Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-30
ALIEN LAND LAW.
FOREIGNERS WANT THEIR
MONEY WHEN IT'S DUE.
The Chief Reasons Why 5000. 900
Loaned in Texas is TO he Withdrawn
can't Blame the Foreigners.
ArsrIN. TEX Irlv y. Isa,.

companies VINO h"-d ti"'h- IN act was
passed oN tGc last legislature t'haP- ost
/ tf"hto1tlHS M'enS OF duF ,'tP"ta'ioHs III
WhIch aliens ho'd snare. from acquiring
/ ul!e 10 any iahd III Texas iHGS lrnutt!HS
/ vold IN the fUture security upon WHICH
/ lheSe loans are h'aue- very Hdtul"4i!- ana
! as was 70 DC SN!'t'ltu' our 't'e'uS ." mo
I other sue nave IN consequence "o'li!tu -
| 'uat thcN cannon take any more 4uAiiS IN MS
rla'e, au" thdI 'heN wiz 'NlN'V' al "eoS> 90
| DC pdlu N 'Ilelt MAJ uf4'N, Is lucy HANe
abundance OF demand IN other states oi the
on,-h.
we 'ilhh II lLSu' 10 lH'lAl"te 'IlIs d "I''e
10 those whose names are on our DOCKS
We uuGh fesfct 'he heteSS J an" as" INA
l: WIZ DC OUT OF our power III JAc Iulure 10
give tue indulgence ana Consideration th4l
we, dS trustees I'r Htoi"F as wei Is trtu
il"r' nave ttieu 10 oh'd1A -or our lrIenG>
mere WAcn pressed Tor MONEY out II WI DC
seen liai III ihe mean 'llhe we are HeiPieSH
III the matter
Many lawyers are oil the OPINION u'-' ,hr
! Nv : Invalid. Feopie can NOT oeeNpe''eb
no"eESt' I" p''t "u' '"elI Hl%iIeH Oh az oP'"-
ION houfS truly "E'M DID
-N'NliN' l IA July =. l'''
DEAR SIR:-Being Il uaturdlIzed Anerl-
can citizen and clector = thiN state OF
good many years StlhuihS- take the OK.
portunltN OF the mdl.lng FL the LncloScd or
GUAR RON the mr. "i Brown Bros. 10 sub
NIT Few REMARKS, a privilege winch nope
you Ill not deny me. on the matter con
ccrHt 1, the a!lcil lct OF l>"I. Inns act was,
II seems. rushed through the senate on Tie
second last uaA OF Inc session without us
cusSlon. distinguished memhef VINO
votet. for II under SUSPENSION of the rules,
was al lie very same time urging me 10 re
submit To an Engllsh conlpdn an oucr L"
sci. a real estate corporation, IA Much "a
and hi town We're interested. With SO lit
tle con ide atoh' II Is not 10 De Wohuere"
AT thal many members OF me ItelSldtHre
knew a. little about ii Us the people they
represented dId. Preventing the tNlng up
OF large territories Tor an INDEFINITE TIME IN
the hal. : OF corporations Is one thing ana
" at tiiS icl Will eHett Is jthojhef.
Inc chlel reasons WHY thlS sum ~ S9uOcU,
uou or so lent OUT IN texas directly ana (.
further large sum lent through So-caI!ru
American companies, VINO get nearly al
their money from Britain. are 10 be with
drawn, take 10 be
l. ne act prevents BRUSH companies
anu "dOJ'rtS az ring tltIG 10 the ldnd, the
RISK o. Wnich IS the security upon winch
the money IS lent. ana upon Whlch only II
can be lent oy them without criminal !la-
bllltL
= ne wofIhlesShesS OF ul!e whlch VIII
result from the act, II being impossible to
ascertain the nativity anu ms ny OF sue
ceSSlre Individual owners, or VINO are the
shareholders ol corporation owners WIN
the state presents the pleasant prospect OK
periodical lawsuits 10 get a court judgment
establishing It's validity, after gettlng per
mission 10 sue from the legislature, ana no
length OF possession VIII make SooG Vold
INK as Illnr-tloh ooeS ho' run against the
state,
.. Inc consequent unsalao!enesS OF Iand,
with obstruction OF values. lhSolvihg some
thing Ike rum 10 most OF the present land
owning farmers, WIN many thousand Iore-
closures
T. Inc setback 10 the general progress OF
the state whlch must l9lIoW from the eA-
cluSlOl d e people VINO more thah any
other have hoWn faith III its future by III
We tmentS here.
.. Some place must also De accorded TO
the surprise anu onenSe natural TO our
fhtlSh lflehns tnat SO lSh0oie spirit OF
noslihly toWarus tieh Shouid Oe SHOWN oN
texas, the state Whlcn OF al others III inc
Union owes SO much OF ITS bread and pres
ent proud position 10 Great Britain, BRIT
am Is tle customer IOr more iran MAI Oh
our agricultural product; Sue throws open
her ports 10 everything crown or Hla1e
III IeAas without cent Oh t"i. OF uuiS sue
gives every privilege 10 the American Gnu
zen that she gives 10 her own CT
Iens. except Ihe rlSht OF voting she
(Scotiahu IN pdrllculafl was the nrSl 10
sno" confluence III ieNdS pS leGulhS money
on mortgage ana carrying purchase money
dlelIdilS iSouCnhS CuiICh' i"''H, anu Wis
not IoHoWed lili several ears ldIer DS
Eastern companies; ana hhauy, very
large part OF the improvements made IN
leNas LOT the iaSl Ten years are owing 10
BRUSH SUBJECTS leaving thelr money mere,
whether IN purchases Or III loan Are
these Things injuries,
You Will not, trust, hnd fauit with NE
for the irankness OF these remarks. what
ever VIII Deneht the IeHaS farmer VIII ben
eht me, pee use nearly all that l Drought
with me or have saved mas Deen used oS me
here IN improving land ana Ill farming.
which Involves me III Iiie common rum
threatened
am not ashamed 10 confess myself a Tree
trader III the widest sense oil lhat term II
IS the pollcy Whlch mas mace my native
country the rlcheSt ana 1fceSest IN tue
world Whatever Aes proIeci,ohlsIS ana,
khoW-hotihhgS may circulate Z" the con
tfafE; ana "hlch Is now ehrlchlhS Alabama
ana tennessee where nave ocen visiting
lateiy. l snare the sire heio oS our
w'Sest DenlOcratlc leaders tha1 tue SAME
enlightened spirit Should control me gov
eminent OF my adopted country But pc
itlcaI policy IS difficult 10 understand or ~
follow winch avovs as ITS ann the etdOln
OF Texas from 'thralIdom TO Wal street
and III the same moment kl!s on the sole
effective competitor OF Wall street or
which refuses TO sell Tor a hlYher price 10 i
man uVlng aHN miles away IN Lonoon' anu
takes lower price irol- one AVihS 2oVo
miles away IN New YORK IL may nave us
rise IN documentary patrlotlc sentiment
mention with every respect, where the fee