Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-29
Ex.GovERNoR LunnouK.
A Gazette Man Gets In His Work on the
state Trcasurer.


| "Wednesday afternoon u GAZETTE re
] porter met ex-Gov. +. II. Lubbock Ia
/ this city and had quite lengthy con
versatiun with him. Gov. Lubbock
stated that he had been attached as q
witness tn three criminal cases against
"a ferner surveyor at Gainesville
named Morris, and who was charged
with embezzlenIent in falling to remit
collected funds. The cases were con
tinued and he took advantage OF this
opportunity to stop In Fort Worth Ia
see old friends. He first saw Fort
Worth in 1856 when canvassing
| for lieutenant governor, aud
thought IL tlieu one of the
most beautiful places in the state. In
| those day y bitter war was waging be-
tween Fort Worth and Bifdville for
the location of the county seat, aud
during his term OF Office an appeal
was made TO the senate and Fort
Worth WIS successful. He Lad not
BET IL h, re now in three or four Years,
and saw vast changes in the popula-
ton, business aud general app aranre.
In fact, the changes were SO nany
that he saw nothing he fecog-
nized. He complimented highly the
fine streets wells and weter-works,
and said he was struck with surprise
TO zee the very large stocks of nier-
chandise carried by the merchants.
Asked about the condition OF the
treasury, he said the state finances
were in perfectly healthy condition
There Was only one misfortune. As
far rs the revenue was concerned,
there was sufficient coming In and
there was no danger of shortage
The trouble was the state was carry
Ing = good deal of money belong
irg to the university and to
the asylum. In changing the CON
stItution there was failure to
allow the Investment Of these funds in
county bonus, as the school funds, ard |
30 they must he put In state or United |
States, which are at premium, and |
the interest being low, the board Of
education was slow to invest. If this
money were invested he would have
none except for current expenses. IL
should be invested. The state debt
mo outside the sp,c ial funds This
,ould be taken up readily, but the
bonds are held AT such high figures
the sevrns at 40 aud the fives Al
rs l20) that the state could not afford
o buy them in.
Governor Lubbock was asked il he
huught there would be many candi-
iates for governor this year, aud r.
,lied that there were always a good
many sspiranis, and the outs were al :
ways anxious 10 get in, but he thought
he people were pretty well sal isfied
With Gov. Ireland, and that there was
10 great d. sire for n change. He
bought that Gov. Ireland WAS strong !
r among the people at large than t
When elected He hesitated To speak t
urther in reference To the state oili. $
ials, but said it was his impression y
hat the other state officers stood Well, I
hat they had been efficient and were Il
DING their duty honestly aud faith e
lily. A. far a. his own office, the !rea-- {;
rership. was concerned, he had heard II
o complaint, though there might be
Dme dissatisfaction. q
In reference To the acts of the late II
Decial session, he said he thought il r:
as the opinion Of the msiprity of the II
popl'- that the legislation would re- IL
III in the good, and the fence-cutting -
oubles close soon. "A. soon as the 3;
w went into effect and WAS enforced.
would bring things back into their n
roper level, His Judgment was that ii
le people were generally inclined TO e.
: iaw-abiding. aud that there would "
> general acquiescence in the law. d
[e bad not, however, seen Any check nj
~ of the sale Of public lands on nc. Il
'unt of the fenct-cutting, People b,
nd still seemed anxious to buy and b,
ase these lands Il