The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-16

DO IN the insane asylum, are there. TIL
scandal ought To be removed at the earlie
day, and the unfortunstes be transferred fror
the streets aud the lalls to more human
tartan home. If the asylums are nadequat
now, what will they bo in couple Of years
with m increasing population
The governor devolcs considerable space t.
the question of the public schools and, assum
Ing that having done what state SHOULD
| first do, ste TO the payment Of It's debts, h,
urges that it may safely branch cut into i'm.
provements Of the social, intellectual auC
material interests. Aud having provided fo
the charitable, Ito passes on to this schoo
q lcstion. He shows tbs, while the scholasti,
population is annually iucreusrsat the raj, o
about ten per cent, the increase Of the wall
able school fund derived from the inter, st OF
abou! S3,000,0OO state aud railroad bond
and one-sixth Of the revenue, il get
ting to be vastly in arrcorage. II
this condition Of affairs, he argues
that the one fourth appropriation will moi
run the school four months in the year, hence
no contends that the sale of the public lands
should DO ellecled and in such quantities as
purchasers may desire. He insists upon ihl.
policy to prevent, us he says, the other@ise
neccssltated increase of taxes to maintain the
government, support the schools, etc. The
Governor, i would appear, proceeds upon
the principle that farmer who
has one thousand acres Of land and il
in debt, had best dispose of sutlimoucv to
pay his debt and stop the interest. He seems
welded to this view of unlimited ,aes, but
whether it is most expedient and iudicious
Is a matter OF investigation which careful in.
quiry by the next Legislature ought readily
to determine, We endorse his views in the
matter of normal schools. Besides that at
Huntsville, there should be- one IN north
Texas, and onoin the West. ct us have
good competent, skilled teachers and then
let each town and city assume
control of its public sch, OILS
as allowed by law, and the means OF full
term tuition will be forthcoming; and as to
The results, let the gladstone experience of
the world speak.
Ga the subject of immigration We are glad
to hear tho governor blow the same notes
tsat tho press so generally has sounded all
along, "Tho immigration of good poo.
ple,' says he, "should DO invited
and welcomed, by at least statistical
showing that we offer precmp.
lion to settlers, cheap l,nds for sale adopted,
10 almost every industry, that We Lave free
public schools, genial climate, variety Of
erlile soil, mineral wealth, "vtc etc.
Elsewhere he urges that the Judiciary
needs reformation, being now too complica.
,'d with divisions Of Jurisdiction and multi
pllcity of c urts, The HERALD has already
outlined an amendment which we believe
has the sanction of Governor Roberts and of
Chief Justice Moore.
We think we are warranted in inftrripp and
are gr,tified to observe that our Executive
. alive to the Importance of taking advsn-
age of what nature Eas done for Texas
Big with mineral wealth, We know not where
t lies, what its nature or its value. Abound
ng in water power that all eastern manu-
hcturcr might well envy, this wastes
Is better energies on It's way
% the sea as it ripplingly laughs
1t our Ignorance and Incidence. Gsrdened
with trees and plants and flowers that per-
laps vie with Mexican and South American
PRODUCTS in their medicinal and other values,
hcse rock sighipg requiem to tho wiads.
Vt our shameful inapprcoation. Let us
'ourt more that which furnishes us with all |
he materials of individual prosperity and
tate progress. With larburs nLd bays that
'ught to Iile upon thor foam-capprd
waves, the white winged messengers of trade
rom every cline, NE have been content to
60 the foreign.ownod iron horse give npuH .
or his owners and speed with products
and back az though combining
With prairie and Woodland to starve out tho
,ulF, The possibilities Of Texas are i'm,
nensei let Us see what shall be doEe to real |
~ them by the seventeenth legislature.
The governor is Of opinion that tho |
Increase in valuation of property
md the curlHilmont of expenses
10 had secured would bring revenue
enough for tho sta,o without increasing the
Nto Of al vslorcm axnad without adheripr
> the excessive occupation tax. This &C
'npstion tax was intended, he insists. 10 reach
property not easily gotten at through an nd
'alorem tax, property ofa transient nature.
which did not paw the burden reasonable for
I to pay for protection equal to that 70.
naming in the hands Ct the citizen, such as
and, lots and stock
These, We believe, 1.-THE main points and
eaturos of the governors spsech. We ,ako
hem as the fjrCshadowings Of his purposes
II in,ents and Efforts at the next legislative
ession. We arc truly glad that he delivered
This speech, as tho defining Of his positions
md views was due to the people of whom he
expected votes next month, and as wc
iave on other occasions since tho
thought proper to request
Tho positions are advanced ones, and such