The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-22
coxPrRoLrER BRowx.

He Annoaness Himssif ~ Candidate Tor
Reelection. Subject 10 the Convcntion's
Action--An Exhibit Of the Policy Pursued
by Him.
To the Democratic Party Of Texas;
AUSTIN. June 10. lSS2-In again offering my
self as candidate for the SURFACES of the PEG.
pie Of Texas for the Office Of comptroller Of pub
lie accounts, subject to the action of the demo.
cratic state convention. I deem II proper. under
views as TO the Naturalization OF the Office,
showing generally
rHs SYSTEM HAVE ADOPTED,
and the principles by which have been guided.
In the beginning Of my administration OF the
office of comptroller, entered gradually on an
organization In harmony with my own ideas of
what would conduee best to the interests OF the
state, the preservation OF private rights, and
for purposes connected with their professions in
building up business.
Since the laws went into force In 1876, author
izng sales of lands for taxes first sales occurring
In 1879. there has been steady increase of busi
ness in the form Of inquiries for information
of the condition OF lands as 10 taxes, and for
relief from EMBELLISHMENTS from tax sales.
Each year under the system requiring sales
ss land -owners were aroused to action to free
their titles from cloud, until the mass II
CORRESPONDENCE HAS INCREASED
TO an extent that from the commencement OF my
Official term up 10 the present period of one
year and half, the volume of inquiry and cor.
,rvspondence exceeds that OF the proceeding
six years.
Again, in 1879 laws were passed authorizing
sales OF lands In unorganized counties and
also payment of taxes by non residents of or
ganized counties, at the office Of the comptroller
up to December 81, of the year OF the assess
ment,
their applications for statements and tax bills,
long prior to December 81; and the clerical force
was able to, In measure, keep pace with the
applications and attend to the business with the
same show OF pfomptness.
In 1850 payments were deferred In many In.
stances by agents and owners until late In the year
| and the mass of business, consisting of oxamina.
tons, statements and receipts, and keeping up
| proper records, with attendant correspondence,
was largely increased and those unacquainted
with details expected 1t to be done within a
period that was inadequate FORTS perfection.
| In 1881 payments of these taxes, In morgan
lied counties and organized counties together
were deferred until In December, TO such an ex-
tent that business that should, In proper order
have been distributed over four months, was
concentrated in the form of applications In one
month The great increase in the volume OF
business added to these embarrsssments.
In the meantime, active work was in progress
for making TAX sales at the comptrolers onice
of lands In fifty seven unorganized counties
All these works were required to be accom-
plished prior to March LIST 1852 A limited cler.
ical force was all that could be employed with.
out serious detriment to the public service IN
other works of equal Importance in which the
financial interests of the state and protection OF
private rights were involved.
The result of this mass OF business being
forced into the office in the latter part of 1885,
and 1881 was that taking business In turn. there
were delays In applications receiving tlhal &C.
ton In many instances for three or four months
In these transactions thousands of tracts OF
land were involved, and the utmost care was re
Qured to avoid errors.
A careful consideration of the
OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CONTROLLERS oTPIcI
WAS ORGANIZED
will present the following analysis OF bushes.
demanding attention;
tho collection Of the revenues promptly, and I,
require on the part of the various collecting Of
fcers throughout the state that the revenues b,
placed In the treasury.
ler's branch OF the executive department. With
out efficiency and vigorous requirements on tn,
part of the office and promptness on the part o
collectors In this regard, the treasury is de
at a ruinous discount the credit of the state 1
injured, u necessity for increase of taxation I.
supply the want of money collected
but not paid into the treasury will arise, and
general unhealthy state OF financial affairs will
exist
With such ample resources, such large value
that WELD reyepnes from taxation and With
General disnosition nnder onr nresent taw ays
tom On Tho mart of tax.navers 10 settle thajr 5ya
IN Inc state there can ha S "N-' '"e
NO nrcrssiTy ros ANY pIyAyc1 AT rporp,v,
I'm this state If the revenue oflicers commenc;r
with the comptroller do their duiy In acrordanc
With The ioY This thoy can az n,i,ho',, ~
nressinn 10 the tan. naveys and usuaiiv op
serious inconvenience The taxes then beinv col
Iected 1, REMAINS an tho mart nj tbe ravenns "a,
GERS In denosit ibe same in The treasury 0'
! I have oiven instrucijons 10 he dans,toa f,o,
only nnder extraordinarv circumstance rahni,
Inc ali accounts OF revenue oilicers N II. sostln
on Jniy lat This is he law and n NJ he Az,
Of the comptroller 10 see Il enforced frat for ~
odvantage of Tho IA navers second for u,o NO
tscton az tbe nmbhc cre3i,ors tbirS for ,ho ~,
mate beneft az nil honest coliecinrs md so",,
for Inc nrotection of The .ure,iaS ou' y
of those who MAY be in default
Without disnosition 10 onnress or 10 no nm
necessarilv rigorons Il has been nv cnvs,an
aim 10 place DIR revenues On n cortsin siaSI
and assured footing '''' ''"''
since January 1851 havo caused anti. N h
Instituted on over '"''' W
POUR uuNpplp ruousANn nor,,ps
NJ accounts for unsettled balances for no ~, vao
II is trnn tbiS amnnut of ac"ai rn roa pnsi yeal
ness did not exist ms credit nancr wbich ,ue,
withheld until snits were bronrht renrsssnin
large sums, but n was IN inetI,,,a Iao,
proceedinrs in order 10 determin" thc actS,
cash due '-'S "S'"'
The action of tho comptrollerin the line NJ hi
/ osicial dntv ms in3Iesiad has ,eo vi -,
tha .rnnoy, and cn'"no,. ms rcce,su
Of the tax collectors tbroughou, A1 n