The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-22
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN, TEXAS.

AUSTIN. TEXAS.

compared with what other states nave
done for universities, the endowment Is
most lavish. The university oil Nirglnia,
before 1870, only had an income OF S SL9,, W
ner wear. and since that time $4,000 per
wear. The Washington and Lee univer-
sitV has never had as much as Sl2,OOO per
annum. The endowment OF tue university
az Michigan Yields an annual income
OF less than $40 900. The invested
capital OF Harvard university i less than
$1,000 900. But the friends 81 our uni
versity ambled OF TO the Galveston con-
vention. and amid the noise and con-
fusion that prevailed there. slipped n
',iank into the Democratic platform de-
manding the further endowment oil the
university out OF the public lands or Its
proceeds. | have been, and am still, will
ing to give another million OF acres, IN
the Judgment OF the senate worth S2,OOO.'
600. the Interest on which Will be SUIT
Scient 10 employ twenty more professors,
But do ask that as the veterans and
the Confederate soldiers have the Oldest
right they be allowed to take their lands
first. They are crippled aud old aud un-
able 10 travel fast and will stand no show
with the nimble and active young men
who will work for the university. IL Is
for this that am denounced as cross
road politician. 1 am proud OF tue title.
While I am on this su ,ject, will refer
TO the senator's usual sarcasm, that the
common school system OF this state Is =
kangaroo system-all legs aud no mead
MY old friend Davenport once made Ut
ting reply TO this when be said that the
system that sought to establish grand
university in Austin while the com non
schools were languishing, was taupOie
system-all head and no legs. Kangaroo
Is the right torn ! thank YOU .or the
word. Roderick. Our university, with
its branches, could sit tor splendid pho-
tograph OF a kangaroo, as she reclines on
College hill, with One0oot-cslled hef
agricultural aud meehantcal foot-eX
tending TO Bryan; her medical foot eX.
tended to Galveston her TAFT i"lne1
around the colored branch, uni both
paws In the stale treasury. she Is an
Unsuitable kangaroo, with an appetite Tor
Appropriations in land and money that
the whole state cannot satisfy. Will NOT
SANDER her ~ saying that she Il kah-
CARGO Without conscience, but her friends
who seek to take the lands OF the limplng
cripples and the lettering veterans 10 ap'
pease her appetite u believed TO have
f.ff their conseiences at home. There
is still another featuI I tia; VIII disetiSS
Our university under the laws, penned
by nv friend IRON Travis. II to be Tree 10
all Not free. however. TO the children
on Red River, tor they cannot come To II
not free to the childten OF east Texas, the
Panhandle aud the Mexican border. Tor
not one of them In thousand Will ever
be within its walls, but free as air to all
who live within q radius OF three miles
OF its tall steeple.
Our capital city can tear down her
colleges and level her school houses, Tor
mt the common expense school Will De
maintain d within her limits as Tree as
the waters Of the Colorado. The uni
versity was once without u resting place.
nj
summer OF 1881. Since that time my
friend from Travis, u resident OF Austin,
has Introduced no bills except university
bills; he grows most eloquent when be
dwells upon his pet university. IL Is his
conversation by day and his dream by
night. While l feel just pride In the
capital of our great state, and In the pros
perity. the culture and refinement oil heT
peopie, [ am unwilling TO build her schoo
ont Of lands that should be yielded up
uugrudgingly to satisfy drafts drawn up
on IL 10 favor Of the brave but unfortu
rASte, and that should have been honoreC
ID Expressing the fear that in the
future our university would become the
rhome OF our statesman Tor whom we have
no present need, instead OF Workshop
for school teachers, had reference Il
the system, not to men. We have com
menced by charging no tuition, ant
by giving the professors ixet
salaries ranging from $3.50
60 $4,000 per annum to be paid out OF the
Income arising from the endowment
,fHud. These salaries will be drawn reg
rularly, whether the institution prospers
or languishes; whether IL suits the peo'
ole and gives satisfaction or not; whether
lts halls are filled with students or re-
main empty. The professorships will be
among the very best paying offices Ia the
state, aud wi fbe sought after by men Ol
political influence and power, and will
be bestowed as the rewards oil party ser
vices. Each administration Will bring IL
Its new chair OF professors and eaen pc
utical revolution will witness comple.'
change I'm the faculty. This Is not tbs
way to I'LL the university with men VINE
will work earnestly ana zealOnsly 10 Dullt
the Institution up and make IL the pride
of the state, and popular ut home anC
abroad. A. to Governor Roberts, never
mentioned his name, and there was no eX
cuse for the attack on me copcerning nun
lam willing TO coucede that OF al men IL
this 1t lte be Is best qualified to teach
law class. / have 30 long regarded VIVA
ne said as the law OF the land, and every
thing he did as wo thy OF imitation, tina
4 do not know how to md fault with any
ihiug that he may do. But since he ha,
been lug ged Into this discussion ana
Iiect upon his course, 1 will say that II Il
welt kuowd tat while governor he ap
pointed board OF regents, aud the boar'
80 selected appointed MIN TO professor
ship, aud he thus retired from the execu
tive Office into the university at a salar.
of $500 per annum. George Wash ng
ton would not have entered the uniVer
SHY At that door. lcould not voush 10
" ). Grant, but no one Will contend tna
such Is the right way TO obtain PROBES
sorship. The greater the man tn
,corse abe example, because II Is NOR
dh.ely to lie inflated by tho UNIV orth
who follow. III we are TO Iudg
the future by the past, and what Is I
come by what now exists. thls metho
win often be repeated. There Is a sol
place Tor my friend nom Travis In IN
near future, when his senatorial term eo
pires. That military professorship wnic
now EXITS but IN the glowing imagina
tlou, viii be glorious reality.
Mr.. Terrell said:
Mr.. President, ] would feel ur
worthy to represent an intellegen
constituency on this floor II ] shoul
remain silent under such an attack a
we have Just listened to from the ser
ator from COoke-an attack all wa Ito
and upprovoked. and aimed throug
my person ut apublic institution loci
ted here at Austin. That senator Ia
lust charged that the university W;
ito be "a school for the rich." that
was Senator Terrell's university
and that it was ian asylum for broke
down politicians" III such languag
was uttered on the hustings to an ign
rant audience il might be passed N
noticed: but when IL comes, not on
from a grown and bearded man bl
one who is supposed to speak for
constituency of eight thousand voter
AZ demands rebuke II comes, to
from one who has more than once a
tempted to make himself per exec
lence the champion of the children I
this state. when it is known that
has, perhaps. about rs little person
interest in poSterlty as al
man in Texas. Why Is 1t that, sin
this session began, he has treat
public works here at the capital
things which concerned me aion
They belong not t. my constituent
but to al Texas, and now | appeal
the senate to hereafter rebuke I
marrow spirit which would treat pu
lic works here as local and not
state enterprises. Session after 81
sion am compelled to answer alo
10 attacks made on public works he
at Austin, and II seems expected
ane because represent this dlstri
These works belong not TO my co
stituents alone, but to all Texas, N
Al Texas desires their grand develo
ment. / congratulate the county th
during this session these attacks Ia