The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-02
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TEnHElL, juno 30, 1873,
20 tho Eiltor lho uaIlns Herald
A summary ol tho ylowa Of Hon,
John II l,oumn, Ia bis speech here
on yostorday, may not bo unintor
oatng 10 tho rcadom Of TuE Hen,
AIN
A mcmbcr elect 10 the next Con,
gross Of the United StNlos, ho was
not u voluntary candidate IN oilher
instance, aud II ho could soryo only
IN one place ho preferred tho Iatlor.
John Randolph once noryod bis
State In u Constitutional Conyon.
ton while holdinga ATTN Congress-
aud both llemphlll and Lipcomb
served In the TeXus Constitutional
Convention Of lslj, while ncum.
boulb of the Supreme Court
Tho question ought the Conyon.
ton to bo held, ho disposed Of by u
low pluiu, lorciblo arguments in tho
affirmative shall not uttompt 10
report his speech will only name
such changes az no thought nccos.
eoly In our organic law, regrctting
that ! can not give hls arguments
in support OF his views,
with The advice and consent Of
tho Senate, the Governor should
have The appointing power, and
should bo held by law strictly TO.
sponsIblc for the conduct of tho Soc.
rotary Of State, Comptrollcr Treas.
urcr, Attorney General, etc, The
Legislature should bo elected bion-
niNlly, and convene soon thereafter.
Private and hurrioI legislation
should be guarded against, 10 this
end, ho favored provisions similar
10 those in the constitutions Of Hi
nois and Pennsylvania, Pending
acts should be road aloud ut the Soc
rctory's dcsk they should be print
cd and laid on every members Ia.
bio Finally, tho ayes and noes
should be taken in the presence Of
II majority Of all the mornbcrs, All
private legislation should be abso.
Iutely prohibited,
The administration Of justice suf-
irrs, not from any fault or defect in
the judges, but in consequence OF
the vicious systom under which
they labor We want Il system by
which the la ys can be moro cheap
" and cNpoditiously administered.
The black element il one OWL we
must mond and must provide for.
We want n constitution-not that
OF 1915 nor of 1869, but u Constitu-
ton with reference TO the character
Of tho people for whom the laws arc
to be made. The negro is natural.
" as much inclined to steal as n
hog is to crack acorns, In this
county n boy for stealing u box Of
sardines and u woman for stealing
two baby shirts, had each been sent
TO the pcnitcntiary. Tibet trial ofsuch
cases by tho District Court makes
court expensive, consumed much
time, which works q great injury
to the industrial interests. "lf you
ask mo whatrcmedy | would adopt,
you ask me tho hardest question |
will have TO answer" He then ar.
gued in favor Of an increase of the
jurisdiction Of Justices of tho Peace,
civil as well rs criminal, whose
courts should always be open for
the trial OF misdemeanors. He bit.
torly denounced tho old Probate
system Of the State, and was in
clined to give jurisdiction to clerks
OF the District Court, of all matters
OF Probate, not involving legal Ques-
tons or litigation, Thoroads should
be worked like they used to be, by
males from sixteen to forty-tve
years OF age. The road tax is a
swindlc. The people pay it, but
who knows of any work done on
the public roads? Every tax payer
should vote. Our iuries should con
sist ofinteligont citizens of those
only who are qualified to serve He
suggests important amendments to
the Public Free School system,
which | shall not attempt to report
just now, for want of space
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