The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-31

snces and mite on the side OF social order.
For that am arraiRned, and am told of
tsrritory alone the line VI thu Missouri
Pacific all the way across Texas, belonging
70 that company. But. sir. Texas cannol
.cyn on me an' , sSs' bes m Ee pei s,,la
blunders, ana they are many, they have
never been on the side Of iand grants "a
corporations. Go TO ybur journals, aud
you will find that worked and voted u
prevent that company from obtalnine these
lands. On the 10Th 81 July. 1876 shsn
railway was forfeited, and q RELIEF
bill was before us, l used this Ian.
guSge; "SiI, those over contde 4 o.
our future psy smile NJ that when shouln
make "a patriot tr6mblc. Capital In this
country is marching with q rapid SUD 70
power. IL already shapes the legs,a.,on OF
national aud state govern ments, ~ thrsa,
ened by sgraiianism, this capital will seek
security In the formation OF a strpng gov
eminent for the lew at the expense OF the
many, And SIR, on the other hand, the
unwisc exercise Of power which capital SO
cures, in con,r0llin. sometimes 'he press
and In y thousand ways moulding lesisls-
ton for its own benefit, proyokes ~ IT'S turn
the very spirit of agrsrianism which VIII
threaten il. t. seems 70 ms that wise
stntesmanship would husband our Iesouto, y
Tor the benefit OF the great body ot the pto-
pie on whose devotion 10 ,ur form OF gov
eminent our security In the iniure must
depend. a landed monopoly II more
dangerous to free government than n
neyed Jne. AND yet we are SIaVely
considering whether a iortait gttt oi twenty
million Of acres shall he again bestoWed
without money aud without price, on non
resident tptCulators who own road,
which, IL ever finished, IL destined TO tat
taliz, uu by wheeling the cpmmerce oi the
n
be empiied into III. lap 81 rival States
Turn 10 page ESQ oil the sena'e Journals
OF 1876, whsn the law granting lends "a
railruads was passed, and yon wi hnh the
following feralurs voted no: Ball, Bisssin-
game, Grace, Guy, Henry, Piner ano ftr-
rell-onIy \, Ven IN the entlrd senate. VI
that G, tire senate | alone am here.
Now, are my views that Texas has been
recsiying inning alton faster than we could
assimilate them, new? In 1877, IN 9
speech delivered in Georgetown jnsl
alter the great railroad STRIKE,
said. know these viows "a
not harmoni2e with the sterOtyped Views al
the press, which too oi,ea reprcsent' capt
tai and grand enterprises, or of gu'hiuf
STUMP speakers; but after rtnrciinh lhet
will DO a proved by the Calm judgment ui
the people. For 1 know that IN osner por-
lions OF this country, the evil days ARE
close nj hund " hen the experiment. oi Tree
than ever before, ard IL may be, VIII DC
pronounced failure. do not wish, oy
forced Immigration To import, in the shape
of this turbulent labor the SEEDS OF our de
struction. | fear. aud surely We nave
reason TO fear, that ia our s1rihern cine
starving laborers will rise like howiiul
giant IN mis- strength, and suarcnyi butch
cry or Wild misrule will pave The way Tor
establishing strong government ~ tue .
teres: oil social order, az the expshs" %
freedom. II is but the old Story o
republics freedom wealth. i ad,
ism. Tn. So are the transi ions taught bl
history.
"FIr ono. want Texas TO remain wha
she now il, the home OF tie iarmtr aid slool
man, with room enough Tor both aud ~
drones in the hive. No imported mass o
hungry labhreTs TO crowd hud olssatlsi'
our Isborers already here. M tramp L
recruit the ranks of depot burners; no dis
contented idiers gutter.snipes OF the clties
TO corrupt municipal governments VIII
their yotes and curse them tor not proVid'
ing them employment; 40 .quatters "l
ether peoples land, TO live on ether people
stock. From all these LIN wa are near J
in the turbid stream OF io!cs'
Immigration. II peace shall ca
tinue. our waste places Will no in
nroyed crly too soon II you desire iie
state. tor Only toe close following t1e :e'slo
ment OF gll your vsCant lands Will come m
trouble between capital aud labor, whici
all dense populations must pass through
De Bonneville, the Iaarned Frenchman
paid that our institutions would change
md that government founded on popu n
suffrage wouid disappear whenever tho do.
main TO the Pacific coas. was appropriated
Its appropriation is nearly complete. An
other celebrated writer and an Engishmni
said that tree Institutions with US depsnGe'
on elbow room aud n traditional respec
for te e. ustahle." The elbow room
about gonp, aud when propose 10 g iio-c
! respecl 1 lne law by sanding the cons, a1i
TO the plains By the eide OF the ju ige the
our political doctors bscomc alarmed
CAPITOL LA Ds,
Bat, since the opposlti-n seem 10 ns.ir
to place the author at the bill o. tiii
rather than the nil itseli, In his dealing
with the panic domain, let me 20 ete
further. In 1876 introduced IN the sen 4
n hill To provide for he Issuance aud esl
of certificate, Tor 100000 acres NJ publ
domain of Texas 10 puid new safe cap
|itol Senate Journal, page 100 MY p'a
to u. AGA that laud 50 that ,be humo'-s ma
might OBTAIN an iatefess wes r'Jcuteu D
the SENATE; ard thus po1erless To carry on
the demAud uf the constitution ana sci tns
land aside III my way, | WAS comp'Ned
adopt the methods OF the III j nj y enu y,
IL ad 20 their way, aDd swap II IN one ooi
for q state house. For this demaiofu
have bounced me and snapped - my heel
and never until this hour nave deisneo
CJrrecJ tlls slender.
Senator O.oDs-Will the senator answer
question
Senator Gibos-Dii you not vote 10 ~
land tor 50 cents an acre 10 corporallohs IN
individuals and capitol synuicates|
n. Ill ~, u a "a
been listening To me you would have hear
how eit-mp ~ TO enforce different po
icy hut was pOwerleSs. Sid"-ilred, sh1ts
led and han,-sirunP, in my Efforts TO Dul
here a universi for The educ, lon OF oI
youth. 20 build . new capitol, ard ouiid ~
and sustatn our public asylum, nav
stood while sOms ~ your predecessl'
helpsd snacsie me. Sil toll ns white ct
era went on with what though quucksr!
Ihaye done my best and the mat does ~
breathe who con ASSERT that ne ever h'a
me utter one word ia laeor ot tina policy
establishing land corporations. LOUD 81
plsuee.1 ,,,.,.
now stands at bay, aud, with The beip
N m who made me, IL strength anu Won
permit, will this day hnish the WORK
rearing the blanket from the tkeloton ui''
ali may see IL. [Applause.l ohaiieu'
any senator 10 deny that, ono year AZ (,
twice solemniy armed you IN THIS cnau
her. that n my Efforts to atop the spresi
land corporations went still unhesdeu, VI
mep were then living NTH grey bearus
thar Fac, who wouls see hox.iDg mutt
,ude OF angry men tearing down the ttnc
thai enclosed your uurentod school LAND
ard DESTROYING also, ndi.crimiun ely, Il
estates OF individuals. Four months h'
not passed until the nipptr RS were AZ sot
and vet | was laugped 1t. VIII 40 VI
senator nom OAllus the justice TO cay III
he then Stood with me IN committee WI
a small minority, demanding The entire
neal OF land corporation lsws.
u,.n ,ne Panhandle country was VI