Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-12

must be subordinated to the interests OF
any particular city or railway system.
The people of Texas need deep water
| port worse than they do the Blair bill or
any other political theory. In other words
let deep water be made living leading
issue, and no man be returned to Con-
gress who hasn't lsbored earnestly to
secure "the best port for the least
money" and an ample appropriation for
the speedy accomplishment of the pur-
pose. Suffer no more voting for or
squandering insufficient niggsrdly appro-
prIations, or listening to the claims Of
any particular city or railroad interest.
The tariff, the Blair bill, nor the prohibit
ton or any other question is as important
to the people of Texas IS this. The pres
ent important immigration movement
went do one-tenth as much to increase
wealth or population as will the securing
Of deep water on our coast, 30 that indie
pendent ships can get a chance at our
commerce. The people have got to make
the issue and keep it red hot If anything
is done in Congress. Whenever they
make 1t the leading issue in
conventions results will be obtained.
Action should be taken by the people be-
fore any more small appropriations are
frittered away and charged up to Texas,
thereby lessening our chances for reas
enable appropriation. Even the govern
meut engineers, in the face of repeated
surveys and resnrveys, are puzzled and
disguised st the policy pursued towards
the Texas coast. No commercial or
civilized nstion has the same stretch of
coast with the same productive ares
tributary to 1t without shipping facilities;
and In the face Of official reports, such as
are on file in Washington City, would be
ashamed to permit this condition OF
things to continue. Whenever the peo-
pie require, by their representatives, q
correct understanding of the Importance
of this matter and an earnest, honest
effort for deep wSter at that point where
1t can be had most speedily, it will come
and not until then. The interior of
Texas has the greatest interest at
stake, and can't afford to
be sacrificed to local interests.
In addition to relieving the productive
interests of Texas and the entire north
west of one-hslt the present freight
rates port on the Texas COST would be
the nearest and most natural port of entry
for the entire trade with the western
coast OF Mexico and South America.
Whatever the railroads would have to
give up in the way of freight on long
hauls they would soon make up in the in
creased commerce. The mass of the
people most interested in this question
may not be able or well enough organized.
to send large committee to Washington
to lobby, but they can meet in their
school houses and pass resolutions that
will make every member Of Congress VIII d
amt tired Of politics an earnest studenE
of the engineers reports and an sdyo-
cate of deep water at that place where q
port can be most speedily and economi
cslly had. Whenever the people show
that they want port as bad as they need
it, representatives Will hustle for 1t and
get it. North Texas is more interested
than any other section OF the state.
Haven't one dollars interest on the coast
OF Texas, and have no desire speculate
on the chances OF the government ever
performing its plain but long delayed duty
to Texas and the producers OF the north.
west. That the getting Of deep water is
practical and great necessity 10 Texas,
no one can doubt who will examine into
the matter. II ne don't get it soon, it
will be because the government shame
fully neglects to perform its duty towards
populous and productive area. Kansas
has IS much interest as Texas In the
question, and 1t hardly seems possible
that the Just demandc of this section
would be ignored II p-ao lily presented by