The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-04
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The Waco (Texas) Telephone contrasts
the progress Of Kansas and Texas in pop
ulation and wealth to the advantage OF the
former. 1t says:
Statistics OF the tenth census are now
complete enough to demonstrate two prop
ositions: First, that Texas, while showing
a doubling oil population, will yet fall a
half million short OF the amount popular
Nv ascribed to her. The estimates OF 3
COZ, 900 to $500, 900 must submit to revis-
ion-l, 100000 will probably be the maxi.
mum. The second proposition is that
Kansas has outstripped every State in the
Union-not alone in increase OF popula-
ton, but in taxable values. In the ten
wears commencing with 1870, while Texas
has barely doubled, Kansas has more than
trebled her population and quadrupled
her taxable wealth. These are stern
and unpalatable facts, but they cali
not be explained away or disprov-
ed. They should set people to
thinking. How is it that Kansas has been
enabled to outstrip Texas in acquiring In
habitants and population? The secret may
be told in few words, and Texas should
heed the lesson. Kansas has courted i'm
migration and capital. For five years her
Legislature has appropriated SOL, 100 per
annum as an immigration fund. what q
return for an annual Investment Of S50, 600!
A trebled population and quadruplad as
sessment rolls. Kansas has caused 1t TO
be made known throughout the world
that the immigrant will be welcome on
her soil, that her public school hOuses
stand open ten months in the year, open
TO every child, free and without price.
This policy has given her the new popu-
lation and wealth above stated, and Will
give her, after the next appottionment,
ten instead OF three Representatives In the
lower House Of Congress! Is Texas too
proud TO learn lesson from this bleak,
unattractive land OF Kansas? The news
has gone 10 the world that Texas OPP
poses free schools and immigration. On
hundreds OF thousands Of the immi-
gration-pamphlets that have been sowp
broadcast over the land by the railroad
companies whose lines led into Kansas
have been stamped the declaration OF the
present Governor OF Texas: "The bestsyE-
TEN Of schools we ever had was before the
war, when the state aided the INDECENT
scholars by a small bounty" And his
declaration to Gen. GRno: II would not
give dollar family for immigrants
Not alone in America, but rendered into
the languages Of Europe, these expressions
have found their way across the Atlantic.
The Governor Of Texas, on education and
immigration, Is known and quoted In
France, Germany, England, Ireland,
wherever people migrate. Is this state OF
things 10 be continued? Are our people
never to learn that population and wealth
must be sought, II We are 10 gain then?
viii it be commended that Texas has pop
ulation and wealth enough?
II seems that the Governor OF Texas is
Democratic Bourbon. He is about such
q Governor as Jake Jackson would be il
elected-flled with contempt and hatred
for all the progressive ideas and tenden-
cies OF the Republican party. The bane
OF West Virginia, as Of Texas, or any Of
the so.called Southern States, isthis Bour.
bon spirit OF hate for the energy, thrift,
intelligence and progressive spirit OF the
Republican element Of the country Jake
Jackson's remark, expressive Of his hatred
for the Republican party, viii, in case he
Is elected Governor Of West Virginia, be
heard Of a thousand timesto our preju-
dice. "Like master like man; like priest
like peOple"-ls an old expression
that well illustrates the relation |
OF a people to their chosen head.
The world dawSits Impressions and in
ferences from the declarations Of those