The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-20
AT AUSiIS.
GRASS COMMISSIONERS, REPORT
crsatss Coramssiea Amssg Members
ofths ana ssard-Ihs Hsishts OF
Labor to kntsr the Political
Arena he strike at Cal
vestos--o other Noses.

i AUSTIN, Nov. 10 -[Spseial Corrsx
pondenos.l Yesterday . noticesbls
B comm 1tion was observed amspr In,
members OF the State Land board,
Treasurer Lubbock was seen in earn.
/ est eonsultssion with his chisf sls,k
Mr.. workman, while tho governor
Colonel swain and Attorney -Gsnsr.l
1 Temple on were seen TO "a crets o,nsx
woe-Des oao vstisas in Their rsanar,iyl
omces. me curiosity O. The HnsAIp
correspondents was excited, ard n.
forthwith started out On yoyspa n,
discovery. Alter cruising abspt for
some AHie 10 ran aioul II Mr.
workman, who vuuchsaf~u in nuh.
stance the following, anu the mysts
rlous tneveinenis cf the members Of
tbs lan0 hoard were cxplaiusc:
n Ihe MornipS Sta esmsn contained a
r volumioous amount Of advice to the
board from Mr.. Stephens, one 81
the psfipateuc grass columissiouars
and the membefa Of tue board. ts,rin,
the other commissioners wuul6 ne
Z equally rs voluNle, wsre prsyaring to
Eincontinontly Il thu country, aeScs
the brin lux out al the forlorn CARAT
bags and the earnest conversation b..
Mtwsea Treasurer Lubbock mud IN.
s,ehief. H. leaked out that he was try.
Sing TO get Nj. Workman to adyansea
4 months aslary 60 each Of tho N, m.
u hsrs, Loan him shirt ana taxa a.
3 oath or secrecy as to where Lae disoon-
ISOLATE aaaItstte Intended to hiSs out.
Fortuhetely IL was asoerlainsd that
the other commissioners had no ora
tuitous advice to ter, and the fgnt
SOf the blessed board was indefinitely
poStponsd.
Il KNIGHTS OF LABOR
y Inc ktlgbts OF L. Dor are diligently
increasing their sNs nbarsaip ia thia
city and section aad the move.
mems DIGS tslr 20 rival ths
gast Gus greerhaok cr.zs OF several
sysafs sgo. In conversation with a
I prominent member " sterdsy. 10 wss
learned Tor tbs first SINE that she order
VIII enlSr the Suli'ical arsna next year
ana take IA active part in politiss. Ia
this feplssenteuvo district Candidates
!or the LsGtAaeura have .lreadv bser
nxfd upon end "a beyeulean effort In
going To 10 made 70 elect them. When
asked fbom tho koighs favored for
governor, no said ihev had not cubsjd
ered the question at Ell nor had they
Determined to express asy preference
for United States senator. "Our object
Is to secure good lsw-mak ers," he said,
. sand to this end we shall diligently
labor. oomeaoguo need apply. No
party hack or wbipper in need h1nrjsh
MS lash. We a q going o pat ha best
men In the field, csriogn thing wheth-
or tney 80 Democrats ~ Republioane.p
THE ETRIEI
Nearly every one mas had something
10 say about the great strike at Gelvss,
ton. The ste man editorially called
attention to the l+gge foreign influence
pervading IT., and 1t IL worthy Of terl-
ous thought. The foreign element pre-.
dominates largely In nearly all striKes
in this country.
Great railroads and great industries
whose labor is largely or almost
wholly American, rarely ever suffer
The American IaOorer is rear-d 10
know whet personal liberty ia and to
reps ct tie II 4 Its If others and differ
ences between himself and his en-
pio7er, a@e nearly always settled he
foro The striking poiut ~ reached, Hs
rGcoXDiz a the fact that In this country
some day he NAV ba an employer him.
self. Here he has an equal show To ac-
oumulate a colOssSi fortune or attain
to the hieheat position in society or
government. Knowing this, srd being
a thourandfOld more Intelligent than
his foreign neigbbor, he is ready to
listen ~ reason and honOrably admit
differences bets himself and his
employer. Ths true. patriotic Amsri-
can lahorer has no war 10 make upcn
vital. He knows that Gould, Nal
nnA. a Ia -
onrs laborefs, and that they succeeded
trust and faithful to every
duty. Bemosripg their fstS,
engaging In or conBiviug al strikes,
mover entered their heads once. Ths
Intelligent Amerisan laborsr recog-
nizcs tho fact that come men must
amass great fortunes. IL IN absolutely
neces,sry for the good OF the human
family, Tor the prosperity OF the cnUn-
try, that few ind vldGsls sccumu
lstD vast wealth. L. seemn 10 DO ~
act OF providence. Tho hnppineM aud
comfort OF the human race requires a
great rRiiways aud ateHmshlp lies.
TelegrapbS snd caoies are DeeGe d t.
properly conduct ths sam u cree Of the
world. Religion, morality and science
tmperativeiy demand great uuiversi-
ties. Gress factories aud mills ara moo.
oasary for tho comfort uf the people.
No aggregation If capital would ever
have gwen them 10 tie world, Tor no
y, 40 10, 10 5, ror no . men
would ever sGroe 20 epgtae
In any one ~ tho entsr-
prieos mentioned. Nearly ell
the great universities, IN thia country
are The outsr1wth ~ some one mans
benihcsnce, eub had Il not been for the
zone mans fortune" the world would
not have ths Cooper Instisue, the
Vanderbilt, tina John Hopkins, AKA
other great Institutions OF learning.
Had II not been for one mans tor
tune no yaiirosa would now stretch
from Dsllss 10 ~ Pase, OF fIon San
Antonio to nj 'Paso. The American
lab0rer knows his, and he has no con-
hict to make upon capital. rne Gull,
untmpresstnle brain OF foreign COM
munist FER soeislist l. incapable Of ~.
cognis ~ the foregoing iaots. lie
knors nothing Of liberty; no respects
no maa's rights. His chief ambition
In IT, live by tuo sweat Of some other
mans brow, aud TO accomplish this
he In ready To block commercs, sack n
city, or murder women and children
BY dynamite. He hows not to author
ity, but tho bayouei.