The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-07
JUDGE IRELAND's OPENING QUEER
NATORIAL CAMPAIGN SPEECH.


at Seguin, his home his first regular gu
bernatorial campaign speech. After taxing
brief retrospective view OF some OF the
administrations of Texas since the COM
mencement of our internecine troubles, ne
showed that when GOVERNOR A. ]. HAMIL,
TON took charge OF the states affairs IN 1860
he levied tax of 12l cents on the SlOO
worth OF property, and that when .GovER-
NOR DAVIS subsequently went-into Inc eX-
ecutiye o1'ce he truthfully advised theieg-
islatiye that the state was then, free
from debt, his predecessor having lett
$500, COO cash in the treasury. And
vet before DAVIS retired we
find that taxation had run up to
over 50 on the 500 property valuation
Corruption and defalcatioD were rampant
under that rule of the twelfth Legislature.
And now, says JUDGE IRELAND, by dint OF
the economy and ability and the integrity OF
succeeding democratic regimes we find the
taxes again reduced to 30 cents on the 500
of property, along with nearly $4,000, 900 IN
the treasury, the public debt almost en-
tirely wiped out, and peace, order, pros
perily and happiness reigning throughout
our borders, with our financial credit I'M
surpassed by any other states, with name
familiar to the world as a sort OF happy
land of Canaan for those in search OF
goodly living and the most fattering Of
prospects through the extraordinary de-
yelopment in almost every industrial de-
partment known TO man, This condition OF
things. JUDGE IRELAND thinks not only hon
ors the political party under whose regime
they have been brought to pass, but is the
sin hoe signo vinces" by which thatparty, in
its great deserts, will march on to NEST
overwhelming triumph at the polls month
after next. The judge reviews at length
the platform of principles and policy
adopted by the Galveston convention IN
July, and with c,earness and vigor well
worthy his analytical mind, .expounds and
elucidates the several provisions, demon
strating that they are founded in wisdom
and the true interest of the state of Texas
and a sound political philosophy. On the
question of decentralization he is explicit,
and he denounces the drift of certain parties
into the reverse system. In the matter oil
national banks and protective tariffs he is
as D ,sitive as COKE about the former and
MILES in the latter. And 80 OF civil
service, free ships, due protection oil
labor and free ballots, he. aligns
himself where all good and true citizens
and well-wishers Of their country should
be. In the matter, however, of state poll
les more particularly, he is prom ounced in
the regarding o our common school system
as Justly the pride and glory of great peo-
pie and state. And whilst distinctly favor
Ing the university and normal schools, he
very properly says that the common school
should receive the preferred attention. 10
the furtherance of this end, he considers as
necessary an amendment TO the constitu-
ton. since as matters now stand, lower
ing OF the state tax, on which the school
fund is dependent for its annual in
come, would be just SO much reducing to
the latter, when IL ought, indeed, yearly to
be increased. The ten months schooling
term. he thinks we are scarcely yet
ready for, although such thing is most
eminentiy 10 be desired. In the matter Of
the school lands he, like Others Of us who do
not desire to do anything hasty, is at sea,
as TO really the best method TO adopt so as
10 realize the most from them. IL Is a sub
j,ct recurring much discussion and fore
s.eit. ~ there -re those Of as owning
lands heated A. are these school lands, and
,ct krar rot vheiher Il be best 10 sell a.
orosent obtainnb's figures and elsewise re-
invest nc nmouuts. or held for higher
nrioes. We believe, however, that locality
snI surrouniing circumstaness must de-
unains our conduct. as the chances
ere that e OF these lands
-li ra.rcfy enhance IN market
-aIus o. Years 10 come, whereas others
ms, asrieiniy lSso. Concerning railway
lerisisiisa t1e dge IL certainly conserve
tive aai ilsL q viii be remembered that
Ia nersr nvorad the donation Ct the io
sskpns OF h. % per that aei. but, as be
kes. that is a thing q The past, and
NOW Be rsme1ied. lie thinks roads
nue. 10 be built IN the state II We
kirly and justly By tbem. and
kgs'aii0n hs may be night and
keopls and fair 10 the com
\curse, fsvors frontier pro
ksss 10 see TO that q
xbiIny. Indeed VI
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