Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21

Governor Hogg declares over his veto
that the state Of Texas shall not accept
tho two cent sugar bounty offered to
cultivators of this staple under the Nc.
Rinley tariff bill No: not unless Texas
wallis over lris dead body to got II.
Governor lIogg regards 1t as nm im-
pcfiiucncc and nm unwarrantable inter.
ference with state rights for the beg.
carly United States government TO step
IN and fling into the teeth Of the noble
state Of Texas its contemplate two cop.
pera for sugar raising. In the first place,
the Texas sugar farm is worked by con.
yic,s, and 1t would not be quito the
thing anyhow TO take the bounty. In
the next place and mainly. u Texas
would admit that the general govern.
ment might thus encourage sugar cult
urc II would I've n practical admission
that the same dcspicable and outrageous
power might also encourage and run
amy other industry in the sovereign
state. The general government In this
cas-. would be like the mule that thrust
It's nose into tho farmers cabin to get Il
warm, and then got It's whole body In.
side and drove the farmer out.
one wonli think that the subject Of
sugar would have swectening influ.
cnce on tho temper Of Governor Hogg.
but we regret TO say that the contrary
seems to be the ease. There Is u flavor
Of acid, snlphurio acid at that, In tho
following.
The state Is sovereign Of her own afralrs, and
cannot h. disturbed Ia the legitimate ckcrclsc
Of her prrrugativcs. n sho desires 10 raise
sugar by convict labor, under no circunistauces
could she with proprlsiy ask or accept fruui
any government license to do 70. Nor could
sho Yield ~ a supervision 81 her affairs by any
officer not subordinate TO her own laws. To
do - In ono instance would lead 10 another.
end finally tho supervision by tho Federal gov.
cfnm,nt over the cotton patches. wheat fields,
stock ranches, lumber yards. and factories
within hor limits. Prccedcnn by government
usurpation become stronger than law. The
worse they arc the more dinicult 10 overthrow.
When ihny are erected on the destruction II
the cor stltuiion, like this bounty" act. the
wrong which produced them strengthens ~
the fruits Of the crime spread. until they be-
come fastened for ever Gu the people.
When before In the history Of nations
did u state ever refuse government
bounty There Is only one man who
could do II, and ho Is tho governor Of
Texas and his name is lIogg.
A Colorado Mans Queer Superstition.
Mr. Daily remarked. when the subject oil
superstition waA introduced In some mex
pllcablc manner, that he WAS most forcibl,
reminded Of that old saw. when IN,
house "a finished tho hcarsc Is Mt tho door.
by visit TO u town not a thousand mile
from Denver. whcrc lives well known
public character, a man OF Immense wealth
who startled theto by building "a beautl
full and costly stone residence. Upon th'
granite fcnoe which surrounds the spaclou,
grounds no spent enough money to almost
build another house.
But thetill granite poriicos Of the portal.
do not overlook beautiful bronze gate
such rs onc might imagine therr would b,
there. The owner has gnt. of rough pins
planks. and not for architectural effect
either. IL looks very much like make
shift for n door In an unfinished house
The eccentric rich man ayers that a. Ions
~ hc rcfrains from finishing that gate Iusi
so long the hcane will be kept from bcfor,
his door.-chieago News.