Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-23
JAMES W. SWAYNE
The Farmers Alliance Intrrrogates the
Nominee for Representative.
Er. swayne Defines Ills Position on Issues OF
Interest to the AIIIance-FUr Con-
serva;ivr Reforms.

THE GAZETTE having learned that n
committee from the Farmers Alliance
had waited upon James w. Swayne, the
Democratic nominee for representative,
q reporter saw Mr.. Swavne who said:
Eyes, the demands were given me
cordlng to promise, but by m!s-
take the committee has not Us yet re-
ceived them. although left them at the
natatorlum at . O'clock the 10Th inst.
and then went 10 the country to MI my
appointments. / have spoken OIL the
demands aud answers at White Settle
ment aud Crowley. 1 have no ohjec-
tiou 10 your use OF the answers AMI would
give you the questions also if had them,
but each answer Will show whit the
question was.
Mr.. Swayne then handed the reporter
the following copy of his letter, adding
''this will bs the quickest way for them
10 see IL. -
Fonr WORTH. TEX. Oct. 10, 1890.
To Messrs. ]. S. Daily, J. A. Goodnight and 8.
J. Haynes. committee:
The demands presented to me- BY yoIrselyss
have been Carefully READ. a, you requ re al
immeLiate answer, I shall IN he brief tins ell
lutted me give you my views upon them in
their order. During my canvass OF the county
the representative to the legis Gture should be
tn. representative of tine people OF his county,
that b. was their delegate. sent to work for
them. as well as for the best interests OF The
state, and as such have endeavo-ed to ascer-
tain the wishes of the people of his county,
therefore am glad that your organization, a.
cit.zsns OF my county, have ven M oppor-
tunity to express myself upon the questions you
advocate.
operated in othor states. While in the coun ~
precincts it will make no difference still in the
citT warts 1t Will d. away with much wTangling
at the polls, and in many places cause fairer
election to be held, aud allow the voter to cast
his ballo. intelli Eently, without interference
and accor ling 10 his own CONVICTIONS.
2. am i'll favor OF the uniform system Il
school books and the publication OF the same
by the slate. or some publishing house in the
ST. t.. and the selling OF them to the children at
actual cost. and have advocated this in my
specch-s over the coun Y, because it will be
benefit to education the state will lose nothing.
education b. encouraged and nobody injured.
3. The ranger force will soon be a Thing of the
past. yet doubt tle advisability of doing away
with rangers upon our frontiers at the
too far away aud TOO tar between" to protect
the lives and property OF the pioneers; vet in
few years, when the country Is sufficiently set
tied they will be aboi3he /. and sho nd be.
4. 1t matters not how much GU or l should be
against the idea OF aliens owning land ia his
state. We are all opposed. say. to foreign cor
best for aliens so: yet 1t nigh; not be exps-
dent at he present for the legislature to raise
the ques ION, as it may have tendency to keep
money away from the state at the very time we
can least afford it, especially as we are now
al er q low rate of interest
5. have advocated that the legal rate OF ir-
terest should be per cent. and by contract not
to exceed per cent. In ;teai of driving money
away from Texas it will show to the fnanciai
world that our securities ara better than in the
past People in the East want TO know mora
That the pr ncipal is secure than that The inter
est is high.
6. do no: think the state has the right under
the constitution TO say what ciIss of men, or
what men, should not be emp.oyeI by private
parties, yet The state need not allow them to be
clothed 9TH the same auth orty tn. officers
of the law. Our state has never been afflicted
with any trouble from foreign detectives to my
knowled :e, and unler the present laws they
could not be injury to tn. people the state.
Texas has efficient officers, and we do not need
Pink erIons assistance.
I. am heartily in favor OF the railway COM
mission, and have all over the county given my
reasons for the same. I believe that a
law law should should, be passed, both Just to
nv opinion Is that the commi sion will be u
beo"fit to the people. to the state AMI to the
railways.
.. sAould favor the regulation Of prices for
teie phone, teegr phi ami exp -ess service.
have not given the arbitration matter the
proper study to give answer. 1t may work
well, but am OF The opinion hat it might inter
(. re with the constitutional rights of parties.
The arbitration might compel the factory to pay
the price demanded, but could 1t compel the |
Ia borer to do the service?
In conclusion, allow me 10 say that you must |
make haste owly; you must not ask too much; |
if we attempt to do this nothing can be accom- !
plished. reforms must come gradually. Our |
state is now having UNI receden prosper |
ity, and the Legislators should be careful To |
that no laws whic. will retard its growth shall |
be enacted. Aftpr have given the que stions |
above more stufy, my mind may change, but rs |
you want the :fiswer to-day, simply write yol |
my present views. ''Wise men change, fools !
never Very respectfully,
JAMES W. SwAYNE.