Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-02
INJURING THE STATE.
A slur Cast Upon All Texas by Sending
People abroad to Beg

sur Cast Upon All Texas by SendinJ
People abroad to Beg.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Aug. 3l.-Ed
itor GAzETTE desire to suggest to tn,
good people of Shackleford and otheI
counties that are about to send repre-
sentative TO the old states 10 beg not e
do so. l would ask them to first con
slider what they are doing, and II the,
must send out solicitor for aid to al
least limit him or them to our own state
mere is no need as yet to go beyond the
borders OF Texas for aid. There NAV he
and no doubt are many of your readers
who, at first thought, would not
see the Importance OF this adj
wee or suggestion, 1t is the humble
opinion OF the writer that this is a sub
]ect that every man and county In the
state Is deeply Interested in. Now, MIR.
Editor, Just think how inconsistent IL is
TO nave men running around through the
ola states begging, when we (the state of
TeXas) have plenty at home. In all
there are probably not over six counties
In the state, and they are very thinly set
TIED, that are in need of any help. WHY. one
OF our old settled counties In Central or
Northern Texas could, II necessary give
all the aid required to those who are in
want In The West, and not feel IL. But
we VIII say for the sake OF argument that
IL would take all that the counties in
Central and North Texas could snare. and
tnen there would not be enough to sun
ply the wants OF those who have failed Ia
make crops In the West. Why should we
not then call on the state, after getting all
we could from the counties named FOR
aid, before "begging abroad?n Let us
IN the west have some independence and
some regard for others. In sending ont
solicitors TO the old states, we pnbiish 70
the world that the people OF Texas are
starving and are begging for bread, while
tne iacts IN the case are that there are but
a very lew who need helm
now. TO man in the old states
II Is all "Texas.n A beggar
from Shsckeltord, Coleman or Stephens
counties comes along asking for aid. The
party applied to In relating the circum.
stance to his neighbor, or perhaps to the
press, VIII only know or say, al had A
Iexas beggar call on me to-day eyes. -
ne would continue, "Texas Is calling for
breadn ioi
so you see the state at large gets a
"black eye, and uniustly so, too. This
Is why say all counties In the state viii
pc anected by the actions OF a few. and
nose who have plenty can and will con.
uloute Tree " TO those who have not, and
~ Is right that they should. 1t is 10 their
interest TO do SO, and II It were not thew
would anyway, for 1t is characteristic OF
tne Texas people to help and assist the
worthy AS We all well known there is
not county in the state lint what has
room Ior more people and capital,
anu We naturally expect both from
.ne o,u states Can We expect either
" we nave men from Texas travelling
through the country beggingf why, one
OF those "beggarsn would do more harm
IN DAY than dozen OF the emigration
agents py the different railroads could do
sood In month. The railroads in and
teaoing TO our state employ agents 10
heip and assist us In building up and de-
Veioplng our state, and we send ont men
70 tell the people North that
we are starving. There is
not not much consistency about this. We
should ~ least try 10 see what can,ha
zone oy private subscription at home, and
II NOT enough Is secured in this way. Iet
US then see what the state officials can
90 Tor us. A little Of the spIrIt
aud back bone displayed by the
people OF the new county of Midland
the oaDy county OF the State, only
Heated little over year ago and or.
yAnised eoouta year since, away out on
mo ataked Plains. Provisions were semi
% those peop'e and they POLITELY but
lrmiy decline to receive them, They