The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

almost every nouhtnoiu Nntfu hlo nval VI
il and his family have enjoyed health, aud
money, for but few had much when they
came here.
All over this broad, happy land may he
seen handsome, neatly kent churches, aud
on SUNDAYS, intelligent, wsll-hohavud con.
gregatlons, all worshlping God according 90
the dictates of their own condolences.
Apart from the duty Of man 81 worship the
Creator Of man aud Of all created thins.,
no fundamentally ever known 10 man has
done so much TO ciyilize man - tho church.
This 10 recognized by all thinking man.
The laws OF the land 90 recognizes |. and
protect all Ia undisturbed worship.
RnucATloa.
] wish every man, v there Ne any who
oppose common tchools, would study The
history OF Texas, he would lrArg sometning.
Neterane. you have Just cause to be proud
OF the record you have made for the tduda.
lion OF the children OF our .ootly land. In
tho darkest hour la Texas history, whes
Santa Anus was thuniorlpg hi artillery
AGAINST the Alamo; that declaration o inie-
peudenco IN which you arraigned Mexico
for the high crimes and misdemeanofs she
had perpetfsled agalns, the people Of
Texas, you said NJ ground ~ complaint,
among other things against the Mexican
government: 1T has tailed 20
estabi.h any eyplcm OF public
education, although possessed nl
almost boundloss resources (iho pub.
lla domAin), aud although IL Is an axiom In
y Al uoil acienoe that unless people are
educated and onlighlened, it Il idle 20 sx-
pect tho continuance OF fowl liberty, or the
capacity for self government. Daiore You
had won your iDdenendence, You assigned
a. distinct ground tor wanting d bc free
from Mexico, that you waited 20 educate
your children, and 10 tina, eud you Ia effect
said. thai II successful You would use these
resources (puhlio domain) TO- that purpose,
aud yOn aus tnOss who nave, as you grow
old taken your pl,c,s, have kept the prom
Use Ia the constitution OF the republic
you will find tliH in general provisions,
Sec. 8: ut shall be The duty OF con-
gress rs soon ~ circumstances viii permit,
to provide by Law n general system OF edu.
cation" H. The constitution, Article X OF
1915, provision ismsie for the establish:
ment and support OF public schools, ard
every constitution from that day to this,
under wnich We have lived, ths pledge TO
provide for the education Of our children
IA ae been repeated, and the amendment
which you adopted last year enables you
10 provide enough and efiicleDt schools
without ppressing ANYBODY, and 20 Dc
kept open Elk months every yea. You,
veterans OF Texas, ond your comrades, did
leagues of lsnd TO bs used sscredly for com
moo school purposes, and to no other pur.
pose. To this the Legislature has added
3 0C0 600 u res 10 Tire general school fund.
Fellow citizsDs, Texas has done nooly by
her children. Let us never ttop until We
build thoroughly eiiciert system n the
trosd foundation our f. hers laid. Let us
and honest Independence are the
levels of 6sste. Let every
cslId In the state be reared up
with the knowledge that the noble sys'em
under which no was reared, was bnilt up By
Texas, aud these children vii grow up in
the truest aud best sense, Texas men and
Texas women, and upon them soon VIII
Re at the responsibilities Of society aud state.
Seize no gildsd bait. These children are
our charge. Raise them no 10 love the
state that loves them. We need no outside
help, aud we should ask mono. We are per
feciiy able to edu"nte every child In the
land, aud don't want to see the hat passed
around among The psople OF other s,atea to
help us, for every dollar you get from the
national treasury by taxation, Is taken from
the pocket OF somebody, ana often rom
those not half 90 well OF ~ our people.
Oue OF the most important OF all the great
things the Texas fathers have done FOR us.
IL tho laying broad, deep aud sure the foam.
datioss OF state university. They set
apart beautiful parcel OF ground ample FOR
the purposes of the largest university, IN
the cApiial Of our state. u9on which the uui-
yersity buildings, have In part, been erected.
They donated 100 leagues OF land toward
the endowment OF the university. Won
dsrful ssgacity That noble institution has
been put Ia successful operation under the
most trying circumstances. All difficulties,
by the exercise OF sound judgment and into-
mitable energy, have been overcome, ara 2
faculty Of which any university might wei
be prom !, has been secured, and the un'ver-
sity of Texas has come to abide with us, so
long az Texas remains true to herself. AZ
the years roll by, 1t will incsease in useful
ness.
It's doors are open to the children Of the
state, aud the state says prepare for admis-
sion in o the university, and your tuition
there shall be without money aud without
price. Andyet l hear, "lt IL the rich
truly now, 1t is the poor mans univeersity,
the widows university. the orphans uni
versity. 1t Is the Texas university and
will be the Texas university, q thousand
years hence II this world lasisso long. OK.
ford is almost that old now, aud 1t was
founded when the world was far from being
so enlightened as now. To the original
lund the Legislature hes wisely added ,0OO,-
900 acres more OF land.
Mr.. Jefferson selected, as history tells us,
his own epitaph, and ut OF all the grand
achievements OF his life. selected with pro.
found wisdom only three. 1t reads thus:
HERR WAS BURIED
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
AUTHOR OF TIE DKcLARArf0N OF AMERICAN
IsDKPEsDESce,
OF
TIE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA, FOR RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM, AND
FATHER or THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Great thought Civil liberty, religious
upholjing both. Thus
by selecting these great accomplished
works, he emphasized the three leading
ideas OF his life. Veterans, to one OF
your own number: my n old time tms
Smith, more than to any living man, is due
the success of tho university. l was pro-
foundry gratified when heard OF his selsc-
lion as president OF the board Of regents,
for l know his scholarly attachments, but
I, and all his friends who know him best,
did not know how much good there was In
him, until his presidency Of the board Of
regents brought Il out: II Is little ,i. sin ~
women and children owe to any public
men In TEXAS 10 to two bachelors, to wit: To
the most eminent jurist Texas ever had,
Chief Justice John Hemphili, and to one OF
The most scholarly OF men and accomplish.
ed OF gentlemen. DR.. Ashbel Smith, preei-
dent Of the board Of regents Of the uni
versity Of Texas. Ny veteran friends, Il
seems 10 me that you ought to be proud
that your comrade, DR.. Smith, has 90 mate
RALLY aided Ia this later period OF Texas
10 securing . realization u the
great thought OF the fathers, . free Texas
And every woman and child
In Texas should scattsr flowers over ths
grave Of John Hemphill, TO whom. more
than to any man, they arc indebted for .
fearless ex position o. their homestead rights
under the constitution.
No stats In the Union, feel, ever made
greater strides In population, wealth, and
political power, than Texas has done since