The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-19
IN THE CORRIDORS.
interesting Chat Heard at the
Different Hotels.


G. j. Penn, of Waxahochie, Texas,
was met in the corridors Of the Ponce
de Leon yesterday and in regard to the
political situation in his State said:
1.-THE State convention is now in ses-
sion to nominate a Democratic candidate
for governor, l am afraid that Governor
Hogg will receive the nomination; if he
does it will be great calamity to the
State. His luminosity to corporations
elevated him to his present position and
during his administration he has done
more to retard the growth of Texas than
people away from that State can under
stand. 1t was attributable to his in
huence that railway commission bill
was passed which is unjust and arduous
in the extreme, also the alien land law
which prohibited foreigners from own
ing foot of land in the State under
pain of confiscation.
"Under this law il foreigner owned
share in bank or stock in q railway
company it subjected the corporation to
conhscation proceedings. Many foreign
loan companies are doing business in
Texas and great deal of foreign CAPT
tai is invested in various enterprises,
aud the direct result Of this law would
have been to strike death blow at ali
OF these. Fortunately the supreme
court saw fit to declare that law uncon-
stitutional and the extra session OF the
legislature in repassing it gave all
foreigners ten years within which to
dispose of real estate, which obviated
the Objectionable features of the meas
ure. The agitation of the matter gave
score to capitalists, though that will
require great while for them to get
over. Hogg's administration has been
the reverse OF progressive and his cleo
tion for second term will mean another
two years Of depression.
lin regard to the national campaign
in Texas, l will say that with our $780,
600 Democratic majority we feel safe.
The present ind ications are that the
Republicans are going to coalesce with
the Farmers Alliance, and if they do
so we will probably lose one or two
congressman from the southern part OF
the State. The Allianc, has nominated
for governor Judy Nugent. of Fort
Worth, who l. u strong man but stands
no chance Whatever III being elected
Yes, sir; t. xas Is Il great State. We
could set Ven or Gig States like Vir.
ginia oUwn in Texas ..ud have plenty of
territory lett We have coal and iron
in abundaLce; the finest timber in the
world We raise sugar in abundance
Wheat grows to perft ction, there being
a mum Der OF farmers in my county who
have produced from twenty five to thirty
bushel per acre this season. The cotton
crop Is not SO promising this year, owing
to tho great amount OF rainfall, but corn
was never better
IF 1t were not for the fact that Ar
kansas, Missouri, Tennessee and other
States are going to use it we could not
get ton cents q bushel for it at home.
No, sir; 1 would not advise any man
who is comfortably located in Virginia
10 60 TO Iexas or anywhere else.
But in my State there are sections of
land on which l could grow more pro-
duce than could be grown in some en-
tire counties in Virginia. The soil is
very rich. we DO not need much rain and
the country is healthy. The summers
with US are intensely hot and this is
about the only objection that can find
to the State" MIR. Penn left last even
ing for Martinsville, where he will spend
some time. He says that no expects to
stay in Virginia until the hot weather
in Texas is over, which will BIO about
October l.
l.. w. Houston, of Columbus, Georgia,
was in the city yesterday and in CONVEX
said: Yes, sir; you may count Georgia
in the Democratic column Brother
Post and Sister Leass have been hold
Ing big Farmers Alliance revival
during the past /, ear, but their converts
have been somewhat disappointing. In
the first place, they did not mum Der
near 80 many as they had expected. and
in the second they soon began to de-
vclop signs of backsliding.
The people have come TO know Post
and his iik in their true light, and il 1
am any judge Of the signs of the times
their occupation is gone. Tom Watson
was looked TO by the initiated as kind
OF political Moses to lead them out OF
the wilderness, but since he came home
he has begun to develop signs Of sense
and is most interchangeable in keeping his
mouth shut. He has had tho gage OF
battle thrown down to him veral times
by his Democratic opponent, and has
refused thus far to raise it. We are not
only going to hold our own but we conf.
IDENTIFY expect to gain back the losses
to the Alliance two years ago. OF course
we regard the Force bill as an issue, but
our chief fear is for some of our weaker
Southern States, where the Alliance
may SO divide the Democratic party that
it will insure Republican victory"
Fine Lot of Cantaleupes.
Il. Frank, of Baltimore. shipped to
Joe Frank, tho clothier, large box of
genuine Maryland oantaleupes that
were produced on his farm near Balti.
more. They are beauties. and are the
finest that have been in thu citv this