The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-01
EXECUTIVE VIGILANCE.

Governor Hubbard given proof OF mn
oyereroady waichrul care over the va
rded and diversified interests Of this
great oommonwoallh most commondo'
bic in itself aud oredilablo TO him M
man and nn officer No scheme con-
oooied byany combination hos been too
willy 10 ontrap Governor Hubbard into |
hnsty action, or to lull him into an I'M
wolSerl security An able lawyer oil
ripe experience familiar with the laws,
and understanding the tricks ia vogue
to elude or cover up a medtated raid
on the TREASURY or the public domain,
lie never fails to be provided at the
right moment with the exact degree
and character Of force to oppose il sue
ccss(ully, The late Cancy-Barnnrd
land grab and its history are sufficient
to establish this quality beyond the
hope OF contradiction,
The interests of our exposed from
tier have claimed n large part
of executive vigilance since Gov
ornor Coke's mantle fell upon the
broad shoulders of Richard b, Hubs
bard. The wise policy and skilllul dis
positions for frontier defense and for
the encouragement Of frontier develop
ment have been continued, and when
the appropriation for the maintenance
of the force was exhausted, Gov
ernor H. fcarlessly and doyotedly
lent executive countenance TO other
means to preserve to the people Of the
borders the protection which is Of vital
Importance to not only their safety, but
to the settlement and development OF
that magnificent region, as well as
southwest Texas generally, This fairly
entities Governor Hubbard to the graf.
itude OF every man in the state who
loves its past history and who. feels in.
torest in the promise of its glorious
future.
In the matter of the previous bad
management Of the penitentiary, the
distinguished subject Of our sketch
never hestated, but when by commits
tees and commissions he was thorough
ly convinced Of the bad management OF
the managers, he did not hesitate to
remove them and substitute gentle-
men of well-known business quail
tiles, humanity and means to
the immediate advantage not Of
the tax payers alone, but the general
credit of the state, no less than the
comfort and security of the unGortu>
mates who are detained there. Few
men would have worked ont reform
of such magnitude so quietly, so per-
fectly and so satisfactory in so short
time, and with less public scandal or
trouble. 1t marks the possession of
executive qualities of very high order,
and an intelligent devotion to duty
from which the very best results are
promised for the future.
The bankers and other spectators in
the paper Of the state have found Gove
ernor Hubbard as hard bargain as
they did Governor Coke, whose fitting
successor he is Financial agents and
brokers dealing in the public securities
or the states promises to pay, have not
found executive complaisancc smiling
upon their innocent efforts to enrich
themselves at the public expense, I'm
der Mr. llubbard's administration dig.
nifty decency, ability, has marked
the public policy, and no charge of
executive weakness or population has
over been dreamed of, even much less
formally made What n decided nd.
vance over the times of Davis, this
one single circumstance marks TO
Governor Hubbard personally, no less
than the state generally is this circum-
stance gratifying, and from it we may
reasonably expect better era in the
conduct Of public affairs to date
Whether Governor Hubbard is the
nominee of the next convention or not
whether he is the next governor or not;
he has already rendered the state SER
vice which she will not soon forget, nor
will she over cease to remember it
gratefully. The people of Texas with
unanimity rarely seen, and which must
be very gratifying to her chief magis-
trato, has compiled the above verdict
which we proudly enter upon the re-
cord.