San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-26
A Political Review
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House has passed and sent to the Sen.
ate the appropriation bill. giving to pnb-
lie schools one sixth OF the revenue.
While this is not the amount that
should have been given, yet We arc
glad to see that the majority has come
somewhat to its senses and gwen even
this meagre amount. This 10 due. We
are satisfied, to the bold and uncom.
promising stand OF tho state press on
the subject. Rejecting the sentiments
Of the people, the press has let the
Governor and majority know that they
must do something for public schools,
and they have wruug this much from
foeyism, little though it be. When VIC
come to review the administration of
the States affairs under Democratic
rule since January 1874. period of
FIVE years, We must confess that weak.
ness and an UNIV ise policy have churao.
terized that administration.
The state government was run, if
not heller skelter. at least in q manner
tyrannical, oppressive and at great cost
prior to that time when Il. j. Davis
was Governor, and the notorious
Twelfth Legislature that held its
sessions the creator part Of his admin.
istration, LETT behind it record unen.
yiable for its members and the
State When Governor Coke was 9.
lected in 1873, and was inaugurated
in January following, the people look.
ed forward to a new regime with hope.
and it is but justice to Governor Coke
and to the democratic. party to say that
an immense change for the better was
made in every particular. Hod '
But Governor Coke was not equal to
the emergency. The craftsmanship
requisite and expected was wanting.
and it is now chargeable upon the
democracic party that it failed to give
the people that entire relief that they
had right to look for. The public
debt of the State has neither been kept
at a standstill nor decreased since dem.
ocracY came into power, but on the con,
trary, has been increased. There can
be given no good cause for this.
Governor Coke sold the bonds of
the state at eighty five GEMS onC the
dollar and paid financial agent heav-
lily to do it. If there was necessity
at all to sell these honds. they never
should have been permmitted to 90
under par. Under his administration
the pension act was passed and il has
added to the States debtin the neigh.
borbood Of a quarter Of a million dol
lars, unnecessarily and without reason.
The Texan veterans did much for
Texas, it is true. Those who were at
San Jacinto won one of the decisive
battles of The world, but Texas had
done enough for them in all conscience
without passing this pension act.
The want of statesmanship evinced
in Governor Coke's administration
has cost the State of Texas money
that runs up into millions 10 the shape
of public debt; is has cost the people
in taxes rendered necessary by the in.
crease of debt, thousands upon thou
sands of dollars every year, they,
ought not to have been called on
to pay; it has retarded the ad-
vance and development of the State
to per cent that is astounding to con-
template, and it has injured the demo-
cratic party beyond calculation. Ii
gave birth to the Green back party iD,
Texas. for 10 has drawn its strength
from the Democratic ranks. taking
those who we're disgusted with hopes
deferred aud with anticipations they
had right to cherish, blasted.
Gov. Hubbard sacceeding Gov. Coke
in the interregnum of legislatures,
could have no policy of his own. and
the most that he could do was to mod
ify as best he could the errors Of that
policy already established which he
had to follow. He saved the state the
expense Of a financial agent. and he
sold bonds obligatory upon him to
sell MT under par. not at par. but
above par Winding up an admins
tration starred on false basis, and
carrying cut theories slready under
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