The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-23
OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

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tsssss,s OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY. ~
Too many people forget The relztiye
situation of the ofhceholder and his
constituents; forget that under oux
system the officer is but the servant,
and not the master of the peopless The
officer himself is too prone to toreei
this, and grows proud and arrogant
John Tyler and Andy Johnson are
two notable examples. Both were
compelled TO learn the difference, but
il was too late in both instances to
preit hy The lesson. All sovereignty
resides IN the people, They delegate it
to the president during ths recess
.of the mouse. and even then, all his
acts are subject to, revision, when
the majesty Of the people is again
assembled The same principle holds
good IN state governments. During 8
recess. of the legislature the governor
also aets Tor the hest. so far ~ he
understands what that Is, but In doing
1t he understands that the-ierislatnre
may upset every thing Nor should he
feel slishted or snubbed because his
principal sees the matter in different
light and certainly that principal has
the unquestioned right to reopen a
matter not formally closed by official
act OF his own. The popular will,
when once expressed through the
ballot box Immediately becomes the
imperative law of the land. So too the
popular VIII unexpre.sed, while it is in
no sense binding or legal. yet under
our system is, and of right should
be, potent to mould Official action, AT
Least no public officer. will stray far
rom the path. who closely observes it,
aud gives it due weight in determing
his official acts, Although the people
are not 10y their immediate Representa-
tive= duly assembled. so as to lift Off
cial responsibility from his shoulders,
vet thanks 10 the press and the uni-
versai diffusion of knowledge and nab
lie sentiment, the executive under.
stands well what the public desires,
and woe to him if he hecds not the
public will, and iuterposes his own 10
s''bvert it. No man in o,ir history has
yet been strong enough to do this and
retain the popular confidence,
WIN Governor Hubbard remember
this, when sorne-few interested people
are calling loudly for an extra session
Of the legislature2 Better any make
shift in his power than a plain disre-
gard OF the public viii. Now the ma
jqrity Of the people of Texas are .unal-
terably opposed 10 recalling. the legisla-
tlre, simply because that body has 81
ready fnuys demonstrated its utter ina
hility to meet the requirements of the
IsitoaIion.s Better aiittie ineony anience
without expense, than to saddle the
people with fifty sthonsand dollars
expense, and vt lsse be compelled to
acknowledge again the inutility and m
eaectust character Of the effort made to
relieve q recognized want Of the state
Governor Hubbard has the opp6rfuffty
presented to him. Of showing his MAJ man
hood and Of burning deaf ear to the
Fciamors Of unreasoning and selfish men,
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and Of listening to the sober, sound
sense Of the people who plead against
saddling the state with. Gfty thousand
dollars of additional burden. where
there ~ not the slightest hops That even
then the burden viii lse iightened. on
| the difficulty removed. s.as.s ...s
= We need only funds To run the gov.
srpmsnt.s Gevernors IL has the power
to provide ii. and ifthe gan do. SO, and
shve any qnartaf the expense of an extra
session. it IL his plain duty to do ii, and
he may rest assured that the people
will ratify the act We should likesto
see the governor exhibit hismetai right
here, and show hisJ detractors that he
Ii as full of resources rs he is Of sound
food sense and sparkling, bubbling ps
triotism. &3As = '''s.'