Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-25

merclal ana industrial llIe, ana the IN
PRODUCTION of agencies that were pre-
viously unknown but not altogether
so. 1t has proceeded, to a certain ex-
tent, from the tendency of the popular
mind to over-estimate the power and
enlarge the duty of the state, and to
undorrate the ability of the citizen to
successfully cope with the difficulties
that environ him.
The effect of this tendency has been
to cause the individual to lose conf
dence in himself and to rely too much
upon the government. But in the pro-
lection of property it can not be we'll
claimed that the duty of government
is limited only to cases of open vio-
lenoe by the mob, or to the willful
wrongdoing of the single trespasser.
much further, and may fairly include
unjust and discriminating legislation,
uncertain and arbitrary administra-
ton, and artificial combinations whose
object is to weaken or destroy other
enterprises and industries, the healthy
existence and successful conduct of
which is essential to society Nor can
it be doubted that 1t is the province
and duty of the state to interfere, if
necessary, and prevent animprober ex-
ercise by associations of the powers
and privileges that may be granted to
them by, law, and which may mot be
incidental to the general and ordinary
avocations of life.
Such grants of power and privilege
are always intended to be instruments
of benefit and not of injury to the peo-
pie, and when they are diverted from
their proper purpose the state should
not avoid the responsibilities of pro-
tecting the citizen.
1t will not, 1 trust, be regarded as
inappropriate at this hour to invite
your attention to other matters, al
though not directly connected with the
public service.
government may be, and however eff
cient its administration in all respects,
it must nevertheless be supplemented
1t must nevertheless be supplemented
and enterprise in other and different
/ directions, and having other and diff
ferent ends in view. Government can
not overstep certain limits without
harm to society Its orbit. wherein
it may move with wholesome effect, is
restricted, and its phere of usefulness
has boundaries that are we'll marked.
1t can not till the field nor operate the
factory nor conduct comr .erce nor fol-
1iow the professions. THESE instrument
long to the citizen, and should be un-
der his exclusive control, and upon him
must devolve the responsibility of theii
proper uses.
All material development is effected
upon three great lines-agriculture
commerce and manufactures The
time has been in the history of our race
when country could be prosperous
in which any of these great industries
should be largely dominant and fur.
nish employment to the great body o.
its people. But not so in the present
age. Conditions now are vastly diff.
ferent. The world is not what it was
4 century ago. Steam, electricity, in,
vention, and more extensive and &C
curate insight into the workings an6
secrets of nature have wrought mar.
velous changes, and the proposition
has become unquestionably true that
\ the grand divisions of labor, agricul
tura, commerce and manufactures
should exist and flourish within the
same borders in order to insure indie
pendence to any people.
In this day it may be safely asserted
to be an impossibility for people tt
live and attain permanent prosperity
by agriculture alone, or by commerc,
alone or by manufactures alone.
There can be jolicy of greater import.
ance to the people than that which will
lead to the establishment and opera
ton of industrial enterprises of al
kinds in our state Their necessity il
urgent, and it must be met If we would
be prosperous
Our cotton crop for the season jus
closed aggregated near 100000 bales
with reasonable certainty of steady
increase year by year. It's price, how
ever, is distressingly low, with no indi
cation of improvement, unless largel
and better markets be secured. Added