The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08
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The Galveston News gives a synop-
sis of the views of John Henry Brown,
rs Il candidate for the constitutional
convention in this district, speaking of
that gentleman in very high terms.
The Henderson Times copies from the
News, endorsing Mr.. Brown, and then
says:
"Your head is level, major, so far
as YOU 20. As you, if elected, will, in
part, represent US, will you please an
swer whether you are in favor of the
new tangled doctrine of 'undisturbed
tenure which has cropped out at one
or two points? In other words, when
do you propose your election of officers
by the people to commence? Are you
in favor of n new deal, or do you pro-
pose, by little special providence, in
the shape of an ordinance, to retain
the present officials, good, bad and in
different"
Our reporter, with the above in hand,
called on Major Brown and asked his
answer to the query Of the Henderson
Times. lie replied categoricaily, rs
follows
"The Henderson Times ought to put
such questions TO its own candidates.
My general views have been frankly
published and sent all over our dis
trict. l do not wish the vote of any
man, for so responsible n position, I'M
less he thinks my views and princi-
pies are best for the interest of the peo-
pie ofTeXas. The questions put by the
Henderson Times involve no question
of principle, but simply incidental
matters Of propriety and machinery
in the state administration. If we
remodel our judicial machinery, lessen
the number of district judges, create
the Office of county judge, rearrange
and increase the number of justices
courts, separate the duties of assessor
and collector from justices of the peace
as assessors, and form the sherifrs as
collectors, by creating the distinct and
responsible Office ofcounty assessor and
collector, if we make the Office of at
torney general elective 10y the people,
and in many other respects change the
present confused and burdensome
mode, how, in the name of COM
mon sense, is the simplest and
cheapest manner of putting in opera
ton the new and improved order of
things ? Common sense is ready with
the answer. The plain and simple
course is to elect anew, under the new
every officer made cleo
tive by that instrument-in other
words, to have a new deal,' as ex-
pressed by the Times. l favor no
special providence, in the shape of an
TO retain the present Off
cials, good, bad and Indifferent but,
rs my opinions are in no sense i'm
1uenced by my like or dislike of pres
ent officials, that is foreign TO the real
merits of the question. The real ques-
ton is, how it is best, in the shortest
possible time, to reorganize the state |
and county governments of Texas, I'M
der a constitution and laws fitted |
10 our condition. Good officials, state
and county, as a general rule will be
reelected by the people" Major Brown
declared that he would
vote for the reelection of
most Of such persons now in Office,
the privilege Of oppos-
ng any official who has heretofore or
nay hereafter prove himself I'M
worthy, incompetent or corrupt But
ne was emphatic in expressing the
opinion that unless a general election
should take place under the new con-
based on its principles, We
,Ould not, at an early day, rid the peo-
pie of the COMMISSIONS and burdens
which now surround them. "Besides,n ]