San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-17

last century, aud whiop escapSu w
scrutinizing minds OF Adam Smith,
Wayland, Mill aud others. But III
Justice to our own great Statesman,
Coke. | think it may b. fairly said that
he had caught some shadow outline
OF the same idea when he declared the
true pol;cy OF the state to DO pay Us
YOU TO-" Great credit was given to
Coke for his discovery, aud he kept on
nreachipg about il until he got into
the United States senate, and sus'
meet there are others who want to
preach themselves into the same place
from the same text.
Re2,-The Telegram particularly
desires your views Of these opinlonsI
Col S.-Excuse me, l had thought
10 do 80, but got switched Oft. nap.
pen to know some Of the promlneh'
citizens who have thus franttcally rush,
ed into print to the rescue OF the Ola
alcalde, and their opinions don t weigh
much with me, because their interest
in tho question disqualified them.
Why, Just look at them. They are
private boarding.sohool keepers, cor
poration attorneys. large land holder,
and their agents. county attorneys and
other officials. The boarding school
man wants no system Of education that
will conflict with his private enterprise.
Bankers, corporations, large landhold'
era and their agents want the pu6l'c
school system abolished, because they
hone when it is destroyed taxes will
be reduced, and Office holders always
antagonist with any appropriation tx.
cept such a. may be made tor their
special benefit. From tho manner IN
which many al the prominent citizens
have expressed themselves l don't be-
lieve they know what was the precise
issue between his excellency and the
legislature, nor do I blame them for
this. for I think the message has con-
fused the views of many IN th . sub !.
Rep.-Was tho opposition to the
public free schools confined to any par
ticulsr section?
Col. ST. car say that it was; but
1 am inclined to think that the most
determined opposition came from ola
and sparsely settled PORTIONS OF the
state, where there is but little lmm!'
grafton and improvement. Yet 1t Is
true that representatives, from the
same district differed very frequently
on this question. Let me tel! you, slr,
that there is widespread and growing
feeling in this country that none out
property holders and taxpayers should
be recognized as factors in government,
and the feeling IS not confined to any
particular locality, aud when you find
a man of this class he Is opposed to
tree schools.
Kep.-What effect will the veto have
upon the new bonds that will be IS
sued? T
Col. S.-Lmpossi5le to say, but l
fear they will not now be disposed OF
very rapidly. -,
Rep.-Why is it that public free
schools have not prospered IN other
localities like they have in this coun'
Col. S.-Beoause the people in 9th,
er counties have not taken sufficient
interest in them. | talked to many
members, anti school men, and they
discovered to mo that such was the
case. They seem to have relied entire
" on the state, and by no county or
oity action aided the state, or rather
they did not properly avail themselves
nj tho mid extended by the state.
Wherever they have done it the schools
have been success. =,
Rep.-How will the veto affect the
democratic party in this state?
COL SIT will necessarily injure It,
but to what extent / can t say. 1t
will depend on the action OF the leglss-
lature, if it is called. If Roberts is
sustained the democratic party OF the
state will be placed in position OF be;
iug opposed to public free schools, and
dissensions and divisions will ensue:
Such is my fear. Every doubtful and
closely contested district in the state
will be lost, and our state majority
greatly reduced. Already republicans
and greenbackers arc chuckling over
the action of the governor. and we
may depend upon it that our party will
be held responsible for his action. He
is our black horse. We found him.
and we rode him awhile. but he will
pitch" for notwithstanding he quiet
" permitted us to saddle him with our
democratic platform, which promised
the people public free schools, he be-
came frightened at shadow which he
supposed to be . deficiency. and has
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