The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-13
From the Houston Post.

confirms, In dispatch to The Post.
the statement made by Judge Clark
In his speech at Terrell on Friday last.
Mayor Baker also corroberates Judge
Clark in his statement that the pri-
mary cause OF the restitution and
beggary is a lack of confidence in
Texas investments under existing laws.
Judge George Clark, who is stump
ing the state for the nomination for
the governorship in opposition to Gov
ernor Hogg, made a speech at Terrell
last Friday. in which he again spoke
of hard times in the state, and gave
the present condition of New Biz
mingham, Cherokee county, as an ex.
ample. Here is the portion of his
speech upon that subject, as published
in The Post and other papers of the
state on Saturday morning last.
In speaking OF hard times Judge
Clark said, while things are good in
Kaufman county, in other places they
are starving, as in New Birmingham;
children of laborers are begging for
bread there and some are even starry
ing. | got that from the mayor of
that town.
"The pay rolls of the manufactures
of that place were $40, 900 per month.
Now desolation and destruction reign,
caused by the alien land law. The
alien is the only money friend you
ever had. Banks can not loan on
cheap interest, but the alien brings
money interest down low. In passion
the alien land law was passed, and the
father of it was Ham Gossett."
Judge Clark announced that he had
made Hogg call an extra session Of
the legislature. He was asked how
and he said, shy announcing myself
for governor"
This was followed by enthusiasm
on the part of Clark men. The judge
then said that wherever he went he
saw blight for some cause, and Texas
was alienated from the outside world,
Neither immigration nor capital, he
said, was coming to Texas.
As soon as the speech of
Judge Clark was received
by The Post on Friday
night, and before its publication on
Saturday morning, the following tele-
gram was written to the head of the
municipal government at New Birm-
ingham:
HoUsToN, April 9, 1892,-In
Judge Clsrk's speech at Terrell to.
night he is reported to have said that
you personally told him that children
of workingmen were crying for bread
in'your town; that some people there
were actually starving; that the pay
rolls of New Birmingham factories
were $4,000 monthly, but that now
desolation and distress reigned.
Please telegraph us fully on receipt
Of this whether or not there is any
foundation for these statements Of
Judge Clark, provided he made them,
and whether you ever made those
statements to Judge Clark, or similar
statements, upon which he might base
such peeoh.
A full and immediate reply will be
appreciated.
MANAGING EDITOR HoUsToN Posi-.
This telegram was sent on Satur-
day, and the following reply was re-
ceived yesterday from Major Baker:
Managing Editor Houston Post;
NEW BIRMINGHAM, Texas, April
1O.-Your telegram received, In re.
ply l will say that what Judge CLARK
is reported to have said at Terrell is
substantially true.
Our furnaces and industries at Rusk
and New Birmingham, when running,
paid out in wages, etc, from $3O,OOO
to $40, 900 per month.
The stoppage of a majority of these
industries, it is claimed, is caused by
the want of money to operate, and
money can not be secured abroad be-
cause of the lack of confidence in
Texas investments under the admins
ton. The stoppage of these indus
tries have thrown hundreds OF laborert
out of employment, and has brought
distress upon them and their families
All are hard pressed for the neces
saries of life. Some few have resorteC
to begging and some have been assist
ed by the community.