Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-02

ncious that foul murder II stamped
upon their souls, and the brand OF In
fanny forever rests over their wrctchcd
heads and blinhted names.
Let the tenth plank be rendered full
obedience, ana the lives ana liberties or
the people win have all the protection
guaranteed by the constitution.
fopuiists and Mobs.
In all the thlrty-three plnnks OF the
Populist platform YOU can find nothing
that commits the party to the supprcs-
zion OF mob violence, We are 20 infer,
therefore. that these so-cAlled friendR
OF the people. the oppreSscd would at
least take no steps TO have murderous
mobs executed. should the people be
no foolish, 80 wax or 10 indlscreet ns
state government.
school Mcncy-Quecr Popuii-ts.
There IL another little item In the
Popullst platform deserving the sum
light OF truth shed on II. Read section
u q their platform, which says:
II We demand an amendment TO
our state consultation authorizing the
loan OF our public school funds not
otherwise Invested upon lands to the
people OF this stnte..wlth proper limlta-
tons upon the quantity OF land and
the amount OF money"
What class OF men could borrow thia
money II the constitution were 80
changed that the school funds could be
let out ON land security All tenants.
renters and laboring people without
land would be shut out from this favor.
The highest annual interest charged
by the state for the loan OF the public
free school fund Ia six per cent II la
REQUIRED by the constitution now that
the money be Invested Ia United states,
state and county bonds. Even the
bonds OF cities, railroads. banks. and
all other corporations are considered
too doubtful Tor this sacred fund. Now,
Popullsts propose TO let Il out on lnnd
security. Mark you, no man. without
being the owner OF lands, could get amy
OF this money under the Popuiiat dc.
mand- Mark you again, tho constitu-
uon IN another place forbida the mort
saglng OF any homestead ms n security
Tor money A country homestead under
the constitution oonsiats of not over 30
acreH OF land and the improvements
thereon.
Now then, how many men In this
state own over 200 acres OF innd2 Any
one TO borrow any OF the school fund
on lands under the new nlan. must
be the owner OF more than his home
stead or 200 acres, ! know one man
who has 10000 ncrea over and above
his homestead There are mnny others
who have from one to ten thousand
acres over their homestcads. | know
another who has nearly a million acrcs
over hts 20O-acrc homestead. some OF
them are Democrats, some Republicans.
ana others Popullats who are 40 for.
tunatply posaesaed OF those large bodies
OF real estate. These gentlemen would
be the ones TO get this six per cent
money. OF course they would let IL
out or inVoat II az the highcpt rnto OF
interoat Common sense and GOOD bual.
ness principles would dictate that they
ahould make proilt on their money.
Then how would this rollevo the people
10 whom these Populist agitntors are
always appcaling2 How would II hcnc.
az the government or the sacred school
fund TO have this money sontterod all
over TeNas In the hands OF indiyldunte
many OF whom would 10 to law before
paying the Interest or the principle?
Count M the expense OF getting up
such securities ana letting out this
school fund on land security, aud you
nre bound TO aeo TINT this is another
via, chlmcrical scheme. consistent only
with Populistlc vngtries. The school
tund would become tangled up In litl-
Hation 30 ~ to be consumed In the ex-
penses OF Investment ana collection
without the slightost advantage TO the
people Of moderate means-the class
who could. under no circumstances
according TO tho popullst proposition,
borrow n cent OF II except through the
hands OF the large land owners
Now, then, how do they reconcile this
demand TO let out tho school fund on
land securities with their declaration
FOR FREQ land as the heritage OF mnn9
They would make the lands free TO
everybody, and yet secure the school
money by giving mortgages on lands
for 1t, q nicn way TO got FREQ lands. |
sover understood before how they were
10 accomplish H. Invest tho school
funds In lands Make lands free.
They have never told how the rail
roads. telegraph and telephone lines
SHAH be procured or paid for
by the government they propose
10 omn them. As the govern
mont OF the United States has no
school fund, | am at loss to know
ibout this, These modern philosophers
N governmental economy should de-
iocnd from the high flights OF their
scntimontalty and Hight |
among common, plain people and cS-
plain to them the ourlositlos Of their
maggie wand by which they are TO ef-
Get such wonderful governmental re- |
orms. II We nre TO Judge OF their In |
cntlons, deduoed from the conflicts and |
Inconsistencies or their last platform
cad In the Hight OF former ones, ana |
II the wonderful record made by their
IN trying TO get S35,0O0,-
00, 900 fixed upon the government, and
hen oolS into the records OF the Popu-
iRt members OF the last Texas legisla-
urc an impartial, onndid Investigator
must reach the conclusion that the
lope OF this curious pnrty, aud their
My hope and aim ia 10 reach official
lositlon 10 avoid ana dodge the con-
IlctB OF life that draw sweat from their
brown.
treat ueformers--votcd A-.inst
Dond Law and comniH-ion.
For years and years the people have
trugglcd to procure suitable law 20
'revent the iicuclous Issuance Of rail-
way bonds and stocks. The last legis-
nturc passed the law Here II 10.
I IL now admitted 10 be the best one
n that line IN the world Under Il
more railroads will be buidit than
yer before Watcrcd bonds and
tockH are impossible, except with the
nance OF the manipulhtors landing
n the penitentiary as a consequence.
Mere were n number Of Legislators who
20 not favor such reform measures In
God faith they were elected and went
o the legislature 10 fight that and
thcr reform laws, ThcRe Popullste,
owover, profesaed TO be In favor Of all
cforms beneficial 10 the people. They