The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-03-03

For ten long years it has been my fort
une to he n member of the Texas legisla-
ture and rs retire from public life and
Office of lieutenant governor OF the state,
/ can not refrain from expressing to you
my grateful Acknowledgement for the
uniform kindness and consideration
shown me by the members, officers and
employees OF the senate. During these
years of toll and service l have doubt
less committed many blunders but to
correct them when discovered; has been
q pleasure, as it was n bounden duty
1t is gratifying to me to know that dur
ring my two years service as president
of the senate, the mantle of charity has
been thrown over my errors whatever
they were, for no ruling OF mine has
been appealed from nor am conscious
that any officer or employe ever com
planned or had cause to complain of the
manner i'll which i have discharged my
official duties. If any feel that they
have not received at my hands the full
lest consideration due them, trust
that they will at once Danish the thought
from their minds, for nothing has been
more foreign to my desires.
In my retirement rest assured that |
take with me the kindest feelings for all
those with whom have been associated,
and in few years, when | shall look
| back upon the past, no spot along my
political pathway will call to mind so
many fond recolleetions as the SEN
nte.
1t is here ! have met and mingled
with the patriotic men of Texas who
came to the senate for the good of the
state. They found it in q demoralized
and bankrupt condition, without credit,
and an empty treasury, and an enor-
nous debt and heavy taxation-a stand
ing army in time of peace, with nothing
to pay them: her bonded debt paying
ten per cent interest, while her warrants
upon the treasury were being hawked
about the streets at fifty cents on the dol
lar while the permanent school fund in
1873 consisted of Int 81 800, 125 in mon
ey and bonds, and but 2,763,072 of land,
and school system whose praise was
sung only by an army Of officials who
consumed annually one fourth of tho
available sum to pay their own salaries.
As the result Of patriotic effort, a
mighty change was wrought We now
have a prosperous and happy people, an
Overlooking treasury and an economical
government. comparatively small debt
and low rate of interest, low taxation
and q restored credit Her treasury
warrants are at par, while her bonds
are selling at premium of 40 TO 81
per cent More than 50,000,0c0 acres OF
land have been added to the school
fund, while the cash and interest bear
ing bonds belonging to tho fund.- is APP
proximating nearly five and half million
OF dollars. In short, the state Is on the
high road to prosperity. And, with
liberty, prorgess, economy and prosper
ity inscribed upon her banner, she Il
moving forward toward that grand dos.
tiny that awaits her, when'eyery tongue
shall confess her as much the superior
Of her sisters in point Of wealth and po-
litical power az she u to-day in tho OK.
tent OF her territory,
| i viii he pardoncd for expressing the
pfide ieol, whom 1 remember that /
have been associated with tho men whC
have done much 10 bring about Chi.
erend result
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