The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-02-04

branch 70 rive relief b shi. eas Il would seen sh
.aoss vac 'spsesent this sovereislSy shoulI uos %
that tie conpsaanan, co1iG kccnge 5 node ay which
the res5ise ghts u the Parties a-cei tsiue-
hail. ~ lam Our form - - - aunt l. poCu isr
C,,ngress can % not Is unii,s cnpsNeses - Ct By
o attorney coIgress. ltc stare az COZ restricted
In .nciE iesiar ., exceed lcrbifeea la t.,gr ~
the lrrsasures oi Tie sisips s,c rceersoi As have
sad before, bt.igse ihas 3 hs IN cosr0n .lce
inbed in tue vtry b. AT q ever Sgvt suyern, thc
boSndary line Of the oWsr u taxss1- IA the Con.
M l. no pr1hibliua agtinss making : ants flr i
wosks 81 ins rnal iEpF0vrm Ms, glc eAeepf has
t-Tn.uded Iowl Upon the oan'Iaiy. Il ape A. thai 4
The Coar1uton eOn,s pisicd That "a, giants 80 I'd
int 1, 4 irnps,5v. mont saoad be rads tn0ut the /
consent q iNo-ihrds Of both HORSES - the ei Ia
lure Why eliminate nds frcm the &C el'ct " siana
n there vss no power 10 gan proyideds Why rhoo
ne mods q szsrsnS .e sSssSs y S Ssas p q s
leCi-lrinre n 10 puWer lnskc gran'a for work.
inf~rna improvements exfsiedf y ithout an Ell rese
prohibi ion upoa Tbs Legs are eoes n
peopluf he confoIt. conyenience. facility - com.
muniezr 90. N ens q transport tlen N N iks, %
ne a e ~ ,oyernnlont which Wslsks Of I'm
provrments fostsr. Mohsy graais, eyee a. ne
ga I'D 70 works Of internal improve
meDfs because m burGens AID b. ehis can
other exirteo up, n The score 81 expedien mohvs
grams 'ugh not 10 be sxtvnivsi. A Trad lar se-
nsr,skes Of the charEcssr und nature II pube aud
private corporation ~ facilitates travel, inereom
mnI icaion. trade. eommrrcr, mm ratioa, deVel 90
The resources Of The coa try Oh apenr Irans CITATION
ana bring blessings untold 20 he people II 10 ser
want " toe public. Il yied Obedience 60 the
commands o. he pabhe- laws ~ uiate iis fgtigtt
and lie, all have the night 20 travel ui.on a.; al %
send over It Ihrir produce and uerrhandise,
/ In the OF the nond- nv lhN act OF
1870 Il msy be said that III is p kiOiiOn IN ths
| Constituti-n againrt MAKING Ihe grant When The
they must look 10 the Consultation areriain the
power 20 grant is ps.niolea, m isi 20 and sesh
grant Quarts must d'cide he Law. Tue jhd ciAl
branch Of the goverpnient eAlsnot supply 'apPssed
Omissions the Constitution, nor hold Laws 20 be void
because they supposed desroI impair objects
whch government l. usuaily oFdaineu prot CT
II tbs law % lS7O Il be ruecer fay nssalcd. IL
| must be from some other STANDPOINT; aud TO show
that Uoa'empOraneOus history sustsns me- call the
attenOn Of the senate 20 legislation In regard TO her
charters and statutes ado.Ied the same TIME, BY
The same Legislature. . he Texa- and Pacific Railway
me ssms iei.sture co solid atci B nd subsidy o.
six millions Of dollars II was provided IN these
charter. that, n the people should assent To -
amendment OF the Constitution removing the rertrc.
ton upon the Legislature a. grant lanos Ia Nd OF
rviroad said mp MES should taxi lands N lien o.
The bonds The pesple amen ed the Constitution a.
acrepted these contracts Here WIS an appca o be
20 e q their agents to make these conse In
other words, lheS affirmed the al Of nc Legislature
/ gfnutuR bono subsidies.
appeal. therefore from all this elamor 10 the yer.
| Il Of the pc pie am Of those who think thee
bono subsidies ought nor TO have been granted When
how Il was that ihoee WIN aseembl here 20 make
lsw' 51 s1S g9Sd IL ana hSPss men s ssnS
I've millions Of moGey IN aid OF Tailtoads Twelve
5 millions q 81 upon ruin people snbjngaied
backward and contemplate the circumstances sur
S na1g cSs q se neTT soaVss T ~ pAis US
! ture. The property Of the State hsd been swepl
away IS with the besom q Destruction Ruined N
Sss The hand did mot ,bsks the heart ster and IL
Of debt upoa the roLrn fortunes 4 the PEG Ie Bnl
20 Il Is Il the people urn they neye rehudiaicd
I" on ., accepting heeaws m de Them.
Would You b, hold some Of the t. 81 this action
4 Of the people. The Texas and facidc Railway Cum
q pany has poured lie blessings frnn one ena Of ths
y country 10 the other With other raroaes, Il Ia,
al ed your waste places. adorned ana beuthtd YOU
. country, and made your desert pl Cos bloom WIT
: | roses. md all this and morn has been accom
pished By the lavof 1870 We are ,old to-day that al
= | other enterprises may stand hrm. Thy ma, grow
y aud prosper. The couria may hang and dpom; judgu
may sII the goyerRen. tse peTtors is aceu sonet
: but the International Railroad Company must b
!. outl wyd; no matteE how good is isth: no pa Z.
!. mrpss. II L. essentially foreign corpora lou onaie
:. gittout an horty o. law" Nhen tizsn deni
= an executive officer TO with I'D private right b
a. court speaking throug PR. Jpstice Moore Ioela m
\
- private rights deayer the ciizeQ n a. the mis-
" teral will Of State bnrean. History may never
these things, but tradit on vi tell POst4 Tlty o
Moore snd his ~ sociAtes, who maint, med the Ia,
VII eli shi,lds and protect pd.nte rights fsoa th'
y zen; another for the Intern tional c, mpauy Il
other words. law for the eli zen-, for fhe CON
pany. We fnd the matter in his condition.
=, while believe thar this subsidy ont o. Mi opO
- lion the benefits TO be ders ell aud hal he burden
and the benefits 20 spring therefIom csnnot b. appo
he TONED, while the Company = wiling y nae enc "a
Al the elm and oder ssttit meDt ON that ba r. Al
- willing 70 accept the Uher recognize The CT b.
= there great eontrareiy Of opn on 10 the iega
:, ity OF THIS charter; hat all honest. have n
= doubt. BY this abr'dge rght'f he cifizel
r. we are not votn for the Subsidy that was don
a. 1870 Il We ageo 70 II We preserve the homer o. ~
" State, the rghs OF the eilizep and the gOod faith
. It has been said more than nc. during this debst
that those Of who live at the ends Of this rs man
N fest great zeal Ia this MEASURE plead gully tn
- nnI eachn.ent 20 far 1 conc rned mol ., caus
opery Il nv dis DIST ict bur because UNFOLD he
ID ngs will low 70 the people OF the shols ate froT
- this MEASURE. II will heal Eor >, close mp division
= aud hush scoId Il Is eminently jurt IL Iived !
O. I've ton, seguin or DennisOn.I would be found SUI
= port ng ~, as am roE, war simply az on -lo
= when the Senator IRON Guada upe told us ha hi
n pOck IS we're full Of LEI ere from his people askin
mistaken; local Interest swayed d, IN
10 not underst nd he question involved. Thus may
~ but rust the Senator mistaken. II may
:: allowed, without trenehing any o'ses pli,il gc
A. | won like 10 enter the plea OF genera DENIAL
G behalf OF hose people aganst the soft Impeachment
~ Mr. Presi ent, l d., not believe the peo le OF th
an state TO meet tn question 10 spirit Il rord
be i.terest. but are anlnned by higher nd nobl'
sentiment than the influence Of dollars and cent
~ The Senator from Eli aliudes "a tais .ndgence Al
IN to understand sr that he Senator Is the enemy
~ railroa Look TO his district A few yea DO
NJ virgin prairie lovely, beautiful and rich. III
~ wild deer roamed unmoleete over lie p ms II
- urlng smoke from the settl etb q rare inierya
\: mt the eye Of the trlvele Look at il NV VIII
=, SIR the counties OF Ellis, Dallas aud Tarrnn make
e and towns With happy hoins and warm haarfs Tho
hailenge the admiration Of the stranger. AID a
a, Of your SOIL the mimi able beauty OF your ru
- plains and 70 the nergy and Industry Of your psopl
= bu ell mbned have coutribn cd les 20 the prospe
=, icy Of your section than RAILROADS.
- sr. President, trust thesrnaie wi pardon 4
a. calling ne arts ion % few remarkable facts tax
q THE BEsEPITa DEHYED FRoH R4nRokDs.
8 hold in my hsnd lIst II aiteer or sixteen cou
- ties Thioueha thrBe cUunfie the railroad has be-
ry constructed sinee 1855, except thee liant. Gu dauI
ID nd Hopkins. In en- eoaniies through which q
ed IN vaue one bundled per crnt while estae
increase IN value IN the TIRES counties named ln
be 1885, The la d In Guadaupe eounty IN 1865 average
" sa4s, IN 1874 e2TS per aFe Collin eDnniy lands
he 1855 syersgeo $40 pr acre II is5s ~ proper j
" y, the richest comfy IN Northeast Texas, uhU
X lands have not appreciated, a. SHOWN by er sI
~ 1865. Dallas lands rendered In 1865 90
- OF - ~; to-day Der ayrage reas hgs ~ per atrc VI
n moEe Ellis In 1865 averaged per acre t2O5, now a
he hentation OF wealth. i Il that wherever !
n railway goes that wealth lowsi 4 %, 20 Nond
"a West bsIdy protest e .inss &c tocy ,kss bail
IN up one section % the exclusion u anOihs
- and tnat, TOO, with the b0unty heh belongs 20
% alike. but there 4 marvel that Sena VII
b. like the Senator from Oils halle rom the eccIil
te made rich and powerful BY ~ roads should Fcfase
~ recosnize the claims Of other sections AL Texas
& interested IN fhls great nt1pias. not only because
z facilitates traye aAapdca he channels II mnrr
~ and poufs people and ~ alt mo sac lana but bscau
an Of higher and nober resulIs = ho ks the ia
together u iron bands and stretching acO-e the Sta
lie ana uultng Nith lie ~ cred cDr ration, opens up
III riches q hexlco. and By ls c6priifion with Old
IA rads roy des the great dUtIdea fum ~ tie age be
81 transportation. II this company mrFt dic. II q
IL driven nom TeEas. " l's righis are withheld and
N must ass into The hands Of Teri yeFs, tell .
"a IN - franchise viii pass into rival c01lo atloI
AZ snd every incentlyef % hoDoraole ctmnirfce v
~ Nlther and die within the ieuence ~ couibinafion.
-" e nhIEkTIoks ~ RtsTaAIAT or
TWENTY Eve year, ago the pioneer par down his 70
- on the ed Of fiteciiy. Through changing eccn
sometimes d aBd sometimes 3 isht. y ftru- I'll
"a and fouxht Ire VA Up 80 city in c.Sfaie a.
III with freer hanc or cane forward with als
q, hts a n Jcerson, - push f0rNaf1 the Rfeai
~ enc Fsad Warmed iufo life b 3 gfner.ur p1fro
go nff raade r,ch b. the b. uuV or e STATE n Ia
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