The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-11

QuAllHeu 10 consult WIN our thlhbl hld |
vigiont officials All such will ba welcome |
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Tho Department of Insurance, Stats
ties aud History
To the Editor of tho Herald
Every successful result obtained in the |
administration of public affairs wo find |
brought about, in large degree, through |
the individual strength and force Of character |
Of tho executive officer; hence in apparent |
opposition TO tho theory of republican inati-
tutions, the people at large arc prone to
Charge the OWL and accord the good Of any
administration, almost exclusively 10 the
officer iutrustcd with Oxecutivopowe Since
tho republic Of Texas WAs established, we
believe no officer has been intruslod With |
presidential or gubornatorsl responsibilities, |
to whom has been accorded the posse sion o
more individuality, force Of character and |
acquaintance with our system md needs than
the present governor Perhaps aomo eorous
errors have been justly charged u his nd.
minifuH.i0n, but rs awhol0 il has beou pru-
dent, harmonious, marked by no weakness
and prejudiced by no yaciliation. As no
military commander ever attained substantial
reputation, whore principal stail appoint
ments were not msde with discrimination, 30
wo discover that Governor Roberts success
has IN considerable Measure been attained |
by his judcious selection OF officers VIII a
good conduct could give character ip;'sssis nd.
mlnlstrnton,
There must be M opr oa;,ion IN eyor,,
legislative body, and ubile ibo "lofl" resorts
only to logitims'oe rnethods Of action, Tho
rSflreiGt " SaGrds giyc bcalthiuIness and
conservative propriety 10 tho movement Of
the majority. Unfortunately iLs action il
sometimes only obstructive, ind favoriLe
method of obstruction ID TO attack executive
appointments, whether good or bad, in the
public interest or otherwise.
| II is very much to be regretted that the
opposition TO Governor Roberts has found
expression IN m attack upon the department
of insurance, history and statistics. The
interests Of modern society make il Unnecessary
TO project destruGlbe, personal property,
whether stationary or n-hansit by Insurance..
For tho protection Of the public, rigid laws
have been made in most states for tho on
forcemont of fair dealing among those who
eHgago in insurance, and il is the interest Of
| khbEt NhNeN bNlAN1 ~ NhllfNNA III NIB WAY
legitimately, to crush and destroy every
effort made by persons or associations devoid
OF cspitAl, character aud responsibility -nnd
there have been many such In this state
who would obtain the rewards Of such bust.
ne,s ind incur mono Of iis lo.see; for these
reasons the board of underwriters OF tho city
of Galveston, whose wishes in the selection
Of commission we're not consultod or per.
haps considered, recently came to tho sup
port of the governor when il became up
parent that legislative opposition
10 the appointment Of Colonel
A. w. Spragbt IA commissioner, might result,
in the abrogalion of the Office entirely,
stating that the TAX levied upon them for this
bureau and most choeriully paid, was euili
Gent for lie support, and according 10 tho
governors appointee, though not their
tavorite, tho possession Of such capacity end
such qualities ns would give efficiency and
strength TO The bureau over which no was
called upon to preside. In fact Colonel
Spaight has long been II resident of the state,
identified with ita interests, with its prosperity
md adversi,y, and being possessed of culture
aud fair standing, there appears no reason
Important enough 80 merit consideration for
opposing his appointment on personal
grounds. AS TO tho question of u special do.
pNtmont for insurance, every person the
value OF whose goods OF cotton in transit, or
homestead root - secured by fro policy,
| Is iutrusted in the bureau, which alone,
through its proper offices may enable the
| government to afford him that protection
from fraud which otherwise could not be
extended. AS to the department CT stats
ties and history, it seems strange tina. my
person should DO found having tho hsrdi-
| hood to parade theories of utility or econ
omy TO the extinction of such department Of
tho government. From tho recorded ey-
perleace of nayigslors ia all ATTITUDES \, all
seasons, Maursy devised chart OF winds and
currents which Is now accepted as guide
by tho grateful mariners Of all nations,
There arc those, however, TO whom "the
lamp of experience 10 an encumbrance.
There ID no legal bar to the admission of
stupidity and polycrsity into Legislative halls.
There are men still In the world "the motions
of whose spirits are dull as night
who lind no material value 10 any
thing for which they can not
fluid u present personal and local use,
who apply whats tho use F" to everything
hero. and whose reflections in relation to 4
future state, II IL Is not too great an assump.
ton TO suppose them capable of such exer.
cse Of MUD, must ill them with melsn.
choly forebodings at the unbusiness. like ana
immsterisl occupations Of supposed i'm.
mortality. As to our history, or whether
We are to have only traditions, remains to be
determined.
Tho men who founded tho republic of
Texas have departed. The stories of Golisd
and the Alamo, of I.aittc and his followers,
SQUAD like fragments from the history of tho
sixteenth ceatury. They are already" isr oil
and forgotten things." Even tho riae.pi,s
and redoubts that General MoGrudor erected
on tho coast line in the lato war have been
dug away, aud tho children of to-day who
may perhaps play over some graas'grown
mound remaining, are all unconscious Of It's
story and tho sanguinsry purpose for which
II was erected. The character an6 acts Of
tho men who rescued the land from tho In
disns who made Of II desert, or from The
sluggish Latin race who first took II In pos.
session, ought to DO Of interest 10 us and our
children. Lot us trust that decent respec,
for tho "opinions of mankind" aud ,ho
wishes Of avery respectable body nuuolcal.
" and otherwise OF tho people of tho sta +"
may prevent further obstructive lNgslslcn
against q bureau 50 necessary TO the welisto
and essential TO the preservation ofshc hoaor
ana fame Of the state. NoRru TExAs.