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4 , THE SOUTHERN MEBCÜBY: DALLAS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JAW.
9 1890.
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he «Southern Mercury.
ONI DOLLAR A VIA*. M ADVANO . _
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Give us Greer County, Deep Water
•ad a Railway Commission and the
people of Texas will be happy.
The amendment authorizing a rail-
road comm ission will cany the state
by a large majority; this is unofficial,
bat true.
The friends of Attorney General
Hogg are urging him to reconsider his
determination expressed some time
back not to enter the race for Gover-
nor. __________
There is no kind of doubt but that
the campaign of 1890 will be one long
to be remembered. The Railroad
Commission Amendment will kick up
the racket.
ss-assassssass
Our Texas senators spent thtir
holiday working for the people. Coke
investigated the Fields-Terry tragedy,
while Reagan looked after the R. C.
Work case.
The first petition presented to the
a 1 st legislature was from the farmers
asking for a railroad commission. The
first vote cast in 1890 will be for a
commission; this is the, right end to
begin 'at.
Every Alliance member in Texas
should keep posted on all questions
affecting his wellfare. The only way
to do this is to read the papera pub-
lished for that specific object. With
(he State and National organ in every
household there can be no such thing
as going backwards.
OUR NEW DRESS.
The Mercury greets its readers
this week in new attire. This change
has been made at a heavy expense,
but our readers demanded it and will
renew their efforts for subscribers and
amply repay us. This is a surprise we
have had in store for you, but as it is
our desire to give deeds and not
unfulfilled promises, we have made
the change.without heralding it to the
world. Now that the change has been
made, let all put their shoulder to the
wheel and start the subscriptions roll-
ing in faster than ever before. The
Mercury will be better each issue till
it reaches that point of our ideal—the
best in all the land, for $i.oo.
THE COMMERCIAL AGENC Y
The Mercury of the 26th of Dec-
ember contained an account of the sale
of the Exchange building and the or-
ganization of a new company com-
posed of the contributors of the Trust
Fund, known as the Alliance Commer-
cial Agency. That undefatigable-and-
never-to-be-out-done brother S. D. A.
Duncan has charge and is running along
without friction. He is occupying ihe
same quarters as formerly and is
prepared to and is conducting a busi-
ness strictly on a cash basis.
This is a new era in Alliance pro-
gress and calls forth the renewed efforts
of the brotherhood to make it the
brightest in all our history. Patronize
the agency and put forth anew your
efforts for all our enterprises, county,
state and national, -and you wilt
strengthen your own cause just to that
degree you labor. Write to brother
Duncan for price lists, and above all
do not forget The Mercury.
IMPORTANT RESOL UTION
Your attention is directed to the
following resolution, which was adopt-
ed by the last state meeting of the
State Farmers Alliance, by a unani-
mous rising vote:.
Resolve, That tbe State Farmer Alli-
ance endorse the course pursuit by the
member of tbe Senate and House, who
voted for tha Railroad Commission bill, and
that we commend them Individually to
their constituent ■ men fearless in de-
fense of tbe rights of the people against tbe
growing monopoly, and be It further
Resolved, That we regard them wottby
of our friendship and support.
In casting lots next summer, bear
in mind that the following persons are
fortunately among the number who
were true to their constituents, regard-
less of influence and effort to drive
them from the right paths: The
Speaker, F, P. Alexander, R, D, Alli-
son, Brown of Grayson, Brown of
Johnson, Bryan, Campbell of Cooke,
Carwile, Childers, Clemens, Cobb,
Cochran, Cook, Crayton, Grassland,
Dillard, Erskine, Faubion, Felder,
Fields, Hamby, Hancock,Hayes,Hood,
Hudson, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johnson
of Titus, Jones, Lankford, Martin,
McDonald, McGaughey, McGee of
Bowie, McGuire, McKinney, Melson,
Miller, Mills, Milner, Moody, Moses,
Murchison, Murrell, Newton, Owsley,
Parker of Tarrant, Peebles, Pickett,
Pope, Renick, Renfroe, Rhode, Rob-
inson of Bastrop, Roop, Rowland, Sel-
man, Smith, Sorrel, Strong, Thompson,
Tolbert. Towles, Weldon, Whatley,
White, Whitted, Wilson, Wood, Wood-
ruff.
How long will congress continue to
coquett Texas farmers on the deep
water problem ? Are we not entitled
to a deep water port in the south, or
must we continue to pay tribute to the
north, impoverishing the south for the
purpose of enriching the north. This
has been the motto of congress long
enough.
• There is a call for every Alliance
man in houston county to meet at
Crockett on the
m., for
iurpose of transacting important
for Houston county. Hous-
don't do things by halves
court house in
day of January at 10
discourages immigration. Many leg-
islators have lain awake of nights try-
ing to discover a "loop-hole in the
"granger constitution" whereby they
might be enabled, constitutionally, to
appropriate a dollar in money or an
acre of public land to maintain an im-
migration bureau and "encourage im-' road commission amendment to be
migration," but with sad hearts and ' voted on this fall:
AMOHG OUB KXCHAXOB8.
The Henderson Times, one of the
very best of the Texas weeklies, and
edited by that sterling gentleman and
legislator, Robt. T. Miller, makes the
following remarks concerning the rail-
downcast minds they abandoned the
hopeless task. County meetings have
been called together and state con-
ventions held, in the vain search for
effective means of settling our western
plains with the hardy sons of the worn-
out east, who would gladly come
hither for a bit of encouragement, but
a "mossback" constitution was sup-
posed to have been all the while inter-
posing its barrier, and there was no
way to make known the boundless re-
sources of our great state except by
an appeal to the private purses of
public spirited citizens. Indeed, the
pall of the constitutional inhibition
against the use of public means to
promote immigration has hung po
heavily over the people that private
associations, county organizations, and
even state immigration bureaus, have
been unable to survive it. In the
language of the News, a "possible re-
sult" of Judge Henry's decision may
be to clear away this "stumbling block"
to progress. At any rate, it was a
revelation to most people, that the con-
stitution makers in any way ever gave
any "encouragement to immigration."
Another "possible result" of the decis-
ion would be (had the public domain
not already been exhausted) to deprive
the schools of any land at all. It
makes their income from that source
dependent on a legislative policy ,of
partitioning the public domain by set-
setting apart alternate surveys for the
schools, which policy might never have
been adopted. A more sure plan
would have been to make an appro-
priation for the schools in the consti-
tution itself, thus putting the educa-
tional interests of the state above and
beyond the caprices of legislatures,
which thing some people are foolish
enough to believe the authors of that
instrument did. Among this class,
Chief Justice Stayton is numbered,
and we are anticipating with feelings
if confidence a dissenting opinion
from that able jurist in this case that
will place the schools of Texas on a
surer foundation than that 'afforded by
a mere contingency of legislative
•action.
THE VAL VERDE DECISION.
Referring to the opinion of Judge
Henry in the Val Verde*land case, the
Galveston News undertakes to state
the effect of the decision, and sums it
up ;n two points. First, to quiet titles
to one-half of the lands located sincc
April, 1876, for private parties and
corporations. Second, to unsettle ti-
tles to lands located by virtue of vet-
eran certificates, presumably because
an equal amount was not at the same
lime located for the public schopls.
The News has not stated the full
force of the decision. In one especial
particular it contradicts the opinion of
Solomon, that, "there is nothing new
under the sun," and that is in an-
nouncing that the makers of the Con-
stitution of 1876, among other things,
had in view in disposing of the public
domain, intended thereby to "encour-
and a yard wide, and' age immigration." The prevailing
' opinion has been that the constitution
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KENTUCKYRAILRÓAD COM-
MISSION.
In his recent message to the Ken-
tucky legislature, Gov. Buckner es-
pecially condemns the action of die
railroads, during the last meeting of
the legislature, in lobbying to secure
the abolition of the railroad commis-
sion, and calls upon the body now in
session to extend the powers of the
commission of that state.
The railroad people have so often
told us that a railroad commission was
a useless appendage to the state gov-
ernment, and a thing they cared very
little about, except to save the public
the additional expense of its creation,
that many people have been brought
almost to the point of believing what
they say, and they doubtless would
were it not for an occasional gleam of
light from a state having a commission.
Railroads don't usually waste their
money lobbying to have ineffective
statute repealed. The Kentucky com-
mission has made itself felt in the cor-
rection of the abuses incident to the
present method of conducting rail-
roads, and the railroads want it throt-
tled. While the governor of the state
recognizing the value of its services,
with its present limited powers, calls
for an enlargement of those powers in
the interest of the public.
In view of the fact that one of the
chief issues of the coming campaign in
this state is the adoption of an amend-
ment to the constitution authorizing
the creation of a railroad commission,
the facts above hinted at arc of more
than oidinary interest
Ton asa do tha A'llanoo oauee a mat
service by iMXtslat tha aaboarlptlon
Hat of Tha Mercury; we offer you aaa free
a tit, a sa.BAbook tor ft elubof tanaub-
aerttoara. «aa " AA" la anoUur part of
Tha railroad commission Is bound to win.
Let's all go to work and perfect a good
one, and then demand tbe very best men In
Texas as commissioner*.
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And tbls is to be a political year. The
campaign will be an Interesting one. Tbe
railroad commission amendment Is to be
voted upon, and all along the line It will be
tbe battle try. la tbie seetion of tbe state
It will have but little opposition. The
Times bopes that reason and logic will
dwell uppermost In tbe minds of «II men,
and tbut passion and prejudice will take a
back seat.
The editor of the Terrell Register
certainly knows what contentment is,
or he could never have penned the
following:
Tbe bappiest man, all things being equal,
Is be who has a nice little farm in good
condition, substantial barn and other Bee.
esaary out-buildings,- a pair of good mules
or horses, a good garden and orchard, a
few intelligent noignbors. good road lead-
ing to cburcb and to market, a good school
convenient to his borne, wherein children
may receive a good English education. A
man In such a condition has it within bis
power to possess all the real blessings this
lite can give, and has at tbe same time all
tbe facilities necessury 10 prepare him for
the lile that Is to come.
The Waco News has the following
to say of Mr. Sadler's candidacy for
state treasurer:
Mr. A. D. Sadler, of Galveston, a legless
veteran of the lost cause, proposes to make
tbo race for treasurer ol Texas at tbe com-
ing election. Mr. Sadler has the reputation
ol being a Dae business man, and has a host
of triends In this stale, aud will doubtless
mabx a strong race for tbe place.
Capt. Sadler will be remembered as
a most efficient general clerk in comp-
troller's office for several years, from
which position he was elected chief
clerk of the house of representatives
of the 19th legislature, and on the
election of Mr. Cleveland he was ap-
pointed to an important position in the
Galveston custom house, where he re-
mained until the election of Mr. Har-
rison. He has made a splendid record
in all of these positions, and was
among the^founders and first promoters
of the Confederate Home at Austin.
The old confederates will doubtless
rally to the support of Capt. Sadler,
all over the states, as his crutches and
maimed condition appeals feelingly to
the men who wore the grey.
The McKinney Democrat has the
following to say regarding the settle-
ment of the Alliance Commercial bus-
iness at Dallas:
The glrloous news Is now being spread
that the Dallas Alliance Exchanga i In the
band* of tbe Alliance men and will yet be
a grand success.
The Southern Mercury says:
lion. J. W. Throckmorton 1 a noble and
pure man, and papers opposing bla candi-
dature for governor should not refer to blm
in disrespectful terms. While Mr. Throck-
morton has long been an office holder In
Texas, It has always been by tbe consent
of tbe people.
The Mercury is not championing
any one's cause, but is just in its deal-
ings with all.—Sherman Courier.
The Southern Mercury does not
claim to be a political paper, but it is
generous enough to say:
Hon. J. W. Throckmorton Is n noble and
pure man, and papers opposing his candi-
dature for governor should not refer to htm
In dlsrespectlul terms. While Mr. Throck-
morton has long been an office bolder in
Texas, It has always been by the eonsent
ol the people.—Greenville Banner.
The Mexia Democrat speaks the
sentiment of a great number of true
men in Texas when it says:
Jim Hogg can be governor If he so
chooses—tbe monopolistic howlers and
their satélites to the contrary notwith-
standing.
From the same paper we glean the
following political items:
Hon. J. W. Bailey, of Gainesville, 1 be-
ing groomed for congrdsslonal honors, and
a moro worthy than he would be hard to
And. He shonld be eleoted,
Lieut. Gov. Wheeler! a frisky kid whose
locks will shame a snow-drift ere he warms
the gubernatorial chair, unless a vacancy
oocurs while he bolds hls position.
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Report has if that tbe Hon. R. C. Steele
ol Freestone is grooming a senatorial mole
preparatory to reaching after Col. Slmklns'
official toga. Granger Steele Is "all wool
and a yard wide," and would make a good
senator. Ho Is brainy and ha never yet
been known to hit a buna saw.
The Weatherford Constitution issued
a special New Year's edition of 16
pages, filled with highly interesting
and instructive matter pertaining to
the history and development of Parker
county, its agricultural and other ad*
vantages. The historic sketch of the
county is well written.
Bro. Lamb, of the Sunbeam (Mon-
tague Co.), has changed the name of
his paper to the Montague Independ-
ent. It has been improved in several
particulars. Success to you, Bro.
Lamb.
Over crop 01 cotton mean Ignorance
for farmers' children, and Ignorance means
slavery. Then, diversify your crops and
give your children a chance for Ufe.—South-
ern Mercury.
The Mercury could not preach
sounder doctrine, but people will act
as they please. As a general thing,
the average boy or girl has but little
opportunity to attend school except in
the hot months of July and August,
then they have so much to do, night
and morning, that but little thought
can be given to books. If less cotton,
but more grain, peas, sorghum, ribbon
cane and fruits were raised, and more
attention given to the ¿raising of hogs,
mules and beeves, more care bestowed
upon butter, eggs and fowls, times
would soon change—Morris County
News.
The Jefferson Jimplicute still wants
Attorney-General Hogg for governor,
and says:
If be wants tbe office, tbe people will
elect him.
It is creating consternation among
Hogg's friends, because he has inti-
mated strongly that he . could under
no circumstances be a candidate.
While it is generally understood
that Attorney General Hogg will not
permit the use of his name for Gover-
nor, it is equally as well understood
that should he do so it will take more
than now confronts him to defeat him.
The people have long regarded him as
a friend and fearless advocate of their
rights, courageous, bold and strong
and that wherever he is placed
the interest of the State will be
served.
The Alliance in Travis county is in
good cheer. The cotton yard at Aus-
tin has been prosperous and every
effort undertaken has been crowned
with success. This effort is having a
good effect, and every class of busi-
ness in Austin is contributing to the
good cause. Just as we go to press,
we are in receipt of the following
letter:
"The Citizens of Austin, to show their
appreciation of the excellent state of feel-
ing existing between the citizens and far-
mers of this and adjoining countlcs, mainly
due tothe good management ol the Alliance
Cotton Yard and all other Alliance enterpri-
ses, will tender the Travis County Alliance
a banquet on their date ol meeting of the
County Alliance January 10th. Tue Mayor
will preside."
This is certainly encouraging to the
farmers of Travis county. How many
counties in the state can present such
a condition? All can if they will only
put forth the proper effort and unite to
build up and maintain their enterprises
in a proper spirit.
As the farmer prospers so will the
city. No town realizes this one fact
more forcibly than the city of Austin.
AN EXTRA INDUCEMENT.
Tlie editor of The Mkrcury will make
a parsons! gilt ol tbn dollars in gold
to the County secretary who sends In tbe
largest number of subscribers during the
month of January. Tbls will not conflict
In any way with tbe offers previously
made, and Is offered by the editor and not
The Mkrcury. Those who proposo to
enter lor this extra prize must mention It
In writing to Thk Mkrcury. ' Make all
money orders payable to Thk Mkrcury.
UTEBABY MISCELLANY.
The Forum for January, 1890;
comes loaded with good things. The
table of contents embraces timely ar-
ticles by the ablest and best known
writers of the day. The following is
the contents for January, 1890:
1. The Tariff and the Farm. John G.
Carlisle.
2. Prehistoria Man In America. Major J.
W. Powell.
3. The Ktbics ol Marriage. W.S.Lilly.
4. Woman's Place la the State. Prof.
Gold win Smith.
. Democracy In England. Henry La-
boucbere.
The Problem of Air-Navigation. Prof.
R. H. Thurston.
Abuses oí tbt Veto Power. Frederick
A Conkltng.
Magnetism and Hypnotism. Dr. J, M.
Charcot.
Tbe Wrongs of the Uta Indians. Geo.
T. Keroheval.
Horaee Greeley's Cara tor Poverty.
Prof. Rodney Watch.
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10.
Thb MIIOIIT la In receipt of Tbe
Tradesmaa el January 1st, aoniiating.of ISO
pagos. It contains an exhaustive
cal review of tbo development or t
ara statea In tbe decade betwaon :
and presente a record of growth
leled la tbo blatory of America. It
moat complete statistical review aver <
piled by a journal la tba eoutb.
worthy a place In every library and. busi-
ness man's office. It is published semi-
monthly at Chattanooga, Tenn., at fS per
anniim.
%'
Thk Mkrcury has been favored with a
copy or a Buliltln of tbo University or Tes-
aa containing two very interesting and in-
structive articles, one by ex-Gov. O. M.
Roberts on tbe "HUtory and -Burden or
Taxation," and the other by Prof. R. T.
Hill on "Roads and Material for their Con-
struction in the Black Prairie Regloa or
Texaa."
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The New England Magazine for Decem-
ber Is an unusually Interesting number.
Rev. e. E. Hale contributes a valuable ax
tide on Christmas in Boston. William E.
Foster one on tbe Public Library aa a help
to tbe Historical Student. Edwin D. Mead
has a brilliant article on "The Mother of
Washington," handsomly illustrated. Be-
sides these there are a number orexoellent
contributions by such well known writers
as Geo. Kimball, W. B. Harte, Alice Ba-
ker, John S. Dwlght, Prof. J. K. Moemer,
Dr. Livermore, Julia Auna Woicott, May
E. Burt. Clinton S. Collier, Prof. Clark ant
J. W. Bell.
Amono tbe most Interesting publiostloa
coming to this office is Ocean, a magaslne
of travel. It is beautifully and prolusely
Illustrated, and will appear aa a weekly In
February, published at 17 Broadway. New
York, by J. H. Gould, and sold at |2.60 per
annum. '
Practical Suggestions to Fanners.
by w. b. morrow.
No. 1.
As a very large proportion of the
readers of The Mercury are farmers,
a few articles devoted to suggestions
on topics pertaining to the subject
might prove serviceable in helping to
solve the problem of successful farm-
ing. Farm economy is based on ex-
actly the same principles as any other
business. When a farmer pays ont
for supplies and farm furnishing a
greater sum than the income from the
sale of farm products he is getting
poorer, and vice versa. The most
casual observer among us can't fail to
notice that with the average Texas
farmer the constant cause of failure
lies in the fact that he buys too largely
and frequently the articles for which
the largest outlay of money is made
could and should be produced
at home. This is notably the case
with hog products, bacon, lard, hams,
&c., all of which can with proper care
be produced at home on the farm at a
cost much less than the usual price .of
these in the market. But to make
pork raising a success farmers must
go at it intelligently. Swine breeding
requires much scientific information as
well as practical tact to make it a suc-
cess. The subject of breeding, feed-
ing, care and proper handling of swine,
as well as the best methods of saVmg
and preserving hog products are all
factors in the successful management
of this industry, and all have to be
studied carefully with all the aids of
science and skill to secure the best re-
sults. Farmers as a class read and
study too little. It is the one es-
sential element of success in any busi-
ness that it shall be well understood.
Mure brain work will aid the muscle
in profitable labor. In some of the
states of the Union the swine industry
has received such attention as to push
it well to the (ront in the economy of
those people. Until within (he last year
or two there has been given but little
attention to the breeding of improved
hogs in Texas. Some of the foremost
and successful breeders during last
year united and organized The State
Swine Association. The firsf semi-an-
nual meeting of this body is áppóini
to be held at the A. and M. Colle
Texas on the last Tuesday (the
day) of February, and at this meetin¡
who are interested in the improv
of hog breeding are invited.
gramme will include essays
dresses on every part of the
tne most noted and succei
of the state. If all our ihnhei
attend such meetings and cat
spiration and learn the best
our people would soon learn to
independent of other states for hog
ducts. No other state posi
many advantages for swine
and it only requires attention
grand suc.essof this ii
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