Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-26

that every i was dotted and every
WIS crossed and hence Brown,
johnson and Garwood went to the
board ANY OF you can remember this
act oi the legislature was no such
measure as had advocated for rail-
road commission. And because George
Clark denounced this act as unconsiitu-
tional ana cohtiscatory in its provisions
he has been denounced as unlriendly TO
the railroad commission and while [
freely acknowledge to you and I would
have preferred as u candidate some Der.
son who had been an original commits
sion man, yet AS the people in their
wisdom and in accord with my own
Judgment had adopted n constitutional
provision declaring In favor Of q rail
road commission, desire TO call your
attention To- the fact that Judge Clark
has announced in his canvass his acuu-
essence in the will OF the people and if
elected will lend the best energies Of his
mind 70 the perfection OF railroad
commission that will protect the people
In all their rights and interests and at
the same time do justice to the multi.
piled millions Of dollars that have been
Invested in the internal improvement Of
our state. | believe him. feel that
can trust him and far more safely trust
him than The demugOgues who have
from first 70 last endoayored 20 deceive
the people of Texas upon this important
and all-absorbing question.
"You will remember, my friends.
when ! was your chief magistrate the
congress OF the United States proposed
10 amend the constitution of the
Federal union. That proposed amend.
ment in my Judgment was detrimental
TO the best interests Of the American
people and especially detrimental 10
the interests Of the people Of this state.
In message 10 the legislature COM
municating this proposed amendment
to the Federal constitution | suggested
the i'll effects it would have upon the
institutions OF our country. Our legis-
lature rejected IL, but sufficient num-
Der OF the states Of tho union adopted
it and it became part Of the organic
law of the country. From that good
day to this our people have recognized
Ii and enacted the necessary laws TO
give it full force and effect. So | say
to you, while George Clark opposed
the amendment to our organic law in
respect 10 railroad commission
NAANA may afA 'INN siAA AAhAAAN
fight against 1t. since its adoption he
has acquiesced In it and promises to
snstaiu il and TO do everything in his
power, should he be your governor. to
carry IL into full force and effect. And,
notwithstanding, he has been de-
nouuced by one who should not have
said IL, as the diverted lackey OF the
railroads. | believe and say to you in
al frgnA faith mud augsnngfnaaa fhus hA
will carry out to the fullest extent his
promise in this direction, and while l
say this, regret to say that all the
money and the power that could be
commanded by the combined efforts OF
the railroad corporations of the state
could not enable George Clark to do
Texas as great wrong as was perpe-
trated by the man who charges him
with being the liveried lackey of the
railroads.
regret TO say this. | have never
said it before, nor called attention to
the fact that he who uttered it, when
governor Of Texas, signed his name toa
law doing a wrong to the people of this
state which no past or future service
can wipe out or repay. To make this
plain, when was private individual
and attorney for the Texas and Pacific
railroad, after Thomas A. Scott had
purchased from Marshall o Roberts
the franchise OF the Texas and Pacific
railroad, and after the legislature Of
Texas during the administration of e.
J. Davis had granted TO that company
as well as to the International railroad
company $4,000, 600 OF bonds Of the state
to aid in the construction of their enter
prizes, at my earnest solicitation and
statement that the Legislature of Texas
would neverugree TO pay the bonds or
TO pass d Law to meet the interest upon
them, he gave me full authority TO go
before the legislature and relinquish
the claim OF the company on the state,
and to take in lieu thereof an amended
charter granting further time in which
to complete the road and such other
consideration as the legislature might
see proper to give.
In pursuance Of that authority went
before the legislature and proposed the
REIMBURSEMENT by the company oil the
bonds Of the state, which had been
granted and asked IN consideration of
such concession, an extension of time
in the charter for the completion Of the
road and such additional grant of lands
Us the legislature might see tit to give.
Itis proper here TO remark that the
supreme court of the United States had
declared that the company was entitled
10 sixteen sections OF land per mile
under the laws OF the state previously
enacted. There was special commit
tee appointed to consider the PROPOSE
tion made by the Pacific railroad peo-
pie. That committee WAS composed Of
John ireland as chairman and GustAve
Cook, Judge Morris Of Cherokee, the
Hon. A. T. Watts and one NJ more
persons whom do not now remember.
Mr.. Huntington. the controlling spirit
Of the Southern Pacific railroad enter
prise. employed tho Hon. A. j. Hamil-
ion TO appear before the committee in
Opposition to any relief or measure BEN
eiicial TO the Texas Pacific railroad in
terests. Gov. Hamilton and myself APP
poared before tho special committee in
Opposition and Advocacy OF the measure
f6r the benefit Of the Texas Pacific,
which the committee was appointed TO
consider. After thorough considera-
ton of the question the committee re-
ported back the bill favorably with sun
dry important amendments. one was
in consideration of the REIMBURSEMENT
to tho state OF the bonds previously
granted 70 the company an additional
Grant of lind Of four sections 20 the