Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-24
OUR AUSTIN LETTER.
The Criticism of State Engineer Brit
ton.
of the Fcncc-Cutting Out
RACES.
Political Pointers From the State Cap.
itol.
Tax Reduction, Local and Other Notes.

d Special Correspondence ofthc Gazette.
y Paragraphs have appeared in severa
, papers severely censuring state engin
1 eer Britton for travelling on special train
: through the courtesy of the railroads
These are perhaps inspired by desire
to keep the state officials free from all
obligations TO railroad companies; Ger.
tainly they can not he intended To re.
fleet upon the integrity of Mr.. Britton.
whose character is above reproach.
The extreme injustice which they do
him, however, may be per-
ceived by reference to the
act creating the Office of state
engineer, which provides that the
railroads shall furnish him Transports
ton. II is mt once apparent that in
spection made on regular train could
he but little more than in name, rs
no examination could be made of
bridges, trestle-work or other points
| where IL might be deemed necessary.
Besides. the engineer is required to in
specL each road twice Il wear. and he
has not time for the DELAYS which
regular trains would occasion. IL was
Il very graceful act on the part of The
various. railroads 10 ace special trains
at the service of Mr.
Britton, and it should he appre-
ciated, not impug, ed. When
an Official errs it is fitting that be
should receive the censurc which his
act deserves, but it should be re,neu- |
bered also that official aputation is MS |
tender as woman's AMI care should be |
taken to cast no aspersion upon it.
either by inuendo or direct reflection
without good reason.
Each day brings fresh report, of
fence cutting. 1t is evi lent that the
cutters do not placc much re-
lance upon the legislature, and
propose to feed the flame
else ii should become he.
come extinct. In this connection it
may net be anisg to repeat a remark
INT, governor made TO mo the otherday.
ana which is somewhat suggestive.
oaiu ne: The papers are making too
much ado over this matter. Every
time panel of fence is cut they IRE.
sent u sensational report, when i'm
many instances 10 was merely the
work OF traveller to make his wav
.nfongh apasture, and but repetition
d the methods adopted long before
ne hght on the fences began. The
!latttf IS being magniiied too much
ma me damage thereby wrought upon
he state is serious"
~ Waco dispatch to the Galveston ,
News states that Senator Terrell dur- !
ug q recent visit there endeayored to
reate Il boom for the Old Alcalde for :
Intimate friends of "pro. I
essur Roberts do not believe that bn ,
wants third term, and think he il
pleased with his present
position. \ deep design il
inspected in the Roberts booms from,
whatever source they originate. Inf
ne general opinion is that the aitbNs
lhve, struck cold trail. J9Cc Ia Ire
me impression seems TO have gone /
oioau lhat "A vast amount of hnr- i
loily is not squandered be. n
Neeh the governor ana the I
1t probably had its orr f
~ IN ihe announcement that the I,
'ilplrolIer was opposed To reduction 4
taxes, and he general understanding fl
iat an opposite policy was favored by r.
&c governor. The truth is that each n
inclined to the belief that Il small re- q
'eti0n OF the revenue tax is possible N
III All the rumors of war between G
EN- are the merest bosh. The mn "
ihery OF state government is not s
1Sged by any official dissensions. but h
owes along quietly and smoothly. "
y ietter from Rusk interceding i'm "
cause oil some thirty convicts, sem W
hceu Tor the purpose of reform, who n,
'ileir ga'iantry in n recent con nj
Sr lloh excited the admiration and nj
oi the citizens, recalls the cl
y .iaI fewer pardons have been co
ihteo by This administration than v,
J preceding one. The governor, in OF
It, positively refuses to Interfere in W ",
y cases save those where evidence ia
5 been developed since conyiction NJ
extraordinary circumstances ms. T.
the exercise of the pardoninp -,
wer There is small danger thai N
work of the judiciary will he ~
mpered by our present executive.
n llttle misunderstanding between N,
chiteet Myers and Mr.. Clark, super- eli
ehdent OF construction of the new nv
)itoi, regarding the question of sn
Verage, has resulted in the resipnn- ro
u OF the latter. The affair engend- w.
III bitterness of feeling between re-,
parties concerned, but the public dn
nol Interested in their per-
lal quarrels. There are do
hbtless numberless other cam. u va,
,ent architects and the capitol board ~. LII
IL nave no trouble in filling tile WI. -
~ position. Building cannot com. o,e
nee anyway until the completion of Inv Inv
railway to the capitol grounds. and a m'
no delay Is occasoned, 80" as ,
N estimating for division az tho W.
'ehne and school taxes, it has been T.; in F,
umed that the latter viii probah,u -
paced NJ ten cents on the hundred ~.
iars by the legislature. II il nroh. ne,
9 that this viii he generally me-. p.a.
teo ms an equitable and exne. ''I
NJ rate, but MS n mntter :.
act this figure will hardly meet the S 81,
uirements of fair interpreta,ion im,,
the constitutional amendment ans
ngures of both the comptroller sL La
the secretary of the board of edn. s sta,
on Mr.. Baker, show that len t 'sa
TAX VIII fail in furnishing n six a an9
llhs school term, unless the countv en-
DOL iund be taken into considera- ta,.
/. Mr.. Baker in his estimate does YAK h,
/, and by deducting twenty per M
:. Tor non-attendance, which il ncr. ~ u
= n correct allowance, with core cor.
per cent. tax, barely securas was
'ntieS enough Ia nnnrata II =. -