The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26
ANSWER.
"a Terrible Crime" a Sensational
Editorial, Gone Into.
AN EFFORT TO CREATE MONOPoLlEs
h Basis for the Long Series Of
Attack.-FInnl ono Is with
out Any Basis.

sion today in answer to charges recently
made against it by certain Dallas %publica-
tons:
Austin, Texas. December 2i-The South
ern Mercury, n populist newspaper pub
ished at the city of Dallas, iu Its number
OF December 16, 1897, contains an editorial
beaded with the words "A Terrible Crime
On ofher pages of this paper II gives a re-
hash OF an editorial In the Texas "a 'mer
of December II, 1897. written, we suppose.
by Captain j. Farley. who Gems to do ~
railroad editorial work Of the Farmer. We.
suppose he writes the railroad editorials of
the Farmer because VIC generally ana often
receive letters from him the same, IN sub
stance, as the editorials which afterwards
appear In the Farmer.
Captain Farley was an original enemy or
the railroad commission policy'of this State.
and was active In opposition TO u during
Governor Hogg's first canvass for COVER
nor. Last year he sought q nomination
from the democrats as one OF their canal
dates for the office OF railroad commits
sioner. Failing in that he Joined The popu-
list party. and sought a nomination as one
of its candidates for The office Of railroad
commissioner, at its Galveston state con-
v%ention. on a platform which declared for
government ownership Of die railroads,
which policy he now advocates. Thus re-
turning 10 his first love OF opposition 10 tho
railroad commission policy. He was then
and stiil IL the manager Of the Dallas
freight bureau, and has used that position
at all times moss diligently. and with u
skill which would have been worthy a bet
ter cause, In an cndeavor to cmbarrass and
discredit the railroad commission. One OF
the methods he adopted for this purpose
has been to write letters TO the commission.
asking IL TO do things which he knew 1t
could not do without proving recrcaut to
it's duty TO the people of the State, and by
reading those letters 10 his patrons Of tine
freight bureau. 20 show hem how faithfully
he was serving them, before forwarding the
letters TO the commission. Another Of his
methods has been to demand OF the COM
mission such rates as would cnghle the
jobbers and manufacturers OF this State
10 reach all parts Of 1t from any given point
with relatively lower ratios than the less
than carload rate from ST. Louis, New Or
leans and other points outside OF Texas. and
by this means. under rretense Of benefit
ing the people Of Texas, to deprive them OF
the competition OF outside markets. and to
enable Dallas aud a few other of the larger
cities TO drive from the business Of job
bcrs and manufacturing all the Lesser cities
in Texas. such as Mckinney. Sherman,
Denton, Gainesville. Greenvilie, Bonham,
Paris. Terrell, WaSahachie. Marshall, ny
Ter, Palestine, Corsicuna. Cleburne, Hills
boro and all the other towns OF This class,
aud thus not only TO deprive the people of
Texas OF the advantages Of all outside com
position, but 10 create a few local monopo-
lies Of the jobhing business and of manu-
featuring in Texas.
In Il decision recently made by this COM
mission We partially exposed this policy,
and showed to the people OF Dallas county
the wrong which would be done io-them by
the adoption of the policy he was urging
simply for the purpose OF securing an I'M
due and unjust advantage to a very lin
tied number of people in the city OF Dallas
- When this scheme was exposed he aut
the Texas. Farmer. abandoning the fiolC
Of fair discussion, assailed This commission
. by the Use of v~ituperation, falsehood ana
Islander, which We did not cho,nro to dignlf,
by any public notice.
After rehashing this falsehood and Sian
der In the Mercury. which 1t credits to tn,
Texas Farmer and calls It "A Democrat,
paper, the Mercury revamps this miserabl,
rot In an EDITORIAL, aud offers the commits,
sion It's columns and invites a reply.
Captain Farley. In a letter marked per.
sonal, dated October %, 1897, and n copy o
which was sent 10 each of the commission.
a ers. threatens tho commission with an an,
peal TO the people II 1t refuses to compl,
win his demands, We suppose the edi
torlais IN the Texas Farmer, which we he,
l. llev" We're written by him., tho person wh,
last year sought a nomination as a popu
4; list for the place OF railroad commissions,
y ~ u platform declaring in favor OF tn,
government ownership OF the railroads. an,
A: ~ .'noliai ~ we southern Mercury
II 90 nno 'ia,nls No Pc one popuiist organ o
N 1917 ,a sn.erS ~ inst years election, witt
is e,anoratc rehash OF the Texas Farmer
a. u ~ n,.s, pe aooepted as |ae appeal t
~ !, peup.a w .hre''eneo.
,he management OF the Mercury. on tn
,s.h INST adursssen the following letter t.
NY enair''am y, inns commission, We Civ
~ um sui'' onn'V'ns date, address and sig
"'u,e'
W9 nave inailed 10 each member OF
|, INC southern Mercury. OF issue necem-
! por ~, anu your attention Is called to
q untneo artielo entlued ~ Terrible
Tint
: INC charge maze III SAID article * 80
:, is 90 vast aud so serious 10 Tho farmers
l. ol leNas, ma We deem IL hal fair to
a. .enuer me commission TIE columns OF
TINS paper for such defense 40 IL can
make.
= = sine Leading paper OF a party whltn
cast -to'ooo votes for governor IN Texas
n g the last election. we think 1t proper
ior us 70 40 TINS