Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-12
TERRELL -MAXEY.
Terrell Tells Why Corporation Poems
Traduce Him--SOmething ABOUT
Railway Commissioners.
pxaxey ana tho Blair Bill Reviewed-@l
clear Argument ON the Question
OF Federal Aid.


WRATHERfORDt lENy Oepts - ~
cording to previous appointment Senator
s, D. Maxey addressed large crowd Of
our most substantial citizens at vle court
house this evening, making az some Of
our strongest politicians claim, very
able, practical and historical speech,
giving considerable time TO the history
Of different bills introduced and passed,
and Of the necessity Of the same.
Senator Maxey was followed by Judge
A. w. Terrell, who made an exceedingly
interesting as we'll as able address.
The speeches from both OF these dis
tinguished gentlemen were highly APP
precigted by our citizens. Quite nam
Der of the ladies' Of the city attended the
speaking.
Judge Terrell In his speech referred
pleasantly to the complaints made by
Ireland papers Of Mr.. Maxey's custom.
house officials who were accused OF doc.
torng the conventions along the coast In
Senator Maxey's interest He said II was
really curious that the first instruction
for Senator Maxey came from a county
where q $4,000 salaried postmaster lived,
and who had twelve years ago sustained
Senator Maxey In the house OF represents
tives. Not less astounding was the fact,
that his next instructions came from all
along the coast OF Western Texas where
the custom-houses are. But don't see
why the Ireland papers should complain
OF It, for our distinguished executive In
the appointment OF district attorneys and
the like, seemed also TO have
had sharp eye to the main
chance, and always found the right
man who was a brother to state sena-
4 N.ft. arfi n thiu YAnt. Al .lFaftln
quarrel. II started from practices at
war with the doctrine OF civll-service re-
form, and must be rebuked by the people
who have no sympathy with official rings,
WHETHER FEDERAL OR STATE.
Referring to his candidacy for the
United States senate, he said have
Incurred the displeasdre OF the corpora
tons OF Texas because | advocated their
control when they operate public high
WAYS, and their abolishment when they
monopollze land or invade the domain OF
Individual industry. For this the cor.
poratiop poems traduce me, and thus hope
TO divert me from discussion OF truth by
compelling me TO self-defense. have
done nothing which requires defense
My life in Texas for thirty-four years
has not been hid from thu
people. Whether on the bencl
or in the senate my course has been OBJ
served during all those years by m!
nelghbors at the capital where other sen
atoral aspirants besides myself live, ant
my overwhelming Endorsement by tina
people In full convention must answer
the tongue Of slander, II this be unayail
ing, my poor denial Of ISLANDERS would b.
still more so,
II has been said that no citizen shoul,
m hnfpra tha naAfAla M a candidate IN
the United States senate. No Office /
above the aspiration OF the humblest Cit
zen, and d free people have a right &
hear and know the doctrines OF thei
candidates. Nebraska In her constitu
ton permits any candidate for the Unite
States senate TO have his name voted o
at a general election, and Senator Va
Wyck, whose scalp the railway corpora
tions threatened to have in their baske
at the next election, Is now asking
popular vote, and
APPEALING TO TINE PEOPLE.
II every state had similar law, the sen
ate would not now have eighteen men oc
cupying seats there, who are worth fror
one to forty millions each, and we woul
not be threatened with having our senat
turned into an American house OF nnaI
cial lords, not OF gentle lineage, but tn
speckeled progeny Of cash, cotton splI
dies, coal mines and watered bonds,
RAILWAY COMMISSION,
want the people of Texas TO unde
stand that they have one United State
senator Senator Coke) who Ii oppose
TO permitting railroads In Texas to plui
der the people by freight charges q
watered bonds and stocks, and they hay
right to know whether his colleagu
who desires reelection thinks the sam
way. Heknows this can only be done /
some intelligent tribunal standing b,
tween the railways and the people, an
liking and changing the freight charge
80 as TO pay good interest only on actu,
Investments and protect the peopl
inst pools, discrimination and exto
The arm OF the state acting throup
cd agencies can alone effect this.
aator Coke, on the 10th OF May, 1883
In the senate "ro give value /
tered stock means In plain English |
ob the public In extortionate transport
,iou charges and the employees who pc
form labor on the railroad lines
reduced wages, Labor cannot duplca
Itself to meet this duplication ofcapital, n,
can the public protect itself against Il
wrongful aud dishonest exaction
IL is to give value TO this fraudulent
iboQCQ bbNCh tiub hlNiNNuuH On ~ w
forced by double charges ON the publ
for transportation, and by cutting dow
the wages OF labor In the san
speech he said that the chief responsible
" and the highest duty rested with Il
states which have
CilARTERKD THE GRRAr CORPORATION
For uttering sentiments like these
have shared the fate OF every man wi
ever espoused the cause Of the peop
against giant corporations, for in thel
last days every man who does this mu
like me be called demagogue by the
gentry and their pimps.
To permit tolls TO be collected from d
people to pay interest on the imaglna
values represented by watered ponds 81
stocks Is not only wrong, butitis infamou
This stock and bond watering is not u
derstood by the people as II should
II Is O financial operation by which tho
who put money In . railroad often I
ceiye from two to three times more
shape OF bonds or stocks than they ev
invested in the road. on the valu
called for by those bonds or stocks Il
road managers try TO pay interest, and /
their freight charges accordingly. Thl
10 attempting TO force dividends Thu
diminish the gains OF agriculture and
press the wages OF their laborers.
The roads they operate are public hig
ways and subject 10 Legislative contrc
as held by all courts. Not only so, b.
they were subsidized here Ia Texas
near $1,000 600 acres Of land given