Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-21

purchasers, although vast quantities
OF them are suited 10 no other purpose
than that OF sheep and cattle raising,
The removal OF the tarifr from on
wool places the homo producer immc-
diately In direct competition with the
wool producers OF the world ana
throws all of our ports open 70 the
ingress Of all grades Of the product.
The result Is that II has reduced the
price OF wool to the home producer SO
that for grades OF wool for which he
used to receive from % cents TO 30
cents per pound he now receives but
from G cents to s cents; and although
this seems TO be an exclusive thrust
at the wool grower. vet the farmer who
raises cotton sustains very large per-
centage OF depreciation IN his own pro-
duct, as 9 cent wool completes very
strongly with cotton at 3 cents In all
wool bearing garments ana articles
such ms carpets. blankets and count
less things which were formerly either
all cotton or largely mixed with It.
Therefore the demand for cotton is
supplanted by the lower grades OF wool
for who OF US would not rather have n
wooden garment at proportlonate
prices OF wool at 6 cents per pound
and cotton at "a centsl Thus II will
be seen that the Australian pauper
labor, cheap land wool raiser II salts
fylng the demand once had for our
own cotton. and Tor which We get alb
sulutely nothing In return as compen-
sation FOR such loss. And yet the fat.
mor says he has no interest In pro'ec'
ton
Another Item needing protection IA
hides. The farmer ana stoeS raiser
who but short time ago got fnm
$3.50 to 5000 for q betf hide now gets
about one-foufh that amount, M Il
the animal was sold m tu1t that rp;A
~ value was estlm rei On the HI ls
proper.
Now, however, South America and
Mexico can raise an inferior grade OF
cattle at a nominal cost IN consequence
of free land and cheap labor and place
their product In competition with our
people, which X bound TO force us to
either close our ports against them or
reduce our land and labor TO their
standard of value So also do iron,
coal ana sugar, Of which Texas -
very resourccful, need protection, al
though space forbids my enlarging up-
on them, but Il can be accurately
srNccd to heniilcent results to the
whole people OF the state.
Then again; Past Republican admin
istratlons have shown themselves TO
act IN the interests OF the whole poo-
pie, for although Texan does not fur
nlsh any VOTES IN the electoral college,
except those east Tor Democratic preal-
dents yet during flarrison's admins
trauon the federal appropriations for
TcXps were greater than all previous
appropriations combined. Including
$6s50 900 for deep water at Galveston.
Thus Il win be seen that the people Of
Texas have very initial Interest In the
success OF Republican congressman and
Republican principles, Ana 1t ~ safe
10 say that In England instead OF
congratulatory hanqucts such as was
rendered MIR. Wilson recently In COM
pcnsatlon for hls "peridy and dis-
honor" and the downfall of our in
dustrlal interests
state Politics mud Policies.
state politics is that subdivision OF
politics strictly applying itself TO the
formation and Inauguration Of such
policies and laws az look strictly TO
state government which, IN n very
large degree, are separate aud dis
unct from those OF u national char
actor, although pnrtnking of the same
nature In general tendencies so far rs
theories OF government Is concerned
ttg predomlnaiing feature or procept
10 that OF tho maintenance and pres
rrvatiun of domestic intorests OF all
kinds. IN other words. to develop and
multiply producing as many henents
as possible from our natural rcAour-
ccs, returning and enjoying them
among ourselves 10 the utmost limit
possible Toward this end should all
legislation tend.
Texas with her millions OF acres OF
uninhnhliated and untitled lands ms
rich us ever the sun shown on her
variety OF products; hcr climate evi.
IDENTIFY Intended by the creator To deal
gently with the unshcltored ana home
less; her bounding streams and forest
fOstncasi her mints of mineral beneath
"A ground carpetcd with natural her
b0ga planted by the great farmer all
speak OF the wonderful possibilities OF
Texas.
Natural resources are tho unmadc
fortunes; the ungnrnered harvest; the
acknowledged chicken before the hen
in set. Hunger Is none the less acute
because you ait on the banks OF n
stream and watch the uucaught trout
Development and accomplishment ~
necessary TO produce most favorable
results, hence our aim should be In
that directian. Untlckled soil pro-
ducea but little corn or cotton; un-
guarded rock never built temple, and
unmoulded iron never called itself a
cannon. We are natures worltmen.
We must cut the diamond, extract the
iron TN the soil and manufacture the
products into negotiable ana useful
commodities. These nrc the sources
Of wealth. happiness and prosperity,
and only need the anslstanco OF the two
potent factors In the worlds control
capital and labor. In our legislation
we should encourage and protect both,
for we can do without Mother, each
being dependent upon the other and
the people upon them both. Labor ia
worthy OF IT'S hire, and money, u ok
crtcd n It's dividend Just, equitable
ana unprecedented laws should pro-
tect ana govern them both. even II
Il need be against one another. How
over the happiest are those who are
least governed,
Great reforms are necessary In Texas