The Arizona sentinel., 1874-09-12
DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.

The Kaufman (Texas) iStar an-
 nounces that marked copies of the
 San Francisco Bulletin have been
 scattered throughout the State of Texas announcing editOrially that
 Col. Scott had publicly stated that
 it would be impossible to con-
 struct the Texas and Pacific Rail-
 way to California. From the tone
 of the Bulletin it would seem that
 it's idea was to impress upon the
 press of Texas the futility of fur
 ther advocacy of the Texas and
 Pacific road, and to devote their
 energies in future towards the
 Central Pacific. The fact of the
 matter is Col. Scott never uttered
 any such sentiment, but on the
 contrary has always expressed the
 strongest hopes that the success full prosecution of the Texas and
 Paciie project looked as bright
 nONs as ever, barring the question
 Ofa short time. 1t would be a
 glCriOu5 thing for he hirelings of
 St ford to realize the fact that this great patio1a. highway was in any way crippled. They know th 9t Congress is soon to assen- . Die anu they are undertaking to 1 pave the way to strongly prejudice | the country at large in the mat ter of aid to the road. They tell | us the Texas and Pacific railroad | will be no rival to their snow bound monopoly. Then why so industrious in circulating this venom? Gentlemen of the press of Texas, don't believe a word of it. Every element, local and na- tiOnal, demand the construction of this line, and it will be built as a public necessity, if for no other reason. Upon this subject the St0r says:
 Texas and California are alike in- terested in the speedy construc- tion of this road and it would seem that their Representatives in Congress would be unit on Col. Scott's proposition.
 We have had in Texas some un- fortunate and unwise legislation upon the subject of railroad State subsidies and that has raised up a whole brood of second rate village statesmen whose aspirations are measured by their igOrance and 'elfiShness, who are haunted day md night by railroad rings and ,OulleSS corporations. They see a railroad ring on every bush and avery blade of grass, and there fore deem themselves fit to re- present the great State of Texas n Congress. But the ambition If these men will never be grati- jed. If they ever go to Congress [ will be an accident. There is 'eason in everything and man who goes wild upon any one sub- ect Is poorly qualified to repre- ;ent the manifold and varied in- erests of gregt people in Con- ,ress or elsewhere.
 The nomination of ex-Governor rhrOckmortOn as a candidate for Congress in this District by al- most unanimous vote over all lis competitors is an evidence of {. he enlightened wisdom of the people of Texas and clear index if the popular will here. There is ne idea that prevails in Texas nd that is that Texas will at no listant day become the great cOm- T nonwealth of the Union and that will surpass New York and Pennsylvania in wealth and pO- 2 'ulatiOn. Its commercial, agricul- ural and mineral resources are limit and are being "a. : idly developed. New Mexico. I Arizona and Southern California DO have vast mineral resources which will be developed by a road Il n the 32d latitude. We have inn a lict faith in the justice of the s American people and believe that fl s the passions engendered by the VI ate war die out that justice will t, e done the impoverished South. \ -S0o Diego World. jl