The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-16

Correspondence Of tha Herald
TfnHElL T., March ", ls'l
lnasmueh rs the canvass for the gubera-
torlal nomination Ii now upon rs and the
friends aud opponents Of Governor Roberts
arc putting forth their bost efforts, II Is per-
hnpa not Inappropriate 10 give the reAs0na
TINT prompted tho Democracy OF Terrell "
refuse to pass resolution endorsing tho nd
mlnlslTatlOn OF the sold Aloade." IN the
first plaza w0 most emphaleully charge that
his administration has increased taxation by
divers means and that II WINS intended 10 In
crease 1t very largely by means Of tho bell
punch law thereby forcing one class 10 pay
or bear tho burden Of taxation,
In tho next place he hm Increased the
bonded debt Of tho State, and VI the same
time inoeraped the expenditures for tho sup
port OF tho State government which
has been brought about mainly
by tho increased number Of courts
District and Appellate, created ut hls rocom'
m0ndA.lon,
llo has placed himself directly In oppo-
sltion 10 public free schools while his policy
of selling tho frontier lands and compelling
two hundred mcn TO go In person TO tho
cou " seat Of the county 10 which they were
attached for the purpose Of taking the pre-
llmlnary steps In tho organization of n now
county, " carried out, would have the effect
Of placing tho entire frontier In the hands Of
tho so-chled "catllo Mngs,' prevent ng the
organization of new counties, rctNIdlng I'M
migration and settlement, thus requiring tho
maintenance of our frontier troops NJ u great
expense 10 prevent lawiesshrss and crime,
Ills interference with tho execution Of tho
law In tho cases of several noted criminals,
has been subyersiyo OF law and tho best in
terosts ofsoclety, We do not believe IN
his superior wisdom and intelligence nj
tho expense Of the Jurors and Judges who
patiently investigated and passed upon those
cases.
In the last place, wo believe that he vio-
lated tho Fundamental law Of the state in his
proclamation concerning the extra session Of
The Legislature. The constitution says that
the Governor shall specify In his pr6clana-
ton what measures shall be acted upon, md
no others can be brought before the Logsla-
turo in extra session. Now Governor Roberts
nnmed the measures TO DO brought up, and
then added, "And for such other business rs
the Governor may bring before them, under
which clause more measures were considered
than was named in the proclamation issued
~ tho constitution directs, thus proving his
readiness to, at leOst, evade plain constitu-
tional requirement
We deny that any act Of his has had the
effect Of bringing about our present prosper
ity. 1t is only our share of the general BUSH
ness revival, By which we are enabled 10 pay
our dues to the State, diminish our delinquent
tax rolls, thus furnishing, under increased
taxation and at the expense Of the education
of our children, the money TO support his
"pay-as-yougo' policy and leave the cash in
the treasury so much boosted Of.
We deny that his veto of the items in the
appropriation bill, for the support of the
public schools and interest on the public debt,
were either necessary or has been productive
of any good, but on the contrary has been
both expensive and damaging to our material
prosperity.
We deny that he was the choice of the
Democratic party for Governor, but was
only selected MS compromise, TO prevent an
irrcclaimablo split in the party, and demand
that he should now retire. DEMOCRAT.