The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-24
COL. PHILIP PALMER
Has Something to Say About the Sheep
men and Politics.
BRACKET, TEX, Oct, Fl, 1888:

BRACKRTT, TEX, Oct, Fl, 1882.
Editors Express:
believing, rom experience, that your paper
is friendly to the interests of the people of
western Texas, and believing, further, that the
columns OF your paper are at all times open
to legitimate discussion of the matters and
things which affect the people of this section
OF western Texas, desire, without reference
to politics, creeds or party, to express nv
views upon the question of tariff, which aues-
ton is now agitating the minds of the people
IN this district; the 10th congressional, and
which particularly affects the stock raisers of
this and adjoining counties.
read IN your issue of the 18th inst, the
proceedings of the Hancock club, la,ely es-
tabllshed in San Antonio, before which meet
ing the president of said club, Judge Rosen-
heimer, is reported as making straight-out
lft-for-revenue-only speech, and declar-
ing, that ii the wool men cannot
make enough money with the tariff of, they
should take their riches and 90 into other
business, which speech of Judge Rosenheimer
is not only calculated to mislead the public.
but the statement therein is manifestly untrue.
in the mild insinuation that all wool men are
rolling in wealth-for it is a we'll known fact
that all the sheepmen of western Texas are
hard working men, and have built the sheep
interest up from almost nothing to its present
encouraging standard. The land thew craze
their sheep on, they either own or lease. Out
IN this district in which l live, rented land
brings no revenue to the state, for the most
OF 1t is owned by the l. & G. N. railroad COM
pany, given to them by a democratic lepisla-
ture free from taxes for twenty-five years, but
the sheep which Craze on this land and bring
IN to the state government very large revenue.
thus 1t will be seen that a free trade doctrine
not only destroys the business which has
made this country, but jeopardizes the
revenue OF the state to great extent,
and tends to impoverish those who have
braved the dangers of the frontier and brought
the country to what tits, Judge Rosenheimer
is certainly misinformed as to the sentiment Of
the people of this section, and I believe does
not express the views of the intelligent work.
ing people of San Antonio and Bexar county
at large, and would suggest that the Judge
visit western Texas and live awhile among the
sheepmen, that he might see their manner of
living, and realize that their life is not all SUM-
shine. In conclusion, I would say to the
| stockman, and all other hard working men of
western Texas, not to be carried away by
stump speakers, or what they may say about
cheap knives or cheap hats, but study we'll
your own interests and the interests Of your
country, and when you have thoroughly analy-
zed the subject, do not vote for man, who
! in doctrine is almost free trader, and who
threatens that once with the power, he will
pursue course the effect of which would take
from you, not only your hard-earned substance
but would convert your blossoming country
into bowling wilderness. Respectfully,
PHILIP PALMER.