The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-28

estimate, cannot fall below three hun
dred thousand dollars. II Is also be-
lieved that the speedy administration
OF the criminal laws, as provided FOL
In the new Constitution, will Tapidl,
diminish crime, and prove double
blessing to the State.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Examine the article on General Pro
visions and you will see many whole
some and Judioious principles secured
In other articles aud sections you will
see wise provisions against the abuses
OF corporate power, extravagant taxa
ton. special legislation, (the source OF
great evils and heavy expenditures
prohibitions against appropriation OF
the peoples money to illegitimate pur,
poses, for the regulation Of the veto
power, checks against hasty or corrup,
legislation, aud many other safeguards
against wrong and the preservation OF
honest government aud the liberties
Of the people.
Summing up the entire annual relief
10 the people IN the monled reductlonl
above set forth and the saving OF time
10 the people OF the State, You will
readily see that the whole amounts Ia
more than a million and a half OF
dollars. h
The entire expenses OF the Conven.
ton, having reduced their own nay
from eightto five dollars per day, In.
Guiding mileage In the reduction, does
not exceed seventy thousand dollars,
leaving unexpended OF the appropria.
ton made for the purpose, by the last
Legislature, thirty thousand dollars.
Before the election OF the Convention,
II opponents charged that II would cost
from three to Ave hundred thousand
dollars. Has anybody ever assemble
In this Union with greater evidence of
self.denial aud integrity Of purpose :
The late Convention 81 Missouri ID
said to have cost about three hundred
thousand dollars, and that OF
Pennsylvania about one million, The
Convention Of Missouri sst four
months, that Of Pennsylvania eight
months. The Convention OF Texas has
done Its work In two aud q half months,
at a cost OF seventy thousand dollars.
May not the people OF our State be just
ly proud OF such an array of facts? They
constitute such reply TO the unjust
attacks on the Convention from vari.
Oua quarters, as must 10 satisfactory Ia
every citizen of the State,
Beyond oil this, most wise and
salutary provision has been made 10
quiet land titles and protect actual
citizens, who may pay taxes to support
the government, In their homes against
the wiles OF unscrupulous men who are
ever the enemies 0fgood order, security
and peace OF the State. Thousands Of
families, now anxious and dipquieted
from this source, may repOse In peace
the moment the new Constitution shall
be adopted by the sovereign voice OF
the State.
CONCLUSION.
Making no pretense to perfection
acknowledging that neither one of us
approves every item In the new con-
stitution-that each one Of US may
have opposed some particular clause
or article, fayoring other proposed
clauses which failed to he adopted re-
alizing that Texas is peculiarly and
differently situated from any other
State In the Union, owning her own
public domain, with u million and
halt 1f people, one-third of whom are
comparatively strangers TO our pecu-
liar Jurisprudence and complex system
of land titles--that we have 30 recently
recovered the right OF self-governmeni,
after years of misrnle and misfortune,
while some of us endorse the es-
sential principles OF the new Constitu-
ton, all agree that Il is vast improve
ment on the present one, aud will |
bring great relief to the people. And
rs an easy and simple mode Is provid-
ed for It's amendment In any partic- |
nlar, where experience may prove its |
provisions nnwise-- citizens of the |
State, devoted to Its welfare, and Rep-
Of the people, recognizing
our responsibility before the Judge
ment bar Of an enlightened common
wealth Of freemen, we earnestly appeal
% you, fellow-citizens, to turn out en-
nasse on the day appointed, Tuesday,
February 18th, 1876, and vote for the
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JOHN HENRY BROWN, Chm,
~ Dallas
JOHN II. REAGAN, of Anderson,
JAMES @. CATTLE, of Falls.
JOHN w WHITFIELD, of Lavaca,
w. B. WRIGHT, OF Lamar,
L. w. MOORE, of Fayette,
ED. CHAMBERS, of Collin,
L. 8. ROSS, OF McLennan,
VIM. p. MCLEAN, of Titus.
WIN. NEAL RAMEY, Of Shelby.
While we do not concur In all the
PARTICULARS of the address of the Com
nittee, we, nevertheless. join In recon-
nending the adoption Of the New Con-
INTUITION by the people, as one much
o be preferred to that now existing.
+. 8. STOCKDALE, of Calhoun,
JOHN 8. FORD, Of Cameron.