Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-21

my some u cur evils1 A. leS,sl~
o O. And you thiuk the state Of socicf
e Is not what Il should bes A. Yes,eir.
Q WIN You Indicate to ilie commltte
any legislation OF federal character whic
Z you think would tend 10 alleviaie the dls
: iess 10 the ccuaiiy and 10 restore ZOO,
leel'hgs between employees aud employ
ersf A. Yes sir, tank | nigh, nam
. soheinlng that IN my opinion would b,
Q hencf,ial. think the national bsnss q
+ the country ought to be abolished. TNer
think the government ought to issr,
currency directly without the lntcryew
! ton cf the banks.
2 Anything else? A. And believe
the government ought to own and con
troll the highways.
II Y. iCu mean the failways9 A Yes.
shs and telephone and telegraph lines.
y Anything elsef \ Wen sir, be.
lieye there y growing up In this country
q system OF allen landlordlsm that should
be broken up by the government.
q. AnytL ing elsey A. Then | believe
that there ought 10 be laws 40 arranged
as 10 prevent the accumulation OF large
fortunes In few hands.
q. How would yon DO THAR A. Well,
a graduated income tax would DO thas.
a. Would not the tax be paid ami the
fortune accumulated A. Then direct
tax
q. What DO you mean by direct taxg
A. What Is called an adyalorem tan,
q. 10 you know that such taxes exist
| In the state OF New York; A. | am not
/ positive about Is. never read the stat
utes.
q. That all property in that state IS
taxed according 10 its vAluef A. | have
never read the statute.
2 II thot be ST., has II resulted In the
csminutlon Of fortuueg A Yes, sir, bat
there has been no graduated Income
2. Give ss another remedy brsldeg
what you have. A. Well sir, there are
other things that mipht be named that
might be said TO be minor Those are
the principal.
q Name them, please. A. We might
have Improvements In she country, 80 as
to spend all money, that would prevent
interest on money, which is the basis of
the accumulation of the large fortunes.
q Would you prohibit interest on
money! a. think a law to that effect
would be unnecessary
q. WhyY A. From the fact that think
when people have mouey enough TO do
business with, they would not want to
borrow.
q But by law would You prohibit the
use of interest upon money! No answer
O. You say the government should
own the railways2 "a. Yes, sir.
! q Have you read OF the recent trouble
with the Mccormick workg In Ch'cagoY
A. Yes, sir.
Q Would you have the government
own them and run themT A. That is a
n question that have not thought about
aud given consideration
Q. Whatreasoh applies forrunniug rail-
ways that does not apply also in the case
of large corporation engaged In the
manufacture OF coal, the manufacture OF
mechanical implements or any other
commodity A. Well, the coal mines are
one OF the greatest monopolies, and they
ought to be controlled by the govern
ment.
Q. You would have the government
own the coal mines2 A would say
this: IL ought either 20 own and operate
those mines, or those mines, ought To be
strictly controlled by the government.
q. And thus you would extend the con-
trol of the government over large
branches OF productions A. ! think this
is the only thing that would be success
full.
q, Then everybody so engaged would
be II government ofllcerg A. Yes, sir.
q, Would you have that ownership
state or national? A. Well, In the lnves-
ugation of this question Of Interstate
commerce, IL seems TO me that national
ownership would be the only permanent
end of IL.
Q. Would you have the ownership
state or nationalP A. The railroads |
would make q Dauonal institution.
Q How as ~ the coal companiesY
a. they could be controlled by the
states.
q. Would You have the furms OF the
, country owned and operated by The gov.
ernment2 A. No, sir.
q. Wbynot2 A, Well, sir, there is a basis
, OF production In the Individual, and
again, the speculation and oornering 81
, the things Of the country Is not practlced
by the owners.
, q. Doyonnot know that In the far North
i west there are very large tracts OF land IN
I which wheat is raised by aggregation OF
capltali A. Yes, sir, have heard IL.
A q Why not, under the same principle
I put them under government ownership
: and control2 A. Well, believe in family
I homes, the people being the proprietor
= there.
q. That does not answer the question
!, A. You mean why the government shoulC
not take charge Of these large landed es
tates in the Northwest,
, q. Yes. A. Well, they might b.
= broken up.
. O. Can they be broken up except b!
:, purcha c by the government or conilsca
:. ton by the government. A. They can b.
y broken up by purchase or cophscation.
I, q. Would you recommend either.
y Not strictly conflscation.
q. Would you recommend purchase
, A. That would be the best plan.
O. Haven't we, In these latter days
= come TO look too much TO the interference
of the government, rather than 10 GU
: own individual Efforts A. Wei, ! dc
not know whether ] could directly answei
, that question and give satisfaction
u with II.
O. / am not seeking satisfaction, bn
, information. a. think 20 great ex
4. tent, the people have depended TOO muci
/. on the government without individual
u action, aud the corruption Of the govern
ment has been caused by lack Of indlyid
= ual actlon In the management CT thu
governmet,
= Q. will now call your attention 70
feature which has attracted this inyesti
: cation, tO.wit: That the testimony show
:, 20 far great destruction Of property II
the way Of Killing engines and ditebinI
= freight trains and serious Injury 10 th'
/, employees Of the road engaged In tarnin.
y their livelihood, the deprivation Of other
- Of employment by interference la the wa.
:, Of threats, etc. / understand from you
~ ,ns.f,,,,n,l d. ,..4nfora tfiyan that mo rl1cl