The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
VIC Rcnt PrnbIem.
he EDITOR of The Post.

To the Editor of The Post
Alicf. Texas. March 4.-For months this
question has been before the people aud
MS Women rs We'll as men are interested,
presume there will be no objection TO the
entrance Of a woman into the sanetum OF
ON this subject
Really this matter has assumed very
grave aspect and those engaged IN Ia
timidatlng the land owners nave not hest
tated TO send their warnings 10 rhs womsn
owning land hence. feel that the voice
Of a woman might he heard in the matter,
Several years ago the tenants in the
black waxy belt" Of Texas were bless d
with favorable seasons. They gathered goo
corn crops and made more cotton than they
could gather. Many OF them paid the land
cwner the third OF the corn ard fourth OF
tie cotton. which when turned into money.
brought him from s, 10 10 per acre rent
for his land, What did the paorle hsar
then? Well II was soinethiag like this
I'VE do not want 10 pay part OF the crop
IL Is too much. Don't YOU see tie Landlord
is getting rich off our labor? We can pay
from So 10 81 per acre money rent, ana Just
think what we will save by It." so eau
cuses we're held the matter agitated and
nothing would do but money rent, Many
land owners objected TO this, rs they be-
lcyed 1t best for all parties to rent fof
mart OF the crop. Some yielded, while others
held firm for the THIRD and fourth, some
others wero willing to accept money rent.
In many communities the money rent
system ruled but the seasons changed,
those planting failed TO reap such an
abundant yield from the land tl,lsd and
many of them, when pay day came lad 10
eo TO the bank and draw on the little
rainy day" fund for means to pay tine
rent, SUI they We're not disheartened, but
tried again and again Til the present tins,
h,u bap IN
rents for money has committed an egreRi-
Gus sin, and they Will not stand 1t longer
and in some instances resort 10 many other
ummanly acts in order TO intimidate the
land owner into accepting part OF the
crop as rent for his land. For shame that
u people who cry long mud loud for their
liberty should be guilty OF such! Liberty
would give a man the right 10 asa that
his rent be paid In money and at a slip
ulned price per acre. and would accord 10
the man renting the right 10 accept or re-
icct the proposition. but neither the land
lord nor the tenant has any right TO injure
the property OF either parry. Among reatol-
able parties these matters could all lie
adjusted without resorting to the dcstrnc-
lion OF property or even threatening de-
struction. If the renters would present
their demands 81 reasonable mlnner in
almost every instance an attentive con-
sidtration would be given
Our Heavenly Father has given US rule
to live by that reads as follows. las ye
would that mon should do 10 Cou do We
even so to them" Does this advise US 10
destroy the property OF our fello@-man
beoause OF difference OF opiniong
Indeed 1t does not, ard 1t is time that
people put on their studying caps and see
where such acts of violence VIII lead. Al
ready has Governor Culberson offered .
reward for the arrest and conviction Of any
party participating and these acts a.o