Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-22

them over w tUOSe Wtuitby ny HutCtlt-
that can come up and pay the carh
annually In advance for all the land
controlled
ny THE STATE,
These, Mr.. President. are my ideas
as 10 the effect of this bill on the mate.
rial interests Of our state, and don't
see. without changing the underlying
principles of the bill, how we can
avoid these misiortunes.
Now, shall | elevate myself briefly
to replying TO some of the arguments
of the senator In behalf of his bill? Su
far as his remarks about the peniteu-
tiary are concerned. ] couldn't see the
connection II had with the question at
issue. Certainly the senator don't in
tend TO claim all the credit of that
struggle, when he was the last recruit
He certainly don't expect members
because they fought together on that
issue. to pursue the same policy on
this-an entirsly different question.
81 far IA the executive Is con cerned, |
have never known how he stood on
any BILL AS it is his prerogative TO pass
on ii when we are through, and not
before.
II he has seen the bill, l suspect he
is too shrewd to express his opinion in
advance. and vote most heartily for
the philosophy and speech of the sena-
tor but believe his bill is totally at
variance with his speech. The prin-
ciples enunciated are sound but come
at u late day, while, II they had been
put in form during the senator's ca
reer in this body, they would have
saved the state much trouble now Sc
riously threatening us.
So far as corpora ions are concerned,
an examination Oft the reco IDS of the last
legislature will show that | introduced
the first week of the session, land
bill which prohibited the sale or lease
to corporations oil more than GAO acres
of land, aud that the same provision
was in bill introduced by me relative
to the lease OF the uuorganized
COUNTY SCHOOL LANDS.
also introduced bill prohibiting
incorporation except for two or three
port of the majority of the senate in
some of these views, and the opposi-
ton of some of the ablest senators, be-
cause they claimed that it made no
difference where the money came from
'' viz 1Nippi ibit XIV II. &Np man
f.a,s more than myself the results of
allowing corporations to own or con-
troll the land of the country, especially
those corporations who desire to re.
tain the ownership OF the vast tracts
TO be used in u business that neither
enriches or improves the land or set
ties the country. This aud every other
state should guard against this grow
lvIl WhnI fur thu Q.4t,a f.r al
mysefare agreed, aud If thus light had
dawned upon him earlier in his sena-
torla career, when he was voting t.
sell the school lands at 50 cents aud 81
per acre to corporations or anybody
else, we might have seen fewer wire
cut 'ers and happier people.
He is now, Theoretically, AZ rahid az
| would have him against the en-
croachments of corporations, but his
bill has no inhibition against them,
and practically IL in their interests.
The senator meets Us again with the |
old cry, put money into the school |
fund" and save the people from taxa
tion. This same cry beguiled tne peo- |
pie in sustaining you in the saIe of |
lands at 80 cents and 81 that were sold |
for 81 and 50 per acre in less than
twelve months, and frequently before
the purchaser had paid the state one
cent.
IF MONEY
is the only desderatum, whv not do
with "a less pretenlious capitol build
ing instead OF granting To Il corpora
ton over three million acres of land
IN one body, upon which the sons OF
men will sigh in vain for "A home and
phtafIsn N & h.,
chooses 10 stock it In our greed TO
hasten the development of the country
we squandered on railroads u large
part Of our domain. Two years ago
only, in spirit Of greed to increase the
school fund, the learned senator voted
to sell to corporations and any b DIV
else large bodies Of land now worth
many times what they ,st The peo.
pie were cajoled into believing that it
was best because it lessened school
: ,Xrs. etc.
When the people in the near future
get through paying for rangers and
other extraordinary expenses, they
VIII see the folly of such ternporarY
expedlents; when they see their off
'prlng wanderers on the face OF The
-aftn IN search of some small spot
lllai mas escaped the grasp of corporate
wealth. lhey VIII shed bitter tears To-
mink THAT they had representatives
I" nose greed was greater than their
wisdom. No, Dir. President. the sem
tor's OH Is in the line of the policy
'uIsuei ny him and other senators.
ma us results Will lie against the best
Interests al healthy growth of so
lrlS, which will bring with il con-
eminent and "a people {
EASILY GOVERNED. ,,
am no communist, and have no ma. A
renee with communism, and want to q
ee every man enjoy the fruits of hi. 1
amor; bu, feudalism, with its flesh G
nd blood features has more tn com. a
lend II than corporate power withont a
uch features. n
In our anxiety to realize few dollars h
,r years we should not lose sight of n
ne 'act that the happiness ola peupl. o
eptnls upon their ability to earn in
'htentment living, and that the d
oVerhinent which so ruthlessly de. 4,
riVes Them Of that right can pxpect L.
NY ny fprce to secure acIuiescence i'm
ich policy. To say nothing of The d
ranger without our gates. we have
~ iittie LETT ~ homes for the those
the manor born.
IN reply to the objection that this y,
VI gives the advantage To the mon,. "
lists and bankers, the senator 40. !,
lat capital always controls. Y.s sir ~
~ Is true enough without thu MD az -
gis'ation. You have given away the 81
nu ana now propose to say TO the ~
'ople, Sell your cattle tn ~. e,,,,J; ~