Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26

the material interests of
COMMERCE. AND AGRICULTURE
warrant me 10 hope that under the impulse
Of patriotism so often moving you TO
subordinate personal ambition and pride
to the public veal, you will now
act on the commission. and thereby aid
III making it a conSummate success. II
you do so feel confident that the people of
this state will add TO their gratide their
deepest and everlasting affections for you.
Awaiting an early reply, have the honor
to be your obedient servant and friend.
ESignedl j. S. HoGG, Governor,
REAGAN's REPLY.
PALESTINE TEX. April q, 1891
Governor j. 5. Hogg, Austin, Texas:
My Dear Sir-Tour letter of April 81 is
before me, in which you tender me an ap-
pointment as member Of the railroad
commission of Texas
have explained to you in our previous
interviews how much l should regret to re
tire from service in the senate Of the United
States, having for so long time been
identified with Federal legislation, and
with political questions of a national
character. have labored very earnestly
in congress for the last sixteen years
to secure needed political reforms, such rs
proper regulation of railroad cor
porations engaged in commerce between
the states and with foreign nations, re-
vision OF tariff and of reduction of the
BURDENS OF TAXATION,
free and unlimited coinage of silver, and an
increase in the volume of currency, the re-
peal of laws creating civil lists of retired
officers, and thereby creating priv
LEGGED classes on American aristoc-
racy, the arresting of eXtrav-
agant and corrupting appropriations
of the peoples money, and securing OF
proper economy in the public expenditures,
and infringement of the power of monopo-
lies, and the repeal of class legislation. l
have labored faithfully for these and other
needed reforms, and now when 1t
seems to me we are on the eve
of securing success in many of these great
measures in which l have taken so much
interest, l cannot but regret that sense OF
DUTY to the people Of Texas may deprive me
OF the satisfaction of participating in the
final victory on
THESE GREAT MEASURES.
Besides, it is i matter of deep regret on
my part to thus terminate my connection
with the senate, and my associations with
brother senators, which has been most
pleasant.
OF all the great questions before the
country l regard the just and proper regu-
lations of transportation Of internal
commerce of the country as the
most important, not excepting tariff and
currency questions, because it affects more
directly in the larger measures the pecun-
larry interests and welfare of the whole
people The peculiar geographical position
of Texas, extending far back into the terri
tory of the United States, and reaching
greater area by given length OF lines of
transportation than from any other point
on our sea coasts, her large territorial eX-
tent of
214,000 SQUARE MILES,
her 6, 500, OOO population, and her 5000 miles
of railroads, together with her superior
climate and soil and valuable productions,
with whatever of prospects which lie in
her future for manufacturing, give
much importance to Just and
of internal transportation, and l agree with
you that it is of the first Importance to our
state and people, and should command the
consideration and services of her best and
ablest citizens.
To accept appointment you offer will
render it necessary for me to resign the
most important and most dignified position
I can ever expect to hold, with Il salary
much larger than that provided for our
railroad commissioners. The duties of this
commission will be
DIFFICULT AND DELICATE,
and will require great labor. While guard
ing and protecting the interests of the peo-
pie it will devolve on the commission TO see
that railroads are also protected in their
rights, and that they be not deprived of
profits to which the capital invested may
entitle them.
with the sincere fear that I may not be
able to do as much good in this service rs
you seem to think may, but with desire
to do all 1 can to that end,
IACCEPT APPOINTMENT
you tender. / make this sacrifice OF inclin-
alton and of pecuniary reward because the
people OF Texas have so long and so often
honored me that l feel it TO be my duty to
serve in whatever capacity it may be thought
l can do most for them in return.
My acceptance makes it necessary for
me to visit Washington City and close
up some business there, and there
are some matters l am obliged
to attend to at my home. These
things will prevent my entering on the du
ties of the commission earlier than the 10th
of June, and desire my acceptance to take
effect from that date. Very respectfully.
[Signed. JOHN H REAGAN.
NEITHER MILLS NOR TERRELL
Special to the Gazette.
PALESTINE, Ten, April 25.-It is reported
upon good authority that Hon. John II.
Reagan has resigned his seat in the United
States senate to accept the position of rail
road commissioner under the commission
bill passed by the Twcnty-second legisla-
ture. Judge Reagan could not be seen to-
day to verify the report, as he IS at his
country home. The report comes from
trustworthy source.
Mills and Terrell are spoken of as prob
able successors to Reagan in the senate
STILL WANT DUNCAN
Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, April Ex-senator Richard
Coke received a letter to-day from Hon.
John Fl. Reagan informing him that the
latter gentleman had rendered his resigna-
ton as United States senator to Gov
ernor Hogg and Vice-President Morton.
In his letter Reagan announced that he
had been rendered, and would accept
position on the Texas railroad commission.
The Alliance delegates here still think the
demand of the recent conference regarding
S. d. A. Duncan of Dallas will be in
sisted on.
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