Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
Toy, R. S. KIMBROUGH.
=. Talks State Issues to the People OF
Us Lancaster and Vicinity.
Dad Amendment and the Commission
'A' n ,m.Ddm.nt Necessary to Texas if
shs&ants to Prosper

kte naul9
s1ecial y DALLAS COUNTY, TEX, May 49,
LLScAsl. r S. Kimbrough addressed tn
sia's 81 =, this town and vicinity in an impress
people =. q, an hour and half last night. He
h7e sp.'5I tbs adoption of the road amendment
is7O'l's. NJ article of the constitution and
tosecIV- 80 rerv conclusively that unless this
tsnons.,-, r,srdment was adopted IS part of the
ProPoi - of the land that Texas could
rgal'. GOOD system of public roads.
lo' AA'' ,5rocated the adoption Of the
&c asG3 amendment. He argued az conslo,
c0rll eth with much clearness sno VlBor q
Iio-s ~ in favor Of the establlshment OF d
d.,s5 commission as the pest ,',,ca.
ralTo-l he pe0ple from the growing power IN
tgcl1R ~ i1instice OF foreign railroad corpo'
science E ~ business in the state. He urther-
Til9Ls. With much earnestness TINS nominal
ioOsI Attorney General Hogg loI ,lo,,.
n01 o. a he continued, was the one man now
NJ. hotE' ,oorie OF Texas who was thoroughly
bsi2l5 .r- with the great masses OF the people
u - - -T~1estlon Other men VINO WouIu prou-
% w .te good justices OF the peace were trying
t5y 20. - his platform, but there was not
% gel "a UogE occupied the whole platform
losL. ..tisfscuiOn Of all, save George clark ana
the $500 In regard to the commission
ne e. IVyir1brough gave strong and convincing
stl-.o- %. gbovv that ii was the only methed that
'tasoAs ~ Late or had ever regulated railroads.
19--- 7Tto details, illustrating and proving
re - 80 and various ways that commission
tls Lsneft the state. He called attention 70
Eol-.s In the Manufacturers Record written
A. aIIl .tts 90 -Iqn7gpr in Georgia in which the
@ aI!g.i51 was cited as one Of the factors
Gun .1-Tia's great prosperity. teXas
nssF commission on the georgia
llI--7-e that would do some gooQ anu not DC d
- o. ~ RnTT1T1IEElnn
~, srst Mace. had no power, and on which
" ~ two railroad men and only one man
IltLs -.,t;-er the pcuple. The railroads IN That
EP. gtqrfrd out TO make the commission q
~, - and succeeded in doing so, and the same
-s would be tried in Texas. ms was why
- a CIV was going up from the corporation
--rs 75afnst what they were pleased 70 term a
S.,ssrrission with ''pienary'' powers. me nght
n NE opposition was plainly IN opposition 70
~ s7rt Of regulation at all and had
pen sssH ,be canvass ended. This is evident, -
ln, ~ senator. 'from Judge Clark's first in
.s-rieW In the Dallas News IN which he adYo-
..ta9 taking the bride Off But the OPPOSE
~ t1nnd his plan would not do and went to
w m divide and sidetrack the commission
iorres. all sorts Of argument and hobgoblins
~ been manufactured and held up 10 the
--lIsr gaze The latest move on the part OF the
b,Tss News and the Waco Warwick Is to get
m rOD-par-isau business mems clubs. Printed
5rns Tor these clubs have been sent to every
lawn in the state, and usually some railroad
nan carries them around and gets
i-l,,rned that such was the case at Sherman,
ri the News printed the proceedings with the
rand flourish so peculiar TO that paper. DO
ygu all remember how the News interviewed
.sS7le on this railroad question during the sit
M Of the last legislature? When the COM
mission bill was before the house the News and
.hs railroads wanted statutory regulation
lbs, like they do now, but when that bill was
A. oil roFa hi r--aa
presented in the senate they threw up their
hands in holy horror and cried: God, save
us from our friends! This thing will
ruin the country! Never mind about
don't pass this rate bill! We would much rather
have commission. The News started out its
interviewer again, and men representing all
sorts Of corporations flocked to the capital in
drcvss You all know the fate OF the bill. It
WAS defeated, but the house ought to have
passed il lust TO show to the business world the
utter impossbiity Of regulating freight tariffs
By direct stEtute. 1t can be done. Why, they
had oysters and iron ore in the same class.
sCaD iron and looking glasses were IN the same
class Dressed beef and lumber were classed
together. But they said this was the proper
wy to regulate; that is, when the commission
bill pending. And, strange to say,
this same method is again popular-vith the
Dallas News, Mr.. Clark and other corporation
attorneys, Notwithstanding they first advocated
the bride being taken off. The truth is, my
ielow-citizens, these gentlemen who always
favor method different from the one proposed
don't want any regulation at all. Their real
purpose is 10 not only take the bride off, but to
hep Of. This scheme to organize the BUSH
ness men against the amendment, as Sam Jones
sad OF Nose Harris, IS daisy, It reminds me
Of the printed petitions the railroads got the
business men Of the country 20 sign in opposi-
ton to the commission bill during the
last legislature. The business men of the
state helped the railroads defeat every thing
N TIE way OF regulation that came before the
legislature the last session, and in less than
mOnin Tie roads put their rates up enough to
cover the campaign expenses, and the business
men got sick about this time and gave themselves
agood kicking After they got through kicking
themselves and Eliminating over what set of
EcEel-phted asses they had made of themselves,
lley al got together at Dallas and got down
On their k1tca to line railroads and begged for
.o.sF freight rates. refer TO the Dallas
nt convention and that committee
Of ihlgty-one appointed by it. The committee
ana me railroad people met; the freight agents
wore q smile as broad IS q saw mill; the mem
sgis OF the committee looked solid and meant
ta'lhfsS, bnt after wr3Ggle of two or three
GAYS I'd. meeting adjourned without doing a
Ing, Iae railroads came out on top just like
s-ty l.d IN the legislature. Now, fellow citi-
t5la' me TeaSonI refer to these matters is be-
Ielse The railroads. aided by the Galveston
1-4as News and perhaps other papers, are fix
~ 10 Work the business men of the state in
me- own interest again Just as I have shown
~ 'lsy lave done IN the past Can they do it?
a taey 40 the business men are made
~. Oh different kind OF stuff
" T r think they are. The business men,
" D4iIAs nave not yet got together as at
IH-eo sn0 Sherman, but look out, it's comingl
, 11S-iq IN Dallas to-day the business men,
49, % called together the first of the week to
y organized against this amendment. It is
Es.g5nlea That these organizations are organized
i az tAe purpose OF discussing all matters per-
t,atus " 1Ae carving on OF business, but gem
wv. HE rhnnaU I.
C-L,.LIL PNAHCA clubs, whose object will be to
~, ~ VI amendment snd Jim Hogg, and cap
- tNs primaries. These people are opposed
S-, 'o.a HoEg and the amendment,
~ more opposed to Hogg than
s s-s a55nanent, belau they know ii they can
5s.,r us aeieat tnat the chances are they can
TS. os she lOrce AID effect OF the amendment if
pgrTSS ~; " me people. These clubs are not
cTrgni5sii i.' instead OF being called business
rlsbs {-s'.Lsl they should DC called anti-Hogg
49, ~, ig' mat is what they really are, and the
M ~, BUSINESS men and all, should know it
YES fb 49, oi me trap. Business clubsl Oh,
MN &c business clubs, they arel
10 suppose q business man refuses
Sent o s,ga a, h.s name 10 these blanks
AN; NJ ~. nus refusing 10 become q member of an
r5frolysss e1Ho' viii he be blacklisled by the
vhstbS-L me ousinators OF this scheme know
al S'-es ne wall OF not. That is the programme
~ Out they viii al DENY it.
Who a., -osg IS lle only man that the people
lt1l.y and earnestly in favor of railroad
cle.rly 49,, S1A support, The issue is sharp and
pcpic o -,S"H 3etEecn him and the celebrated
bo1sjS S, V5,E OF Paris, my friend Senator Nc
abo i. ;;tcDonald is the only man in the field
hi .e1iily IN harmony with George CLARK and
67 ~. he cont want any regulation
dCa't S sj,5al or otherwise, and they
not Fot t S,SneE. hut many of them have
10 al 49,, ,.e nerve to say so. They are resorting
Show M VI lodges and subterEuees, as have
gui, pavi taey ought 70 make IN honest fight and
ton OF no = eue uypoCrite. The fight is regula-
s,.y ana .esl !aton, and should be made hon
hal no In Ia. 'le shoulder Of both sides. Mr.
Governor y j1li Commissioner, and Lieutenant
gOysrsor' aeeier are halI-mast candidates for
PIE wbo fay, ~ tAey are not in the race, and peo-
oourHissio,-0 t - .le commission amendment aud
some goo5 tlat viii do the people Of Texas