Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-01
MORE PARTITION DISCUSSION.
.fHmu>tun Post

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Mr.. a. :. n. Holland. the well known
banker a. Victoria. il another citizen ~
prominence "a favor the division ~ the
State. and his reasons therefor pretty
clearly mark, il cur opinion, the corsid
Grafton that will ultimately control the
Judgment IF the people.
IN the view If Mr. Hollands political
and economic reasons already demand
the partition ~ the state whereas only
sentimental considerations are against III
The fact which stands Uut ia thr clash he
tween reason and sentiment H. that the
force 0f sentiment Will weaken i'm the
wears a. come. whereas material rnn~id
cratioiis must become stronger With each
passing year.
Without considering Il an tn political
status that finds the people III Texas un
Ialterably divided "a Important questions
involving III some Instances fundamcn
tai principles. NJ are confronted with
What may ~ designated WV The conflict
ing economic interests uf The state. Tex
a. j. % large and it, ~.il> industries and
climates are 80 varied that one central
-Fhfl tAftttAti AiNf~ ilNi NflNfF tl Win NWftll
fidelity and efficiency. That. at least. in
the experience ri the past quarter ut "a
century.
We ~ South Texas arc more intimate
IA our Business and social relations with
The people III Louisiana than with the
people WI the Panhandle. The people VI
III Pa>o are more Interested in New
Mexico affairs than they are Nv our scr
tinu ui the state The sections apparent
IN have little in rUmmun and there i~ au
utter lack uf political sympathy one with
the other. rulici : that are vital to one
section are either hostile or worthless to
The people III another section. These
things are apparent already.
And ia our relations with thc Federal
government. AZ Nr. Holland SAYS. Che
present area ~ TcXis " nut a~ strongly
and iruitfully represented W. ~ would hc
III il were divided into i've States. Eight
more senators would greatly inrrrls.
uur power M w >itiugtuH. and each unit
would have u more concentrated repre-
ScUtHtiul. Very likely. each unit would
hr more prosperous. with it> humngrnc
ouS people an against the Heterogeneous
population M The single state.
Tn history tf Texas b. 90 appealing
~ The native sons and daughters a~ ,trr.
Int Che ucNcomer> are only slightly rnn
crrurd III tht early history uf Texas.
aud We viii surely find within ar1.h her
quarter VT y century several millions w.
people tu whom san |IJciuto anal thr .Al-
Imo viii scarcely appeal WIZ ull. certainly
ion nu measure J> will their material wei
fare
The Post humcd u> III i> within Tire
SHADOW nj San larintu. i~ conscious ul
an all sufficient pride iu the nrhicy
mrni> uf the fathers and in thr mighty
c~,m munWcllth which ha~ arisen l. tht
fruii uf their matchl>~ sacrifices. I
,h,ri>hc> TIE hope that Wc shall ,rt u
.rrlup y craftsmanship - wise and lust
that Jll the cming conflicts ~ material
interest may remain r%rcuncil " wv WV,
end that Texas one and iudiyi>ihlc MAY
iulhll the dream w it> founders.
But Dlr cin NOT shut hi, ewes wv th
logic Df the situation w. III appears wv
millions who do not trace their origin tl
the huttlrfirld> otthr republic. The lua
ven a partition in ni work. and unless
We are mistaken in the indications. the
sentiment that would preserve our ma.
|ir>iic fabric ri statehood forever H. mot
= altering momentum with the flight of
time.
such uttcraucr> rs Mr. Hollands
which lre becoming startling tfrcqurn
prove that.