Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-01
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WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Sept 3d. 1886
To the Editor OF tho Gazette.
1t seems to be the opinion OF some of
your correspondents that those who are
not In favor OF and protest against the
people OF Texas asking for aid outside of
Inc state are not friendly to the poor and
90 not sympathlze with them In their mis-
fortunes. Now, Mr. Editor, In this be-
lieye your correspondents are mistaken
No doubt they think they are right, as
does the Rev. Mr.. Brown of Shackleford
county, who is now North preaching ard
begging, and telling the people, and
the whole world for that matter, through
the press, that thousands OF
people IN Texas are starving, and com
pairing our wants TO those OF the people
OF charleston. Now, IL Ia the opinion of
the writer that the Rev. Mr.. Brown Ia do
ing the poor people Of Texas great in
jury, as well as imposing on the people
OF the North. There Is no class of orr
people more interested than the poor In
having our state properly and trnthfully
represented, and no class will be more
injured than the poor by hav-
ing the state mlsrepresented abroad
ANY relief that Mr.. Brown
may secure VIII be but little and TEN. |
porary at that, and when divided up
among the many who Will ask for It, it |
VIII not go very far. In getting this
Urine the reverend gentleman "brandsn
the whole state OF Texas as being in a
starving condition. This, while II Il mot
the case, will be believed, and of course
VIII put stop TO people and capital
coming to our state. Who then. Mr..
EDITOR, Is affected the most seyerelyp
pelleVe II Is the poor man, those In need OF
employment That will suffer the most
no new money, no new enterprises
hence no work for those who need n
MI Brown In getting 81 for the poor in
tne state VIII keep out 500 for every one
ne secures, and yet he is looked upop nv
some as the "frlend to the poor man !,
while the man that favors keeping Mr.
brown aud all such "cranksn within tho ,
borders oil the state, aud having the county
oluolals OF each county, when the people
are IN want, relieve their wants by giving /,
tnem WORK aud assistance generally, ana +,
wnen they have done all they could in the ,
way OF Issuing scrip, TO call on the state
olneials, and finally the man that fayors
~ .laAlug an enort OF any kind In preference
~. w oesglug Is considered "no friend to
SPECTATOR" and one who wants N sae
1.-THE people starve."
The writer has been, and ia to.d,v IA. {
Terry opposed to this begging business
nrmiY believing that there has been NO n
good cause for II being carried half a. far =
ny u has, and knowing that It will So. u
yerely Affect the people al the state at y
,atge, and especially the poorer and .
lsporlng classes OF our citizens Tbov
above all others, are dependent upon he II
prosperity OF the state, aud the state can :,
NOT DC prosperous without continnaIly y
receiving new people aud capital. Their 2
very me and existence almost depends y
ON this, and while the rriter y
y anxious to have Immigration n
ahu capital pour into the state
ae would not favor having any misrenrc, ~ ~
sensations made to secure this. In fsct y
would oppose stating anything but facts Y.
- favor OF the state az quick and as hard y
~ l 40 the soliciting OF aid at ibis pres. Al
ny nv time outside the state; but / do
IAN. lain tnat the state Is being aud has been
,su1y inexperienced by those trayellng - -
,esgAfs," the result OF which VIII II
~ mat thousands of neonia a.
anu any amount of esnitsl W
XIV been and will be turned 10 other
sass s.s ana sections that do not compsrs
WI wv. our state as a field for those lookine
~ homes and Investments, II this is 10 he A,