The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-08

They must give more cash, for real or sup
posed trifing injury done, to the man they
have already enriched. We ask freedom
and fair play for railways, and then the
subsection of these corporations to most
stringent codes affecting the safety of prop
erty and life. FFE q
The builders of the Jefferson short line
railway are harassed beyond measure by
penurlous, grasping, selfish cormorsnts de-
manding pay for the right of way" En-
riched by the road and their farms quad
rupled in value, they make still further ex
actions upon the generous and public-spir-
tied, who expend money and toll to enrich
communities. Paid again and aga in
augmented values given their property.
| they would rob those who serve them most.
| IL j. a great shame, and the facts constitute
fearful commentary upon the greed for
/ GOLD that distinguishes individuals of our
pitiful race. sE .-- s. s
A writer of an exceedingly inqulring turn
/ OF mind asks US what is a patent outside"
We haven't any personal experience in the
| business; but have heard that fellow who
uses Dallas whisky six months and sur
wives, is supposed TO have patent insides. A
LAWYER whose nose is red and face peculiarly
| hard, is said to have q patent outside.
This patent doesn't cost as much as that of q
sewing machine or they wouldn'; be In such
universal use. Our correspondent says
''the Frontier Telegraph is said to use q
patent outside, what does it mean?" II
means simply that if you turn the Telegraph
inside out it would smell better-among
Texas type settlers.
1t is an original proposition of an excel,
lent member of the House that each law
yer shall swear that he will no longer de
, fend client when satisfied of his criminal
lty. 1t is perhaps unfortunate, but lawyers
convince themselves first of the innocence
, of their clients before they can wolk sue
cessfully upon the sensibilities of jurors
/ and honest lawyers would obey the law
and the bad perjure themselves, and gross
wrong might Often be done the innocen
left defenseless. The rule should Operate
in both directions, and prosecuting attor
neys should also throw up the sponge whei
3 they believe the State wrong, and thus the
whole scheme of evoking all facts and as
poets of case will be annulled. 1t won
do. gen '
. The papers and people of Texas are ex
e ceedingly unwilling that their surplus lam
or town lots, after the homestead Is Sc
e aside, should be -valueless and lnconvertl
{ BILE and the Legislature should enable tn
people to draw foreign capital into tn
State and thus make money abundant an
. towns and counties prosperous. statut
/ should provide for the designation OF tn
homestead by having the property thu
e appropriated defined on the county record:
: and then there can be no swindling an
lenders will not appreheHd danger OF los
: when loss is impossible. This can onl
i arise, if proper registration law may b
t made under the Constitution, when tn
d lender blunders in the matter of valuation
= The Dallas Herald states that the Dllls
and Wichita road will be built at once an
>. thus every evil, supposed to be incident
:, the extension of the Texas Pacific to Fo
> Worth, is more than obviated. Denton wi
:" become great depository, Of products fl
the Dallas market, and Since this Wichi
( road terminates at Dallas it will lesst
:, freight rates to that point in order to mai
re the country productive and in order
/. attract travel and freight from the route
r the Texas and Pacific, and thus rat
/, toaoards Dallas will be the lowest possib
d while the Texas and Pacific, without til
er rival line, would have Sought only f
through freight to New York and local rat
It would not have been defined in the intere
,e of Dallas Dallas now liberates itself fro
At the domination of the great through lin
/ even as Austin should, do by building
! narrow gauge even to Lampasas, Bolton a.
10 Salado. But Dallas and Austin, 1t seen
m dou't use the same whiskey. . -f......