The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-09

GOV. RICHARD b. HUBBARD
THE People OF TEXAS.

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constitution WHICH nc Is s"orh 70 eA'
eciae ano supper.
IN the present INSTANCE, 'hat ae
kB"w ieug'nent must necessarily %
'nadt 10 ou uirecliy, AUG the pieuse o.
iaithiuites- ne 'uefeu wiihou, .iost
tFaditiopai iorniatities asssboan. upon
iHsosufatioh uaSs, as ceie"'a'eo IN oui
eiF'i government.
lrecoghiae, reno" eati1fhs, ehe IL igu
responsibility now tfhtsosen upon he--
a trust demanding the must devoted
patriotism, and broad and liberal
statesmarsbip, guided always by AZ
Justice, which Knows Neither friend
nor foe.
de- not lag claim to those blgh
qualitier,so rarely cosneine1 III mortal
man, bar Ia earnest love aud devotion
90 the honor aud interest OF Texas, ta'
ring a citizenship of mere than u quar-
ter of u century, 40 claim To be the
peer of any OF her sous, whether
among living cotenporsries or sleep
ing with her hon0red fad
Upon your counsels, nd your for
tsearanee which are u& aud hen Sc
forth earnestly invas.si, | confident.
Iy rely in shaping and determining an
enlightened and unsectionaI put!ic
poliey. and In uphoijing the exeeti.
i've In the faithful execution OF Tue
avs.
l have no high-sounding promises
10 make for the fuiure, Ms / have viola.
ted. I trust, no pledge il the past y ct,
fellow -citizens, while claiming 10 ex.
emptiou from the sraiities of passion,
or the iafirmities of human Judgment,
I nevertheless, declare To you, on the
threshold of my administration. thar
shall have s'no friends TO reward and
no enemies to punishp liz the official
dis barge of the great trust
which devolves upon me. Ii,
ibis spirit, which knows no
SECTIONAL lines, i greet my fellow citi
zens. Recognizing that my acts IN
the past, as a public servant, have been
the iegiiimats subject of discussion, |
ask you for the future TO uphold me
only Shen 10 the path OF duty.
IL Is not the time, nor Is this the oc-
casion. to discuss questions of state
policy. l take the -eins OF govern
nient as they are handed 70 me py ny
predecessor, anu Am iesposislofe ou
ter the faithful execution OF the law :,
as they are gwen 10 me oy the iegtsi 4.
tive power, wbicn Hade hem. IL !
shall hoia ,he tortnet WIN ssssos
Iaid snd disehafse tue latter ooi'ea
tlun with )astee anu impaIualHy -
ssi sectlobs OF this gfea. STATS, ! sbt Y
oe satisfied 70 rest my iao"Is nere
Ibe t'uuiic service WIN .ae just jug
melt 81 my c"uutr men.
The statutes ehactea ny tue receii'
Legislrtur have. without the iauit Q
either the sxeeu.ise or es's'a.'se o,
aftiieAts, hnt ~ oee, P.soa ~ ~
hsiiiis oi MI me cisii oins,eis =, W.
STATE, ana as YET are seated ocvns :
the great MASSES ~ INT pe"pse . p'l
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THESE Il W.; u't.i' .nen euic'sn''s s'is
nav- been Wrieneu ~ ~
.aiatice ~ ih.eiaseHs t1pu'aa US
e,ission by the enlightened prsse, u
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seheiirs 81 she peot'N, e'ss I ~. =.
surety ssou.u NV "s'.'e
sursie'i OF .nal Jus'kllleas, :, assaii.an
tBat on MI ausstiebs ~ hnatiss ~ =
sating To The JadieiafJs or otne
measures OF State policy, tne Ieeeii
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