Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-02
HOGG OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN,
THE GOVERNOR TELLS or MS AID
mINIsTnATIoH.
A cingery ncview of Things poiii-
cnI both National and stn,e--rhe
Democratic Family Quarrel That
WINS settled without Interference.


kind. politically, personally and So
cially. The condition sheds with much
force n light Of happiness upon my
heart, and leads me to hope that never
again shall political storms, from me-
cessity or otherwise. rise to disturb
the equilibrium, the repose. the tram
guilty and good order OF our people
Texas is a great state and deserves ut
the hands Of the citizens affectlonatc
regard, friendly treatment and patriotic
aid.
within the last four years, amid much
bitter feeling born of that political
commotion always attending govern
mental reforms. the foundations or our
superb state have been rclaid to cons
form TO the strange new conditions with
which tho appronoh OF the twentieth
century threatens to environ her des-
tiny.
The patriots OF 80, the fathers OF i5,
and the people OF 20. through the re-
apectiye constitutions. the organic ma
terlal upon watch the splendid edlhcc
OF statehood was erected. did their work
with conaummate skin. with marked
ability and prophetic ken. In the whlrl
ot time, aa progress and prosperity
rolled up ana on. and the state with
majestic strides and electric speed adj
ynnced to imperial magnincence, II wal
but natural chat few faithful patriots
should examine tho sub-Htratum on
IA Al. .l.nu.. Nau "a I
was well
investigation convinced many that
the top growth Of the state was bocom-
Ing too heavy for the base; that re-
forms wero necessary, and q reconstruc-
ti1n OF her foundation WIS demanded
by wisdom. by caution and by pntriut-
ism, to the end that the new order OF
things should not turn and destroy the
rights and liberties OF the people.
Civilization has had It's stone age,
has had rs bronze age, has had ltH IRON
age has had lts steam age, has had its
electric age, and 1t may be said that II
10 lust now beginning upon RS corpo-
ration age. But few years ago Texas,
Imposing IN her fro8hness, presented
an inviting field for the rapacity Of UNI
restrained corporate greed and the vu-
roci0us muws of pools and trusts over
"a hundred times the aigo OF some states,
the equal of many OF the large ones,
and several times In area greater than
any uf them, with u Bnluhrluua climate.
an cXten8iVc c0nHtwny virgin forests
and vcrduut plains. young Texas af-
furdcd fields new, rich aud green, In
which these CaiuivurOuH hunnn sharks
unrcstralurl could plunge with heart
natural greed. There were splendid
railroads over the state, with light
debts and In prosperous condition.
There were cheap. fertile lands every
whore awaiting the hnincHtcnder ThCrc
were dehtleaH towns aud citica moving
on In conteutment Und prosperity,
Above all there were cuntentod,
thrifty people, working harmoniously,
successfully and happily, but unframed
IA the arts aud aharp practices OF mod
ern corporate muuipulutura, trust Jug
gisw aud pool Hcnds. and We're, with
cunnding simplicity, ever ready 10 eX-
tend the hand of generous welcome to
tho visiting stranger ana Investor KAN
ans, Colorado, California and other
states had hut recently been the prey
OF thcSBn-rIlled princes OF finance
nud stood forth glaring gpectpclcs to
shock civilization by whit the strange
methods ana movements Of these
"Suighta OF glll had IN store for n
Tho railronda OF those states, az wen
as OF othora after completion. We're
Inanlpuinted rporrnnlzcd aud forced
Ia betr v,Ithout nuv rcttru 10 tho
,nt,iic dcttiinus honda and atoc,,4 of-
80 a,,o1,rti,, tb.,ir t.sittrnnt, dsl,ts
NJ n'not,.,,st hout",nrds vs,t,r svs-
,,n,s a,,d nicctric iishts' thro,,gb IN.
ui,'h uuN NN,.''N 100 eN.Vue" w., ~.
supurean ,"nas VI 'n ,a pro ,b ,a
n i..''., Wy ~ n,S ~ ~ ~,
pnsV'H WIZ u'usu vsHip S's -
uuyS' !hc Elleu'eurnl ,"'lu' nv 'tpb
noIlu t"Wn ipA W. nVou''u !" tuN
mbh,st hrtlu vua pllevH, anu Wy pe"s
pt' htoubn tue various mr'huuH OF
Ieenneu YET uhreatrNlheu corporate
cunning ana lrrosponalpluty were
trioked, duped ana robbed TO a meroi-
less degree In snort the boomers
wrecked them
These examples were lessons 10 tho
thoughtful Texans. Next In turn their
etate was laid of as n now Held Of
operation. The work OF ovor-capltall-
cation and rebondlng OF railroads. the
old scheme OF oncumhering our towns.
counties and cities, through the Vice
OF interoat-benrlng bonds TO promote
suburban town-lot hooms, and IN
cunning device of getting "corncrs"
on large blocks or agricultural lands
through corporate license and allen
ownership, sounded the warning OF the
fate OF Texas under the new conditions
then creeping upon us. The people
took action. They put ~ the gaps.
new leaf was turned. Upon II Is
written In Golden lettors, emblOaOned
by tho urile md nfloW ON of the