The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-16

community lll NhlNl on Wv Bupllo wv
low one pursuit, that would not do.
There should be diversity OF interests,
OF pursuits and Of production. Texas
has all thli Is necessary, but she
must hHy Hp'e aud capital TO real
lie these Y.astl, Ter policy Is to
secure th0 aple rnd the capital.
How aro toiug % get them? Let
mo cali Noif attention to what Others
have u0ua LOOK at the lar.seeiug
stateehunt NJ DoWit Clinton. To
give the ciig 81 new York connections
with the rest Of tho State, he con
structed the erie Cannl, aud inaugu-
rated system Of improvements which
have made New York tue commercial
and maritime emporium Of the United
States. But he Is not the only one who
has engaged ID these great enterprises,
Well, II these things are recommended
by the history Of the older States ought
they not admOhish vs. in Texas that we
should do the same? We, who have
every superiority in climate and re-
sources, should he up and doing. We
should invite capital TO come from
every quarter of the world, and people
from all lands that their labor aud
their capital may build up Texas, and
make 1t what 1t will he In time.
My fellOw-citizens, | beg TO call your
attention to n fact, which every one
must know, that in Texas and else.
where, there il q prejudice against
what are called corporations, more es-
pecially railroads. Now, propose to
deal cnndidly with you upon this ques.
ton. There are no people in the world
more Interested in this question than
are the people OF Texas; Ind in my
Judgment there never was n time when
it required more moral courage to say
to them what was right about that
question than is the present time; and
| will say to you that capital is re-
quired, and ask of you whether capital
shall be throttled. What nuvigable
streams have you? Is there single
naVigable stream IN Texas? Think Of
! 1t. Being eight hundred miles from
your borders on the west to the lihe OF
your eastern border, and eight hundred
miles from Tie north 10 the south,
you have in these limits, capable o!
development, resources that no other
State has. You have everything nee
essary TO the happiness of man, if you
have the legislative wisdom to provide
Tor their realization. You have not the
capital to develop IL, You must brinp
it from abroad. In the state of Hi
nois, which is five times less
in extent than this, they have
5000 miles OF railroad, ana you
have, with all your wants and ne.
ccssities, only 1000 miles. Besides
their railroads, they have tile Ohio anG
Wabash rivers, Lake Michigan and
their canal, and yet they raise nothing
but wheat and corn. They raise NJ
tobacco, cotton or sugar for the 5000
miles OF railroad nd,their rivers, lake
! and canal to transport-nothing bu'
wheat, aud corn, and bacon.
How was IL that the industrial re-
:, sources and the wants Of the people
were aided IN that State? They in.
duced capitalists TO come from every
quarter and 70 lnve in those improve
ments. In lSiS there was not II single
milo Of railroad In that state. The
first railroad was from cairo to Chi
cago right where they already hNC
water communication Yet twas built
and was the inauguration OF that sys
tenn which has resulted in making lii
nois one Of the greatest States of the
nation. Let ue thea invite cap
ital and let rs pot manufacture,
on all our streams, and railroads
within easy reach Of all, aud
Texas will not merely be the greatest
State of the nation, 50 far MS territory
is concerned, but in all that is great in
the power of wealth and progress. She
wul, instead Of going to Congress with
six men Gati, goup by the side OF the
Oldest aal most populous, where sh,
can eXar5 the afueGce she is emit.
tied TO.
Every one must see that Galveston