The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-27
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED.
GOVERNOR HoGe's VIEWS ON THE
INVASION.
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Replies to Mr., Van Weeks Charges
of Nonprotsction Of the Sun
set Roads Property.
TRAINS HEA lily GUARDED RUNNING
THROUGH TnB TRAMPs' CANT.
sscst opniiot at Flnlay Regarded as inevit-
'ya6a fey's Army without Food for Twen-
bpr Hours Mr.. Van vlcek Talks


Austin, Texns. March 2es-sss's Post r.
porter called upon Governor hogg sMs
morning 10 ascertain what ne tnouSnN q
the latest news from CoNeys Texas Soi'5
t.nGent. now said 10 be slde-traekea nsAr
Flnlay. on me n raso division y 'heo
souiheru Pac.tie railway, and ives askea
Have you noticed the charges % NJ
! Van Week. general superintendent OF Sne
scathern Paclnc railway, 10 the effect fhas
YOU refIse to protcc, thor property !
agains. tfamrsg''
"Yes.r
what about the natter3
even, Chat company has been enga$en
In bringing unemployed men. der.~fNeis
called traanps Into Texas al the winter.
ana object TO taking them out, Few
days ago It hroaght about eco IN one
ARMY from California or elsewhere into
the state at FL Paso Sensational teie-
grams feaehel me from lhat eisy IN adj
vance Of their arrival. asking that can
on The Federal government for troops 70
repel the Invading army was warmed
that the anvadeFs' were goins 70 rob and
plunder' the people 81 that city. and that
they needed military protection. No doAbE
those good people We're alarmed by the
false rinnors, which very much regrcts
ted; but instead Of committing the folly
81 ordering out an armed force 70 sAcot
down and murder or arrest and couHnp,
lhat so-calied army 81 human beings, ~
III effect wired them that the railway
company that byougnt those men intq.
could carry them on shipash thu State;
ana ;hat II any Of s.iern violated a proviss
ion Of the penal code. e report the cas-
TO the sheriff or myself and thu laWs
would be enforced. Results show that !
was right. The army came iuto 1ll PaSc
and was orderly ana peaceable, Repofts
reach ME Hia1 not q crime was comm asltd
by any Of thc men. The people tel tnesn
without very much annoyance or cNpenSe,
over the railway that had Brought t.leu.
Into Iexns ] am informed this inprHans
silat the railway cpingan hns saulets tie:n i
into barren deser on as road ana
switched tAem oft ON D sldestfaek where 4
tllisS ssn ste5 Rei; lles water NOT f1sa.
staiid. these 100 men arc to hi starved ana
fRnlislieii lEr:ii they are forced d cayairs
| 2 passielstr trsin. rob rs pa~san&ers, nna
9nssrasl sne Intel Stntea rail ~ the
| port SAYS -slie United States Vii ~ cs,is,
qisr;i 70 furnish troops 10 enahie fhe ra3f-
Nj, ~, S.ts1pany TO move the United states
we ind this railway oounnanv ~
| nus cruel inhumau act tindaEfRki,fp Il
cri,,,e ~, ,,a OF men q commit Il
! punished This is rs conii,lii,,enf.,s ~
ne indiairiai army As 81 Is reprehe,,ats.
| r. Il. en ne eoinpony They have t. hh iorred
ny excavation IN dtscrt 10 r.oiate NJ
law So that the company nst, s.ei ana IA 4
vantage OF them This siprrinfendent
gives + out that whom this condition 4
reached he VIII have the Tinted aftitnz
troops act II the governor does a0t pro
teet their propertyF
IN the nrst place there is no man IN
cQnertion WIKI the Federal troops or fhat
mas any authority 10 call them into fer-
Vice who would be ~ weak az Ia be en-
gagged by surh methDue in fnhyertinr the
purpose Of the artiV IN the second place I
TexaA No armed force while an rov- |
ern9f WIN be permitted 70 shoot down
men who commit no gTeater nffense than
tramp ana brig ~ keen from atarying !
II these men were viointina any criminal |
law Of our State. / should uuheaJtntinRlv |
nave them arrested md punished fiut
they are not. There Is NO criminal law /
m Texas, OF IN any other Stare so far AZ |
am ADVISED that pnnfshes mkn Of
my So q men FOR taking free rides IN
a man fpr,itiy gets into my cafridee Is
ride 1 can use such force az may 10 nee.
sssaff Y pui him ont or can ensoln |
ceurts. ] pan NOT prosecute hin, as.' Z. I
criminal for fhcre 81 no law defining I
alch yet us an pn'enfe.
'Such Is tie suttls OF Il railway COM |
pany. II hasiitA civil remedy 4eninat 1
trespassers or Il t:an ust srsnh e.saeo,,s +
able force aa may BIZ neneaaafy IL sinct |
them. y r. 10 more the duty Of Ire gov I
efnnr g. keep q stand - - n,
protect the railroads fiioIu fres;lassaa III /
tnf foeea led afral1lEsa tlsan "a tfen ava /
over private CARRIAGES 81 stage nnsebef
or OK waHons or street cars 81 At ttt.fele <
or ~ rriFnte residences ~ pfeVaaf TX /
=. q these satnr lfslrprs believe
IN thq lnpnrtiHl enforcement II the awe /
and practice what ndxdcn4A ii {hia ~
fpecf Every honest railway ,na5,,,rst I
KNOWS this and IN HE honest moments /
viii admit r. There ifno sentiment Il, 1
me On fniH subject nor 10 rf,s,lt.,' +. ~ l.
y between nc!a9us o pfoD4rty I
70 pff Informing NV ofH7fs' duly. ftSery /
honfat man knows this Railroad mon. I
fertf and paHfenHefH hnre always becil ma I
N.l} cpiftlrue 70 ~ rrofccfe,l a4a!,,s, .
qi3in'nal9 BY the Texas anthnfisioe 3n.t I
~ the southern rociiia COMPANY NIX /
utpnf1f 'ffEr men into ee-Ae -.
CARRY them on through Tho sInia ,.nient I
1ney Wish % srfnaiil among ii ana XII /
eemn rftizeps, which J hope thee III, 1
10 u. however X chooses IA s{a}s.. !
mem INTO YioiAti1f our ctlnifnsi ro,lt ~. +
IS Il'iht;fly proposes RI 10, then tl4n t@fa,t i
q Texas VIII teach fliAt con,naf,v :, 1f4. /
son that ~ very i1ikatiNe ,Illi,t,i,,te,.4 /
sn, &sa !. ~ A'se ofiitIal opfrH K'iI naFfr
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