The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-01

Mobile Rerister

Mobile Register.
The chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee Of the Texas Commercial Sec
big title) writes to- The New YORK
Times. saying that whatever may have
been true Of Texas last year In the
matter Of the States rabid batting OF
Governor Of Texas, Il appears. il the
only radical left. His views ~ to the
management Of the railroads are not
shared by the present Legislature, as
ernor recommended the 2-cent fare bill.
and the bill died In committee. He
also recommended the pine-turor bill,
with the expectation of getting YER
diets against the railroads. and this
tee room. Moreover, the Governor ia
vored the holding OF constitutional
convention. and this, too. was knock ed
in the head. the LEGISLATORS seeing that
wise. because Il would further unset
tie business in Texas
In short. the Legislature has cried
out to the effervescent Governor; Give
us and the people rest! Allow US
to recover our breath. We are nearly
down and out now. We need to recu-
The Legislature set q good example
new laws; The preceding Legislature
passed but 249, OF which ITO were gem
eral bills. and the remainder purely lo-
twenty FIVE have e. do with the COM
mercial interests OF the State. and
many Of these seek to correct previous
Moreover, the Democratic Party in
Texas has gone on record in favor ef
q safe and sane policy, declaring:
THE party recognizes the necessity
for the construction of many miles Of
new new railroads to bring Into the market
pied lands, the timber growing there
on. and the minerals and other val
liable deposits therein, and heartily in.
proper regulations and guarantee OF
plain but Just and fair laws. inteili-
Truly, Texas has made an about
face leaving Governor Campbell high
and dry In q hopeless minority. Gov
eruor Campbell is not the only State
executive who was washed up so high
by the sea of discomfort as to be
stranded when the waters suddenly re-
coded. Governor Hoke Smith of Geor-
gta, Is one of these dereiicts. of whom
The New York Sun writes in scornfui
so also with the railroad prosecu-
ton. He rode into once upon tnat
crest: he did not cause or stimulate IT,
He professed ard he manipulated all
the whims and schisms Of the hour
without having originated q single one
OF them; IL there was any socialistio
or populistic or anarchistic freak en-
dorsed by Bryan or Debs or Carrie Ma
ton that he did NOT adopt and venti-
late we have failed to hear OF It. He
took the whirlwind as It came. he be-
nothing but his debts to guide him
afterward: and before he got easy in
his chair Georgia repented OF her lun-
acy and turned to other guidance"
Happy Georgia! Fortunate Texasi
Recovering from the spell OF sickness,
with prospect of fun renewal Of their
strength.
We need no high-power telescope to
see another. Governor seated away up
the rills OF the backward flowing tide
percolate between mis- feet.
Men and brethren. what shall he do
to be saved? He does not know. Shall
he call another session OF the Legisla-
ture? Will that save him? Hardly So
II we Judge by the revulsion Of senti-
ment in Texas and in Georgia. Will
he leave 1t alone? Blank political ruin
stares him in the face. He trusted to
the wave; he pushed forward with 1t
leapt It, crying, urging. commanding
and even threatening 1T to come on; ,
and come on 1t did, upsetting all bus
mess In Its course; but 1t never quite
reached the level Of the Governor: 1t
tried to do so, but cross-eurrents Of
ineptitude and the winds Of error Of
fered obstruction, and the recession he
gan before the leader discovered what
had happened. Possibly now. how
ever. he begins to realize his situation.
They would like to have an opportun-
ity to say how pleased they are by the
prospect of the permanent NARROWING
Of this disturbing factor.