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

AUSTIN, Ten, April 25.-The Alliance
meeting at Waco yesterday demanded of
Governor Hogg that he appoint Duncan,
manager of the Moribund Alliance exchange
at Dallas, TO place on the railroad COM
mission. The governor responds to-day by
announcing the appointment of an Uni
ted States senator, who has been for many
years identified with questions and issues
very dear TO farmers and the worl5ingmen
The senator is of course John H. Reagan
who has consented, at the earnest solicita-
ton of the governor, to retire from a more
exalted station in order to devote his large
abilities and great experience to the task of
making the Texas commission law 4
success. His battle waged Tor many wears
in congress for Federal control of railroads,
resulting in the creation of an interstate
commission, gave him knowledge of rail-
way matters that few other statesmen pos
sess. Perhaps there is no man
IN ALL TEXAS
so well qualified by character, ability and
experience as Senator Reagan for the
Craftsmanship of the commission, and the
people of the entire state are to be con-
graduated on the fact that he has reluct-
antly but cheerfully consented to serve
them in that capacity.
He has already sent to the president of
the senate and the governorhis resignation
as United States senator and signified his
readiness to grasp the commission helm
June l.
Governor Hogg announced to reporters
to-day his intention to appoint Horace Chill
ton of Tyler to fill out Senator Reagan s
unexpired term of two years. Mr.. Chiffon
is young man of thirty-seven years, fine
lawyer with q splendid practice, and one of
the most
ACCOMPLISHED AND BRILLIANT
orators in the state. He is a lifelong
friend of the governor, both of them setting
/, Ia, NJ.
boyhood days. when Chiffon supported a
widowed mother from his scanty earn
Jugs. They have ever since been stead
fast friends, and the governor
having it now in his power TO do so, crowns
that friendship by making Chiffon United
States senator
Commissioner Foster is the second MEM
Der of the commission, and the third -taas,
not yet been selected. The governor hopes
TO be able TO announce his name in a few
days.
The following correspondence between
the governor and Senator Reagan relative
10 his appointment on the commission is
submitted:
AUSTIN, Ten, April 81 1891.
To Hon. John>H. Reagan, Palestine, Tex:
Ny DEAR SIR hereby tender YOU A
position on the railroad commission Of
Texas. To accept this trust l know you
must make unusual sacrifices. but consider
ing the public interests, l feel impelled to
ask you TO do so. Continuously for many
years our agricultural and commercial in
terests have been severely depressed, for
which there
ARE THREE CAUSES.
l. Burdensome and unnecessary Federal
taxation called the tariff.
,. The want of money as circulating
medium.
3. Oppression of local freight rates.
With tho evils of the first two. the Fed
eral government alone can deal: the third
is within the exclusive control of the state
government The time has come for it
to be handled. For many years YOU
have consistently, ably labored with other
Democrats as a member of the house and
then as a senator in congress to reduce the
tariff to the lowest rate consistent with the
economical administration of the govern
ment, and to have free coinage of silver for
the peoples relief. This work will con-
tinue until just results shall have been at
tanned. You are ...saSses.
NEEDED NOW AT HoME,
where you can best render effective service
TO those who have always honofed you, and
who would not fail to do 10 at any,
time to the full eysenksszssSf
your ambition, SO far as il.
We're in their power. For years the peopN
have been trying to secure q commiss16
law. They have one now, and it is posi- Ole
fer them to get relief from the wrongs of
railway management The law is useless
and viii become farce without wise and
Just enforcement Your Long advocacy ct