Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-10

A NEW DEAL
May Upset All Texas Political
Calculations.
DON'T COUNT ON CUNEH'
The Reverse Side Of Freight Tariff Issue
Who Killed Cock Robln2
Orators Who viii Shell The Woods Tor The
Waco Mana Populls' Invasion Of
tho Panhandle Call From
Judge hunter.
DON'T COUNT ON CUNEY

Governor Hogg's Interview, printed OK:
clusively IN Tne GAZETTE, was the rhlei
theme Of conversation yesterday In pohtca
clroles.
a gentleman high In authority with the
Clark movement said at Is full Of Hogs-
ism. The governor says he bows TO the au-
thOrity OF the courts but does he do ~
Did he ever do IN Turned down In the
supreme court Of Texas, he attacked the
decision OF tho court. lie does tho same
thing with respect TO Judge McCormicks
decision. The idea Is, Of course, 10 try 70
make capital by denouncing Federal courts,
but the purpose is too apparent
Whats about the governors declara'
ton the commission will continue to exist
as II is1n
I'VE will SEQ about that. Tho commits
sion as IL Is Is q corpse. The Democratic
convention which met at Turner han
pledged itself TO give the state live, ehi,
Gent, constitutional commission, and II Will
redeem that pledge at the next session or
the legislature. We will create commits
sion that will regulate freight tarits ana
not wait for an Indefinite period OF uma
without such regulation, IN the vain hope
OF vlndioAtiug "Jimn logg's opinion OF a
judges opinion Of the law
BLASKEr vs. mLELGE SYSTEM,
Capt. b. d. Paddock was questioned as to
the governors statement relative 10 the
| drop in wheat, aud TO the announced pur-
pose Of Mr.. Cameron to close down his
| large Touring mill In this City, Ilo said
''The complaints grow out Of the fact that
| the commissions tariffs were based on tho
mileage system, and the old tariffs Of tho
roads, again In force, used the blanket
system, Under the former the producer
near the market gets ratio entirely salts
| factory, and the producer AZ distance
| pays u correspOndingly higher rate. The
| blanket system oQuAlzes the rates on tho
| theory that II costs us much TO raise cotton
! or wheat Ia one place as another, and that
| the farmer In one place Is entitled TO as
much for his work as tho farmer in anoth-
en- II is true the commissions tariG gave
| great advantage TO the short haul, but the
| shipper Of the long haul had TO pay for IT,
| Mr. Cameron should not complain Of the
| present grain tariffs, They were made Rl
q conference with the mill men OF thestate,
| In which Mr.. Cameron or his representa-
| tive participated, ! am advised that no
| has reduced the price on wheat IN the PAN
| handle five cents per hundred, or about
| eight cents per bushel, while the Fort
| Worth aud Denver have not changed their
rates since tho demise Of the commission
| This show the cat In tho meul-tub The
railroads were eniolnod by Judge McCor-
| mick from using tho commission 5 rates and
were compelled TO substitute new rates at
once II is not an easy thing 10 frame
complete freight schedules, and II was nat
ural for the roads ~ roaiopt the old sched-
ules IN force prior 10 tho commission The
freight asents are now working on new
tariffs, which will no doubt be promulgated
soon, -