People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-14
THE CAMPAIGN IN TEXAS.

Judge Nugent, the nominee Of the
Peoples party for GovernorIof Texas
is strong man, fully in line with the
reform movement,as is shown by the
following extract from one of his re-
cent speeches. HIS election Is reas-
onably assured, though there are
three other full,fedgedIr candidates
against him.
The census bulletin, issued by the
chief of the census bureau, shows
that in 1880 the nina North Atlantic
States Maine, Vermont, New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts,, Rode Island,
Connecticut, New ork, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania hada29 per cent
Of the population; Of the United
States, and that during the decade
ending in 1890, they secured Al per
cent Of all the wealth gained in the
/ Union; while the I'll States, Mary
land, Delaware, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennes-
see, Kentucky, Ohio,1 Indiana, Hi
nois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and
Nebraska, with 56dperT cent of the
entire population7cin 1880, secure d
during the same decade only % per
cent of the aggregate wealth gain
of the country. And yet the nine
States mentioned contain 1865
square miles Of territory while the 81
States contain 98b,635 square miles.
Moreover the nine States in 1880,
had an aggregate assessed value Of
| 81, 559, 1923, 915, While the q States
had in the Same year an aggregate
assessment of $6j839,554,628. Thus
the nine States, with little more than
half the labor, about one sixth of the
land, and about the same amount of
capital, secured, during the decade
mentioned, nearly twice as much of
the aggregate wealth gain Of the
country, as the q States. Again,
comparing the State Of New York,
the financial center, with West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Hi
nois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska,
fifteen States, we find that, in 1880,
the fifteen States had nearly four
times as much population as New
York and about one and one-half
times as much assessed value, and
that their territory as compared with
that of New York is5 nearly sixteen
to one. Yet, New 7 ork gains, in the
decade mentaioned, 56,197,719 more
wealth than the fifteen States. The
following clipping from the Dalla
News of August 49, would seem to
indicate that the enormous wealth
gain Of the North Atlantic States is
not likely to suffer ally curtailment
under the fostering care of the Nc
Kinley bill: 9f5 III
"T6e Mills Grr88w5itg- +ieher-Cot-
ton Manufactured More Prosperous
Than Ever Before. 4Fall River,
Mass, Aug. 14.2PabHshed returns
from the mills here f y the past quar-
ter show they are now enjoying the
most prosperous season ever known
in cotton manufacturing in Fall River.
Thirty-one corporations representing
46 millions have paid dividends of
5538,880 on a capital of $18,128,000.
The total dividends paid for the cor
responding quarter last year amount
ed to 1888, 2509 IN addition the
mills have unburdeneds. themselves of
debts and interest accounts and made
extensive alterations sand additions.
Thus It is plain to see that the
manufacturing and financial centers
have no reason to complain of pres
ent conditions. ~Gorged to repletion
with the good things that a paternal
government has showered upon them
for 10 these many years,1what care
they if barefoot Texas women and
children pick 6rcent cotton to supply
their mills, or Kansas farmers raise