Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-03
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MchINNtl, Oct 70. issa
TO The Editor OF lhr Cuscttc
The Dallas Herald of "Wednesday pub
fishes . column OF editorial Endorsements
of Gov. lreaud'S uuti.lmmgmtion letter
to Horace Baker OF Weathenord Strange
TO say, every one of these editorials,
taken from yarlous Texas papcrA, pcryert
the true meaning OF the letter, clearly
misrepreSenting It's contents nv order TO
tind prctoNt for approving Il, II Is to
hu supposed that when a public man, aud
especially the governor ui STATE, writes
a letter that hc has Intelligence cuohph tn
express himself clearly, aud that We have
not TO 70 beyond what hc says, mud ON.
phasl1es In PLATA, blunt language, 80 in-
uginc what he meant II is pp answer to-
say tliHt Che luttrr was moi Designed Tor
publication SuCu letter NBs 10 no
sense private ur invested WITH ans OF the
immunltcs OF A moru prtannliptttr
II thc governor regarded nlMr us The
man hp o. represented, Why aid bp write
Go bhu atliy II h0 Thought ho Designed
bringing into the glata plupcis and
( Wouhlcsa characters, Wly dil hc untssy
so; Everything Gups to show ilini the
governor had no Nuch Impressions, hut
| thuj l,c regarded him asa good mAn OF
Ihis class, und that bis intention WnH 90
4 bring into the state curiiug Wcn and
r0rkHa women, VINO Wcrr too poor TO
gut 60 Texas unhlded The talk about
pnupors aud idlors "a an attcrtholght To-
smOotho over what has been realized BE
I m Indecent and reprehonsihlc onslaught
( upon very menjnrIoUs clnNs ~ people,
and on opposition 20 lmmlamtion
that WIN ne generally condemned.
Q f.I. ID
substance, TINT hp can priCrivU no hNnotit
I 10 be derived trDn Clint class Of people
Tint 10 is "a iHiuf wa do not want TINT
Texas has already enough pruplr, aud
I shat our constitution md STATE policy ure
/ opposed 20 inviting people 10 come here.
( That Is certainly plain enough
Z These editorial extracts .NnN tual Gov.
/ Ireland WIS tishtin bis opposition 80 all,
| Np private immigration tUlpJplhe They
seem tu forget ihHt no prcuuAy HHsiNts
ancc was asked Az that was solicited
by Baker wHs q letter stating Whit bind OF
a country TpAasia for worthy industrious
people, and how they would bc received
when they got here The context OF the
governors letter speaks for tsclt IN les
contempt Tor poor people, and desire To-
suppress immigration Baker him.
self, whether he "a good or
bad, q man Of enterprise or worthless
udyenturcr, cuts no figure w the case,
and presents no defense Of letter the
statements OF which will be universally
condemned. The only surprise ~, that
the governor, feeling even as hc did, had
not the discrimination TO withhold such
views, and that hc vas so obtusc as not
10 realize their damaging cncct anlil the
commentaries OF the press aWoke him
from his stupor
Texas needs immlgrntloni not alone the
men OF capital, enterprise and brains, but
Il wants lahorug men, honest tuilors,
faithful workers, to fell the forests and
turn oYer 20 the sun The soil Of 80 rich
pralrles. 10 talk at THIS oary day about
having people enough Is simply rldlcu-
lous. We want nll the honest labor we
can get, and even more than we nrn likely
10 get IN The next ten years. Aud for
puhllC man. ana especially a governor,
TO plant himself against immigration, II
not o proper man for TeSns
pRoUnEsF.