Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19

rage became unhappy divorce "ouIu
h. rro,tsd md Won would bs allowed to
,,.n,r, In naaps but for that mistake or
Indictment you have paid severe pen
nItv When YOU surrendered control OF
vonr 1900 miles of Southern aui Western
border and relIuquished your supremacy
over the 3T5 miles of gulf coast wh on
would give you direct connectitn VII"
the world, and cheup transportation 10
its consuming markets, you il'tie 'ho"&ns
that the spirit OF that constitution would
be Ignored and the powers or thnt gov
eminent exerted to fosrer and enrich an
other section Of the country OF your eA-
nense. You do not need TO be told that
the q 600. 600 bales OF cotton, the TO-
600 600 head OF cattle and the millions
Of other products OF which you so rightly
boast. would be greatly enhanced III
ynlue to you II the agricultural Interests
received their due consideration. one
deem harhor on the coast of Texas! why
the national government could wen
afford to make three, ami TO Improve tHs
Mississippi from its mouth to its sources
for the part which thess states OF tue
gulf md the valley contribute to tue
wealth of the nation.
I WELD TO no man in love for ny coun-
try, admiration for her institutions, OF
respect for her laws. L believe IN
strono government, but l want to see 1t
strong in the hearts of the people, anu
not strong by the force of standing
army. That is the spirit that perVaneu
the trainers of our constitution, ana 1t
was the immortal Jefferson VINO Wrotei
az All Government derives its just powers
from the consent of the governed.
believe, aud ! say it In the Uroaaest
spirit of patriotism, that the destiny OF
this republic can never be realized II tne
government persists in policy or pater-
ualism. The very essence OF our lhsli'u-
tions is self-Government, not only OF ms
| people as n whole, but of the state aud
| individial as well. The spirit of our
federation of states hes encountered so
radical n revulsiou that we seem to be
drifting toward q centralized government
of despotio power. Aud observe
the means adopted TO preserve
thLt power. Six new states have
been crented, with joint population
which IL less than oue-thlrd of the state
| of Texas. Their coin bined vote does not
equal your superb majesty OF l4o ,oVo'
And vet each one OF them has represent
| tatlon In the United States senate equal TO
yours, and II, as is not improOable ana as
| has twice occurred in the life OF the repuD-
| lie, the election of president snonlu os
| thrown into ths house OF representatives,
each one of these states would nave, III
his selection, an equal voice with you.
| Did you anticipate such situation when
YOU renou ced your Independence aud
Decs me a sovereign state in the Ameri-
can Union2 A sovereign state, l sayf
Why, you are you about to be deprived OF
| YOUR guaranteed right TO choose your
own representatives in the national con-
gress without the interference of national
authority.
The sense of fairness which IL deep
rooted in the American heart, will not
:ameiy submit TO such injustice. Great Is
the state pride of Texas. and naturally
so. The integrity of this magnificent
commonwealth Is dear, l know, to every
one of its citizens. But when we con-
slider the tenor and effect of the legisla-
ton enacted at Washington. how II
makes one section of the country to pros
per aud envelops another in debts and
mortgages; how it permits and encour-
ages vast Accommodations of wealth aud
tends to suOvert the principles that lie
the foundation of the republic, we are
impelled to counsel almost any saerlhc'
IN order that this priceless heritage or
free government may be preserved.
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