should the ex-
tra session of tho legislature be called by Gov-
ernor Hogg, the important and principal
measure would bo the redisricting of the state.
The most important in the governor's view,
I suppose, would be to have the alien land law
re-enacted. In my opinion, the alien land
law, with certain modifications, would do very
well. Make the law so as to prevent the own-
ership of large bodies of land by aliens. We
do not need an ironclad law such as would ex-
clude foreign money from the state; the hue
and cry of the farmer is always "more money
and cheap money I" Exclude foreign money
from our state and the very highest rate of
interest possible would be charged by our
local lenders. I know one bank that charges
2% per cent on small loans, and the usury law
is dodged by having the party who borrows
the money execute his note to a third party ;
the bank then discounts at the rate of 30 per
cent per annum.
I notice some of your farmer correspondents
seem to bo apprehensive that some foreigner
will get a mortgage on their lands and event-
ually "gobble" it. Now, if there is no foreijm
money and the farmer needs money and thinks
it is necessary to mortgage his land, he would
have to pay at least 10 per cent, while he could
have gotten foreign money at from 6 to 8 per
cent. Then, again, would not the local lender
be much more persistent in collecting his
money when due? In nine cases out of ten
tho local lender would foreclose the mortgage
and sell the poor farmer out while, on tho
other hand, the foreign capitalist or syndicate
want only the interest on the loan and in most
cases tho loan would be extended if the bor-
rower so desired.
Another very and to the farmer most im-
portant, measure would bo the enactment of a
practicable road law. The man who can for-
mulate and have enacted a law, the enforce-
ment of which would improve the abominable
roads over which we have to haul or rather
drag our products to market would immortal-
ize himself, and he should have a pension for
life.
A thirty-days' session would hardly be long
enough to pass the reapportionment law, the
alien land law, a road law and other matters
which the governor may mention in the call.
Last, but not by any means least, would be
the election of a United States senator. That*
however, would be short work. Mr. Mills
would go through like a flash. Hurrah for
Mills!
As to the railroad commission, I was op-
posed to it from the start, and after reading
carefully the various rulinggs, and with the
experience I have had in freight matters, I
have not (-hanged my opinion. I have had to
pay more for some classes of freight than I
did before the creation of the commission. In
a thickly populated country a railroad com-
mission may work very well, but Texas is too
new and too sparsely settled for a railroad
commission. Anything that will retard the
development of our stats is an injury to the
doodIs. individually and collectively, and it is
ger
Th<
iey are doing as
dare say, as,.&ny
other threo men in tho state could do.
my opinion that the railroad commission is
doing this. I have nothing to say against the
entlemen who compose the commission.
W0llft t
There
are no threo men in the state tall enough to
wado in water so deep.
As to Governor Hogg, he was carried into
office upon a wavo of popular predjudice
against certain things. Such popularity is
precarious, Tho man who floated into office
upon this tide of public opinion, when tho
tide recedes goos out with it and sinks, like
"McGinty, to the bottom of the sea," and is
not likely to rise again. And, then, the gov-
ernor has seemingly ignored tho "majority"
class that elected him to office on certain
issues. Anti-Sub.
Not a Mills Man.
Gay Hill, Tex.—To Tub News : Governor
Hogg, though elevated to position by the
farmers, now antagonizes their interests, and
will no doubt consider any expression of
opinion as to his duty as gross impertinence.
Wo farmers were never moro in earnest,
though our demands may be crude. Wo foci
that our senators and representatives should
unite with us in rectifying the wrongs of which
wc complain. Senator Coke refuses to Con-
sider our demands because of their origin;
Senator Chilton of course joins the opposi-
tion, but we consider him of little conse-
quence; R. Q. Mills, probably the most influ-
ential member of congress, by uniting with
the eastern democracy, has divorced himself
from a large portion of his former friends and
supporters. But really nothing moro could
have been expected of Sir Roger, as he has
thoroughly boxed the political compass. Nei-
ther Coke, Maxey nor Mills became demo-
crats as long as they could find any other
party to work with.
Mills' defeat for the speakership is truly
gratifying. Indeed, this news gave us the
best night's Rleep wo have had for a long
time. Tho defeat of Mills for the senate
would givo us another glorious night of rest.
The farmers have come to the conclusion that
our senators and representatives are thorough-
ly under the control of capitalists, and conse-
quently nothing can be expected of them.
It is gratifying to old hayseeds to see the
thorough independence of The News, as
nearly all of our newspapers seem to have
gone over body and soul to capitalists and
oppressors of the agricultural aud laboring
interests.
Regardless of the decision of the supreme
court, we believe the alien land law should
be promptly re-enacted, and the caption
should bo made to conform^to the constitu-
tution of the state.
We do not oppose immigration, b\it every
immigrant should bo a naturalized citizen be-
fore he could own land.
Governor Hogg should call the attention of
the legislature w tho evasion of our usury
laws, it seems that some bankers are actually
getting from 25 to 30 per cent interest for
loans, when tho law allows only 10 per cent.
While on a visit to Hunt county a fanner told
me that he paid 25 jier cent for money last
Juno. He went to a banker in Greenville and
asked for a loan of $100. The banker told
him ho had no money to loan, but if he wouid
execute a note for $125, drawing 10 por cent
interest, secured by mortgage on crop and
team, he would give him $100 for the note.
Such a method evades the law, and yet this
was really a loan at over 25 per cent. Gov-
ernor Hogg might reinstate himself with the
farmers if he could devise and recommend
legislation that would prevent such transac-
tions.
The governor should compel officers to do
their duty^ instead of offering extravagant re-
wards, which tend to bankrupt tho state.
The Sunday law should bo enforced or re-
pealed.
The Governor might put a feather in his
cap by recommending tho loan of the school
fund to farmers on real estate security, as is
done in the state of Oregon with perfoct suc-
cess and satisfaction to all concerned.
The governor seems to bo stirring his stumps
and putting up his fences for re-election, but
we warn his excellency that if ho depends
upon his littlo anti-subtreasury-alliance side
show ho will bo loft in the soup. It is to be
regretted, but tho truth is tho Texas Hogg is
too dead to skin. W. C. DIxon.
Maximum Rates.
Groesbeeck, Tex.—To The Nbws: I re-
produce an extract from Mr. Reagan's let-
ter: "While we have adoptod some commodity
tariffs wo havo adoptod no rates on goneral
merchandise, and that, as to tho great body
of commerce of Texas, it is still carried on at
rates prescribed by the officers of the roads
and not by tho commission."
No one can form any just conception of this
railroad question without first looking into the
extent and wealth of these vast corporations.
Under the influence of pools and combina-
tions they abolish completely all competition
and fix rates. They levy all the tribute on
commerce that the article transported will
boar short of prohibition, and in many in-
stances tho tribute levied does prohibit the
shipment of goods which perish in the hands
of the producer; and with the power of money
they use their resources to influence legisla-
tion, both state and national, and they do not
stop at this. They purchase the decisions of
the courts, both hijgh and low, and still go fur-
ther by purchasing the power and influence of
citizens high in position to publish letters in
the leading public prints to justify a legalized
robbery practiced by them. Not satisfied at
this they have such an enormous surplus of
wealth that they purchase the influence of
many of the most popular daily and weekly
newspapers of the country, and thereby con-
trol public opinion politically and socially.
When we consider 160,000 miles of railroad
in the United States—which is a greater length
of mileage than all tho balance of the rail-
roads in the world—and when we consider
that they carry the material for more than
$130,000,000,000 of commerce anuually, and
when we further take into consideration that
the tonnage of this 100,000 miles of railroad
is annually 170,000,000 tons—more than all
the tonnage of the water navigation of the en-
tire world—we can then form some just con-
ception of tho p6wer, influence and wealth of
these monstrous corporations.
It is proper in this connection. to look into
the moro monstrous crimes of those railroad
corporations. The real cost of all the 160,000
miles of road is about $2,500,000,000, and they
have watered this stock up to something more
than $9,000,000,000, thus fixing, charging and
collecting an outrageous freight upon moro
than $7,000,000,000 of watered stock, and all
this unexampled robbery is done independent
of an exorbitant rate of freight charged upon
the actual capital thoy havo invested in the
roads. In order that the reader may form a
just conception of tho above statement it will
be projier for mo to make some quotations
from "Poor's Railroad Manual" and the census
report of the United States fcff 1880. It will
be seen that prior to that date and before the
corporations pooled their issues and consoli-
dated their general interests, and at a time
when they were competing with each other as
a matter of business, all the roads running
west from Boston, Now York, Baltimore and
Philadelphia charged at their own will 1 cent
a ton per mile on all through hauls and 11-6
cent for shorter hauls and the census report
for 1880 shows that the average freight rate
for the whole United States was less than 1
cent a ton per mile. They also show that the
road from St. Louis to Galveston prior to tho
general combination and when it was compet-
ing as a business transaction only charged 7-10
of a cent per ton per mile on a through haul
from city to city.
Theeonsus.'and "Poor's Manual" show that at
the above date and at the above-named rates,
58 por cont of tho gross earnings of these roads
were net profits. This unquestionably settles
the question as to whether 1 cent a ton per
mile is a paying rate or not. To add any more
evidence to this would be moro than a waste
of time.
The above authority shows that a train pulls
out of New York for San Francisco charging
$300 for a car for the through trip, that this
samo train drops a car loss than half tho dis-
tance and charges $700 for the car. That a
train pulls out from St, Louis for Galveston
and charges $60 for a car pulled through, and
the samo train as it passes Palestino, Tex.,
hitches on a car and pulls it to Galveston, for
which S90 is oharged. I can five many such
examples, but it will be a waste of time
Such discrimination against places and pei
sons is an injustice that is unparalelled.
In conclusion, I will refer to the quotation
from Judge Reagan, in which he says the com-
mission has not interfered in any way with
the great body of articles shipped on th»
roads, and that the freight ratos to-day aD
what the officers of the roads have seen fit fo
charge. Has not Judgo Reagan ail tho infor-
mation necessary to make up a rate of charge*
that will bo equitable between the road*
and the people? This is all tl.o
people want. Any man who will discriminate
unjustly or injuriously against the roads is
worse than a monkey as a legislator, for the
people need the roads as much us they need
horses, wagons and plows. Why has tho Texas
commission spent moro than a year without
fixing the rates on all the articles of com-
merce, as they have more nccummulated in-
formation in the various rai' road manuals and
tho debato3 in congress and the census reports
than it can procure by its own efforts in a life-
time? Why have they not made an effort to
squeeze some of the watered stock out of tho
Texas roads? The supremo court has decided
that the railroads aro public property and not
private property; that the corporations only
hold chartered rights in these roads, which is
specially expressed in the charters ana under-
stood by the corporations; that all their acts
aro to be regulated by national and state leg-
islation. Then, I ask, why have not all the
evils which I mention been corrected? Why
havo the people remained quiet and submit-
ted to all this wrong doing of the roads? It
might be well for me to offer some proof for
what I have said about the corporations con-
trolling tho action of the legislative bodies
and the courts. I therefore quote from
a speech made by Hon. O. R.
Singleton of Mississippi February 18, 1882, on
the floor of the United States congress, in
which he says: "Lot it be generally under-
stood that members of the state legislatures
and of congress are in tho market as shoep in
tho shambles to be bought and sold by rail-
road1 and other corporations." I also quote
from Senator Vance of North Carolina. Ho
said in a speech made m tho senate: "An in- ■
vestigation was made before a committee of
the legislature in regard to ono single bill ap-
propriating $7,000,000 for tho completion of a
railroad and it was proven bv the oath of tho
president that he had paid $252,000 for brib-
ing the legislature to get that bill through."
>y tne
$252,1
,000 for brib-
The time has come when the people must
elect men to the legislature who will wipe tho
commission bill from our statute books, pass
a maximum rate for tho government of tho
roads and pass an act authorizing suit against
the roads at the place where tho law may be
violated, in the various courts of the county,
judgment to be levied upon the first train that
may arrive at the depot in tho town where the
judgment is obtained, and it will be as easy to
control railroad corporations as it is an indi-
vidual. J. D. Rankin.
Senators by Direct Vote.
Brownsville, I. T.—To The News : I have
been a citizen of Grayson county, Texas, six-
teen years. Though temporarily residing in the
territory I am still interested in the welfare of
the Lone Star stato and would rocominend the
following for tho consideration of the called
session (which I do not think necessary):
Tho first and most important act should be
to change or amend the constitution so as to
reduce the number of representatives and
senators to nbout one-third or one-half the
present number and then raise their por diem
to $10; this would call out better mon, and
fewer men can effect bettor legislation.
I think the present road law should be
amended so as to levy a tax on all property
for road purposes, the same to bo exponded
equally on all the roads of tho county, in re-
pairing bridges, culverts and grading tho
worst places. This should be in the hands of
road commissioners, elcctcd for each county,
and their deputies. This would eaualize tho
keeping up of roads with the wealthy and tho
poor by having an additional road fund. Tho
convicts should be worked on the roads nwr
the county sites, as thoso roads are traveled
moro and require more work.
I think tho text book law should be amended
so as to allow each county, by a voto, to se-
lect such text books as would suit a majority
of tho citizens, thereby prohibiting a monop-
oly of any particular kind of books. Tho
scholastic ago should be changed to include
all from 6 to 18 years, and provisions made by
which free schools may be taught for ten
months each year. The school fund of Texas
is amply sufficient for this.
The law .that rogulates the fees of office
should bo remodeled, especially in crim-
inal cases. Witnesses in no case aro
allowed anything for their attendance
unless the defendant is found guilty and is
able to pay the costs. Neither is a justice of
tho peace or a constable allowed any fees un-
less a conviction is made and the party able
to pay, when in such cases officers get good
pay for their work. This law Should be so
amended that the officers get fees for all work
done, say one-fourth or one-half of the pres-
ent feos. paid by tho state, and in case of a
conviction tax up fees under the present law
and pay into the treasury the fees the same as
fines. Witnesses should receive small foes
and mileage when summoned, and compelled
to attend court whether a conviction is had or
not. A law that compols men to work for the
state without compensation is undemocratic
and should be blotted out. If the whole peo-
ple are not able to pay such expenses how
shall individuals bear such burdeus?
I am in favor of redisricting tho state and
tho election of United States senators by the
people, and I would to God tho people had a
right to vote direct for president in 1892. It
would give us Grover Cleveland or some other
honest tariff reform democrat for president,
who would, with a democratic congress, give
the people tho relief sought for so many years.
The right to vote direct for senator would givo
us Colonel R. Q. Mills, tho next best man to
Cleveland.
I am not sufficiently posted on the railroad
commission law or the alien land law to give
an opinion or any suggestion. I think Gov-
ernor Hogg is making a good governor and
will do what he thinks best, and like the demo-
cratic party, will always be found battling for
the best interests of the people.
G. W. CRUMP.
Fewer Laws.
Carmean, Tex.—To The News: I am in tho
80th year of my age and I have lived fifty-five
years in Texas. I have been a reader of Thb
News ever sinoe its first appearance. It is a
good paper.
I am a farmer. I oppose the called session
of the legislature.
The alien land law is all right. I am in
favor of it.
While the decisions of our courts may bo
strictly in accord with the law they are not of
a necessity right. If tho majoritv of the peo-
ple are in favor of the alien land law (and I
think that they are) tho recent decisions of the
courts in regard to the constitutionality of
that law aro morally wrong. Might does not
always make rhjht.
I voted for Governor Hogg, but not for the
railroad commission.
If I had my say the legislature should con-
vene but once in six years. The first act to be
performed by that body should be the blotting
out of two-thirds of the laws in the code—and
have tho rest of them enforced.
I have written this without the use of
glasses. H. A. Adams.
Bettor Railroad Facilities.
Garland, Tex.—To The Nbws: I have bedn
farming these black, waxy lands for twenty-
three years, and have been very successful hi
growing wheat, corn, oats, cotton and vegeta-
bles of all kinds. This soil is always new, and
seems never to wear out. Before long these
lands will be held at $100 an acre—that is,
thoso adjacent to railroads or cities. But we
must have more money at a lower rate of
interest, a lower tariff and sailors' rights.
Then will Texas be the finest country in the
world.
We noed more railroads built crosswise the
stato until thoy form such a network that they
will, by compotition, reduce freight rates to a
minimum.
It will be best for farmers as a class if they
will cease grumbling and attend each to his
individual business.
Down with the railroad commission! Let
the railroad men run the railroads and oom*
nstition will regulate the rates. N. X, Fao&
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