Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 29, 1890 Page: 4 of 24
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I sjttle to THE GAZETTE
The Gazette Rfows in eraoe ond cir-
culation The people know a Rood thing
when they see It
In three week the census taking be-
gins and rival lawns will expeot every
manY woman nnd child to do their duty
Fort Tortii has the only mosscollar
factory in tho Union and one of the onlv
two jute baKClutf factories in the South
west
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The nogRHall controversy has been
transferred to theypotUicnl nrfno Mr
Hall li nnnotmcini his candidacy and
the counties arc endorsing or Instructing
forilr Hogg
Wiix4Bood faith to the people of
Texas Inspire Shephard and Halt to
withdraw as it did Mr Throokmorton
The latter gentleman was too patriotic to
permit himself to bo used ft a puppet by
wire pullers and schemers
The financial condition of Kansas
farmers Is made apparant by a proposed
waeer A Leavenworth man proposes
any sum from 510000 to 30000 that he
can walk from Leavenworth to Junotion
City and never step off mortgaged
ground except when crossing some high-
way of travel
There was something pathetlo in Mr
Throckmortons withdrawal from the
race for governor Good faith to the
people of Texas requires that I with-
draw said the patriot who is beloved
of Texas He oould not and would not
ne made a catspaw for politicians
TnE announcement that Senator Quay
would spend a few weeks in Florida is
followed by the announcement that ho
will take a quiet vacation in his Penn-
sylvania home Had the chairman of
the Republican committee been a private
citizen be would have > had to prove his
lq ocenceof thechnrges against bite or
his htftne and summer suit would bevo
been selected for him
The agitators In 2Jew York who are
using their best efforts to effect the
abolishment of the death penalty will
find n cogent argument in a recent oc-
currence Mr Starnicker has been in
the Georgia state penitentiary for sixteen
years serving out a sentence for a mur
der which has been shown he
commit A partial restitution
mode bf setting him at liberty
did not
is now
The election of John G Carlisle to fill
the vacancy in the United States eenato
caused by tho death of Mr Beck will
meet with general approval Indeed
so fitted is be for the place that it seemed
strange that there should have been any
contest Mr Carlisle Is known as a
statesman upon whose esoutcheon there
it no stain and ono whose intellectual
makes him the peer of any man in pub
llo life
Afkica now has at work within her
bordors ten American twelve British
and thirteen continental missionary so-
cieties There are more than 700 or-
dained missionaries and more than 7000
native preachers It is estimated4that
there are both white and native about
175000 communicants and 00000 nd
beranti As to tho amount of rum
furnished hcse Africans by some of the
missionaries deponent sayeth not but it
Is considerable
Petitions from four great powers
England Amorica Germany and
France in behalf of the exiles in Sibe-
ria have been forwarded In great num-
ber to Russia If the ministers around
the czar permit these to reach him the
plea of ignorance of existing evils in
Siberia cannot be longer urged How-
ever In a country so long the home of
despotism forwarding petitions is a comv
paratirely easy matter it is having
them read by those whom they are do
igued to reach that is difficult
It U Itin lend commissioner has an
nounced hitnselt a candidate tor governor
Setb Rhcphard has also been toileted and will
probably enter the race Honey Grove Citlseu
Thats tba littlo game Some wire
puller bohlnd tho scenes Is drawing out
candidates here and there who hayo no
more obanoe of nomination than has the
man In the moon The scheme Is to have
o multiplicity of candidates and out of
the confusion to evolve a dark horse who
has been doing tho pulling It will not
work Georgle It will not work
On from corn is one of the latest pro-
ducts which modern science every now
and then throws upon the world The
maize which Is now grown In the United
States at the rate of some 2000000000
bushels per year has been experimented
with and found capable of yielding 3
per centof Us weight ln pll the germ
pi the tesrHal being the part from which
the oil is extracted The new material Is
of a pale yellow somewhat thicker than
either the ollrt or cotton seed oil and
does not ttep to be readily available as a
substitutefor them but It it well adapted
fot lubricating purposes and may bB
used as a salad dressing
10 Pittsburg it
A iabge contractor
practically working out the raoe
problem Tbo Italians heretofore em-
ployed by tbo firm hare been found quar-
relsome and idle and their places are
being gradually occupied by negroes
Tho plan is working successfully and
may in time prove ft solution of the
race problem The negro when first
emancipated did not see the necessity of
work but It is gradually dawning upon
him that his friends have grown weary
and upon himself Is laid the burden of
kelfsupport The slow approach of a
desire to Work coupled with a willingness
to employ negro labor will soon reduce
the difficulties existing as well as turn
tbo tide of foreign immigration which is
largely of the scum of European society
Republican papers are keeping mighty
quiet concerning that recent Southern
outrage in Mississippi where the black
Republicans took forcible possession of a
Republican county convention refused
to recognize the credentials of white Re-
publican delegates and forcibly ejected
them from the convention and ran the
machine themselves This is hot the
kind of a Southern outrage calcu-
lated to Are the hearts of Northern Re-
publicans or to furnish for the campaign
material suitable to the needs of Sher-
man Ingalls et al and it is therefore
by no means likely that a congressional
committee will be called for or appointed
to iuvestigate it and lay before the
country an impassioned recital of its
oery detail coupled with denunciations
of Southern Democrats for their oppres
siou of the colored man brother and fel-
low citizen
Those who are applying the epithets
of anarchists and communists to
nil who favor the adoption of the com-
mission amendment forget that the
Domocrntio state of Missouri and tho Re-
publican state of Kansas not to mention
Georgia Iowa Illinois and other states
have tor years had railroad commissions
clothed with greater or less powers to fix
and regulate the passenger and freight
rates of the railroads of those states
Are the Democrats of Missouri or Geor-
gia or tho Republicans of Kansas or New
York or Massachusetts anarchists
and oommunists because they have
oreated railroad commissions to look
after the interests and see so fares the
powers conferred upon them will permit
that the railroads do not oppress the
people Were the members of congress
and of the senate of the United States
who voted for and scoured the passage of
the iuterstate commerce law creating the
interstate commerce commission an-
archists and communists because
by so voting they placed themselves on
record as believers in the doctrine that
railway corporations being oreaturos of
the law are fit subjeots for legal control
and regulation Arguments are better
than epithets and those who are op-
posed to the commission amendment only
confess the weakness of their side of the
qcestlon when unable to advance the
former they resort to the lattor
PERHAPS AND PERHAPS
Perhaps pnrer and more wholesome forma-
tions may ultimately come ont of a crade mass
of dissolution Who knows JGD News
For a great many years Tub Gazette
has been accustomed to the ravings of an
alleged independent press and has read
much of Democrntio dissolution ttiroes
reminiscence etc etc but the party
has lived it still lives and it will live
while the American republic lives There
is no dissolution in tho Democratlo
party formations have gono out of-
t for every hoaltby body at times has
been compelled to throw off putrid parti-
cles but out of the dissolution of Dem-
ocracy will never come forth any party
when Demooracy dies the republio will
have been long dead
The GD News having constituted
itself the champion of the George Clark
brand of cocalled Demooracy wbioh is
now passing into crystallization by means
of nonpartisan business mena
clubs The Gazette desires to pro
pounda few interrogatories to the Organ
of the Now Movement
1 If a farmer voted the Democratic
ticket at the last eleotlon how under
party usage can he bB exclnded from
Democratlo primaries this year If the
nonpartisan business man did not Tote
the Democratlo ticket at the last elec-
tion how are you going to use him In
Democratic primaries this year
2 If ono swallow does not tnako a
summer bow can one farmer ptcked up
by the News to adorn a tale be an
exponent of the sentiment of all farmers
Does not threefourths of the Democratlo
vote in Texas come from the farm
8 When a man signs the formulated
printed club head reported In tho press
as having been signed at Waco Sher-
man and Pittsburg and now being circu-
lated elsewhere does ho not oppose all
kinds of railroad regulation and within
ceitain conditions promise to oppose
Democratic platforms and nominees
i Domooratio and Republican busi-
ness men can unite in business sooial
benevolent and religious clubs and still
preserve their political identity but how
oan they join the same political club and
preserve separate partisan identity The
lamb and the lion the Clark and the
Lyons might lie down together between
times but how can they do so at meal-
time when both are hungry
5 If railroad corporations and indi-
viduals art one and the samstthing as-
set forth in ud Toadymade platform or
the < on I Ytlsan Business Mens
Clubs haV conies it that no railroad
THEWEEKLY GAZETTE POET WOETff TEXAS THURSDAY MAY 29
corporationwas ever tried or hung of
Imprisoned for murder
6 If the Democratlo party in conven-
tion assembled declares in favor of the
railroad commission amendment end
nominate Mr Hogg or some other com
mlsslonlst for governor of Texas will the
News support the platform and nominee
7 It this unorthodox unDemooratio
unRepublloan Nonpartisan business
mens club platform Intended to com-
bine Republicans and disaffected Demo-
crats Into a new party If so 1 O T
Lyous the recognized Republican leader
In Texas to be Its candidatej or will the
new party the purer formation so
to speak nominate somo pronounced cor-
poration Democrat Or will the clubs
break up in a row because polltolal oil
and water will not mix
6 Is not this NonPartisan Business
Mens club movement almost identical
In name and Incongruity with the Marlon
Martin politics of wbioh the News affeots
to complain in behalf of Democracy
9 If it is wrong as TnE Gazette con-
tends it lg for alliances and Knights
of Labor lodges as organizations to taken
band In politicsIs It not equally wrong for
drummers associations nonpartisan
business mens clubs sheriff associa-
tions underwritersassociations et ol
to attempt to control or defeat Demo
cratlo action
10 Will the GD News answer cate-
gorically and still further elucidate the
plan for Democratlo dissolution in Texas
and that more wholesome formation
which is to arlue from illassorted polit-
ical bedfellows
rOBT WORTHS ENTERPRISE
Austin Statesman It is a truth that
gains strength by repetition that there
are some things which must be seen to
be appreciatedthey cannot bo described
Tho Spring Palace is one ot such things
Conceived of as an exhibit of agricul-
tural and mineral products the highest
type of decorative art has changed a for-
mal array ot bare entities of themselves
containing more pecuniary value than
beauty into a veritable fairy home o
bright coloring grotesque representa-
tion sylvan beauty and artistio effect
Moss pendanueverywbere gives the visi-
tor at first glance a sense of that delicious
coolness found in the hidden reoesses
of some deep rooted forest Such rest-
ful sense of comfort is not disturbed by
the multiplied touches of art for each
contrast is one of harmony and the Pal-
ace as a whole is technically perfect
There is most startlingly brought out the
theory of change under the law of
juxtaposition Things of themselves
trite and commonplaoe when In com-
bination with other things equally well
known are found to produoe something
so new and novel as to transfix with
pleasureable surprise The Spring Palo
ace Is not only a mine of information
touching Texas products it is a studi0
of art where are taught varied lessons of
cause and effect of combination and
contrast
This is what Fort Worth has prepared
for her visitors coming nof alone from
witbtn the territory of Toxas but from
every state In the Union The Palace is
great Texas in miniature Fort Worth
has edited a guide book to the state It
has not only inaugurated a new thing in
Texas but a great thing for the state
Visitors from a distance cannot but be
interested pleased and made worshipers
of Texas greatness Fort Worth de-
serves for this monument to Texas not
only the thanks of tbo cities and citizens
generally ot Texas but people from
every section of tbo state should visit
the Spring Palace and thus personally
show their appreciation They can be
assured of a pleasant and profitable visit
DOliT BURN TEE BRIDGES
The Tunes is not intolerant nor has It ever
said that 3Ir Hogg Is not a good man On the
contrary It believes he if It differs with him a
to his policy and though It haB never said that
capital would leave Texas in tho event ot his
election It has said believes and can produce
evidence to the effect that an indorsement of
Mr Hoggs policy towards corporate capital in-
vested in the state will have a tendency to retard
the development of our resources and keep capi-
tal out of the state which would otherwise be In-
vested here Every one is entitled to his opin-
ion The above is ours New Birmingham
Times
The above Is the mildest way of putting
the assertion indulged by a few newspa-
pers of tho state that the eleotlon of
Mr Hogg will set Texas back ten
years The Times Is one of the most
active and intelligent workers in the up
building of this state and that excellent
journal should not burn Us bridges be-
hind It
Toxas is here to stay nnd there will be
work for Texas newspapers to do after
the next governor Is named In August as
well as today and what will these news-
papers do about It should Mr Hogg be
nominated at San Antonio Will these
Texas workers lay down their pens and
say It is no use Texas is ruined we
cannot invite men and money to come to
a land of ruin and if we aid they would
not come Suppose Mr Hogg is nomi-
nated and certainly no one can say it i3
a violent supposition what are the news-
papers going to do about It that are now
declaring his nomination will set Texas
babk ten years
Should Mr Hogg bo nominated Texas
will be here and there will be work to
do as now there is How
can any Texas newspaper invite
people to come to a state whose govern-
ment has been so rigorously denounced
as uninviting to capital Will these
newspapers lie down In the harness
will they impeach their own honesty by
still declaring Texas to be the parodisi
of inrestment and home seekers These
newspapers should have a core lest they
fall into a pit dug by their own hands
No man can ruin Texas The legisla
ture elected by the people makes laws
for tho state If Texas is to be set bac
or rulued it will be only through and byr
Its own people Neither Mr Hogg cor
Mr WJieeler nor any other governor cad
ruin Texas and neither of them wish to
do so It is unfair to Texas unfair
to the gubernatorial candidates and un-
fair to the man or newspaper to assert
that Texas Is to be ruined or set baok
Newspapers devoted to the upbuilding
of this stats sbonld look beyond thl
present and rise above the heat and pas-
sion of partisanship Texas will be herd
otter August and nowise man will burn
his bridges behind him especially when
all tbsslgns point to the chance that the
majority of the people of Texas
have deliberately decided to do
that thing which a few men
declare will be ruin Campaign chick-
ens may come homo to roost
Do not burn your bridges behind you
dear Times Texas is hero to stay and
the people will not ruin themselves
ALTAK AND TOUB
Ite Cezcttes Weekly Record of llarrlases
fccfl Deaths in Texas as Compllod from
the Newspapers ot tao Stats
MARRIAGES
Mr John II Burton and MISS Callle Canning
ham near Newbarg May U
Mr Tom Sanders and Miss Eiah Hampton
Lampasas May 11
Mr Sim Bethel and Mrs Jennie Murphy
Garland May IS
Mr J B Hill and Miss Sallla Miller Waelder
May 15
Hon John S Conway and Miss Jennie E Trot-
ter Qonxales May I
Mr Elijah Cole and Miss Tassie Ellis Gal-
veston May 15
Mr Horace L Morrison and Miss Anna Dar
den Graham May 15
Mr J J Early and Miss Belie Eainey Clarks-
ville May U
Mr H L White and Miss Ella Dotson Jew
ett May 7
Mr J Q Smith and Misj Jessie Black Jew
ett May 6
Mr Jeff O Jones and Misi Mary McBrlde
Tyler May 11
Mr J C Jones and Miss Florence Stegall
Sine Springs May 9
Mr Harry E Griffin and Mis3 Phoebe Saw-
yer Galveston May 14
Mr Charles E French and Miss Louie A-
Way Laredo May 13
Mr Jolm Haywood and Miss Mollie Dick
Henley May I
Mr B C Nelson and Miss Mollis Cook El
Paso May 0
Mr C W Day and Miss Ncra Belle Cole
Dublin May 11
Mr O It Adams and Miss Lou Pipes near
Grandvicw May 14
Mr Uobert S Jourdan and Mis3 Leta Partln
Tyler May ii
Dr Pobert Wilson and Miss Mary Wlther
spoon Texarkana May 23
Mr T L Means and Miss Daisy Bather Tem-
ple May 20
Mr John McHenry and Miss M Coylo Den
l on May 19
Mr J H Donough and Miss Mollie Kerby
Denlson May 21
Mr J n Burton and Miss Callle Cunning-
ham nearNewberg May 14
Mr Eustice McCulloch and Miss Maud Clark
Gatesvllle May 13
Mr W B Parker and Miss Lula P Owens
Kerens May 11
Mr James Denton and Miss Laura Edmiston
Sherman May 21
Mr J H Donough and Miss Mollis Elrby
Denison May 21
Mr W K Butler and Miss Ella Erwin
Mansfield May 21
Mr Harry U Bollinger and Miss Annie Nois-
ier Weatherford May 29
Mr Dock King and Mrs Sis Seeds near Ka
coma May 15
Mr Menry W Yeaar Jr and Miss Lilllo
Amsler Shiner May 15
Mr J A WcConnell and Miss Luella Nation
Mr L J Bullitt and Miss Hattle Bums
Piano May 21
Mr Tom Core and Miss Anna Bass Abilene
May 20
Rev Edward D Mouzon and Mis J Mollis E
Mike Bryan May 19
Mr J B Moore and Miss Stella Newbury
near Strawn May IS
Mr Rufus M Shlpwlth and Miss Bhama
Lamb Emory May 21
Mr J n Cummings and Miss Lina Ham
brick Dallas May 19
DEATHS
Mrs Mary Smith Whltesboro May 13
Mrs Lublnda Niehols Camp county May 11
Mrs L A Stranghau near Crocktt May 9
Mrs Fannie Moore near Mountain Peak
May 12
Mrs n P Estoll Nash May 14
Mrs Lee Little Floyd May 11
Mrs Lucinda Merideth Temple May 14
Mrs Synthia Ann Caoksey near Temple
Mayl
Mrs Maggie Crow Temple May 17
Mrs J M Bush near Frazer May 11
Mrs E J BansdeU Burnett county May 7
Mr P H Marray Timpson May 12
Mr Bobert T Scott Iowa Park May 12
Mrs John Downard Bowie May 17
Dr I Q Eason Jatferion May 19
Mai Jones near Waxahachie May IS
Mrs Estali Nash May 13
Mr C Q Mmsohul Bristol May 17
Mrs fansan Moore Henderson May 14
Miss Lucie Hundley Commerce May 14
Mr George Spalding Weatherford May 19
Capt W G Mathcwa Pisno May 16
Mrs Lucinda Perkins Mount Pleasant May
16Mr B A Calhoun Bryan May 17
Mr Urbane Walker near Stephenville May
15 Mrs A Mays Denison May 20
Mrs Jo Stephenson near Comanche May 13
Mr J A Blackmore Meridian May 14
Mrs Maggie A Hoyler Longview May 23
Mr John McQlothlln near Gainesville May
16Mr George A McCalla Cameron May 17
Mr John L Hammond Vernon May 17
Mr N Austin Belton May 12
Mrs Ben Calhoun Bryan May 17
Mr Dan M Shot Jr Center May 15
Mr G vy McDonald Sherman May 16
Mrs Dr 8 F King Bells May 17
Mr David Kevltt Waco May 21
Mr John Schneider Marshall May 20
Bev Mr Johnson Graham May 20
Miss Nannie Sogers Paris May 21
SDJ1MER HOKUAL
Social and Intellectual PI fosnre In Store for
Botn City end Teachers
The teachers of the Twentieth senatorial dis-
trict have decided to hold their summer normal
at Fort Worth The city acknowledges the
compliment paid hor by these leaders of thought
and now oilers a hearty welcome to all wno will
coma to her realm for rest recreation and Intel-
lectual advancement
Through the kindness of the board of direc-
tors the normal management have secured the
building and equipments of the Fort Worth I
university and arrangements have been made 1
which will enable more than a hundred teachers
to board at that institution i-
To accomplish the most practical results
which will benefit the teacher in his own school-
room work It is considered best to have the ex-
ercises consist mainly of regular class drills and
model recitations corresponding as nearly as
possible to the ereryday work of the teacher
will be given to organization
Cooper and other prominent educators of To xas
rsndo
The regular faculty will be up as fol
Superintendent J B Tomlin conductor De-
catur methods and management
Eupermtondsnt P M White Fort Worth
English
Superintendent T B King Jacksboro
natural sciences
Professor J S Brown Grapevine mathe-
matics
Professor J D Matlock Enon history
United States and Texas
Professor It E L Newberne Fort Worth
civil government
Mis Julia Cannon Grapevine geography
Mrs S O Lattimore Dublin primary end
kindergarten
ftGazette
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ago when I was 1
ried Iwould recommend then
younir conple tbey nre briny
advice and Instruction
y thanks Yours
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SUMEEASTJET SCHEME
Senator Keasan Tells the Allianca Why
lie Cannot Support thd Jleaiure
oeh an Act Would UaLa the Government o
tbe United Ktates a GreatUsrcbant
and Honey Leader
Mnch attention
In these quotations I
and school management and methods for while on deposit
crading country schools will be considered copy from one of the bills Tnese receipts are
Besides the regular work a course of special to be negotiable oy Indorsement The hoders
leetuns will be delivered on the subjects of of such receipts shall be entitled to receive
psychology literature history and civil gov from th treasury of the Unied States lu
eriment by the conductor president of Fort treasury notes eighty per centum of tae full
Worth university State Superintendent O H i value of such receipts And these bills pro
Senator Reagan has written the fol-
lowing letter In answer to the many
resolutions and letters be has received on
the subject and which be finds it impos-
sible to answer individually
tltrrun States Sevatk J
WAsnrjforoa D C May 2a 1S90 J
T Mcltae Esq Secretary of Bexar County
Alliance San Antonio Tex
DEAn Sin Yonr letter of the 5th Inst wa
duly received enclosing to ma the resolution
of the Bexar county Alliance expressing ap-
proval of what Ss calleJ the bonded warehouse
or subtreasury system by which I understand
is meant that your Alliance approves the pro-
visions of senate bill No 2370 introduced by
Senator Vance by request and tho provisions
of a similar bill latroduced in the house ot rep-
resentatives
In yourletter enclosing to me a copy of thesa
resolutions yoa kindly say It is with great
pleasure that I havo an opportunity to commu-
nicate our acsires to one whom we all know iS
with tbe peoplem their sfrugglo for their rights
Sou havo always been with us
I thank both yourself and the Bexar county
Farmers Alliance for their recognition of my
devotion to tbe interests af the people And it
will be most gratifying to ins it I can continue to
command their confidence And it la with sin-
cere regret that I find myself unable to support-
s measure which meets their approval
We all subscribe to the doctrine lhat the Fed-
eral government is one of limited and delegated
powers and that in the language of the consti-
tution The powers not delegated to the
United States by the constitutionnor prohibited
by it to the states are reserved to the sUlea re-
spectively or to the people One of the pow-
ers conferred on the united States by this con-
stitution is that congress shall have power to
borrow money on the credit of the United
States But it contains no grant of power to
the United States to loan money either by its
express terms or by implication necessarily
arising from some other grant of power
I do not therefore see how congress can pass
a law to enable the United States to loan the
people 0 per centum of the value of their crops
and take their podnca In pledge for the repay-
ment of tbe money so to be loaned
I am aware that the argument is used that the
government loans money to the national banks
on the security of United States interestbearms
bonds and that on this assumption it is urged
that it may loan to the farmers on the security
of their produce But I deny the right ot tho
government to loan money And if it should bo
held that the notes furnished tho national
banks for circulation are a loan my
answer would be that any violation of the
constitution will not excuse or Justify another
violation or it I have for years combatted the
policy of allowing the national banks to exer-
cise the power of Issuing money for circulation
On a memorable occasion in the year lfaT8 thev
demonstrated the danger of allowing them to
control the volume ot the currency by suddenly
contracting its volume to a dangerous extent In
order to keep congress from passing a law to
restore silver coinage This should have caused
congress to take from them the power to in-
crease or diminish the volume of the currency
The organization of the system of national
banks was at first proposed as a temporary ex-
pedient to sustain tbe finances of the govern-
ment during the war the banks being employed
as fiscal agents I express no opinion as to
whether tbe notes furnished them for circula-
tion would be held to be a loan However that
may be the government does not undertake to
build banking houses and to provide officers at
the public expense to condnct their business as
is provided for in the bills under consideration
We shall not loss sight of the fact that the
government of the United States was organized
and adopted by the states and people as a politi-
cal government ot limited powers and not as a
great mercantile establishment to deal in prop-
erty and loan money And the provisions of the
constitution conclusively show that it
was Intended that the United States
should exercise its powers for the
special purposes of its creation and that the
government should not undertake the paternal
care and supervision of the personal interests ot
the people One of tho groat political evils of
ourt mes and one of the most menacing dan-
gers to the perpetuity of our Dresent system ot
government and to popular liberty in tnls coun-
try Is the violation in recant times by the
practices of the government of this principle
and the dangerous extent to which it has gone
in paternalism
The bills under consideration would require
the expenditure of many million dollars for the
construction of offices andwarohousss and the
tarnishing of elevators and cleaning appliances
It would also require an army ot officers and
employes to carry ont its provisions And th se
buildings and the salaries ot these officers and
employes would have to be paid for by taxes to
be levied on the people thus increasing on
them the very burdens under which they now
surfer
This bill only p ovidss for one manager for
each county to be elected by the vote of the
peoplo whoss property he Is to value without
defining what particular people are to elect him
This shows that the draftsmen of these bills bad
no Just conception orwhat force would be neces-
sary to execute theproposed law The selection
of these managers by the vote of the people
whose property they are to value and bind the
government by that valuation would be a danger-
ous experiment It is proposed to make the term
of office of these managers two years And they
like other offices would undoubtedly become
political and the candidate from whom the
people would expect the largest favors would
generally get tneir votes There is another as
of this question which I suppose could not
Sect been considered by your Alliance and by
other Alliances in Texas and in the
Southern states Our people cannot have for-
gotten the reign of despotism plunder and
robbery which prevailed daring the horrors of
what was called reconstruction The minds of
the people of the Northern states revolted at
this and the result was a large majority of
Democrats in the representative branch of the
Fortyfourth congress The Bepublican party
inaugurated and has sustained the class legisla-
tion which has caused the sacrifice of the inter-
ests of agriculture of which the Alliances and
others now complain and from which they new
suffer The Bepubllcans know as well as we do
that there are only two chances for
their retention of political power One is by
the influence and money of the class interests
corporations and trusts which have grownup
under their policy The other is by engender-
ing and keepingup sectional and war prejudices
They have never been satisfied with their former
effort at reconstruction They aro now contem-
plating and preparing for a renewal of that
policy through laws which they propose to pass
to regulate congressional elections Under tho
proposed lawa they intend to estaullsh an army
of Federal officers throughout the South whose
chief merit in obtaining and retaining offices
will consist ot the extent to which they can
misrepresent and persecute the Southern peo-
ple The policy of these bills would If en-
acted give them another very large force of
Beoublican officers and employes to aid in
fastening tbe chains of despotism on onr peo-
ple Thlswonld not be done by ths one mana-
ger which it Is proposed to elect in each
county but by the corps ot officers and em
ployes which would certainly be provided for If
ut such bill should becomo a law
On the deposit In the warehouses by tho far-
mers ot their cotton tobacco wheat corn
oats seeds and other farm products suitable for
storage they are to obtain receipt showing
the quantity grade and quality of such farm
products and their value at current rates at
suoh locality at the date of deposit and express-
ly stating the amount Ot the insurance weigh-
ing cleaning warehousing and other charges
that will run against such farm products
vide that the payment to him of said cotes
shall constitute a loan by the government of the
United States for which said products depos-
ited shall ba aecurltv The farmer Is
to make the deposit of his produce obtain his
certificate and receive eighty per cent of the
value of it in money He will not obtain this
money for the purpose of keeping It eleven
months or less and then add one per cent in-
terest and the cnarges on his produce tor the
purpose of redeeming and taking hi produce
out of ths warehouse His necessities will re-
quire him to get the eighty per cent of the value
of his produce to be used for other purposes
And when that is spent ha will be unable to re-
deem his produco by paying his debt with one
per cent Interest and the charges for ware-
housing etc and will b compelled to sell for
whatever he can get or If he cannot sell within
the eleven months the government is then to
put his produce on the market and sell It And
in either event ths chances will be that he will
lose the twenty per cent of the value of his
produce tnat is that In the end he will be
twenty dollars lathe hundred poorer than he
would have been if he had sold his producaln
the open market beside all his extra trouble In-
going through the forms prescribed by these
It will be observed that under the provisions
QJV4f these bills if the produce should be over
totrvalned or if after It Is valued the prices
p I should fall so that It would not sell for as mnch
with interest
as has been paid for 11 and chargea
added the government would have no remedy
and would have to sell the produce for what it
would bring and pocket the loss
AaaUUressosably certain that U such slaw
were enacted it would throw on the government-
s considerable probably the greater amount of
the produce so pledged and would put the gov-
ernment into the market as a great seller ot
farm produce In competition with the farmers ot
the country who had not been under tbe usees
sttyof so warehousing and pledging their pro-
duce to obtain a part of ita value on it
The passage of such an act would be the
longest step ever taken by this government in
paternalism and class legislation and would
make the government of ths United Slates a
great merchant and moneylender In defiance ot
all our past notions as to its character and ths
reasons for its adoption by the pcopl
S6me of our Texas ilisnces have also re-
quested me to support a bill introduced by EepJ
resentattve Featherstone providing tor tho gov
ernment to loan money to the people at
2 per cent interest faking mortgage
On their land to secure Its payment I
cannot lengthen this letter by criticising this
absurd bill further than to say that if it weri
reads a law I think It would bankrupt most ot
those who would avail themselves of its pro-
visions and that it would make the govern-
ment a great holder of real estate One of the
great troubles ot the people norr is that they are
too mnch in debt And it Is iccomprehenslbls
to mstbat they should be seeking legislation to
enable them to gel deeper in debt
Agriculture was oece regarded as among
ths most honorable independent and re
maneratiTc occupations But It has for year
past been taxed for the benefit of railroad cor-
porations manufacturers bondholders and
other large money holders and plutofrats gen-
erally until it is no longer remunerative and
tao young men of the country as they grow up
seek other and more profitable employment
What farmers should think and work and vote
for is tbe repeal of existing class legislation
and not for the adoption of more class legisla-
tion such as is contemplated by these billj
The organizations of farmers and laborers to
resist and secure the repeal of existing clas leg-
islation has mv unqualified approval but I can-
not approve efforts by them to secure additional
class legislation
The members of your Alliance are donbtless
aware tnat the Drouact of corn in the United
States last vear was 2112S92O0O bushels that of
the wheal eop490tC0000bashelsi that of the
oats crop 7S 16COO bushels not to mention tho
tobacco crop and other products which
could be stored in warehouses and about
v000O000a worth ot cotton But only the
marketable surplus of these products could bo
stored under these bills I am not informed
what that wonld have been last year But
about JSCOOOOOO worth of farm products were
last year exported to foreign countries And
the amounts consumad in our own cities and
towns and by manufacturers miners mer-
chants professional people and other non
producers ot farm products would
probably be at least four or ISvo
times as much This would probably put
more than 2500000000 worth of farm products
into the market in one year It tho halt of this
amount should be placed in tbe government
warehouses and elevators to secure loans it
wo jld mean that the people wonld b suddenly
Involved in debt in a sum aggregating over
SlOO000OtO0 with their crops pledged for its
paymnt and that a like turn ot money
would be thrown into circulation in addi-
tion to the current volume of circulating money
This would certainly greatly indite prices of all
commodities and caus great fluctuations in
values and it wonld disturb all business and
commercial calculations calamitous
and produce
evils The Interests of tbe agricultural class
like all other interests reqnlre a steady volume
of currency and steady prices Nothing is more
injurious to all classes of people than an un-
stable volumeof currency and fiuctuatingprices
We all remember the effect caused by neces-
sity of the excessive issues bt Con-
federate money And the Federal gov-
ernment during the war experienced
the same evil In a less degree And many of
the eeople now living remember the days of
wildcat banks and ot shinplasters and the
calamities they entailed on the people Surely
no wise or good man can desire a renewed in-
fliction of such misfortunes
If the bill providing that the government shall
lean money on land mortgages should be passed
as well as the subtreasury bills all values
would become unsettled money would becomo
cheaper than anything else industry would be
paralyzed and all great enterprises would be
arrested
I recognize and regret ihe fact that we havo
not now a sufficient volume ot ciculatlng
money to meet tbe necessities of the country
but you are doubtless aware that I have been
doing all I could to remedy this evil
If we ean get the free and unlimited coinage
of silver to increase the volume of the currency
reasonable charges of transportation rates by
the railroads a revenue bill instead of a high
protective tariff and prevent by state and Fed
eral legislation trusts and unlawful combina-
tions tor the robbery of the people and arrest
gambling in grain options most of the troubles
we now experience will pass away and pros-
perity will again bless the country
Long as this letter has become there is one
more matter I beg to call your attention to tho
passage ot the act of congress of ISiS which de-
nied to the people the right to pay the national
indebtedness in tbe kind of money legal tender
notes for which tho government bonds were
sold and the passage of the act of 1871 sus-
pending ths coinage Of silver dollars and mak-
ing the gold dollar the unit of value which In-
flicted such great misfortunes on the country
caused the people to revolt against the policy of
the Bepublican party And then if the peoplo
had acted wisely that policy of run-
ning the government in the interest
ot bondholders money sharks and corpo-
rations would have been reversed and tbe
people of this country wonld nave oeen saved
from the poverty misfortnne and suffering that
policy eatailed on them Bat unfortunately for
the country the Republicans who disapproved
the policy of their party for the most part re
fused to join ths Democrats who had opposed
that policy and sought to form a new political
party to rescue the country from the unfortu-
nate condition into which it had been plunged
by tbe policy ef the Republican party Some
discontented and ambitions Democrats Joined
them A number of new political parties were
started which were finally merged into what
was known as the Qreenback Labor party This
new party Droved to be utterly powerless to se-
cure the desired reforms But by its formation
instead of Its members uniting with the Demo-
crats who had opposed the Bepublican policy
prevented the Domocracy from securing to the
people the relief the Republican policy had ren-
dered necessary And since that many
of the very men whose unwise course
prevented tbe Democracy from restoring good
government to the people nave been saying to
the people from time to time that neither of tho
Old parties were friendly to their Interests
Now again the public mind is thoroughly
aroused to the necessity ot a change ot policy
And it those who desire it would unite with the
Democracy the people would be relieved And
now again misguided men Instead of acting
with the Democracy and securing relief for
the country are forming new organizations
which will be dragged I fear into opposition
to the Democratlo party and again defeat the
hopes ot the country I know that the great
body of men of the Alliances and granges of
Texas are good Democrats I know too that
the 1 have shrewd men among them who are
looking to tbe formation ot a new political
party and to the defeat ot the Democracy It
remains to be seen whether they will succeed
We may by this means lose some ot the Southern
states and fall to recover the house ot repre-
sentatives and fall to secure the much needed
relief of the people While this is the peril ot
the Southern states we saw in the elections of
1S8S the farmers of the West voting to sustain
the Bepublican party which la taxing the life-
blood out of them to keep up a high protective
tariff for the benefit of ths manufacturers in-
stead ot uniting with the Democracy to relievo
themselves ot the burdens now being Imposed on
them by the Republican party
Will tbe people never bo wise enough to take
care ot their own rights and interests
I renew the expression ot my sincere regret
that I cannot as to these bills and their policy
act in harmony with the people I have tried as
I think faithfully earnestly and laboriously to
serve
In order to avoid the necessity of writing an-
swers to other resolutions and letters like those
you sent me I will give this letter to the press
Very truly and respectfully
Joict H Ssaojjt
SCHOOL BOOK TBUST
Mntty rer Cent ct the Entire Bnslness ot the
AVIS VS STATE
Motion for Eclioarinir ArWcd j
tl Court of Appo W
atA
Hon George
tlark Intrstd
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DavisAfter Argnmut
in cum i
fcubmitted oa trie
Special to the Gazette
Acstlv Tex May 2t D
murder case from Tarrant eoantv
today n the court of appeal
or a
rehearing Hon George C ark fa
Hated that his connection
w
from the sickness ot ono of the I CU
hadnofeelinsinthocaie c J
anca with the
partly ai v
study of tho record cnlv c J > ii
him that the court had l
proper decision the defend aZ
fair trial under lawofth UJ
a i
Should be reversed
mlttlnjj in his charge that
tho dithculty with a view
was cither murder in the u
1 Because tLe venire hi
The court order called or i
drew only ninev lu i
shenfto summon ji i
ninetmno tue sj nt
Jurprt not atcounlu r t
which defendant haJ ob
2 Tne change of veouc
ground nf prcjurti zad
hae been granted TV s t
pleadiDghaveraUedthei
means t hno vkj of p
davit in behaf itdefo 4
then to be tried but no v
to contradict defendant a tin
r k
II M Furman Esq fo itj
a to the venire thai 1 coi J
unsworn motive and tae rt10
ors but tho name ot 1
twice and thesa mlijht have 0
b
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and the change hoiud 113
There was no discretion 1
S The charge
of the c n
fectl te Under onr stal 1 e at c
case aipense in u muniir u <
murder in tho second de
thij bat for
tho present w
opinions of thi3 court up u
is bound to chaige on
in the case and on all the
of the case Ha cannot
be It ever so polluted oa its < i r
theories in this c ie the o f
defendant with malaca
ihg to slay his vie 1n lae
the defense as It appears in
upon defendants testimony
persons is that
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deased the lie
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was tianec a 1 > >
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and defendant sho him r j ° a i
defense or manslaushterormu ij
decree cither thory cu na M3 1
but tho latter
was withdraw a rrm
the court leaped from a n
selfdefense
Last it the
= C5Tt
Sarasr t
ctii
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aci ij
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t j
men All other objections n j r
first time in this
court ngaru > i > e cv
of venue Tho acti n
was cnrect as twenv wttrttj
of twentyfour swore thev rn w of no 1
bmation and fourteen swure apreru M C
prejudice ai to prevent a fair is laecetei
ant did not except to the i ha of rte cjrtlri
is now precluded from comDUmmz from ths u
there did not even appear tao p ib u a
murder in the second dgrec Ir Furcj
then in order to substantiate mi r susal5
viewed the facts and their t r nr veirt
nutely
Mr Clark in reply stit d hat hi alien
fined himself to law eliiiimailn Isrst arv
Sideration whereas Mr FurmiD Hxi ssmj
to the court on the presentaua of facts wffiica
discussing the charge
Tho case was then submitted on bnelj btjjt
Johnson and Mr Furman
THE TAKIS SEiNSATi0 i
the Republio held a meeting last nijU
and passed the following
Whereas it coming to the knowledge ct 111
post that many comrades of the Orud in
were in PSrU attending court llwudtea
advisable to call an open meeting at tls eta
house and tender said visiting ccmiadei in-
ception and welcome them to oar city and
Whereas said meeting being lantelr siteiM
by old soldiers ot both armies and li4es U
citizens and
Whereas it was the desire ef ths post Hi
feelings of pleasantness and a bettor mauila
derstanding be engendered betureea Q i a
comrades and tho citizens penerallr but
the leading gentlemen present vers lanttis
address the meeting
Therefore be It resolved That this post to
der Its sincere thanks to the lollowicj seattes
and the Utile ladies who participated lit
meeting also to other coraridei sad fir
tlemen who expressed a wi ar
present
ness to participate had tins u
unforeseen events not intervened to praSlk
Hon J H Long of Pans Col JoeO Uini
Kansas Misses Lottie and LenaNaiaoISE
sas Judge George Collins of Kansas CoL 8
of Paris and O B CookofKaasis
Wright
Besolved that Inasmuch as ono Ja n r
Bodkinsot Springfield Kan boInjcalleiisH
to address the meeting and he belnz 1W
cated did use language unbecoming 1p
man and a comrade being insultingadef
brious to our ladies and citizen adiicsu
himself and tbe good people of Kansas B
ts
suit to this post and its in7ited eu
Therefore W Wright P ai
Geoige
Department of Texas O A It >
condemn such and denounce ti t
and demand of the departa
Kansas to courtmartial the ottjriisi gj
rade and that theso resolutions bo irZ
the department commander Texas 0 A ft
proper official transmission to the depart31
Kansas Q A B
That a copy of these resolutions bo iesil
governor of tbe state of Kansas wul w
each ot the daily papers
Resolved that the post tender a votee
coortesJ
to Manager John HWalker for
tended Thomas U Joasto r
B Heez Adjutant J
We tho undorsigned comrades Efru
G A K posts of Kansas hereby a J
foregoing resolutions in reference W J i
Bodkins of Springfield Kan u
A W Bnnyan J B McPherson Jo
partment Kansas 8 O Auberr vTi
Perry Carpentar Hanklin Plaatz
ost No itf department Kansas
1 <
FOB MABBlEDjOLXS
United States Taken In feiPEAS SiRS Re <
Cnioiao Iix May 2t A morning paper says
that by tbe completion ot three deals within the
last tew days the School book publishing tru
has been completed SO per cent of the eali
business ot ths United States having been taW
in Among tho concerns which threatened Its
perpetuity were the Standard publishing com
pany ot Si Louis ancVD D Merrill Co St
Paul They had a teayear contract to furnish
school books to tho state ot Indiana They were
brought into tho fold a few days ago leaving
only the great New York house of Harper
Bros to be feared Negotiations were begun
with them and the announcement is made that
for a consideration estimated al between 750000
and Jl000000 that firm has consented to go out
of the school book publishing branch of busi-
ness
Earthquake in Montana
BuxtNGS Mont May 24 At an
early hour yesterday mornlnp a very se-
vers earthquake shook was felt all over
this county There were two separate
vibrations Inhabitants wero consider-
ably alarmed but the disturbance was
not repeated Two brlolr bouses were
shaken down and considerable class
shattered Pictures and brloabrno
suffered correspondingly A dance was
In progress at a hotel and the severity
of the shock floored several ot tbe
danoers end broke up tbe party la at
fright
The G A ot Kansas Called Upon 0 Csts
llartlal Judge Boiltlns
Special to the Oazette
Piltis Tex Slay 22 Tha brot
conduct of Judfje Theodora Uodlini it
tbe opera bouse is still the pttacsl
toplo of conversation Tint the Grail
Army men and Republicans are iLt
hardly describes their feelto
It is believed that Bodkins expected U
make political capital by insolence
norance and profanity but unleu tli
people of Kansas nre destitute of deciaij
and common sense he will ba iepuiUtti
Many Bepubllcans in this city fronts
district aro acllvo in their opposition U
him and are now putting in licks agiicii
him where tbey will do the most good
The local post ot the Gran 1 Armj c
K0rovx f > Aptf ll1
To tho Gazette dxlt
fled gPWouHkfei
rli
le
young JOupIeT they are bri
advice and Instruction
my thanks Yours
Mlssotrrl Fanners
Special to the Gazette
general disfavor by the
state and it may InQue
brinjElDjj out a ticket
Jt j V rS >
ihsEncjdii
alLtbat
Umend
Ur
Kansas Crrr Mo May AFuSs l
to
ance convention has been called SJ
candidate against McNall the Bepajj
lnee for in the Blxth Kansas oj
congress
Minnesota Fanners Alllan
St Pavl Mr May 23FlcT
Hall of the Farmers Allianco v >
terday The Farmers AlW5
a a nnnrltflfltn fOt
nominate t0Ttlfi
tb I
This matter will come before u
tiva oommitteo at their meeW p
wees hence Tbe paislEB i tV
Kinley tariff bill will be receirPjj
l
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