Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16
SOME SIDE-llGHTs ON AUSTIN.
LEGISLATORS WHO GET GOOD
NEWS FROM Hosrn.
What Hon. William Joseph Has
Lenrned-owsicy Called Home
Evans WANTS MISUNDERSTANDING
Briiliant speech.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. is.


culture, departed for home last night.
The genial farmer statesman was
delighted beyond measure over tho re-
ceipt of message from home con-
veSing the glad tidlngs that n dausn-
Ter was waiting to form his acquaint-
ance. Chairman Williams was over
whelmed with congratulations and be-
fore departing he blew in" three days
salary for cigars for the boys.
Hon. r.. NJ. Ragsdale OF Denton Is
even luckier than Williams. The wire
brought to him the news that a young
statesman had arrived at his home in
Denton yesterday. His colleagues
swear that Ragsdale's deep anxiety for
the establishment OF a state normal
school at Denton sprung from selfish
motives.
Col. Dan Boon of Houston, the lie
Insurance magnate, is here. He is
deeply interested in the bill taxing the
gross receipts of life insurance com
panies. Boon does not approve the
Dill. Many Of the lawmakers do APP
prove of 1t, and he Is here to convince
the legislative mind that It is warped
and biased.
Hon. William Joseph. "ex"-member
OF the legislature, will depart for his
home tomorrow. His brief experience
as legislator netted him s. per day,
large acquaintance and a vast fund
OF useful knowledge. He would have
resigned several days ago, but received
quiet tip from the governor that the
latter would not accept a resignation
pending contest. Joseph made many
friends here. and his departure is re-
GREETED by all except the Republicans
and Populista. Like Duff, he promises
TO return two years hence.
Cough and Bumpass and Gilliland
and Bramlette and the Populisis, and
a goodly number of others are clamor-
ing for afternoon sessions. Burlpass
would be in favor OF night session..
He is the first man In tho house in the
morning and the last At night. Dur
ing the debate on the Chambers change
OF venue in civil cases bill, Col Bum
pass delivered himself OF second de-
claration of independence. lie de-
qared that he wanted man sued in
the county where his ncighb 1rs and
acquaintances reside. He overlooked
tho fact that the man VINO furnished
the credit and the goods and ma snnl-
cry Is entitled TO some consideration.
The colonel means well but, Ia his
mind, there is only one side TO Il ques-
ton.
LANll. AVN - AMEltN WAS Ehil-l 10
his home at Denton last nigh. on az
count of important business. AS a
story-teller Owslcy ranks with the
best. and as a legislator he mas few
equals on the floor OF the house. This
is his third term, and he declares that
| It will be his last.
Superintendent j. A. Whatley CT the
| Huntsville penitentiary, who was here
on business with the governors rtiice,
/ Iona faA Gov. Ia. at, ,.s.
! ton. He said to the writer yesterday:
In 1886 the Democrats OF Texas Will
have TO fight as they never fought be-
fore. If hard times continue and A.
| cent cotton remains with us, then looh
/ out for large increase in the Fopulist
| vote. l do not anticipate a fusion be-
tween the Republicans and the ropu-
| lists. The leaders of the Republicans
win make a straight fight in otd'r TO
be in position to get the federal
offices should a Republican president
| be elected
Hon. b. @. Evans Of Hunt county
wants factories exempt from taxation
/ for period of ten years. EVann CONT $
from an agricultural county and his
| views on this question are Of interest.
| He said to the writer last nigh. be-
| fore departing for homa; "rhr small
amount of money in the Souch al1
cotton and other farm products is an
unnatural condition OF things; and the
chief aim'of all political parties Should
be TO remedy the evil in SO far as the
same can be accomplished by state
and Federal legislation. In order 70
I remedy this condition We mast lrst
find the cause and remove the sarne.
/ In the first place is the small amount
/ OF money In circulation in the South
and West caused by adverse silver
legislation and also is the low prire
I of cotton governed by the amount Of
money in circulation? To both cf
such questions l answer the neg tilye.
/ In 1878 we had In circulation IN the
United States s70O,0O0,00U, or sl4 Der
capita, and the price of cotton was II
I and IL cents per pound. In !NJi ;Ee
circulation had been increased &c the
sum of {i,600.000000, or s2i 81 per cap
tia, and the price of cotton has st-ad-
lily gone down to cents per pound.
In the New England states they hnve
| $3.50 per capita Evidently then ;he
smP', amount Of money per capita IN
tho south and West is caused b? an
unequal distribution of the money in
| circulation, and we cannot look for
relief to the free coinage of silver or
any other financial scheme that las
| for its object the Increase OF the cir
| culatlng medium. If the increase Ct
the circulating medium does not cause
the low price of cotton we must COR
| elsewhere for the cause. The surplus
cotton crop being marketed In Liver
! pool, the price Of the whole cotton crop
Is fixed by that market. II costs Slu
per bale TO pay the freight from Texas
10 Liverpool Now then, If there were
located in the South cotton factories
sufficient in capacity to manu- ac-ure
all the cotton that is raised IN me
South, the manufacturers could give
as a price for cotton its preseht rulue
and all of the freight and the expense
OF cotton buyers, and the farmer, m
stead of getting $50 for a bale OF cot
ton, would receive s45 per bale. The
manufacturers would turn out srch
goods as we now buy in New England
give employment TO all our Idle labor
and furnish market for all farm pro-
ducts. and with that condition wnen
the farmer received S45 for bale OF
cotton instead of sending the same 70
New England 10 nay for the manu-
fnctured goods, he would pay ths
same over TO the home manufacturer
who. in turn, would pay the same back
10 the farmer for his other farm pro
duets. And the result would be that
the money we usually sell our co,tor
crop for would not go TO New forh
and New England TO await the raising
Of another cotton crop, but would re,
main In circulation I'm the South and
west and thus correct the unequal as
trlbution Of money in circulation there
II the establishment of manufactures