The National Co-operator and Texas Farm Journal. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 1909 Page: 3 of 16
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7.
NATIONAL CO-OPERATOR AND FARM JOURNAL
Marse Bunck’s Opinions
Things have been lively, so to speak,
in Texas the past week or so, es-
pecially down in Austin, where the
solons are collected. Why solons I do
not know, for where I was raised
that meant men of wisdom and a sense
of honesty -towards the people who
selected them to represent them. I
do not mean that there are not many
fine men down in that benighted city
who are honest with the people, but
they are generally smothered under
the flow of elegant Billingsgate that
pours from the practiced vocal organs
of the political lawyer politician.
Well, as usual, I started off on the
wrong foot and got onto the wrong -
trail, both leading in the same gen-
eral direction, it is true, but ending
in the lap of a different set of per-
sons. I got to thinking again—and
as Karrenhopper is off visiting and
the house is dirty and pleasant, it is
easy to think—and my thoughts took
a turn on the lobby question. A lobby
is a mysterious animal and has more
kinds of claws than a centipede, which
can reach farther and fasten to more
kinds of people and hold them tighter
than any other kind of an animal
known to man, and do it in such a
smiling and ingenious way that the
"held" actually think that they are
being honored instead of being bought
by the affectionate gentlemen who
represent the lobby. But let’s back.
Thinking about the question of what
part in the general policy of the gov-
ernment of Texas the Associated Sec-
retaries of Commercial Clubs could
have it came over me to think thusly
on the matter, and as I am willing to
take the readers into my confidence
at all times I have written what I
thought so that it could be set up
properly as I wrote it. When you
get a thing down in ink it’s hard to
deny it, and unless you are a lawyer
and make a thing look three ways
from Sunday, you are caught with the
goods on, so to say. Well, here is
what I thought then and still think
about those elegant gentlemen, the As-
sociated Secretaries of Commercial
Clubs that are so in earnest about the
welfare of the people of Texas, but
especially the welfare of corporate cap-
ital on the outside of Texas.
"The Conspiracy of the Corpora-
tions," as represented by the Associa-
tion of Commercial Secretaries has at
last shown its hand in an effort that
they are making to induce the people
of Texas to believe that they are true
patriots with an eye single to the wel-
fare of the common people. That
such a conspiracy existed no one who
read the accounts of the doings in Aus-
tin during the present session of the
legislature would for a moment doubt.
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for all the marks and earmarks of
the astonishing happenings that have
made the Thirty-first legislature the
laughing stock of sensible people ev-
edywhere, can be traced easily to the
branding pens of the corporations as
represented by the Association of
Commercial Secretaries. Not satisfied
with an effort partly successful, to
impede legislation at the regular ses-
sion of the legislature, they have by
invitations and entertainments in the
various cities tried to so influence the
members so as to induce them to play
with the governor in his efforts to
make them do the work they were
elected to do and so delay matters
that the people, becoming disgusted, |
would compel the governor to desist
and let the legislature go home and
enjoy what "otium cum dignatate"
they could get, while remembering
their faithlessness to the people who
honored them by selecting them as
their representatives. To prove this,
let everyone read the following im-
pertinent proclamation that has been
sent broadcast over the state, inso-
lently demanding that each secretary
of a club should get the taxpayers to-
gether and fix up a plan to influence
the legislature to defy the governor
and submit to the alluring influences of
the corporations through the honor-
able body known as the Association of
Commercial Secretaries.
Following the governor’s "shot" at
the Commercial Secretaries’ associa-
tion, that organization gave out the
following:
"To All Secretaries: The special
session of the Thirty-first legislature
has had, up to the present time, some
twenty different subjects submitted
for consideration, none of which if en-
acted into law would open a mine,
build a factory, add a mile of railroad,
bring under cultivation an additional
acre of land or encourage the invest-
ment of another dollar in business
enterprises in the state. While a few
suggestions may possibly possess
merit along other lines, the prosperity |
of Texas will not be jeopardized by a
postponement of legislative action for
two years.
"In view of the mass of legislation
now on our statute books and the
further fact that the session is cost-
ing the property owners of the state
about $1,300 per day, it is important
that the taxpayers and citizens express
themselves concerning the necessity
for additional laws at this time. The
regular session passed 249 bills, gen-
eral and local, which is an average of
a little less than one law per day for
the next twelve months, and this would
seem to be quite sufficient.
Please go over the situation care-
fully with the taxpayers and voters
of your community and ascertain what
laws, if any, are required other than
the appropriation bill, and advise your
representatives by letter, petition or
resolution the sentiment of your lo-
cality concerning additional legisla-
tion.
"Your prompt attention will greatly
oblige. Yours truly,
"J. A. ARNOLD, President."
What was it Senator Thomas said
relative to the lobby influencing cer-
tain members of the legislature? What
is a lobby? A body of men who,
through their paid representatives, try
to induce the representatives of the
people to betray the one and sell
themselves to the other. That is about
what a lobby is. Now, who did this
body of Commercial Secretaries rep-
resent? Who would benefit if they
succeeded in attaining their object to
repeal laws that were now on the stat- |
ute books in the interest of the peo-
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thus defeat-the will of the people?
Have they done this? Yes. The leg-
islature dilly-dallied and many laws
that should have been passed fell by A
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necessary and still the delay goes on
with the deliberate intent to in some
way kill the governor’s influence with
the people and leave them, the peo-
ple, with no defender at all in office
at Austin.
Mr. J. A. Arnold, formerly secre-
tary of the Commercial club of Beau-
mont, now president of the Association
of Commercial Clubs, who signs this
demand, seems to be the dictator of
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and smite the corporations, especially
the railroads, and through them the
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WANT BUCKET SHOP LAW TO
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Luitor Co-Operator:
At a meeting of Wichita district
union, held in this city, March 27,
1909, a resolution was passed urging
our representatives in the legislature
to use all of their influence to prevent
any change in the bucket shop law
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