The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-07

of the state poCt,it was the resistance of their
authority, created by the policy, adopted by
democratic leaders of eXaggcrating into hOrri-
bic OutrigeS theirevery mistake, and presume
they made mistakes, though, according to re-
ports, lnO worse than the frontier force,
who were charged with having killed $50 per-
| sons on the western frontier, in the course of
six Or eight months. do not know whether
this charge was true or false, and unlike the
manner of advancing charges against the state
police, merely give it for what it is worth. |
As an evidence of the disposition speak of to
create antngOnisin against the peace OF officers
| OF my administration need only mention
+, THE CASE OF CAPTAIN McNEIIY.
A democrat. and rs brave an officer as ever
serN edin the confederate cause. Having con-
fidence in his courage and integrity. commits
| stoned him with the rank of Captain. honor
| his memory, for he proved II true man in
| Kidding the state of delel1idOcs. Well Captain
McNelly told me afterwards that in travelling
| through the country in the discharge of his
| duty his old comrades, fired by party leaders,
closed their doors against him.
And now as to the chargc.of establishing
MARTIAL LAW IN LIMESTONE
county and the assessments of 5000 on Mr..
| Gathings in Hill county, | have this to say
| | did establish martial law in Limestone county
as believed then. and rs believe now, in the
| interest of the peace and dignity of the state.
Hundreds of lives were saved thereby and no.
body damaged. An assessment of S.U,BU was
| made tO.pay expenses which amount was alter
| wards refunded to the people of Limestone
county by an act of the legislature ut my s,lg-
gestiOn after the country had canned dOwl.
AS regards the assessment against GathingS, 1t
| was an act of james Davidson but his money
was afterwards returned, as ! rccollect 10y
| the legislature, with my approval | believe
| that martial law in Limestone county had
good effect. 1t was necessary ut that time. rife
| with public disturbances, that severe meas
| ureS should he brought to bear for the
good of society, even if the executive in
| clnatiOns did not lean toward severity, and
you who have known me long will conccde
that do not incline in that direction. lap
| plause.
| Now as to the unconstitutionality of the
| state police force organization, which is one
ground on which the policy of their disband-
| nent was based call in evidence the fact that
| the party which repealed the law creating that
| have II state police created frontier force
| with all the powers of the former. Applause.
| have now, think, reviewed every charge of
any size advanced by the democratic leaders,
and / think that if they can afford to make
their contest upon live ISSUES, they ought to let
those frivolous charges drop. The judiciary
and legislature of this state, after eight years
searching inquiry, have failed to find even
| suspicion accusing me Of any Olfense, and
il there were any charges ! have been
were disposed of. Why, then, am | made the
| target of abuse, and that, too, by men whose
political reputation. Z, has become Synonymous
| cratic party of Texas cannot OK list without that
! kind OF ammunition 1t sees its defeat i'm the
| coming contest, unless it can revive the old
hates and prejudices, SO hurtiu.tO the inter
| estS Of peace.
WEHAVE STATE ISSUES
to-day that these gentlemen who are asking for
| state Offices had better limit themselves to.
One, and very important one, is
THE MATTER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
| Ten years ago you had II system of public in
| struction, with schools thoroughly organized,
| except where democratic leaders were able to
interpOse insupcrnblc objections to their cstab-
| lishment by applying to the courts and secur-
| inilInctiOns IL il now admitted by all fair
| min Iai fh,lt n md an off
| Gent system. The democratic party repealed
| the laws organizing that system with the prom
| Use to the people who put them into power that
they would establish Il better one in its stead
that would cost nothing. The old system did
cost you something, and tell you now that
you never will have III efficient system of pub
lie instruction without taking money out of
| your pockets to support 1t. Well, these gentle
/ men promised you Il system that would cost
i YOU noting, and what has been the result! A
million dollars Of your money is going from the
i treasury annually To support whati No sys-
TEN at all. lAppla'se. True the money does
not come from you directly, but it comes from
| In the place of the former superintendent Of
education issues IL pamphlet in which he makes
\ the assertion that there are six, or eight or ten
thousand free schools within the limits of the
state of Texas. hazard the assertion that out
side of AustiOu, San Antonio and the few other
cities that have consented to tax themselves,
there are no free schools worthy of tho name
in Texas. Go into the counties anywhere in
Texas and you will lind that the pro rata of
school money Is handed our 10 private teach
ers who agree TO teach the children attending
| their schools one month, two mouths or three
months at the Expense OF the state ut private
rates. The poor cannot send their children to
these schools because they have not the means
to pay their tuition, and they are too spirited
to send them as Paupcrs. AppauSc.l Not
| withstandnE this liIr PROMISES have blrn
repeated by democratic candidates. worry
much like the man who ten years ago
might have owed you Il debt which he PROM
Used to pay the following January, when Janu-
h..,
will be sure to do it next january, finally after
he feels that you ought to begin to distrust him
he comes to you and says: Now, ! sOlemnly
promise in the face OF Almighty God that will
bay you next january" OF this dcrnier resort is
is the free school plank in the GALVESTON plat
form; but their standard bearer, Judge Ireland,
| goes before the public and tells them ne repudi-
ates that plank. lie says 50 taras he is concern.
ed, he thinks five months of schooling is slt1j-
| Gent though the platform on which he Is asking
for your votes promises ten months. Ap-
| plause.l Now, experience i'll all cases. shows
| that child should have nine ten months
! tuition in the year, and that children with only
their long vacation what they learned ut
! school.
| Another matter which the democratic party
in the present contest utterly ignore, is the dis
position they have made of your lands,
!, WHAT HAS BECOME OF THOSE LANDS?
You owned ninety million acres when that
! party took charge of the government and the
constitution at that time, forbade the giving
away of an acre of it, except to actual settlers
| Now, this immense domain is gone from you,
and your pOsterity swallowed up by cor
ltqrltions and other. monopolists except
Mhaf i 6 sst aPrt f99r ths {r9e sohods
the commissioner of the land Office, is being
made the prey of midIemen. From statements
| in the Galveston News, purportlng to come