Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-08
KEY TO PROSPERITY.
1T LIES IN THE REPEAL OF THE
ALIEN LAND LAW.
The People of Texas Must Get Up in
Their Manhood and Wipe Out This
Curse From Their State.
Palestine Times.

PALESTINE. TEX, Sept. 10, 1891.
My Dear Mr. McNaughton,
Do not, | beg you, consider me as an in
termeddler in your state affairs, but as true
friend of Texas, permit me to just say few
words about the alien land law, and how it
will affect every Texan.
Go back to my home in the East, the
home of industry and prosperity will be
found in every city, town and hamlet. Our
working people are happy and contented.
Our workingmen'S homes and sur
roundings are Il picture of comfort
and every essential that goes for adding
to ones happiness in all its entirety. In
the grand old Keystone state of Pennsyl-
vania we do not shut out aliens or their
money. we do not pass laws by legislative
enactment, telling foreign capitalists to
keep off the grass oh, no, we take them in,
we meet them as brothers, we greet them
in hearty, manly, liberal and
genuine business-like way, and if,
after the most searching investigation,
they are satisfied to buy or invest
their money in our holdings, we most gladly
extend to them every protection under our
laws, as we accord to our nativeborn or
naturalized citizen; we don't pass laws to
drive them away, we want them and their
money, we are glad to have them and their
money, and what is the result! Pennsyl-
vania is rich, prosperous and intelligent
STATE. ana all interested WlIIlln ler
boundary lines are prosperous.
Now, what is the matter with Texas?
That Texas is all right, we of the East con-
cede. That the state of Texas has men of
broad and liberal views we concede, but
when it comes down to financial problems,
unfortunately, woeful understanding on
relative values stands out in letters of fire.
that initiates greatly against Texas pros
perlty IN every way.
The allan land law ipil TpvnS
than it does any one else, it Injuries every
hamlet and city in the state, retards in
vestmentS and the coming of immigration
and continues the negro as factor
II politics. Let your people of Texas
raise their eyes but a moment from party
prejudice, and glance back to any pros
porous state in our country. They have
the alien, as an investor and a settler
among them and are prosperous, the laws
respected and on national questions they
are power throughout the land. / under
stand that the Farmers Alliance are
in measure power behind the
throne, in the passage of the alien
act becoming a law; then, if such be the
case, God save Texas, for they never
will There can only be found room for
two political parties in this country; the
Democrat and Republican, the same is in
the creation of an electric current, that
girdles the whole world, all others being
but makeshifts and curse to those who
give countenance to their being.
Surely the Democrat and Republican
parties have become law parties in the
estimation of our law abiding citizen. When
necessity creates third so-oalled party,
led by fanaticisms, if not arbitrary acts, as
witness the passage of your alien law, it
were indeed full time for the dismember-
ment of the grand old Democratic
party, when, by its intelligent pro-
gressive and fostering care, it fails in pro-
tecting and fostering the agricultural and
manufacturing interests of the state of
Texas. Then indeed were it full time for
its representative men in the state to hide
their heads in shame if the Farmers Ali
anse is the only expedient the grand state
of Texas can find to protect the interest
of the farmers. The so-called Farmers
Alliance is the creation of ignorance and
not in accordance with law or the welfare
Of Texas. 1t will in the course cause
trouble, disappointment and disaster
to all who lend recognition to its
being. 1t promises much, but will accom-
plish only injury in Illuminating measures
that will injure the poor ignorant dupes
who give recognition to its so-called blath-
erskite leaders. The people of Texas can
best serve Texas by rendering unto Caesar
that which is C9sar's,' stand united by the
true principles of Democracy, and repeal
the alien law, welcome the alien the same
as any other citizen or individual that will
come into their state to invest money, de-
veiop their mineral and agricultural re-
sources, and in but few years those coun-
ties that are now suffering from want of
money and business will be prosperous and
in funds.
In passing through your city to-day l
must say was disappointed at the picture
presented, but when found the cause, the
alien law, l was then satisfied if that in
famous and ignorant law were not soon re-
pealed, grass would soon cover your streets
and your merchants would be compelled to
go elsewhere for business. The people of
your state must get up in their manhood
and wipe out this curse from their state,
or else in few years disaster and destruc
ton will be theirs.
There is bright prospect for Palestine
becoming indeed railroad center and
prosperous, when the honest people of
Texas rise up and repeal the alien humbug
law. Yours truly,
GEORGE W. WALLACE.