Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-06
Frank Hurd to Fight Hard for a Seat
in the Forty-Nluth Congress-
ACase Of Kid-Steallng,
a Orludod soldier Oniee-secisr from Ari'
ronn sucks Government Pap
m "a Pooi.uouss.


DO four contested clcCltVu cuHth TINS scH'
sion. Usually there are from fifteen 70
twenty The most interesting viii be
tfat Of Frank lIurd Of Ohio . irec-tradcr,
who Disputes the claim of his Republican
opponent, Mr. Romles, on Tie ground Of
Illegal voting and corrupt uses Of money.
George W. stoel Of Indiana, a Republican,
holds the seat IN Che house, contested by
Mr.. Kidd Th,s viii bel clear case Of
bld-stcaing
The seat Of Mr, Weaver Of Town, Groon.
hacker, " contested by the Republican
candidate, who claims Weayer's election
Was brought about by fraud. Weaver was
elected by both Democratic and Groom
back votes, aud he win probably 70 into
The Democratic cnucus.
Mr.. Q. H. Page, Democrat con.
tests tho scat Of Mr.. w. A. Pierce
Republican from Che Second Rhode
Island district, charging frauds and the
use Of irregular ballots.
The lirgt Journal IN which Charles A..
Dana Of the New York Sun obtained eu-
ploymcut as Is writer was ElizurW righrs
"Chfonleles Of Boston, He received
80 week Tor hls services.
WHAT 4 TENNESSEE SENATOR WOULD 30.
Since the senate committee on inter.
state commerce has finished It's work Of
collecting Information bearing on that
subject Senator Harris OF Tennessee has
taken up his quarters on Capitol hill
The senator feels worry forcibly that the
Interstate commerce question Is nm i'm.
mensc one, and tho difficulties attending
its proper solution, AZ lac tells them, are
tufNpqufiun unI f.flan
"Whou we FIRST began our inquiry said
he the other evening, ~ made mp my
mind upon certain points, and felt that
had correct solution Of the
whole matter. Then would
meet some experienced and practical
railroad man and In about ten minutes
talk he would take NIL the underpinnlng
ont OF my Legislative structure and I'd
feel all az sea again. Then I'd start to
build and about the time felt that saw
q proper course TO be adopted In settling
the question the sumo thilp would happou
again, until now I don'tfecl az II Know
half Ms much about the matter az whom
Ilrst began investigation
"TO give you M idca OF the complexities
OF the question, take for instance, tho
New York Central and the West Shore
lines. WHAT Is TO be done In tho way Of
lepisatiOnY One OF the roads
WA huilt aud pnid GOOD
percentage IN the Investment. some
capitalists, thinking they had too good
thing ~ II, parallelcd the whole line,
when, IN NY opinion, the one road would
hbyo been sufficient TO carry all the
passengers aud freight that IL VIII be
cIllud upon 20 handle for the next fifty
years at least As far as any benefit to
tue country at largo Is concerned, the
money that went into the second line
might have been dumped into the Atlun.
Tic ocean But the two roads nro there,
and If the state wishes 60 allow con-.
pany to run n third, there
would be nothing 10 prevent IL
so doing You could not legislate
That roads should clear certain per
cent. only, Tor the fact IN that one Of these
roads IL losing money and bankruptcy IL
staring II In the face. Tho road last
pullt IL actually carrying passengers and
freight FOR rates not sufficient 20 pay the
investors anything at all. Then some
roads run through a country OF such
character that the building and running
VIII cost twice aS much as bOme other
roads competing with II. The whole sub.
lcct Is u bunch OF complexities, and as the
interest Of railroads Is such vast one.
aggrcgatlng ono-nith the whole wealth
OF tho country, any legislation affecting
their interests must be very cautious
The rates cannot be fixed by legislation.
What can be dono " to say that roads
shall publish their rates and stick 10 them
until they are changed by due notice
beng given. This viii tend 10 break up
railroad wars, mud viii be beneficial to
the companies, az well az TO the patrons.
Then tho practice OF companies charging,
in many cases, more for the short haul
than for the long haul must be pro-
hibitcd, 20 that In no case the aggregate
rate iot' the long haul shall be less than
the yatc 70 any intervening point on the
roid. hut as said before, legislation
ytust be very slow that no mistakes be
made"
AS ON soLplHn sENr 10 rnr room
uousE,
Scarcely day passes that does not
bring some sad incident connected with
tho poor, doludcd oncc.socker. This
morning m old soldier accompanied by Il
Young boy, found his way 10 police head.
quarters, hungry aud without money,
Ills name was John kcnncy, hfty-nyc
years old, nn old soldier with eight hon,
ornhlo discharges from the army. lie
hn1 travelled all the way from Arizona
with his boy, thirteen years OF age,
paying both fares -si6b-~ln order TO
make application fora place as watchman.
He had left wife aud three children be.
hlnl him 10 get nlUng the best thoy could.
with $40 20 furnish them Subsistence dur.
ing his absence on his truitloss ofraud.
Nothing was done Tor him hero, and he
was sent 90 the alns.hOuse to
recuperatc his strength aud
The District viii pay his fare
back TO Arlzonu. This h
only one OF many instances, and Il II o.
little singular that an old soldier now
bent with age, who has given his lie for
hlacountry, cannot be provided for In
some better way than to be sent ca the
p0orhousc.
SENATOR MiiiFn's rooR lIHAfTn.
A friend OF Senator John 4. Miller ar.
rived here from California yesterday, aud
says that Il X extremely doubtful il he
ever comes 60 Washington again. Ills
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