The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-17

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cartilage N the Wow ond iio flrm,
pays II THO principle is WnIn I
oar present condition II may W. I'm
practicable ~ adopt tliia syslom
once bat I am IN lnyoror proyidin
lUr II ~ soon M may DO wilhO0
dotriment to the plblic inorosls.
I nm In favor Of 0bolishlng III
now tangled notion NJ rcgislcrin
voters ~ useless, cumbersome IN
unnecessary source Of vocation an
irritation to the people In Iarg
cities IL may he necessary 10 protcc
the bona hde citizens against liraud'
bat in u state like Texas there Is n
sufficient necessity for such II trou
blcsome and annoying practice.
There are many other question
affecting our future welfare, bu
from what has been said the pcopl
can form II fair idea OF my views
During the canvass ! expect I,
address the people throughout thu
District.
! desire, fellow citizens, to say {
few words personal to myself, 1t II
not uncommon for some persons
now .a.days to speak Of almost every
man who formerly served the pco
pie in public places, rs IAN ole
togy," ~ political hack" etc. Or
this point have to say, that if t
desire to re establish honest ant
economical go, eminent in Texas
once more, is old fogyism or politI
cal hackcry, ! plead guilty. As to
being an Office. seeker, | have been
candidate but once in fourteen
years, which was two years ago
when, without any solicitation on
my part, was nominated and elected
to the thirteenth Legislature for two
years, by nearly three thousand
majority; but instead Of serving two
years, inaugurated the movement
by which we voted ourselves out
of Office ut the end Of one year, in
order, fifteen months sooner, to en-.
able the people to get control OF
their own state government, which
they did at the Inauguration of
Governor Coke; whereas, if We had
held on for full term, Governor
Davis would have remained in office
till April, 1875. l resigned the
Mayoralty of Galveston in 1857,
and afterward resigned my seat MS
Representative from that county
having been reelected to both
places without opposition. | was
elected from Bell and Lampasas to
the State Convention, without op.
position, more than fourteen years
ago, and from that dag to this have
never been II candidate, except here
in 1872 us before stated; but, on the
contrary, within short time past,
have declined official position tender
ed me by appointment. and have on
several occasions in Dallas, rs many
persons know, refused to be can,
didate for office.
The position of Delegate to the
Constitutional Convention is not an
office, but A HIGH PUBLIC TRUST,
involving grave responsibilities in Il
labor that ought to be well per
formed in forty or fifty days. But,
identified with Texas, directly or
indirectly. since my earliest child
hood; having always sought to per.
form the duties of Il good citizen,
whether in military, civil or domes.
tic life. having devoted years to the
welfare of the country without any
adequate pecuniary reward; having
suffered with the people in adversely
and reioiced with them in prosper.
ity; having lost the accumulations
oftwenty five years industry by the
calamities of war; and being again
as in early life, poor, may not such
man feel an honorable and patri.
otto desire to assist in forming a
good Constitution for the State OF
his love, modelled upon that of our
fathers, without being classed as an
sold fogy," or political hack or
"oflice. seeker" Never once having
been rejected by the people at the
ballot box, but often approved by
them, and now, at an age when
public life has lost much Of its
charms to more youthful days, |
shall ever feel grateful, if elected,
for such mark of confidence, and,
while dstrusting my capacity, SOL
EMMY pledge myselfto use al hon
orable means to secure the adoption
of Constitution under whioh our
liberties shall be secure, our bur-
thens light, and equal justice before
the law shall be the CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT of every man, woman and
child now or hereafter to be II citi-
zen of Texas-under which peace,
confidence and good.fellowship shall
reign-under which industry, I'M
trammeled by exactions or monop-
olies. shall be the handmade of vir-
tuous, enlightened liberty-and un
der which good citizens, less favored
in other states and countries, may
be induced to cast their lots with us
in developing and rendering great
and happy our giant young state.
JOHN HENRY BROWN.
Dallas, Texas, April 1875.