The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-25
DALLAS. TEX AS.
AN OLD TEXAN SPEAKS.

Smith, in defending himself from some
of the aspcrsons Of the Houston .lgr
respecting his attitude towards the
Texas and Pacific, writes one OF the
most lorciblc letters it has been our
pleasure to read in many day, After
promising his remarks 10y saying that
the official acts of public men and
speeches addressed to any public mcTf
ing are public property, and proper SUM
iects for criticism, something, blythe
by that some few men wc mn "a
in Dallas do not seem to know n
cccds to discuss his subject IN y
low;rc manner. W made
"The same reason of self intfH4t
which led Mr.. lluntiugton's northern
roads to break down the steamship
route by the lsthmus Of Panama, and
thcrcupon to double former charges Of
freight, etc, has stimulated Mr.. Hun
tngton to oppose with great energy and
with no small outlay OF money the
Texas and Pacific which, when built
will destroy his present monopoly.
We are informed that Mr. Hunting
ton is building road which will strike
Houston and Galveston. The expert
cncc Of Houston in former years in CON
ncction with the Houston and New Or
leans railroad may well justify us III
suspccting such prollrrs and lead us to
cry out to save us from such friendship
We remember too we'll, ut two several
times the promises to build the New Or
leans road, and the princcly subscrlp
tons protlored to carry into effect these
promises. They killed the road in friend
" embraces they stranglcd it in favor
OF II competing line Of transportation
and travel, and this was the object Of
the promises and prollcrcd subscrip
tions Mr.. Huntington desires to get
the building of Texas and Pacific road
to prcofm any rom ,Eom baag rrr LoH
Vhich WW destroy his monopolH
do not wish to discuss this matter
Mt this time, nor would have adycrtcd
to it, but that in your friendly criticism
on my speech--it scarcely rose to the
importance of specch-you note my
failure TO advert to this topic
Long and tedious, fear, rs are the
foregoing remarks, have not yet stated
the all powerful, the controlling consid-
Grafton with me in this whole matter.
The decisive reason with me is this 1t
is II Cony lotion with me which dare
not abandon it is y conviction rs
strong as is my devotion to Texas that
when Texas, through our constituted
authorities, pledges its faith makes a
contract, we ought to redeem our faith,
to fulfill our contract 1t is our duty,
il is our interest it is our honor 1t is
our strength at home, it is our strength
abroad, A snap judgment is not jus
tice. Snap judgments should be left to
county court politicians. Now what
are the Facts The ordinance of the
Constitutional Convention, adopted by
more than 100000 majority, accorded to
RAILROAD companies holding grants un
der this State" including the Texas
and Pacific, with several other roads,
ito the close of the next session of the
Legislature to wit 70 the close of
the present, the Fifteenth Legislature
to complete the stipulated portions
severally, of their works rs pro
vldcd III their respective charters
The length OF road required to be- built
completed by the Texas and Pacific, hy
its charter and by the constitutional
ordinance, is DONE finished and the
Legislature is still in session. The
agents of tho Northern roads in the
lobby ut Austin pressed on the LcgiSa-
turc-and honor to the Legislature
they pressed in vnin-to take a snap
Judgment on the Texas Pacific, which
has built over four hundred miles OF
railroad III Texas, and is going forward
to build rs much more, spanning the
state from east to west, opening up the
lands and mineral resources of Texas to
the world; aroad that has paid, if ann
correctly informed, its heavy taxes into
the State treasury and set apart its
school land,
or the policy Of granting charter
like that Of the Texas Pacific have
nothing to say at this time. But the
charter being accorded, the State ought
honestly to redeem its faith and not to
"'''"iPV w h'IoSNtt IL ny II snap JUG
ment and do u great wrong in the inter
est of n huge monopoly
There Is, however, another matter
gcrmane to the present subject, ON which
think we shall be in full accord. Its
the continuation of the international to
the Rio Grandc, and the further con-
tinuation of the railroad through North
ern Mexico to reach the Pacific Ocean.
This portion of Mexico is destined to
become II part OF the United States, and
through it is the railroad route across
the Continent And can easily see
no" the complete success of the present
Texas Pacific affords the surcst gualun.
tee Of the speedy accomplishment of n
thoroughiae by rail connecting the
Gulf country of Texas with the Pacific
Ocean and the Indies.
am, with sincere respect