The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-26


EDIToRs CLAEIoS-He2ring \ great
many men depreciate our State and ex-
pres desire to 90 West and settle /
in Texasand grow up With the country,
! SAX small space IA your valuable
paper. I had the s-fever" badly, and
shought Of going. but did -nOt--Aftsr
had given up the idea, friend Of mine,
whose name would be recognized If l
should give it. wrote home the following
letter. He is minister, and man OF /
refinement and culture IS well as hard
common sense, and what be says may be
implicitly relied upon Compare our
State with Texas and which suffers by
it.
Since you have decided sOt 70 oss's e /
Tegas, and since NV opinion aoss could
have no influence on you, Il. viii sim
ply give YOU some facts about Texas
for your ewn benefit, and the benefit Of
those Of your friends who may eontem
plate coming; and. before l begin, |
will say: | have been nearly all over
the State-north, east, south and west
Entirely over hundred counties. Texas
4 is the most oyerr2ted country in the
world. In education it is at least fifteen
years behind Its advertisement abroad.
1t is twenty years behind in religion,
notwithstanding the tremendous gas"
in our religious papers. Morally, it Is
almost a failure-of course | speak of
the Stat. aggregately-there are in all
parts of Texas few as.good people and
as nice as you can find anywhere. POI
/ liticaily rotten to the eOre-corrupt, be
cause corrupt men are in Office; because
of the vast public revenue, Of which
the people know but little, and which
mostly goes into the hands of designing
capitalists; because of the ailroads and
general syndicate oppression. Nearly
all the important business Of Texas is
now carried on by heartleSs corporations.
Cattle, sheep, lands, water and gas
works. timber, all are controlled by syTt
dictates; and even schools and colleges. 1t
is the most corrupt, because of the for
7 eign element more signal curse was
never pronounced on State than Is the
European element in Texas, and when
voe hear them pulled and Landed,
lust attribute It 10 land sharks and emf
{ grafton asentS The masses can say
) nothing, for they are in the power and
under the control of the monopolies
This element is a curse because they
hold the balance of power in elections
+ and they use and show il against
s all interests of the common people
y They are against everything which hai
i even a religious appearance leas
a three-fourths are infdels and balance
Is Catholics They control the whisky
e laws and Sunday laws and obey or dis
u! ! obey them rs suits their inciinations an'
Is poekets-it is worse in southwestern
T Texas. They stand in open defiance o
$ the statutes of the State and but rer
a. felc of our officers have the nerve TO max
Is them obey, and when they do, the raj
* road men, land sharks and corporation
a cry out ''envy" and get them out
Of About general prosperity. This
s. the hardest country on earth for prC
'e fessiOnal man to "start out" and estat
y lish himself The most important draw
rs back is s'fogyism" There are lust abou
W enough "old fogies" here to great
y damage the State They say they hay
ne done all the fighting for Texas and
oI not think any one green" from otht
40 States, could or will ever be able TO max
he any improvement politically, moral,
o. financially legally, religiously or an
Ell other way.
They say Sam Houston left the Sta
u plenty good for God and his angels
at live in; and if God should call for al
n improvements, it would insult the I
n mains of Samuel. The State is fill,
he with unqualified men, who came he
40 several years ago and are trying by &
ed means, fair or foul, to sustain ther
II selves against the better informed al
or intelligent who are beginning to com
tn have wearied you. If you wish me
en- dd ltsque ertremaH, remind me in. yo
ng next where | left off, Before | clos
ny however, / will state to you that n
ny views and conclusions are reached aft
Sc, mature and careful consideration / a
At, Impartial l have had much expo
vs.. ence and have observed carefully. | a
ng not "soured" and take this method
ne venting my spleen far from it.
on have been successful-everythin til
nj | have touched has turned out we'll
II especially in a financial point of view.
sh Had not our young men better ST
in Mississippi? 4 fer will succeed an
II, eohere. The writer of the above lett
al would get rich on a sandrock, f,
he he possesses boundless energy. II
IN example should be warning, while
he has succeeded hundreds have failed.
IN those who contemplate going west, wou
er, work as hard and diligently here as tn,
er, lcW hare to DO there, they would soon bel
nd dependent, and our country would bic
po- som AS the rose. The success of m:
lily is not due to the land or country
Tut which he lives, but the element viii,
compose the man.
Tor Stop and consider before You depa
IN from Goods especial country" for 4
~, land of high taxes, no fences al
Ids coyotes. Very truly,
ed ANTT TRN AZ