The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-27

for there is but little Yankee money in
a Texas railroad They had better
use for their MONEY up in the East
and so they prevailed upon the alien
10 come and put his money IN railroads
here through them, aud the railroad
mileage Of Texas represents to a great
degree the confidence of the alien. The
Eastern man had better use for his
money; he kept it in the shape of
money so as to depredato upon US
whenever our crops began to move,
and thereby he has shown more sa-
gacty than the alien, for Re doubles
II pretty much every season either in
interest or in speculation. And in
order to see that he is duly fostered
and encouraged in his depredations,
we passed an alien land law which has
resulted only in driving the alien from
US, and preventing him from dealing
directly with US, and enabling the
Yankee to borrow the aliens money
at four per cent. and lend it to us at
ten. The logic of Governor Hogs
election two years ago was the oulmi-
nation Of series Of aggressions upon
capital which had been invited here
for investment under a guarantee of
protection. 1t was the closing act of
long war inaugurated for political
purposes, and its result has cost Texas
and her people many, many millions of
dollars.
am not here for the purpose of de.
Tending railroads, for they have ADLER
men than myself employed for that
purpose. have no connection with
them and no special interest in them,
except in so far as their interest may
comport with the interest of the people
Of Texas. Recent lessons in govern
ment have taught us that these inter
ests are reciprocal and inter. depend
ent, and that a blow aimed at one will
necessarily recoil upon the other.
Texas cannot destroy her railroads
without bringing ruin upon her peo-
Pile, no more than she could destroy
her people without injury to her rail
roads. We are in the same boat and
must float or sink together
There was no necessity, fellow-c iti-
zens, for disturbance of business or
a terrorism of investments from the
passage of commission law or an
alien land law. Other Statos have
these laws upon their statute books
which have worked no serious
detriment to their people, but not
such laws as Gov. Hogg recommended
and approved. The administration of
railroad affairs by a commission is not
necessarily hurtful 10 the railroads or
to the State it conservatism prevails in
our legislation and administration. 1t
was promised us two years ago by
those who felt that the problem of
railway control was uusolvable except
through the form Of CON mission,
that no radicalism should obtain in
our legislation and that those Of US
!, who we're distrustful of the plan were
{ unnecessarily alarmed. But the result
. has more than viudicated the gravity
! of the appre hension, aud we have, to.
. day, upon the Statute Book of Texas
= constitutional mOnstrosity in the
a shape of law as the result Of Our OK.
l pertinent. ] undertake to say as d
4 lawyer, and if the test is ever applied
G in any court, am willing to submit
q my vindication to the judgment of the
;. Court that this commission law, un
.. der which eight thousand five hun
q dred miles of railroad is being oper
ated, managed and controlled to day
II in Texas, will not stand one hour o
4 judicial scrutiny in the Supreme Cour
h of Texas on account Of its violation il
q many provisions of both our State an
. Federal constitutions, That it ha
not been attacked is due, perhaps, q
y much to my own efforts as to any othe
;, cause, for my advice has been t
. these people to obey the law and trus
n to the Justice of the people OF Texa
! for a remedy. have told them tina
q the people Of Texas are liberal PEG
y pie and a just people; and that the
- would not tolerate wrong on their ow
! part when discovered. And if
could be made to appear TO them tina
n gross injustice was being done an
- person or any interest they would b
i more prompt to remedy that injustlc
at the ballot box than would court
4 and the remedy they applied would b
more efficacious. This commission
/ Il Ia r. 10 NYN