Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-02
TEXAS LETTER.
CFona 49, Y
Preacher in the Lone
Star State.
ldence Richmond Palladium.
SAN MARCOS, Texas,
November 20, 1898.

Correspondence Richmond Palladium.
SAN MARCOS, Texas,
November 20, 1898.
Perhaps a few lines from Texas may
interest the readers of the PALLADIUM ,
First as 10 the season and crops The
weather rs whole has be IN excep
tionally favorable. the summer less
sultry tLau usual, with no protracted
drouths. The result is that excellent
crops of all kinds, except cotton. have
been produced The corn crop especi-
ally is quite unusually heavy, averag-
ing about sixty bushels to the acre in
this part of the state. The eonse
quence is that it is now selling at from
20 TO % cents per bushel, W til but lit
tie prospect of an advance. The cot
ton crop has proved the only disap-
pointment, and that more az to price
than quality, though IT was consider
ably damaged by the boil wor n Bat
the priee-only about four a Id q half
cents-is the great drawback, paralyz
ing Just now all branches of business.
It emphasizes still further the necessity
of diversi6cation of crops and the
producing at home of the staple articles
of home consum 3tion, instead OF send
ing north for item. Farmers and
planters have heretofore been very
much disincliued toward abandoning
the old system, and where they were
not thus disincl'ned. those of them
who were tenants were forbidden by
their landlords to make any change.
| But now all alike realize that 8 revo-
luton is impending in this important
matter.
Second perhaps only to the above as
a matter of special interest comes poll
tics, We have two elections this fall.
| In addition to the general election and
prior TO it. a vote was ordered on an
amendment to the state constitution
authorizing a law for pensioning Con
federate soldiers. Opinions are much
divided on the question, some leading
Conferates, among others John Il. Rea-
gan, postmaster-general III the cabinet
of jefferson Davis, opposing 1t, aid
advocating instead the establishment
OF homes for the deserving veterans
one of which has for some years beer
in operation at Austin, The measure
prevailed by considerable majority
of the vote taken, which was quit,
small.
You have doubtless noticed that, a
: a result of the general election. tbs
Bourbon Democracy have resumed full
] sway in this state, the majority TO
Savers. their candidate for governor
being about 100 900 The popuiist
had a state ticket led by Barnet
Gibbs. of Dallas, a bright politician
| of Democratic autecedents. The re
suit is considered the end of the one
. powerful Populist organization il
| Texas, at lesst SIS it has heretofore ap
peared before the public. The geners
!. situation is graphically presented i
the following passage from an inter
. view with MIR. Gibbs, taken jast afte
he election:
o The election in Texas reminds N
e of an experience | had back IN Missi:
! sippi when was boy on the farm.
:, went out one day with one of my fatt
], er's old negroes and yoke of oxer
4 We came To steep hill and the Q
steer baked. He wouldn't bulge 8
inch.
: Twist his tail. Joe. | said to th
old darkey. Joe twisted the steer
e tail till he was out of breath, but II di
l. no good That old cow stood there Ike
g rock.
Young marster,' Joe said, lookin
up at me, dis yere steer ) tail has bee