Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-12
GOV. IRELAND
INTERVIEWED ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS.
''e"s'ns Tor Their Adoption Briefly and
''enr'y Stated other Consii utionai
chsngss Needed--A Prediction.


among The passengers on the south
bound Misbuii Pacific tr,du Friday
,hoVhiay wfs pefs mage no less dis |
,'hguishsd than the Hon. John Ire
iahu governor Of 1'ex"s. He was re 1
turning 10 AusiXi from Mckinney, I
"lere ne went II participate In ths /
celebration OF ihe ,xConf,d rate |
Vet rams a GfzErrEferorter trave' ed /
~ laras WacowSh tie ,ubcinatorial <
party, ani was gracluuly accorded an /
interview with Mr.. Ireland.
GOVERNOR the reporter remarked I
'he 1AzErrE desiie, All expression of /
Your Views c ne, ruing TIE cons,itu- I
liontl amen llapnts. y
lheyare very well kuowu,r he re- /
pii, q. II have beea openly aud |
Wurhiy aivocating their adoption |
since they were proposed
tut the GAZETTE W shes to place |
beiorsthe public, authoritaiively, the
specific reasons of your endorse nent
OF the amendments.N
We'll, the educational interests of
the state demand such pro.
Vision as is made for
them in the iirt and most important
amendment. Under the present con.
stitu!i N the schnpl funds can ouiv be
invested in s'a'e or federal bonds |
neither of which ave available. The
former could e purchase at Il pre-
MUM of forty cents on the dollar, but
that is a policy cordially condemned
by the people anil would virtually
amount 10 a scaling OF the funds III
that sum. II lumcously invested
in renluneralive securities the school
funds would yield almost enough to
support the tree schools; rs tie law
exists at present they lie idle ia he
treasury, while the people in addition
to the tax which lays up an unneccs-
sary cash balance are leslly pay ing in
terest also on the same.n
You are aware, governor, that the
opponents or the amend iunts
endeavor to create the Inn
pres sion t al their adopt ion W uld
make the rate Of taXaucn much
higher.
Yes, and 1t l. a very erroneous pc.
sit'on, couple ely reiuted By the GA
zElTE, In au editorial in its issue ot
the i0lh. \ certain prominent SEM
! tor approached me ut Austin recently
with tile charge shat the people would
be completely at the mercy Of the leg
! islature, which might imposean exce,-
size rate Of taxation when | called
| bis attention 10 the fact that
the rate l. now far below
| the limit and insisted that there vas
no reason to suppo-e That this policy
would be altered iy the ratification Of
the amendments. The leg ielature
would be at liberty to act within the
limit, which would be just as it is at
present. But, as Il mnt'r OF facts and
Il H.. Al,
duced. Nov only one-fourth of the
state tax can he devoted to the free
schools and to prevent their total coli
hundred dnllars which gives seN en- and
oae-ha { cents for school pur.
poses, entirely improve rishmg that
fundaild rendering talmost inefficient
while Vast saul, farsi cNcess of III,
necessary revenues for the SUI port o
the government is boarded up III til,
state treasury. Iop may not believe
I'll PIT ic tr.1Aury is great
bl,ssiUg, III in my opinion IL is Al
unnlixed evil Further, | am ptrsua
ded that, separated from the schoo
revenues, IA lax pf ten nr ut greatest
twelve and one-half cents OF
the Hundred dollars VITA be SUIT, lem
to meet the current expenses of the
governmept, as the taxable vaiues %
the state have appreciated $50 900, 00l
during the year. whereas there is now
collected for that purpose tw. nty-tw,
and one-hdlf cents. The people are
paying an unnecessary tax of ten TO
twelve and one half cents To protect
the free schools and y,t they are UNI
protected, while Ito the treasury
flows constant stream If huedie5s
funds adding TO the injury 10 business
sustained by the withdrawal of such
an immense amount from circulation,
tne dangers always attendant upon u
large cash balance
"What have YOU TO shy, governor,
regarding the prime OF Election OF the
opposition, namely, the clause ''and
other securities leaving, ~ they al
lege, broad margin for unfortunate
speculation
II would prefer that eliminated my
self, and yet theIe is such an impera-
tive necessity for some action on the
free school question that ! think we
can afford u overlook it. Really | To
4 not apprehend any danger isleretr,n
The legislature ~ already endowed
with responsibilities nu III greater
than financial tfu,t-t'ie laws and lib
erues It III ptOtic, ulstTlist ~ ~
to distrust the efficiency ofself govern
ment. The hoard of education, com
posed of the governor, comp
iroller and :, crttary of state,
would have the deposition If the
funds and | have M ears that 1t,
would designate ans unreliable secur-
''; { II; e. ' 4,
therefore anticipate that this pro-
vision would really prove blessing 81
"What class of securi les would you
s # W. .o sSs' rs l'' ne '''
"'rhe aiHnCment specifies county
bonds, wltcE won.d bea good invest,
mcGt City 1Nnds might als9 be re-
ceived. As long Gsa foot of ground
or citizen remain q the state could
enforce their/colltc;ion. a capitalist
of Fort W6Nh stated u n,e that
The city would Ike 10 AaRt
bonds to the amount ot $50 0l0 fer in
ternal improvements. ] know uf 10
securities that would bs in' re So. ute
s, They would psy good rate OF Interest
ana their va 'ue>wOuhi absolutely ht in
/ fali5le Capital Is eager 10 inv II In
securities Of lhis kind aud il may ue
accepted rs a safe guide.
From whence arises the principal
oppcsitiul To tie iirst ~ rncnient?N
! - fled down ! think u COM :
priglasily from an erm.ty to tie Tree
scglool system S1me ofp's; ~ be
c4use they wal a constitutional can-
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