The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-23

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ll, nthey believe " Ca their Interests,
fadually adopt a nero law which vii iolce |
no s,ockmen 20 grszing districts Ia thls
sy We will Eut how, but sure ehu
ealthy, settlement at this question thst
ant come from forced legislation, IN Wy
~ to regulate all the details Of human we
nd occupations by legislation, You Violate
Iatural laws ana produce nnnul ural anu
results. rus law vhhhos ne
'therwiss than revolutionary In its ELECTS,
"a YOU force tho people OF great ttsle
o suddenly change their manner OF max
ngN livelihood, The senator must nave
rontemp.1ted thi, when he provided Tor
military force that may resch o,uVv usp,
and "A suitaole number q, Oilicera oi hlgher
rank. | don't see why three INDICTMENTS
be- sgainst ms ior the adoption o'
this measure; 1911, 49,
public treasury,
secondly, ior nm nbortive attempt 20 vio-
late the laws OF nature Rud sound pnnoi-
Piles Of trade. -,.. a..
value OF some property, ANA 10 uepreolnte
The value OF other property, AL belonging
TO citizens of the state .
Yes, Mr. President there Is over one
hundred millions OF dollars invested IN
stook m this STATE. aud we, by one irll
.woop. propose 10 drive theae taxable val
ues from the state, or hand them over 10
those wealthy syndicatus that chh come up
and nav the cash annually IN advance Tor
all the land controlled
by THE STATE.
These, Mr.. President, are my idess az 10
the effect ol this bill ON the material lnioT-
ests at our state, and dom see, "lthout
changing the underlying principles OF inc
Hill. now we can svoid these mislorlu nes,
Now. | shall elevate myself briefly 20 re-
plyjpg 10 some ofthe Arguments OF the sem
aior In behalf vi bis bill. so tar ns ms re-
marks about the penitentiary ara con
oerned, couldn't see the connection thht
~ had with the question A. issue. Certain
ly the senator don't intend TO c!nlm al me
credit OF that struggle, when no was the lasI
recruit. lie certainly don't EXPECT heu'
bsrs, because they fought together on thh'
Issue, - pursue the same policy on thls-
an entirely different question. 80 lar Ms
the executive 10 concerned, nave never
known or inquired how he stood on any
bill ns il IL his prerogative TO pass on ~
when we are through, and not before
ii he has seen the bill, suspect he Is TOO
shreud to express his opinion in advance,
and vote mosS heartily for the philosophy
aud SPEECH OF the senator, but DensVe nus
bill Is totally A. Variance with MS spescn;
Tne principIes enuncls ted ore sound, but
come at a lsts day, while, II they had ooeh
put in form during the eenator's career IN
this body, tley would have saved the
state much trouble now seriously threaten
ing us. ..,o, =,
OF the records OF the last SEES
sion will show that l introduced the hrst
week of the session land bill which pro-
hihited the sale or l. ase 10 corporations Of
more than GAO acres OF land, aud that the
same provision was in bill introduced by
me relative TO lease OF tne unoTgani2ea
COUNTY SCHOOL LANDS.
I also introduced bill prohibiting incor'
poration except Tor two or three necessary
purposes. | had the support OF ihc ms
iority of the senate IN some OF these views,
and the opposition OF some OF tne
Ablest senators, because they claimed
that Il mgde no difference where the
money came from so the school fund got II.
No man fears more than myself the results
OF Glowing corporations 10 own or control
The land OF the country, especially thOsa
who desire to retain me
osnership OF tue vast tracts TO oe llasd IN
business that neither enriches or improves
the land or settles the country Ihis ana
every other state should guard against ms
growing evil. Thus lar the senators ana
myeelf are agreed, and u this light had
earlier in his senatorial career
when he wgs voting 20 sell the school lands
al 50 cents aud 81 per acre TO corporations
or nnybody else, we might have seen fewer
wire cutters and "A happier eople.
He is Low, theoretically as raoid as
would have him against the encrOachmenC
of corpgrstions, bat bis bill has no inhloi-
ton against them, anu prscticahy 10 j."
their interest.
The senator meets US again with the old
sry, "pnt money ipto the school fund, ana
ssye the people from taxation. Tbis same
crv bepuilsd the people in sustaining you
in the salkof lands Ut 50 cents and 81 that
were sold Tor 50 and So per acre IN less than
twelve months, and frequently before the
purch aser had paid the state one cent.
Ia the only consideration why not do with
less pretentious capitol building instead OF
granting to corporation over three million
acres OF land in one body, upon VIII ca Q
sona of men will sigh in vain for nome
and A chance to work II that corporation
chooses to stock It, In our greed 10 hasten
the development OF the country We squar-
dersd on railroads large part OF our 90.
main Two years ago only, III spitit Vi
greed TO increa.e the school fund, he learn.
q senator voted 10 sell TO csrl orations and
ANYBODY else large bodies OF land DOW
worth many times what they cost. The
people were caioled into believing tnst u
was pes, because IL lessened school taxes,
etc. ,, -
When the people In the near future get
through paying Tor rangers ana other extra
ordinary expenses they will Bee the folly OF
srcb temporary expeuienls; when they see
their offspring wanderers on the lace OF the
earth in search OF some small spot thAG mas
escaped the grasp of corporate wealth, they
will shed bitter tears to THINK lhAt
they had representatives whose proed was
.JreStrr than their wisdom. No, Mr.. Presi-
dent. the senator's bill is in the line oil the
policy pursued by him and other senators,
and its results will be against the pest
interests OF u healthy growth Of society,
which will bring with IL ContentInent ana
a people
| am no communist, and have no patience
with commuuism, and want 10 see every
man eHioy the fruits OF his labor; but
fsudalism, with its flesh ana blood features,
has more to commend IL than corporate
mower without such features.
In our anxiety to realize few dollars Tor
wears. we should not lose sight OF the fact
thet the happiness OF ~ people depend upon
their ability to earn in conientmenJ Nv
inc and that the government which ruth
Iasslv derives them of that right can eX'
meet only By force TO secure acquiscence IN
such a policy. To say nothing oi
the stranger without our gates, We nave
bu. little left as homes for those 10 the
In repiv TO the objection that this bill
gives the advantage TO monopolists and
bankers, the senator saws tnat capital
aiwavs controls. Yes, sir; this is true
snonrh without the aid OF legislation. You
have given away the land and now propose
10 saw to the people, sell your cate 10 she
svndicates or rent to spectators and rail-
roads state lands at exoT bitsnt ratss. \ u
gjve them no choice, but put the screws &c
them. and that, too, in the sacred nnmo o.
.aucstisn and civilization. You have giver
away the peoples heritage. aud now pro-
pose to force them TO become hewsrs
wood and
DRAWERS or wATER.
The senator is eminently correct In hi
philosophy, but outrsgeously wrong in III
application. , a. .ao;,,h,f,.,