The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-28


that the 18th district, allowing for the increase
in population since the census was taken, con
tains Il greater popnation than any other dis
trict in the state. The gentleman from BcXar
(Mr Wurzbach) does not want Wash Jones, and
nobody else wants him. and yet he proposes to
take off three democratic counties and SO re-
duce the majority in the district,
Mr.. Wurzbach asked if there was any reason
why the district should have lNUO inhabit-
ants.
had to take into consideration the large scope
Of country which the eleventh district extends
over.
MIR. Wurzbach-Does not that Apply to the
Mr.. Gibson The area of the tenth district is
not half as large rs the eleventh district.
Mr.: Wurzlach Not half as large but very
Mr. Merritt moved that alstrop he left us the
committee reported it, and Wash Jones he add
cd tO the fifth district. Ruled out Of order. \
vote taken and Mr. WufZbach's amendment
was lost.
Mr. Fly amended by transferring Austin from
the eighth to the seventh district
Mr. WurZblch opposed the motion on the
ground that the transfer would leave the eighth
district below the pro rata and with less than
the Galveston district has now. He would b"
willing to give BastrOp to the Galveston dis
tict. vote was then taken and the amend
ment lost.
During the reading of the extract the gov
ernor observed that democratic nHtjuritieS were
to be made in each district 1t was not qucs-
ton of whether the sheep man or the manIfac-
turer'S interest were identical in eastern or
northern Texas, but how many votes could be-
secured. Wurzbach did not want Wash Jonea
S.iddlcd on the 10th district. Cheers So to the
legislator Wash Jones was a fearful ogre, and
nobody would have him. He was u dangerous
man, and the only question was how to get rid
of him.
Gov. Davis, continuing his address: Thus il
was that your legislative sOlOns i'm cOIlstructinA
the districts attended to your interests In th,
mind of WuIzls.h Wash Joms was an ogre
hut think M. friends now know that Han,
cock Is more of an ogre than Wash Jones ami
that the district was fixed up for Hancock AMI
to get rid of Epson.
Anyhow they have given us a sensation, two on
three of them, The policy of our democratic
friends are given to sensation. You have
heard of the quack doctor who thought h,
could cure his patients by throwing them int.
fits; our democratic fricnds are of his opinion
of some kind. They gave us an apoplectic til
twenty years ago i'm the war of secession, an,
we have not got over it yet, and ever since
then we have had sensations keeping the PEG
pie continually in hot water. ! need not say
more on this point. You know it too well.
will now refer to the question raised by my
| friend few minutes ago. That on the tarin
Our democratic friends havo sps.ng upon u.
this question OF tariff aud have Ur,lteiyOrr t.
throw us Into fits upon that subject. Haveany
OF yOu ,sliInIy considered what would be the ell
feet if the democratic party got into power i'm
congress, and were able to carry out their plans
what sort of Il ut would it give us if
they were successful in 18th this district or
| export was tritng and we did not raise one
third the wool raised in the British island
alone. We conld not compete with England.
| seen some of the finest clips that would hardly
realize the cost Of freight. The business,
fingered, supported by such good men, IL;
| George wilkins Kendall, and it was through IL
| connection Of his that was introduced into
| the business. Then the business was unprOtit-
able. 1t was not until lSt., when the plcsclt
tirif was fixed, that the wool trade received an
| impetus and Il new interest was created. Dur
ing the war it had received some push by the.
scarcity of cotton, but when the war closed and
| cotton was freely circulated tho wool gradually
| and but for the passing of the act of lstiI, the
business would have been destroyed In 1857
about lD,UO,UO pounds of wool was grown.
| In ISL, the business stimulated and protected
| by the act had increased to .4OOOU,Uo pounds.
| In Texas alone, where in lHjl 5000 pounds
| would have been Il large estimate, 2i,OO.GU
pounds were raised in ISL, and there was still 1t
steady increase, stimulated by protection.
Talking to wool grower the other day, know
| ing the competition of foreign woods even
| under the present tariff, and the attempts OF
the democracy to put it down, | asked him
what would be the result if the tariff was IT.
duccd. He answered mel ~ will stop raising
sheep at once; the tariff has enabled lne to live
aud to pa}, EXPENSES. He was selling wool ut
was taken of the business would he unproHta-
bic. A reduction or ubOlishion of the tariif ON
wool Wotlnl uoStltS Sih,nhWu OF property Ill
| western Texas alone. not only i'm sheep,
but in the land risen largely i'm value.
As regards the tariff | am prepared To admit
that eXcresSences have grown up During the.
war special and perhaps local interests, have
been unduly prOtcctcd; and there are some
items that should he modified but | insist on
this that as we must raise the money and for
all time we shall want more money: Hun
dreds nt millions are r,niuirtd tu SUPPORT the
great government OF the hitcd States. When
we had twenty-five million population some.
seventy or eighty millions of dollars was sui
icicmt to support it; but il does not follow that
one hundred and sixty millions of dollars viii
support the government for II population OF
fifty million. Expense does not increase by Il
geometrics,l ratio. some hundred of millions
of dollars must bc raised yearly, and the qli,.S-
ton is how shall it be raised. You will moi put
a tax on acreage nor occupation. You
VIII never ~ taah therefor common
raise the money, While We should not Giiiid
up monopoly, the wool interest deserves some
better protection, 1t does not injure the cOun-
try and there was not an interest in the state
where the tax reached so many people. There.
are three hundred million pounds of wool pro-
duced, which represents fifty million sheep
distributed from Maine To california; and IL
would be "a large average for each sheep Ownr
II more rational figure. Large numbers of men
are employed and lands used If the demo-
cratic platform adopted ut Galy eStOn and Aus
tin is carried ont the wool interest will he the,
first struck at. The tariff Will come down and
tarif-fOr revenue whatever that may mean,
viii take its place. You cannot he too cautious
how you deal with an interest Of this gigantic
kind.
People I'm the New England states are. talking
glibly about free trade, they h.n e served their
ends, established manufactures and they can
afford to do away win the tariff and to hold
the money for uS; the New Englancr has got
five dollars Ia the Texans one dollar SIMPLY
because they manufactured the raw article.
They can therefore an ord To reduce the tarr
rtltn fif..lN ltI.