The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-15

pubic and school lands 70 purchasers in 7
casntiiie. Dot less than go aeres each. Such /
terms Of xis would Be preiudicisl y the in
lsresis Of the poor. Under the modern tyt-
ten u agriculture and from the condliion Of
our people comparatively Few are able 70
purchase 50 isrge trsci Of land and would
Re unwilling 70 CARY 30 large non.produc;iye
property 6s they would be required - %.
such terms Of sale all naturally forbid The
poor people from entering The public lsn55
by prrchsse. This policy would be much
more fsyOrHcle 70 capitalists, snc p~rhgps =
lsrge portion u toe public domain might N.
der II pass into tie bands 0; !sDd ara other
corporations But have 10 esdtul fears
81 such lard mcnopoiies ever existing IN
TeTss a. n0w exists IN I-slsnd. TIE Cover
Dor seems % be following 10 the Eske Of the
PREVAILING thought IN relaiion 70 ,bs public
lands. -'thst i. i best Cor the State % get nd
Of them" TIE gresi trouble hsI been ].
deyi.ing meats % cut up and sever TIE d.
main from the State, without much re'el-
K ence - IT. yalue rs proi city. TANK The
I laws in reference 10 the ssle Of tie s-boo.
! lands, though the sales may not b 20 great
each year, are preferable 70 the proposed
plan.
GOVERNOR ROBERTS ADMINISTRATIONS
I hss been marked and distinctive snj strongly
( impressed with person,iiiy There hos Osea,
too, 81 eArnestnesI IN bis sciion and care
/ les WAtcniulness f public affairs that is
commeHcsble. tie has made errors perhsps;
d: least, / think in putting into pfacilcsl Fl
feet the distinctive feature II ni4 sdmitisI-a-
iion-ihsi ia, 70 limii the expenditures u the
! receipts. He has mistaken the wishes and
expectations Of the people. They den-ndsd
tn, ~ further debt. should be created; ihst
10 Deficiencies should 30 made; bat hey did
not anticipate that thi; policy should be IN.
Asguratsd by reaching out Ia every possible
manner, ami through every ingenious de-
vice 10
PLACE YUETHER BURDENS
upon the people They expected II 10 be
done through the most rigld economy OF the
present resources Of the State, limiting ex-
peudilure. 10 the lowest prscticsl point Of
efficient government. Trey have paid nearly
one million vi dollars more into the treasury
the first year Of his Administration than dur
ing any previous year in the history OF the
State. Under the high taxation the public
schools have been denied their constitutional
quota, which would have gone directly back
70 the people in the education OF their chill
I dren. The credit Of the State VAS for the
time impaired; crlme bs. been no better re-
pressed nor punished. property no better
protected, Development 10 more 81 INFLATED,
and commerce 10 more encouraged. No
wonder the people grow restive and discon'
tented under a constantly Increasing ,sIstol
without some return in efficiency IA govern
msnt.
The Democratic party. when last in CON
,, veut;ou assembled. declared in favor OF tbs
! ''mAintenance and perfection Of common
school system" snd ! sm unable TO see hog
. the system .aa be perfected by denying to j
= lis proper ard constitutional appropriations
!, |, is slso declared that The rate OF ta1a,ior
: lshould not be increased. yet the Legislature
I Imposed the drummer, the railroad, the
. steamboat, the stsge-coach snd telegraph
taxes. Certainly ihl, Was an increase u tax
:, alton, and although paid directly BY ,hos
!, upon whom imposed, j: must EVENTUAL
:, come back upon the wealtG-proilciEg class
!, es. in the price ot services Bonds of ID
- State have been sold 70 meet deficiencies, 70
q the Treasurer ssy7 in hi: report. the bonde
=, debt shows u, material diminu,iol Of 500,
NJ 900 Of toe W per cent. pensions with tn
:, sinking fund, since ike amount Of pc
"a cents we're sold TO retire 500, 97s.7l Of DEF
l. cheney warrants. Whether unavoidable q
nf not some Of the m1st important
-uu nam,