The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-10
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Ills name.was Uncle 10, wss emphtlicslly
o,lorod and Tho rororend pastor OF = largo
segment OF the 10th amendment. II, snt up-
on bio stlo, with his two pigs, grunLing
chorus TO the slop they we're dsinily tasting,
smoking his guborns.odsl meer-5bam. He
folded tbs tails Of his blanket overcoat over
his high.set knees, rested his Gin upon his
NY whito bsnds thai grasped the crorsbeam
Of his sass,frasx stick and prepared for a
prlAver with the old white friend whom
he had known SO long.
"Good morning Uncle DO, you seem to be
in brown study"
Brown or black pse got it good. God be
bre,sed."
"GoJ whist" Uncle Jos
"Well sab | have had thswt for more'n
coons age which have jist got enveloped
and congested aud lie glad you have cum
along 90 as TO give me a show to fire thai
thswt outen dis ole code, Sab, is gwine
TO raise de wages Of de colored populsShun
of my district, and shill do i. by law and
in cordence wild de constitution, data all, and
dats more Abe Linculm could do if he was
in do flesh"
"But, Uncle 10 what authority have you
for doing anything of that sort"
II don't want no arfority. shill appnt
commissioners fur to do it, three uf' EN- header
more or less, and shll proseed to vance on do
works Of dc enemy
"But if you nave no authority how can you
appoint men TO do what you yourself can
not {"
II shill Jist do what de legislstur of dis
crest state hav don and pint my corinish-
urers wild peni.enLiary power 70 unhx .llN
what dey please and der up all leaks. w,
air, has you not read what dey is bout TO do
whole Of de- railroads sn' do telegrat poles
to three men and make dem railroad folks
and dem wireworkers come to der terms or
bus em up in bis. De railroads btlopg 10
em snd SO does do telegraf, and dey pays
taxes and al dat, but Do egislatur will pint
desc three gentlemen TO tend to der bisneGs,
and if il is thern dey don't keer ono durn.
De legislator don't rooder bargin wild 'em,
but dey pint commissioners to do dat work,
aud dey will do it kos dey gets paid for der
work all De same. You aee, de power and
de blame is not in de legisatin, but in de
commishner--dey does the Offering, end Of
dey can cut down, my commissioners kin cut
up, Does you obsarve de logikle pro-
duckshun I"
But Uncle 10, perhaps the people won't
stand your new schedule and won't pay for
work st the new rates."
"P'raps de ralerodes an de telegrEfs nsy
kick too, but till suuain' new turns up
takee my chances wild de leaislstur'. l tell
you. sab, new cry is davniu' on uS mn de
CRATE minds OBJ de seventeenth legisIstur has
pusskivered de commissioner dodge by de
mesSs OBJ which dey kin do by udders what
dey cant do demselves aud when desc rsle-
rode men say dey is titled to rites under der
contract wild de state de Legislature peartens
up aud s.ys dat is troo, but you amt got no
corntrack wild de commshunders, an dat am
dc Dressed troof, and eff eny OBJ my c0ons
mss got corn,rscks wild de white popLsshun
| shall tell 'em to rhss der price m say dey
will Dido de 'sisyun OBJ de commish. You
hesh me a chettin' oh de good ole hoas sense,
such rs de legislator is de 'prietor Oh"
"Bat, Uncle 10, your people would get no
employment if they should ssk for higher
wages than white people"
'Stop, sab, bout short hy-bref. Dst
wud be 'scrmIninashun sab, an DIS legias-
iur' nab 'sreshily purvided agin oil '.crm-
inashun sn'dat ai1 de.ffteenf 'mendmen'.wud
aquelch dat game bout rs ded SIS Mexican
dominsehun 10 de empire state OBJ do
soufHes'."
Aud as tho venerable pastor rose to bis
full length Of Elk feet four he continued:
"Under dat kind Of bill sab, at comms-
hun, san, could-go to de Wllyum Tell sur
loon aud put down der d.ink. to de good
old price Of five cents de tickleT. Dey could
20 ie Boss Saugers aud make him ret.le his
kaleroo fur Two cents yard; to JOuny
lomson's TN psrvsle on him 10 ohtrse ten
cent: 'mittance ell round. Dey could REFUGE
De fsts Of lawyers and doctors 20 low DAT
dey woud neber want 70 pizan ner cheat ag'n.
Dsy could prathiAte dc tAreif on 'spTcts
wagons so dat y kuiured funeral could KUN
mead rctpect and have & oseres brung down
60 De pins whore long sWeetnin would die a
mater / def"
But The bill only applies to railroads and
Telegraph lines"
"Dat is troo, Fab, but IL dey en- fetch
beed on dem institutions why can's . 90 got q
fokus on de uider ploymsnh! Aiu': De
roads and ielegrsfs do owners of dor can
truck st much IS de rett of MAJ hine!"
Yos hut uncle 10, yOu d'dn't unieuiaod
thea. thinS,. The tiat. gave TO til 30 COM
pAnies their franchises and holds tie control
Of them"
ayes, sab, and de stale guy t5s 'tpeclable
people [ Just lOoded % der license and der
privileges, but It neber said they was gEins
TO run der bisness fur en-, nudder. ob
sIrvs dat de state don't ihrp ober IFS lsf
,huledsr dc hi price which do land felches,
which hin now be sold snd could not befo dc
roads cum along and taIss 'ern jest de same
A. II dey was der own bosses aud hadn't in
creased de mount Of plumber to be taxed, but
chs ar much pertckler about what dey
chsrgcs fur 10 keep 'sm goin and kno~s bet
ter uo dey do bow much dey ought TO charge,
but dey could not do dis thouen a COM
misben, and | sm grine ~ got me one, too. I"
"Well, but you propoie 20 raise BY your
commission vhilst the legulrturs IN the in
trrnst e the people propose ~ lower rates"
"Yes sab. and IL deg lei down de bucket
d,y kin full Il up too, aud OATS wh,, Dog
viii toon Re a d If ju't Anticipates =
lialc, butt will C.-n rDIr ~ riis>
Al. Uncl, o. sol.i b....r Is. .s COM
mission businesi 1s. ifrr be low.
efing tbe al. ~ u Zoo a-..r' -eyou, md
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