The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-26
THE CANDIDATES.
Speaking NJ the Court House
Yesterday The Candidates
ExpOund.

A FUR number Of tho honest, horny
handed yeomanry Of Dellaa county, to-
gether with u goodly sprlnkllng OF lhe
donlzens { this growlhg metropolis
assembled VI The court house yesterday
afternoon 10 drink In words OF wis
dom aud listen 10 the claims OF thl
various candidates before the dear peo
pie for their sullragea NJ the coming
ClcutlOn.
The first speaker was Judge j. w
Ferris, of Waxahachle, the nominee Of
Ellla county, by the Lancaster eonven'
ton, for the position Of delegate TO lh'
Constitutional Convention. TheJudg'
commenced hla address by referring u
u remark lac had heard, TO the ollecl
that II was not proper to seId lawyer
10 the Convention, and oonlendlhp
that II was wrong; that the lawyers were
the proper persons To frame aud make
n constitution, being better and more
fully acquainted with tho principles
needs aud wants OF u constitution
Ito favored u change la the judiciary
Of the state, by the adoption
Of the old County Court sys
tenn, with liz chief Justice, wh'
should have Jurisdiction In clvil c''"e'
To the amount of one Thousand dollars
and Ia criminal casos ~ all grades 0
ontnses below felony. lIo would taxi
the constitution of 1910 w the basis o
The new organic law, with proper MOD
Ihcations and changes TO suit lh
changed condition Of the State. ~
favored mn usury lazy, liking the lega
ratc of Interest ut eight per cent pc
annum, with II limit OF twelve per cen
ON special contract. He favored econ
omy In all departments OF the govern
ment and u reduction OF salaries OF III
officers TO the lowest living rates
vet he would not plac
them ut such ruinously low rates n
would debar honest and competent
men from striving to secure them. III
favored biennial sessions Of the legls
lature, and reduction of per diem I
five dollars, with fair compensation
for mileage. lie favored the wipin
out of the immigration bureau and tn
office of assistant attorney general
was In favor of n thorough and liberia
public school system. Upon educi
ton, he said, depended the futur
greatness, happiness aud prosperity
the people; without education, W
could do nothing. The Judge spoke d
considerable length upon this subjec
Mvoring II liberal and COMPREHENSIVE
system that, while II blessing and I'D
vantage to the state, should, by llgl
and equitable taxation, be made +
bear lightly on tho people. Ill
was opposed to the peopl
being taxed by the State, county G
municipalities for the purpose of sui
sidizing any system of internal i'm
provements. He favored a six year
term of Office for judges, and four year
for all other State and county officers
and concluded by declaring his oppc
sitlon to the scheme of ousting TIL
present officials; they had been electe
by the people for certain length @
time, and he, for one, was not in favo
of depriving them of that to whic
they were justly entitled.
Judge Ferris was followed by Mnjo
John Henry Brown, who, in ten @
fifteen minutes address, reiterated hi
former ideas and views of what tn
constitution should be.
Major Brown was followed by Co
onel John G. Mccoy, who also brief
reiterated his former views, replying
in answer to an interogatory, that h
favored the ousting of the presen
State and county officers, and desire
u new election ordered all around.
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District Civil COurt.