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

beam or stake-rope, and strive by closer
personal stint and harder labor, to make
up what they lose by commercial combi-
nations and government neglect of duty.
Very few of these classes, as intelligent
as they are, study these questions or are
sufficiently organized to obtain relief.
Their interests, although greater in q
proportion Of ten to one, really amount
very little in the exercise of practical
political power in contest with interest
ed and combined capital. We have
the capital invested in eastern sea-
ports as well as railroad lines
to contend against, and have no harmony
and organization among our Texas pro-
ducers. The governments own engi-
neers have repeatedly reported that ST.
900, 900 would give US deep water in Pass
Cobsllo or Arkansas, yet the pitiful sum of
$1,000 is IS much as we have ever had
st any one time. On the other hand, ST.
000, 900 WAS appropriated to build foAt-
ing park in the river ct Washington City,
aud frequently this amount has been ap-
propriRted at one time for postofIlce or
Custom-couse. These things were at the
solicitation of and in the interest of com
bined capital nearer to and more infu-
entail st the throne of political power.
No government is richer in the surplus
on hand or in productive resources than
our government, ard none more extrsve-
CANT snd liberal In certain kind of ex-
penditures, but IS niggardly
in ether directions. England appropria-
ted and spent 100000 at one time on
Holly Head to make hsrbor of refuge
for her idle ships. We have 500 miles of
cosst, and can't get 100000 to expend
in securing port that would result in an
annual saving to Texas alone of over
$4,000, 900, which is now taken out Of the
pockets of the producers. to say nothing
of the annual saving to the people living
on the immense productive area to the
north of US, whose interests n this re-
spect, are identical with ours. The less
important, but politically stronger in
huences, permit only small appropriations
on our coast, and encourage the scatter
ing Of it so es not to produce results, or
the concentrating of it on the leSst avail
able point, so as to effect the same pur-
pose. They are willing for Us have
a little money to squander, but
none to do any good with.
This policy is facilitated by the Texas
Legislature having put nearly the entire
coast in one Congressional district, in
stead of having five or six districts front.
ing on the coast. There is not district
in Texas that hssn't more interest in a
deep water port than the one which fronts
the coast, because 1t hes less to ship to
foreign and domestic ports than any
other. The present able representative
OF that district, does as any other Con-
gresham representing that district would
90, "scatters the worthless appropria-
tons throughout his district"
THE REMEDY.
There is remedy for the present con-
dition of things, but 1t will require persis-
tent effort and organization on the part of
stock -raisers and agricultural producers.
l. In the first place every editor
in the state ought to show the import
ance of the matter to the people, and not
be influenced by daily papers which were
more in the interest of some particu-
lar port than in deep water speedi-
ly obtained at the most available point on
the coast. Local interest should be sub
ordinated to he general welfare.
2. In the second place the producers Of
Texas ought to inaugurate deep water
campaign in every school house in Texas,
and serve emphatic notice on their Sena-
tors and Representatives that no man can
return to those positions ''who don't Is
Dor to secure port on the coast OF
Texas, Of that point where the best port
can be had for the least money! snu
that the interests OF the producers