The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-04

Every man VIII le0ls nn Interest ~ tic .
Welfare and progress o. Texas must have
,ecn brought 10 some reflection by the sud.
len md ridicd action VI the legislature In
cducing pass nscr fares on cur railroads
Orty per cent. ut a single stroke. II r.
'inccs a willingness ami alaCority to UxeI. |
Use the power Of the state which may well |
cause apprehension m the minds Of those /
who invest their capital in railroad proper
~. 1t Is altogether probable that in some
portions Of the state the restriction will in
crease the aggregate receipts on passenger
traffic, but it is quite as proDuble that II
will not do 50 in others. The apprehension
which may and almost certainly will be cX'
cited by this action though, reaches far be-
You'd the question of present increase or
IN receipts on passenger lralllc'
The truth is, the action has rather the APP
pearanCe OF declaration power than an
effort TO accomplish immediate results and
is rather menace Than an aggression. 1t
is not what has been done, but an exhibit
ton of the power aud disposition To do, so,
that aWakens apprehension ms TO The future.
Asst thep rOprlcty orimprOprlety of the ac-
ton already had or its policy or impolicy
discussion is almost q waste of time, the
game would not pay for the candle, for II 1t
sie,nifconf hnt when we consider that fine
liver r,n,, he eyarr;sad at viii hv thn ie~is.
Iotnra il hncomes imnor,ant To know
,vharo ~, uIotTnr II 10 ~ and Who 10 IN
Iatorminc when and how far this control
is ~ he eytendedp II cannot he question.
ed that it extends even to virtual coniisca.
ton and if it is to be thus suddenly and
rnmmnn nrndncr will suggest tothose who
tnrnish rho cnnitnl tn h1iId and onerate
raiIronds that invastment in almost nnv
other business or property is preferable, 1t
NAV he safely assorted thaat If we are to take
rhIs action M n nrecedent HAT there is no
mora nrecarious and uncertnin investment
than in railroads in TEXAS, Wbv the peo.
ME of Texas should be inimical to railroads
would be difficult to explain, nor do be-
lieve that they are. | regard the action of
the legislature as personal an original with
the members of that body: and while ma.
iOrity of the people may adopt and approve
The particular act in question, it cannot be
said to have been done in compliance with
the public demands. In truth, the people
at large were as much surprised by this
coup d'etat as the railroad. owners them
selves. 1t was sudden, unexpected and
startling. But | shall not discuss this mat
ter luther, as it has served the purpose | had
of introducing some reflections for the CON
sideration of the people which [ have not
seen suggested before, | know full well
that neither | nor any other citizen can
stem the current OF a popular tide, however
unreasonable and erroneous it might be,
and especially when from so TO 100 trained
advocates of it, iudiciously distributed over
the state, are propagating it amongst the
dear people with all the feryency and zeal
enganderad nv a vporninp desire RI he CON
timed in charge of the aesh-pots. IL is the
torlorn hone OF too many coon-dop states
men for prub and glory.
know of no problem in the future of
this country which has eycited
more Thought and apprehension than The
segregation of the money of the countrv
in The hands ola few men. Half or ner.
hans wore than half of tha Money in His
ao,r,ntrv hoiorr-s 20 or l. oontr,Ii,d L,,
,,,,u,tcr ~ rooS v.h;oI oon ho onrntod go
,hn t,'n,o -, NV" hnnda Ganitni boS a'
c o,,n yatad in .he hands Of n do1nn
t%o,, IN fact oontro1 tho
r'er,ot ofthe If9,tnd STATS Tbiss not onIy
W. IL ~. taru;hI 20 ney
nd ,a is out n, 20 HnSt pon
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gecoiilins uirGcSS ;tu,f i,, Wniie ~
uoro 10y ihaiii.sG G'eaIiy, tneie "a
a tespieaJ aPPleHGJiisioH
us 20 VA l? W oG,H VI "i ny
ri,u e,ru y that t Iiau ao,as1 DO =.
iiidf sou'iu ;tnSIE vi'a' .iG iHoey toMei
y uisaiIninS lIie.I, .ria; ~ 10 uevel1PLns u
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1--we any mri0i ntno, a. ~, .nu W. "a a.
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aSo"tad tnr nn,au mil, t , a.,
title val,,a otberyise9 me necessitv 10y |
nonev wns horn Of n want Of trnSt az con.
~
'banSe comnlod;tias in Lind Racan!ys of I'm
nI,ne of t,liitiaS Ear no ro,,id Ss NJ, .no
ion of nr"dmnte Which, oroT ~ raa, Az
io,d Vi 49, ~ a. Sieav us
'in,, oo,'IL ot axoI,an,,a &c
,id ~, Ia - ,,,p III. ,' Ia
Be- w. ";nt nI nyobam,,. , ~ h,',on
md sucb pmrnSn W or %y .mu pHye,
hey Jesirad We're bnu"ht and SJ'i hrnvob %I
III a,'d soId T., tLo,n lie ayoLam,,o ny,d Nv
he n n, ha n 70 Eli anu th h
,' ' 90 ,re o,lI ~ pnntii Tho axoh, ',o
uas odo onJ tha foreir u' rrod fmo MA
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h,d nriainoIv ri,an f'r h:s ", oo ',rn
i,,nt nn5 yoc5oi,,sd tha cnrdl;,,,
,ro'Iuoc in eTchanco Tbus $50
,'ou Whom aiah6rotiri, this n rae
i,inn nhich ~ sn nIa;n ao nnt 30
now daduca Tho f,iInvina. wbatoIor on
hios nroducors Of 'i;g,ran95 oo,,nodi,;. 70
ychanre in kind does away with the no.
essitv for money and to thai extent ii.
finishes lie newer The nractic,I annIica-
ion of ali this is. "a Won Increase the taciIj.
iss for travel and transnortation Won
rim nroducers with thoir cnmmod;,;as
earer toretber as Won diminish distance
~ Increasing speed. as Won nrogress ~.
Yard what il commonlv called HE annihi-
alton Of limo and dist,ncs mari nassn Won
'ininish The mecsssiIv Inr and argo me
,ower of money Does not this acconnt
or the rapid AGGREGATION of capital in the
ands of a few and its withdrawal from the
ands of The manvP Ia IL not
,ct that as the facilities for trans.
ortation and travel nv railroad have
so that EXCHANGES in kind have
Inerceded the necessity and nse for money,
nat the producers having less and less
l.