, 1880-01-03
Educational Disadvantages the
Great Cause OF the Negro
Exodus.
Tho Galveston "News'o Enterprise at
Dallas, md tic United States
Ncnatorsllip.
Artosian Wells at Fort Worth--- Remark
able Properties Of Their
Water.
amenities Of journalism In the Lone1Sar Slate.
4 Slightly Personal Xolste.

Special Cnrrsrondence of The Chicago Tribune.
FORT WORTH Tcx, Dec. lD.-The experience
Of nome co!orcd people who cmsgnltctl from this
State 10 Knnsus, md hnrG returned, seems to
hyc Ind little, II my, effect upnn tho others, M
tho "lnu" still continues, mid the joyful voice
Of tho extl. Il still henrrl In tho lArt. Testcr-
tny morning eight wngo1,s literally 1ortlcd down
with "ci,llrd" cx-bcy 1E,ro tint word h1s
been used bcfnrc-passcd through hero, en- ro,ito
fur parsoIts, kns. III nns~cr to your corroA
rpondcnts question, why they wero lcRvlng the
State. they sutd, kn.,sns wns n better country,
where they thought they wo,lh iaro morc rights
thnn tley enjoyed here. They also spoke Of tho
lutte tit1nlght which In n measure rnlrcd tho
crops In tho southern counties. making corn nftl
tho necessities Ut life, thoy suld, ttn dcnr for n
ptxIr nun. They knew they could get these
things much cheaper in knnsas, where spcndid
crops wcro rulsed this scnsnn. Their last and
greatest reason for lcuytpg the Stntc wns Oh uc-
count OF
11H EDUCATIONAL DIsADvANTAn rs.
Their children WERE growing up III ignorance,
ntrl their race wanted tu gu whcrr they could
fnvc tho benefits of nit cl1cnt!ou. "Gor.
l,obcrts," they tatd, " tns knocked tho free
Rr.ol system In tho icad, crtrpling the State to
Il most fclrful extent" Now, tnArls what
suy 10 sou, Mr.. Reporter" sa!'l tho chief spolscs-
nun aud evidently louder TT tho elan. 1t won't
bp long before you sec poor white reople-hon-
est, hnrd-worktng meM-lcnvlug Tc4as. They
Mvc children tlut should hnyc education, nn
they will spOt sec tho necessity nf going where
they cs,l give II to 1hein. Gov. Roberts co,irBo
in rcgs.ri to tho frcc-achools," le continued,
" IL tho s1nln culs1 Of tho exoslns,-Mt least SO
fur us the more intelligent Ut my rcc Is con-
ccri.cd. There nay be some rolttlcul Echesning
to induce us to immgrnte To kntisAs, yot TINT
hns hut ttc to do with 1t. fur II Is voluntary on
tho part OF nil thnsU who 60" At this point tho
clrnvun stnrtcd, which put IL stopper on further
conversation.
The propr,clors OF tho Galveston Ntses, failing
to rnoropolizo Journalism IN North Tcxns from
their olllco IN 0ulvcstUn have decided lilo,i tho
establishment of
PAPER ~ DALLAS,
to 10 equul IT, ,lIl respects, we wuro informed by
orc of It's proprletnrs, 10 tho Galveston nNper.
Forty t!loualtitd dollars IL to bc invested III tho
enterprise. mud Hli tho smaller and we!kcr Jour-
nnllSttc bark4 thnt nlttct DtMs are to- l'c crowd
cd to tho wt ntss1 even the st. Louis jotlrtills
nr, to 10 driven from tho Acws-stnlas ls fur As
possible. This Is III evidence ut great enter
s wch III wi ft oubtss ie be ts rs s
vuntur.. fur on Tint principle opi.le. It Is
n ho established: rhcrr arc those, howsscr,
political elRnhrnce: The present, political
tsats ~ the Setes Is s,tc slt It Wloltls no con.
% year Is rri"Sht viii, 50 i,ch Is,iiical inersst,
nnrs II ,he n stnc 'i Tho Frcscnt1a statc, md
@nEtcs?n stGE ..o.t5 oS%"A 'S~H 'Ss'.f ts"'& go
addition thereto there is .,
uslrEp STATES sESAron
tn elect. md certain out.cr!pptngs Of tho Ntns
tntlicnte lcun!ng nf tint jullrtlnl tn tho Hon.
jon IT, lscagti, liz Mxry's succcssnr;, but your
correspondent tlors not believe much In this
she9ry, a,!d, own slo!ii tho Ne,rs tnko u ssn,ul
,.suinst tho prcsunt United States Senator. it
would mt nNect tlsut fAn.tlUnary's chnl'ccs for
r-electon ntte nnrtcle. The press Utmost l!ani-
l,,ulls1y ngrep 10 lit well c1H',gs nonc. glAncc
ut tho recr.l VIII flnl senatSr slaxey Eottlns In
tgur him By rycn strusgtr ties thnn those which
sinw ,i,ltn this valuable servant Of tho PUBLIC to
hta constituents. hit hgstiM to tho ffus: Un.
| les. tlrrU mro lnavcs ntsd Ilshps In aluht thl.
sheet cares but little Tor lntaGs anu LUG nov
Journal l,.as 10 okc!l upt'.i :'nly rs !: means ~
further tlis.t.'tllnE th9 Ne4rs' poeketpook' an
tnGrplsl1'E ia bnllk roll.
AS thors Inns been 70 much sud und wr1tten
hbu,,t tho injury
| Al1TEs1AX WELLS
IN th,s c,tv. will rcel that huyo faiIed In my
| tntr II ia not ,rlvn 1IIE ,i'it1HlNE rcatIrrx i
ittf limit n ti1e s,i!,irct Mu,1 tCii thom whit
Eutw ai,m.t II tfn,e @ w5t,csiul Wclts, T,oro ntt
twsty.,,t,s, 1W in this civ. fourteen " which
re ,iHyin,I frnm its to iii barrels of wntcr 1c1
Hao @ ,.tI Is 'nsn,I,i ~ III 1u,rt 9 r f,H iii
uu1, - e"af y - -. -, ~ - II ,r<.1 - /,