Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-30
HON. SEP. HALL IN TEXAS.
A Graphic Description OF His Trip to the
Odd Fellows Encampment, and the En-
tertainment Tendered==A Word
About the Money Question.

the winds from the gulf, which make
the nights pleasant. Five trunk lines
of railroads enter the city, which gives
an outlet in ten different directions,
thus covering every important part OF
the State.
That part of Texas termed the Dallas
district. lying in the northeast part OF
the State. comprises 40 of the 247 coun-
ties in the State, and the lands of which
are intensely rich and productive, per-
haps as productive as any lands TO be
found on the face OF the globe. The
Dallas district contains 81 per cent. of
the population, 81 $40 per cent. Of the
assessed value. 81 40 per cent. of the
business houses, SO Is per cent. of the
cotton Tor about one-ninth of the pro-
duct of the United States, 60 per cent. of
the wheat produced 80 per cent. of the
corn produced, and SO per csnt. of the
oats produced in the entire State. The
population CT the Dallas territory in
1890 was S24 sos, and OF the entire State
2.235. 523. Ii VIII be seen that this part
of the State has developed much more
rapidly than other parts, and ii is es-
timated that the Dallas territory is
cauab,e of sustaining three or four
Zines the present population. Dallas
jobbers and manufacturers ship their
goods all over Texas and into the adjoin-
ing States and Territories. Dallas is
called by the Texans the Queen City
of Texas" and from the environments
l. looks as if Dallas. when Texas has
grown to be an immense empire within
itself, as it were, will continue to be the
queen or. leading city of the State. Any
one desiring TO make change, in my
opjnion. will make no mistake if they
cast their LOT with the kind and generous
hearted people OF Texas. have talked
with several who came here from five 10
fifteen years since, and all expressed
themselves as delighted with Texas. 1t
becomes more apparent every Gay that
in a few short years that part OF the
United States lying west OF the MS
sissippi river. the possibilities OF wnlch
seems to be almost bOunGiess, will dom
mate this government. The political
interests of the people west of the MIS-
sissippi are identical, and they VIII, as
political prejudice growing out OF the
late war are eliminated, naturally De-
come cemented in defense of their COM
mon interests. which seem to be con-
stantly menacad by certain classes in the
East. The East eventually viii be over
powered and relegated 10 position IN
the rear ranks.
The thermometer failed 10 register tAe
/ Intensity Of the heat surrounding the
nolitical cauldron in Texas. In every
nook and corner here the sole topic OF
conversation seems,to be silver and gold.
Indeed. I. is this way wherever | have
+ been on this trip. The people everywhere
4 seem 10 be intensely anxious to properly
understand the silver question. do not
/ believe the people of the bounless west
when they properly understand the
question. will submit 10 a permanent es-
Enlistment of the gold standard meas
urement of exchange values in the Uni
/ ted States. because II is direct STAB at
their material interests, all OF when
sooner or later they will learn 20 be
true. firmly believe, If the existing
gold standard is continued, the evils
growing out of it will be Of such char
acter that the property, debtor, produc-
ing and laboring classes in the great
West. as we'll as all other parts Of this
country. will rise up en- masse and over
throw it. The people may be deceived
for awhile. but as soon as they begin TO
/ realize the injustice Of the gold stand
ard. and that, in consequence, they are
being irreparably injured, 1t will be
Overihrown. In my opinion, regardless
of the result of the impending election,
the gold standard cannot, in the very
nature Of things, continue long in this
-to ri
a rise in the relative exchange value Of
gold to its equation between supply and
demand, and when that equation is
reached there will have been established
low and degraded level of general
prices This the classes injured, IRE
spec.ive OF party, when they come TO
realize il. will resist with all their pow
er. The Republicans have their head
quarters in this city for the State OF
Texas, and are scattering broadcast all
over the State tons upon tons of their
literature. but Notwithstanding this and
the alleged fusion between certain Popu-
list leaders and the Republicans, Texas
by large majority will elect the entire
Democratic ticket However, Gov. Gull
bersOn. who is a candidate for re-elec-
ton. perhaps. will not receive as great
a vote as Bryan. There seems to be
some opposition to Gov. Culberson. who
is a most estimable gentleman and able
man. on account OF political jealousies
within The party in the State, and strange
as it may seem, on account of the Govern
or stopping the COrbett-Fitzsimmon
fight. The average Texan irrespective
OF party and religion, had made up his
mind. in the event it could be pulled off.
70 see ne fight; consequently his disap-
po!n,ment was boundless, and the Gov
ernOr blamed for the failure.
II may be of interest 10 the 10000 Odd
Fellows of West Virginia to know the
net increase in lodge members in the
order during 1S95was 9190: the net loss
in The Encampment branch was 1886,
and the net increase in Rebekah men,
bers was 27,S14.
Very truly,
SEP. HALL.