The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29
JUDGE RELAND's VIEWS.

JUDGE IREJAND'S VIEWS.
As the gentleman whose name heads
this article is perhaps now the most con-
spieuous and probable candidate of the
democratic party of this great state Of
Texas for governor, general desire
exists everywhere TO know his
views upon the various questions
of interest to us as citizens. Much
confusion and many contradictory state
ments have been made as to Judge Ire
lands political views and tenets, and none
of these latter, until within the last few
days, have been generally or accurately
known AT last he seems to have appre-
ciated this fact and has given expression to
them IN a published interview. He has
unbosomed himself with reference to the
university and public schools, the
parioning power, the revenue, the rail-
roads, judiciary, public lands, frontier pro-
lection, finance and other minor matters.
The paramount question of all others is, OF
course, the railroad question, and on this
subject JUDGE IRELAND says that our rail-
road system ought to be carried out to COM
pletion and made as perfect as possible.
The roads should be made as subseryient TO
the interests Of the people as possible, with
due regard to the rights OF the railway
owners While guaranteeing them every
right TO which they are entitled, they ought
not to have single advantage over and
above the rights of the citizens. Laws
should be passed to control and
manage them, but in such spirit
of justice as to avoid the neces-
sity of the general government
taking charge OF the matter. JUDGE IRELAND
thinks that judiciary system is radically
effective and ought TO be so remodelled as
o enable the courts of the country TO
transact the business. In what way the
system should be remodelle1 he does not
suggest. He characterizes the present
n ode of disposing Of the public lands as
and declares that what is LETT
of them should be husbanded for the educa-
ton of the youth of the country No lands
belonging to the state or controlled by IL
should be sold but to the highest bidder
after due notice of the sale by advertise
ment and after having fixed minimum
price. The Judge declares the free-school
system part of the organic law and al
firms therefore that it is the executives
duty 10 carry the law out in good faith and
10 the best of his ability. So with the unit
which he SAYS should be organized
and put in operation as early as possible.
As to The manner of its endowment or Ihe
time for putting it in operation, be does
not say, but states that these are questions
ABOUT which men will differ. He is rro-
nounced in the statement that The slaIe
ought not TO purchase It's bonds not due,
which are selling at q heavy pleminm, aud
thinks that we ought not to collect more
revenue than is necessary 10 carry on the
state government. The pardoning power
ought not TO be used TO annul
the laws, and the criminal laws
ought to be rigidly enforced. JUDGE
IRELAND speaks pointedIy on the
question, and insists that con-
yicts should be kept within the prison walls
and punished by constant confinement
there. 1t would seem from this, of course,
that be is positively opposed to hiring out
any convic IS, and intimates that no matte
what the cost, the penitentiary is the only
place for them. As TO frontier protection,
ihe Judge believes that we should first de-
mand this of the Federal government, and
falling there, the state should vigorously
protect itself He is for pushing forward
and completing the new capitol as soon as
possible. He advocates a tariff Tor reyeHue
only, the abolition of the national banking
system, the precious metals of the country
coined and made the money thereof, and if
paper money is TO be used, only gold and
silver certificates issued by the
treasury, based upon coin therein. He fav-
ored the incoming of immigrants, but WIS
opposed to appropriations for the purpose
Of bringing immigrants to the state, as such
course would be yiolatiye of The constitu-
ton. These are briefly but correctly the
views Of JUDGE IRELAND on these leading
and more important questions now Affect
ing our welfare aud attracting attention, as
we CLEAN them from his interview, and are
the only ones touched upon by him. We
b ave thus summarized them that our read
ers may see at glance the positions which
this candidate for gubernatorial honors at
thee hands occupies. His enunciation Of
his views was exceedingly terse, but II is
possible ;hereirom TO see exactly where be