Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-12
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eminent shall bestow shall fall like the
dews Of heaven on all slike-the poor as
we'll as the rlch-Will wound its honor
and insure the speedy death Of its reign.
The love of the great popular heart can
only be maintained and cherished by fair
treatment snd equal Laws.
Senator Beck says:
II is impossible t have IN honest Leg
islature, state or national, SO long as hep
resentatives sre sent who owe their cleo
ton to those who are personally inter-
ested In the great monled corporations
and monopolies.
This is but shadow OF the evidence
that has aroused the Tears and snxieties
of the laboring classes. The weight OF
unjust class legislation that hangs around
their necks enables them to reslize with
out other evidence that the hand Of OPP
preston is upon them. II we for one
moment consider the estimates made by
experts, referred TO by Judge Black, as
near correct, the mind Of every patriot
becomes appalled, st the magnitude Of the
burdens imposed upon the farmers and,
as Judge Black says, "They have patient
ly to submit to this highway robbery or
on their hands"
In the face Of al this evidence of unjust
class legislation must we admit there IS q
class of men in Texas who watch with
suspicion the assembling together of the
men whose lebors form the "grest heart
that forces the life-blood through the
arteries Of Every other human enter
prise2"
t. io IN hot fr,n nm
exists in the minds Of the voters Of t. xas
that all occupations and professions can
meet in public and secret eau
Gus, discuss men and measures,
agree among themselves, map out q
campaign, cali conventions, pass resolu~
tions, and il farmers and labo,ing men
should claim the same privilege they are
read out Of the party, and the cry Of the
dark lantern is beard all over the state,
and page after page is written and pub
llshed in their denunciation.
Peace and harmony can never be re-
stored the ranks Of any party as long
ss this state Of feeling exists. Every
suspicion cast upon them, every denun-
citation made against them, only adds
fresh Goals and fuel to the flames
that unfortunately exist. My opinion
is that, If real capital ard real labor
could meet face to face and reason to-
gether this strife, confusion, dissension
and trouble would soon end. But alas!
They are separated by deep and fearful
chasm, and every approach to its banks
Is guarded by the most selfish spirit of
avarice and selfish personal ambition
that ever cursed any country in the his
tory Of the world.
Some inquiring mind may ask what
effort I ever made to check, restrain or
prevent this character of unjust legis-
lstion SO much complained of by the
people. The first opportunity offered me
was in the constitutional convention Of
1875, that framed our present constitu
ton, and can say that my efforts In
that convention to prevent unjust class
legislation were notfrultless, as the JOUR.
nails of that convention and the present
constitution Of the state will prove. Ga
page BIT of the officials journals of the
convention you will find that introduced
the resolution now embraced in article 16,
section 25 Of our constitution, which
reads as follows:
That all drawbacks and rebstement of
insurance, freight, transportation, car
riage, wharfage, storage, COMPRISING,
baliDg, repairing, or for any other kind of
LABOR, or service of, or to any cotton,
grain or any other produce, or article of
commerce in this state, paid or allowed,
or contracted for to any icommon carrier,
shipper, merchant, factor, agent, or
middle man of any kind, not the true and
absolute owner thereof, are forever pro-
hibited, and it shall De the duty Of the
Legislature TO pass effective laws punish.
ing all persons, in this state who pay,
receive or contract, for, or respecting the
same.
The Galveston News, in commenting
upon this provision inlour constitution.
said:
There are SO many objections to the
system of rebates as pract1ced in all COM
meYcial centers that 1t is matter Of sur
prise that no determined effort by our
law makers to limit or suppress it was
ever attempted until the constitutional
convention Of 1875iassembled. The en-.
actment in section 25, article 16, would
appear to cover the entire ground.
The fears Of the people Of our state
that the railroad interests would get con-
troll of every department Of our state
government, induced me to INTRODUCES s
resolution which you will find on page 81
Of the journals, which is now embraced
in article is, section Al of the constitu-
ton, which reads rs follows:
Any person who shall directly or indi-
rectly offer, give or promise any money
s