The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

produce. This being true, we ,uuss cc1r.
on the markets % ne word: we mus;
1 go out ard deal with people who have
| cheap raooey 20 let and we must court
favor with ether localities for :nc con-
ssarnpticn 81 things we produce. These
\ two propo9!ticlS being axie1n2t1c. al
| things which aim az srppressgns the one
| or narrowing the Other are ini1sicai 20
| ne best interests Of TEXAS. and IL should
| be our duty 20 assist IN eradicRnrg ali
| such vicious legislation from our statute
book
| The second obstacle In the way OF
Obtaining Better financial results from
stockrais-nE IN Texas have eeea the sx-
cessive rates for TIE transportation az
/ livestock TO tire large markets O. the
world. These rates are deslbie what they
Should be. These rates ar. deereei Az
bitra-1ly by the railroad rArnat<s IN
New York and are levied trpon the stock
| Interests OK the Souihrss. io- the pur-
pose Of paying what f. known as rxe:
| charges. Tee Axei charges Include all
the hiEh-saia-1e3 o.Scisi hst. the r.;nning Z
| expenses. the reguiar repairs and the In
tsreet on all the bonds q the rad
Almost all of these roads have gone
| through periods OF liquidation. Trey
have been put into receivers hauis ana
scld to the Goults ~ vandero,i.s or other
rnaguates a; from s5cco 70 sle.eoo per mile (:
they then bond these roads q, from -. e,l
TO 5000 per mile and seli ,ne b9nds gen
orally acres the water. The railroad -
| then compelled 20 have fixed charges ard
| interest on all e this wsterad OUTFIT
thsy are then compelled 20 levy treuen-
| dous tariff rates on all tire interests lying
along their linez ard the stock interest
has especially bcsn singled out TO bear
the hnrien OF the Fixed charges
The general me naEers have illst signed
an agreement whereby every person who
sh'rs livestock from the let Ct January.
issf. snail ray fun fare over their roads
bu; rates Of livestock have not been low
ered How ia this 70 be remcdiei' II
can be done by consolidating our inter
este. A committee could have the matter
Of arranging for the shipment % the cat
Tie of uembe - II fhs association. ar5
better rate could b. gotten for sc1 cars
than for twenty carr
Another r~ason wish 70 offer Tor
tire depressed condition "a re feeling
abroad that too many Of our laws are
harrow. selfish and absolutely dishonest
ana that entirely TOO much o. our legis-
lattOu sTnacks Of the rankest sort Of pa
terNsilsm. Capital IS ,imli and "a long
as we allow people doing business In Texas
- make assignments and prefer The home
banks. and prefer tbs home merchant.
placing all Northern creditors In class
"C"'--which g. all they ever FOR ,reir
money. thus rohhing than az tbeir goods
- arss aud mere har5!se by TIE operation
~ laws-ius; SO long Rill We fan short
% measuring w 20 the fIli stature ~
commercial manhood. Not orly this but
We have by statute placed a premium on
on tho Homestead law. VIVA; was intend
81 hv thn makers q the constitution FOR
tte saving ~ n e9-acro farm. wnich At
io1t time was not worth over $40. has
boon extended by judicial or'nlou and
constitutional amendments unfit uovv VIC
O. D.. t-fH af.a
claimed by designing and urpri1ci1.ed
debtors. worth hundreds Of thousands OK
d ilaTs while the conf1inR creiiicr can
only stand Of and look on. The theory
nf homestead for the protection OF wife
and children IS all well enough, but u
should be limited in value. This az Itself
would put q stop TO the frauds now being
perp4trated in many parts Of this great
s.ate. which has affected our credit In
the markets Of the world al much "a any
uthFr one thing.
Another vicious state policy has been
the leasing and sale of public lands II
was soInewhat improved 10y The las; legis-
lature. but st!l falls short az what Il
Ough, to he."
In conclusion he said: ~ trust tho re-
srouse 7 have made shall not be considered
as srnacking too much for or against any
political party. / h;tve aimed regardless
If party, 20 present soma Of the points
OUT foNtiafrAtlpu Al 'hiS iu"'ilHN-
am satisfied we are al delighted al me
reception We have received nj your hAnHs.
We always know what 10 expect from
the good citizens ~ the Alamo p'''
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