The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-30

trust. This trust mas Comolntu W iaJ +
heavy tribute upon the State by ofivihs
competition away from the transportation
of freight ON the high seas. Its effort mas
-,proved successful audit has driven a |
Nne Of vessels from our ports as eftectual.
ly as could have the black flags OF piracy
a century ago. refer to the combination
of the railroads that has driven the Lone
Star line Of steamships from the waters
OF the Gulf of Mexico. III vain have
millions been spent on the harbors of our
coast IL such piracy against commerce Is
to continue. II ocean freights are to pc
dictated by the railroads, what .benent
can result TO Texas from the Improvement
of her harbors and by the building OF the
Nicaraguan canal and making the great
highway Of trade between the orient ana
the Occident pass our shores? But u Is
idle to talk Of opposition to trusts In s!it-
tering generalities. ! purpose to ofter q
specific mode Of cutting the folds OF this
| anaconda that threatens 10 squeeze the
! life out of business. The method ! sug-
gest is to improve by the aid OF the gen
| eral government the rivers OF the stats
and make them fit highways of commerce.
| All the streams OF Texas reach far into the
! interior and have ample water for the
| purposes of navigation II utilized by
| system of locks and dams. They are
| never low in water as many months In Inc
4 year as the streams OF the North are o.
struated by ice. Their improvement VIII
| break the power OF the railrcsd conibina-
t,on and set commerce free That the i'm
| proyement of the Brazos In which tho
| seventh' congressional district Is so deeply
| interested is perfectly feasible, Is proved
by the opinion OF experts and others VINO
have examined into the matter AZ
convention held In Waco July l6, 1893 TO
concert measures to improve the braaos
Judge Branch T. Masterson OF Galveston
said:
As far as the engineering part OF the
rlan is concerned II is simply the appli-
cation to Texas rivers Of plans which
are now and have been for years in
successful operation in other States ana
countries. The movable dam across the
Ohio below Pittsburg has greatly Inn
proved the navigation; also those
across the Monongahela, the kannwa,
Green and other rivers
In the construction of the dam
across the Ohio. the United States gov
eminent had TO overcome far greater
engineering difficulties than any pre-
senting themselves on the Braaos IN
: the United States we have moi Only
rendered rivers navigable BY means
Of movable dams, but the methods OF
: construction have been greatly im-
nroyed and the machinery so adjusted
as to be regulated by water power
produced by the dam and in time OF
foods in the rivers the pressure OF the
water controls the dam so that II is
moved and presents no obstruction 70
- the current.
! The engineer, who built the jetties at IN
! mouth OF the river, gave his opinion 10 10
I meeting that from years OF observation
Z was fully satisfied as to the feasibility
/ making ii nnyignble at a comparativcl
: small cost. But 1t is useless to consum
/. timt citing authorities 10 prove TACT tina
4 is admitted by all. The work ID perfectl
q practicable and 1t only remains to induc
y the government TO execute u. For this puI
: nose YOU need representatives IN conyres
: who will bend their energies especially
q inc accomplishment of this end. Nor ne:
q 81 consume time in picturing the advantage
= tbat will result to Central Texas by IN
v accomplishment of this work. The vailey
IS the BRACES would be made the richest
d the world. The water power utilized by ~
n dams will make II the manufacturing cen
a ter Of the South. Its rich soil and chee
le TRANSPORTATION viii make every crop TN
n, n produces profitable. And It's constructic
= Of The Nicaragua canal Will put u In touf
id with all the markets Of the world
nj ,rbese nlain practical issues are east
le Understood and canvass OF the district
s. me which is preclnded by the absence
~ Mr., Henry. Is unnecessary. u .ne peop
ir | favor them. they can ind0rse them uy
en- yote for my candidacy at the primaries.
81 they do not approve them, they can 70
III against them The issues. not the perso
th or candidates, ,lra what the voters shou
he chiefly consider. don't propose to enter
= scrarnbfe for office that resembles 20
H. frhting with mud balls over Piece Of p
II II nominated viii stand ready as q
v IN 1885 10 maintain against all corners N
tbe nrcssnt democratic platform Is the e
Is nonent OF the purest democracy prom
Ike rs,ed since the days Of Thomns Jenerko
a. And viii, charge and prove that me We
an MA BY It's opponents, y persisted m, y
Y ssusbtrart The liberties Of the States ana
"a. people. ~. aa ~ A,me
In raw fron, 1874 to 1870 that restored 70 2
ID, currency the silver dollar called the ''d
,od is,. ~ our ,,aadiasv and TIM st7,,r'l
ate crntraction III the currency, caused ~
vas burning Of the greenbacks and which
for hankrupted the whole country. BEFORE y
ST. Tine and since have ever done duty w
TO- cs,,sd on BIZ the party, and have ne
rhe s,h,d offire ut its bands. And now J
the ~" confederation Of the Issues pres
rather tran office for myself Respectiu
i 'a'ns' John y. Lyl'
= -. r-enme nj TenakR.