The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-11
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ea,1snlne the figures =. 49,
NH nnd that the arss., ntvs a..
neAas IN population sns and No. N
pase Win the incresne ~ wealth M.
hnu tnat II every ncrs RAILROAD NJ "A
ms rns gwen the roads M ~, l.rd IL ~
. .hIn ior 20 an acre, ths been ~
E hpie vaiuts Of the STAT inefsas4 N
ths land and nearly three tines IA, 91irs NJ
4, Tex AS had g III miles 81 -, I'D
n toSi WIuo,VQ OF tsxsbIs rod d N
ano y, sne mad l015s rnilss 1lees, Nh
vorv neeri nois values The ,a Nslf
entira .ns, u not quite. ons ssaalfoati NJ
out g., aaes Oh the State. .rvpue ( M
grea, wages annually over 1 ~ ,hr n
nroducts oI which soes vhin \
their e,.,n VI your farms. wbers.,., w n
their nrosner,t aroorers, and for Nnll .
yonr nrns vpgt,.y y IN a lsr,.sa 10y nd
Won tbev fe an, and when sdys,sss,.l i.sl'
quickest and hssS.s
Vt. TDx J. NEEDS ramop.v,.
What Texas needs is an ,n.rs asn
grafton to open up new farm, y. ~
ries and new industries ~ ~ III
thereby furnishing marss, 80 y,
products and increasing the r... q a
OF her lands. and to this END ~ ~
road system under the auen,ea. ~ sisa' u
management of which this coss,s 80 ~
has done In few years. and Il q
more than the State governpsr. -, y. "
since It's Organization. II Il ". ~ 81
40 nater OF sentiment or cbss,.. ~
ioahinS wise commercial 49,
reward. hca ~ ~
Railroads have been yestas ~
great powers and should IL MA ~ VI
spondns responsibility. Yon n
40 nat whenever railroad ~ ~
negligence In the conducf !, X s1 q
Injuries any citizen In nersss ~ ocx1
1t should be required 10 rnstN .Eyc5
compensation, but you 40 MI IN ~ n
40 I. that they should DO Hctimt,sS
JUST or manufactured cases ani II =.
ply an excessive sum for killing \, 49, s.
some worthless vagabond WIN ns-s Nc
In his life an honest uWnc nss6 Y
You are told that they rsso.suA.
the courts. This may Ia trrs 5000
that lawyers whom / have trst ~ \, 81
ana those who Practical hstos.
representatives Of tho roads sSss
the bench, always bore therse5ves ~, NJ \
strlctest professional and Dersrr. NJ Il
rity. The railroads may sornetimss ~
representatives seek to pervert m, '1 20
or lus1ce by questionable ns,,,
of %nd thous sqeGE q pay o,,., annually siss
personal injuries II does not w.
their efforts to corrupt the irrIsss 49, =,
brilliantly successful. Besides mn =, ~
when the railroad ''helperJ IN y AZ " w
and the striker" for the nls,asis ~
other side lock horns In strutsis i y u
about easy" W."
There Is a popular belief that,tb. =.
ury OF every railroad Is always All \.
that no draft upon II, however lsrye 4,
II any concern. Now | have never "
railroads, bank account nor loosa N
q railroad treasury, but I know 81. n
have times Of financial gtr1nesusr ~
use a homeiy phrase, get ahafd ~ ~
you and do. A railroad attorusr III
me on one occasion when reDnpsssi
plaintiff seeking 70 recover III ps,r:'
Injuries. and proffered TO ecceot llJN
settlement: ~ would be Glad n NJ, /.
cause | am satisfied your chent Z ~
and has been hurt by our fsuf II
serves all You offer to take; but u n
have to risk larger recovery, SINH
cause, honestly, we have inst ~
large judgments and are not id Z \
what you ask and meet our currens ID
~ expenses.
Railroads can do wonderful thips
more wonderful than any Of va *
They can cross lOng-horn Texas W Il
Z locomotive aud she becomes ftkat
Jersey. They can touch with the III
COW catcher raZorback hog and h ID
once metamoiphosed Into a pedigrtd ID
shire. They kill some man whose II,
suing him for q divorce on fha grFA
lbune and nonsupport. and whih ths
Is pending the husband gets klet \
and she dlsmisses the sub N
Force and sues for damages to SaTEx
and console her for her great La b
has made out o. loa,sr d a.
an angel aud valuable domestic add u
,ial asset. ] have personal h@itig,
lust. such case anu the wltiox "
verdict.
The farmers Of Texas comprise tvc,H
" the jurors who sit In the court d
hey can aid In the administrstoa y
lice and render public service py hu'
ng their minds of error and Il@57sa
sion, and while holding the rallrcNs
'ponslble for high degree Of cals y:
strict performance OF all Their r5hrsa
zee as Jurors that they are not plaad,.;
damage suits by means OF unjuN ~
,eSslye verdicts
| had rather trust n case sgllns
ooratiop to n jury of intelligent IN
han TO one picked up in a city.
Gentlemen, you have not opy fs
he railroad companies but you haze VI
lestinies In Your hands. You ca
hem up or break them down 81 yN
rheir interests are within ycur W.
They are daily building new. lines
,enditure of thousands Of dolai ., I;
nile. are opening up new territol.
10 thousands Of the cltizeEs IL
means for speedy transportathl q
PRODUCTS to market. aud eyerF dolM
invest Is equivalent to an e1pfess@a
heir confidence that you VIII p!esa
Investment and assure them - fa'
tatutes ind fair judicial actiea can
fair return upon It. n.
Your presence here TO-DAY a. tsa i., W
Ion and by their aid Is ccnclu.'s
Ience that they appreciate me Im gJ "
nd value to them OF your contia - Z
,erity and success, and thel a, w.
depends unon your energy, lnie A,l.. u,
riotism and sense Of justice, sM ~. II
Iencc hns shown has never ye' uss
.nDealed TO In vain.