Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-14
THE GAZETTE FORT WORTH TEXAS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER II

analysis II is the product of labor. Int nc
generally used 1t is that product of labor
whether money or other thing, which NAV
be successfully combined with more labor
In. order to produce more capital. ana
that In turn with still other labor 10 nro
duce more capital, and 90
on In an ever-increasing circle
Ever since man was commanded 10
earn his living by the sweat of his face
this has been going on and will continue
TO 60 on TO the end of time. Capital ana
labor combined is the lever that moves
the world. 1t builds towns, villages.
cities, fells forests, opens farms, builds
churches and school houses, feeds and
clothes the world, puts all the nations of
the earth in communication by electricity.
builds and equips railroads, telegraph
lines, lays cables beneath the waters OF
the ocean, builds ships, prints books. In
short moves the world. Capital is neces.
sary to labor, and labor is necessary 10
capital. So far from being enemies thew
ought to be friends. Each is necessary
to the other. For the full development
OF our great state we need more capital
and more labor. Capital gives employ
ment TO labor and labor TO capital. Let
both come and dwell In peace and har-
mony.
CORPORATE POWER.
Much is said about corporate power,
and this is usually directed against rail.
road corporations. If those corporations
have more power than Is consistent with
the safety OF the state and the well.beiag
OF society, 1t is because there are defects
In the laws which control them. Every
railroad corpora lion in Texas is here nv
authority of the laws Of Texas. II the
laws are defective, and | believe thew
can well be amended, amend them. II
railroad corporations exert monopolistlc
power in violation OF the law of their
being, then prosecute them as you or /
would be prosecuted Tor breach OF law.
Corporations are created by law, TO ac-
complish results in the interest OF society
which individuals separately are
not financially strong enough TO
accomplish in their individual capacity.
Created by law they should be protected
by law III all their rights as you and are
protected. Hold them strictly account |
able to law as others are held account
able
They were chartered for a wise pur- |
pose, and have done immense good. not. |
withstanding all that is said, and much of |
IT with reason, against them. They have |
pound the state together, have aided |
especially in its development, have |
helped to open farms, build cities and
towns and increase the wealth and popu- |
lation OF the state. They have reduced |
freights, lessened the price of goods, and
greatly lessened the price Of lumber to
those distant from the mills; they render
easy the Interchange of commodities, and
make travel rapid and easy. just
now they are of incalculable service to
our drought-stricken brethren of the
West. We all want more of them.
We want more capital and labor to en-
gage in manufacturing enterprises: we
want more practical common. sense, bust
ness sense, and less demagoguery.
never owned any railroad stock or bonds,
ana never was a railroad attorney. !
nave Just the same interest as other PEG.
pie. am with my neighbors paving
railroad companies to build their roads
to Paris, not because / am in love with
the companies, but because think their
roads Will put me and my neighbors in
better condition, and that we will make
money by helping them. Apply to them
exactly the same rule you do to others;
treat them justly; compel them to obey
the law. Don't, if you love the state. put
sucn unjust restrictions upon capital as
10 deter 1t from coming among us, and
staying when it does come. Amend YOUR
laws and enforce them Justly.
STRIKES
trust the day of strikes will never
again occur in Texas. We have had
enOuph Of them md TO- -L ~,