The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
TERRELL.
HIS GREAT SPEECH TO a.
VAST MULTITUDE AT
FORT WORTH.
he wALTZES INTO MANEY AND
DESOUNCES ANARCHY AND
MONOPOLY ALIKE.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

a vast audience az the Fort Worth opera house last
night in "A comprehensive prese2tatOn Oi questions,
federal and state that are at present agltdtlhg the
public mind lie alluded pleasantly Ia the ihct
that ne had been suspected of designs upon the seat
occupied bv senator MaXey. lie had high per
sonal regard for that gentleman, whom the speaker
had nominated, when leader Of thse enate, 10 the
posiiiDn he now holds but he did not nominate MN
10 STAY there for ever, and still hoped he would
Voluntarily retire from the cares OF public life and
recruit his framework by the tons nt stdte-lh
the approving smiles OF his Texas i-iend-, hadI
also, hoped that some feeling OIL Ftsehlilchl No9ld
prompt him to qnit his present Hsspraluhs lpr
when / nominated him believe he was the only
democratic chairman Of standing committee oil
the senate, being AT the head Of the committee on
pOstoiices and pOarOads. But, now, instead OF
epelling up they have spelled him down
hill as he is no longer chairman, but the sixth
name on the committee ,
er said his chief objection TO all congregational IN
termeddling with education was, the cdncau0n OF
our children is matter of local and not OF federal
Government. The strong arm of federal power
that gathers taxes from you with one hand TO re-
turn az an educational fund with the other hand
would soon claim the right to prescribe your text
books and dictate how your children should be
trained. Texas can take care Of her own children,
II wiser craftsmanship shall inspire her school
land policy.
Az both d mocrats and republicans have done
things just az unconstitutional as the Blair bill
cannot III derstand how any gentleman who en-
dOws with public taxes Mrs. Garfield and Mrs.
Grant aud wants 10 spend millions to build IA
can gag over the unconstltutlonality of the Blair
bill mean think II unconstitutional, and yet on
the nth of March, 1873, my friend, senator
Maxey introduced into the American senate bill
No ,0J}, to set aside forever the proceeds Of the
sales Of all the public lands as a permanent educa-
tiOnal fund to be invested In United States bonds,
the interest to be distributed among the states
the basis of illiteracy This bill sought to dispose
of over eight hundred million of acres acquired by
purchase and treaty, for education, and 1 tail to
see any difference between power to take money
from the people to educate, and power To execute
by selling lands bought with money raised by taxes
and p'id out Of the treasury ON the Louisiana pur-
Co... avn not going to discuss the civil question
to Night and there Is no danger that silver will be
demOLezed. II will be If we get too much. little
over six thousand millions dollars worth of silver
has been produced since lIE}, or about 10 years
not far from six dollars for every human being on
the globe II II had all been coined, and we should
thnK and wait while before dispensing with 1t AS
money. Wnen We remember tina between 1880
and 1855 over eighty millions of gold was pXchang
ed at the treasury for sil, certificates al
ford 10 doubt the alarmist VINO believes that silver
coinage will speedily drive all our gold away.
He reviewed briefly the causes which had built
up the protected Industries OF the north and east
arn portions of the union, and ascrihed the present
discomfort among the laboring people to the eXer-
else of governmental power In behalf OF the favored
acllsses.
The effect Of the transfer of property unGer the
tariff laws TO projected classes seen In the fact,
while last year the labor bureau reported nearly
one million WOrkmen out of employment, and the
census revealed the fact that the manufactured
products of the United States in 1880 were over one
thousand millions In value more than the manu-
faCture' products of Z steam, the lever and the
LOOM had relieved men from the curse OF toll, but
under partial laws and corporate power was liking
,On him the curse of hunger and poverty, The
labor saving machinery or England and America
now performed the work OF thousand
million human beings. 1t is owned
md operated by corporate power
which now m0ulds the policies OF government and
receives its choice favOrs. As long as congress
sends out its junketing committees to inquire into
the cause of strikes, instead of seeking for them in
partial laws and perverted powers there is hope
of relief. He said he himself saw no ray of hope
for government reform so long as we sought our
democratic inspiration from the great manutac-
turing states, We will never find relief until the
great agricultural producing element OF the south
and west arouse from their lethargy. lie demon
strated the identity of the interests of the south and
west, and said any man VINO, IN TINS honr OF the
country peril, would arouse the sectional preiu
dice of the past, appeal to sectional interest, eX
cept to preserve civil liberty for all, should be
scorned by men and women
The speaker was severe on the grasping ten
dency of corporate powers, aud urged the neCes
ait, OF firm but kind control of the railways in
Texas. Then the necessity for a commission was
urged, on which the great industrial interests
should he represented and ~ the powers that
would secure u fair interest on railroad investment
and the proper compensation to labor operating
them, and in the uninterrupted transportation OF
freight and passengers. Pooling and discrimina
ton should cease With competing water ways
the evils of pooling would be less, but with no
naygable rivers in Texas, railway pools would be-
come Oppressive, for they act without check or com
petition. Commissions, both national and state,
were necessary, our home commerce would be
ground in the dust by, high rates, to favor long
hauls to New York and the Atlantic coast.
lie read the following letters, IA evidence that
Texas railways were not likely to break those who
operate them:
Hon. A. w. Terrell, Austin, Texas:
SR-In reply to your verbal inquiries of this
date hand you the following information The
Santnmhpr
1881, on file In this office, show the following:
Texas N Pacific gross earnings during said year,
SS70l,3li 81; gross expenses during said year,
$4,2, l33 %; net earnings during said year. S9O9,-
1870 ~.
Deduct g per cent from the gross earnings of
said road, and We have S3,49O,7SS 4.
sworn statement on file In this office shows
the mileage of the Texas Il Pacific railroad to be
1,i20is miles If said road was valued at 5000
per mile, the total value of the ll2ils miles would
be So, 400, 100, and S3i20,1SS "a ia a trine over
fifteen per cent. Of S22,igB,0O
Missouri Kansas & Texas-The report of the NJ,
X. " T. Railway company includes the report of
the East Line \ Red River railroad, without sepa
rating the roads. Said report shows: Gross earn
ings during said year, S6.gS 743 -; gross eS
penses during said year. 81 IN 100 i2 net earnings
during said year, S2,SOi73i %,
Deduct 60 per cent. from the gross earnings of
said road and We have S2,11l,2 40.
Sworn statements on file show the mileage of said
roads to be; Missouri, Kansas ~ Texas, 4s6 8 100
miles and E. l.. Il X. r., ld $40 miles, making a
total OF 4 9'-i0O miles
II said $50 100 miles were valued at S2N,uO6 per
mile, the total value would be Sll,6l9,0O and
S277i, 2,7.I gis - gil per cent, of 81 $4,000.
Galvesto.n Houston Il Henderson, gross earnings
during the year. S296 500 ~. gross expenses during
the year, Ssi,iA.5g Net earnings during the
year, So, 23B,03.
Deduct 60 per cent from the gross earnings of
said road and we have SilS,6762
The milage of the G.. ii. X II. railroad Ia fifty
miles, and II valued at $4,000 per mile the total
value would be Sl,0O,0O0 and Sis,616.2j is II $40
per cent. of 81, Oo, 30.
International Il Great Northern-The annual re-
port of /. Il G.. ~ Co. includes the Henderson Il
Overton and the Georgetown railroads without
separating the roads. said report shows; Gross
earnings during the year, 81, $50, 30 gross eX-
penses during year, Sl,Sl9296,lO; net earnings
dSring year, S165 1913
Deduct sixty per cent from the gross earnings.
nd We have Sl,0j3,I 12.52 Sworn statements ON
in this office show the mileage of the l. n G.. y.
p. subject 10 taxation To be 2jg $40, "a which
Md be added the Ig1 miles of |. Il G.. y. R'y.
. LOngyiew 20 Laredo exempt from taxation,
~ he total mileage Is 100 $40 miles and If val
dE S2O,OOO per rsile the total value would he
d "A miles, SIS, $4,000 and 81 033 AZ 50 is very
ST. s. per cent. Of Sl5,l36,OO9
arYG ting the gross earnings of the roads
Aggrtt lmed, fifteen million, five hundred nine
srein ~ eigst hundred twenty nine dollars and
ousano4 cents, and deducting sixty per cent
ghty -eeVe gross earnings, have six
ON saa hundred three thousaad, nine
lillon, " v-one dollars and ninety-iye cents.
undred tnrtl- 'mber of themes herein PANIED, as
The totai H )usand five hundred and twenty and
bove, u twoHh sixty.three thOusandths, and six
inc hundred tn bred three thousand, nine hun
N1aW 81. Z.