The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-15

'"uII Nii when the peOplp rrn,',s,
remove then own property nom ~,
portion OF the state where II cln .r
scrN" the interests of but r,,y r., on,,I'.
where 1t will subsoryc the int,ro.,s
the many the exchange /. no rohL.r,
IT has been said that tn, Snnror,
OUT having been aloretirnp lo.otaJI'
"a" 40 Tyler the hour j, on ms to1.
sign good reasons why that law ,LorI.
'' repealed Sir ! admit the int.nI
hi,'nr and accept the issue. and viii ~,
ply myself to the task ~ "t
IN order that the greatest good +,
Tue greatest number may be elected
we must look to the geogrophicol ~
Wen Is 10 the political ccnter Wn mrs
look to the accessibility of that nor,io,
OF the State which is not convenient,
located to either the Southwestern
branch at Austin or the Soutbwe.ter,
branch at Galveston By reference ~
the Law Of 1874, making certain co,n
'les Ieturnable to the different branch.
OF me supreme court we find the conn.
iLeS OF Anderson, Bowie, Cas- Cherokee
iDeIl@, Gregg Harrison. Henderson
hopkins, Hunt Kaufman, Marion
NaG,ogodoches, Panola, Raines, Red Riy.
en- hockwoll, Rusk, Sabine. San Aucns.
IIA'' Shelby smith Titus, Upsher Van
kandt and Wood-twcnty-throc conn.
tles IA all, returnable to TYLER We
ma the counties Of Arkansas Angelina
Austin Bee, Braloria. Calhoun Game.
ron, Chambers, Colorado, Dewitt Foy.
cite, Fort Bond, Trustcm, Galveston
tollad, Gonzales, Grimes, Hardin. liar.
rls, Hidalgo, Houston, Jackson, Jasner
jefferson Layaca, Leon, Liberty Madi,
son, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton
Nueccs Orange, Polk, Reugio San ia,
cmto San POteicio, Starr, Trinity Nv.
Ter, Victoria, Walker, Waller. Webb
and Iopato-in all, lorty.six countie. re.
turnGvIo to Galveston We further find
the counties Of Atascora. Baudera Bas.
uop, Bell, BeXar Blanco Bosoue Bra.
eos, Brown, BurleSon, Burnett Caldwell
Clay Collin, Comal Comanchc, Cook
Coryoll, Dallas Denton, Ellis, FL Paso
Erath, Falls Fannin, Frio, Gillespie
irayson Guadalupe. Hamilton. HAYS
Hill Hood, Jack, Johnson Kinney
Kendall KWncs, Kerr Lampasas La
mar Llmo, Limestone Live oak Nc.
Lehman, McCulloch, Mason, Maverick
Menard, Milan, Montague Ma,
'aro Palo Pinto, Parker, Preside
Robeetson, San Saba, Tarrant. Travis
lyalde, Washington, Williamson. viii
on and Wise in all siNty-,ix counties
to Austin.
1t must also be born in mind that
here was at that apportionment, one
hundred and twenty-five counties
here are now more than one hundred |
nd trty counties ont Of Ibis mum |
or vi twenly-thrcc are made rcturna- |
le to Tyler The fifteen newly orgtn- |
.ed counties are in The western portion |
{ the State, and, therefore, inaccessible |
b that place. 1t is fact that every |
ounry that was accessible to Tyler rs |
'ell as every one that could he induced |
, 20 to Tyler was made rcurnable |
lere by the Fourteenth Legislature.
was all that could brmus-
rcd and several yea. majority of
lose uuwillngly, as ! shall show. But
is claimed that there ARE moro now /
* honorable Senator's to tell me how
lere are more ! ana answered that
wcrd new counties have been made
lt OF parts otthc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
admit IT, but chat does not strengthen
le claims of Tyler don care if they |
1t up and mutilato these original |
yenty.three until they make thou.
nd and one counties out OF them, still
e territory the population, the
aalth, the taxable property remain the
me. ask, honorable Senators to re-
T to their maps, which | see spread out
fore them, and they will find that
alas is situated almost in the imme-
ate center OF northern Texas, and is
ces'ible to greater number of coun-
IS than any other point in the State
g find the counties of Archer, Bosque,
rown, Clay, Collin, Comanchc, Cook,
,rycll Dallas, Denton, Delta, East
nd, Ellis, Frath, Fannin, Gayson
askill, Hunt, Hill, Hood, Jack, John
n, Jones, Kaufman, Lamar, McLen-
IN, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto,
uker, Someryille, Shaclleford
lmant, Throclimorton, Wise, Wichita,
ilbmger, Young, Freestone, Limestone,
amilton, Runnel, Taylor, Henderson
evens, Baylor, Knox, Rockwell and
ood in all forty-nine counties, which
e more accessible to Dallas than to
ustin Galveston'or Tyler If Senators
i'll now draw line on third maps, be-
ming at the Southeast corner of Shell
, county and run a straight line
rough the State until they reach the
ESTEEM boundary, which will be the
uthvest corner of Runnels county
id then begin at "a point ON Red River
the northeast corner OF Fannm coun
and run u straight line south, which
i'll be equal distant between Tyler and
alias. until they intersect the first line
hich will be at or near the southwest
,rner of Anderson, they will find in
re northeast corner of the State all the
,unties that are or can be made acces
bic to TYLER; but there are two tiers
these counties on Red River that are
,ore accessible to Dallas than they are
, TYLER. and desire to come to Dallas.
nd not only this, but Case, Harrison,
nd Marion, are in favor of Dallas, so
" fine bar of Marshall and the Sena-
" on this floor who represents the
thcr two counties. In the north and
orthwest, as marked oil We find the
,unties forty-eight or iortynine, that
re more accessible to Dallas than to
.thcr Austin, Galveston, Tyler or per-
ans any other given point in the state
nd comprising an area of one-thrd OF
"a entire State And further we iind
mt these forty-eight counties at the
,st election voted 1885 votes while
No twenty.three countie, 3S,6SS votes
e also find that the torty-cisht III 1878
,ly voted 36.0 600 votes showing an m
ease in two years Of 2l395 votes
lille the twcnty-lhroe counties cast
! 500 i'm 1873 showing an increase III |