The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-11
vALEl GOV. ROBERTS.

VALET GOV. ROBERTS.
All the noteworthy features Of GOV,
Roberts reti ing message, which was
read to the legislature yesterday, are
presented in our telegraphie columns.
The document derives its chief utter
est from the fact that it contains the
reflections aud views Of su executive
who has succeeded in giving his adj
minlsirations larger degree OF indi-
yiduality. more distinctive notorio-
ty, than any of his predecessors, un-
less we except Sam Houston aud E.
j. Davis These achieved uotoriely,
each after his own fashion, and their
policies were markedly personal
But there has been only one "Oud
Alcalde,r and 1t IL not probable
that we shall see his like fIlimg the
gubernatorisl chair for long time
TO come. The Governor deals largely
almost cxclu,iyely-in retrospect,
aud he reviews the events of his four
y ears incumbency with skilliul
hand All that has been done is told,
aud it Is told well, his chiet felicita-
ton being that he leaves the state
with less Indebtedness and more idle
money than it had when he came INTO
Office. Recognizing the fact that all
outgoing executive eau hardly hope
to be potential In shaping the policy
of a new administration, he has
rather sedulously sbstained from
specific presentation OF his views re-
-pccting many OF the important qurs.
lions that are now claiming public
attention. On some accounts this is
10 be regretted. Under the heading
Of "judlciary," FOR example, there
would have been happy aud we
think valuable appropriateness in
clear aud free expression OF his opn.
ion ~ to the changes needed IN the
judiciary article. A lawyer and
Judge OF forty years experience, he
should not only be able to tender USE
full suggestions, but his views would
hav real weight. lie leaves the
judiciary n he found it, declining a
suggestion, save some pointed rcfcc-
tions concerning the rising young
men who capture the positions OF
prosecuting attorneys in the
several countics Of the state.
On the question Of public ed
ucation it il duo him to say that he ia
consistent to the last. His closing
words are protest against the OK
travagances Of education and sol
emn warning against the importance
of the pedagoguc. "Kccp the school.
master poor and you will keep him
humble" is tho plain English of his
ayice, The people are even warned
that these -choolmhstrr-, If given too
much rope, may gr,w to be u power.
iuI aud dAugcrou, ch-,-uo' .,, TIA,
Scientists, bui rather, we lh ,r rom
tho Governor reasoning, uko thC
bloa,cd bonihollcr- or railway king-
But we shall not dwell longer ON Tia,
message. II is at the readers scryic,
aud he can draw his own con
clu-ions. It may be saiu
though. that however peculiar GOV
Roberts theories, and however fat
out Of the line of democratic though
and sentiment he my BIZ, the pnbli'
will accord him the credit of having
done his duty MS he saw and under
stood il. Whatever antagomlsms h,
has evoked, we do not beiicye any on
will question the proposition that n
/ has been sincere in his desire TO sery
the state faithfully aud iutcIligently
That he should make some mistake
was natural; and that he has ayoide,
some which other men, ii IN his place
mi ght aud probably would hay
made, ia to be remembered IN hi
/ favor