The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-22
THE CASH BALANCE AND THE
DEFICIT

Inc talNcstOn News prints AN cdi-
torial, showing that there will be de-
iicit In the next two years, and intima-
ting that II will Ice the result of extrava-
gancc on the part of the last legislature.
so far rs the cash balance il concerned,
the records will show that II has been
spent In apropor manner. Every asylum
In the state was in dilapida.
ted condition, and oven the GOV.
crnor's mansion was not habitablc
Every county In the state was taking
care of its own lunatics In AN expensive
manner, but doing nothing for their re-.
coNery or Improvement. The deaf aud
dumb of the state were being neglected
and allowed To grow up in ignorance and
viciousness. only ~ cents was being
used for education, whereas we now have
l2l$ cents appropriated for that purpose.
The money has gone for necessary pur-
poses, and in doing what should have
been done sooner; and IL will be dill
cult matter to show that any of il has
been squandercd. An examination of the
appropriation bill will show that there
are very few unnecessary items. In the
Senate there was strong fight against
the various items in the appropriation
bill that were considered unnecessary,
and some seven senators voted against
the entire bill. Among this number
there were Senators Rutabaga Johnson,
Davis and Gibbs; yet in their fight on the
items there were only few that they
opposed-thcy opposed the purchase of
the Alamo for $4,000; they opposed the
improvement of the Deaf and Dumb in
stitutc at nm expense of 10000.
They opposed the purchase OF quaran-
tine tug at an expense of $4,000 They
opposed the increase in certain salaries
amounting to some $4,000. These Sena-
tors and their associates scrutinized tho
appropriation bill with an eye single to
looping Off everything that the State
could possibly do without, and succeeded
in finding only small amount.
BY neglccting public education
and the proper performance of other
governmental duties, by putting the ex-
pense on counties instead of the State
the cash balance could have been pre-
served ms campaign development, but
children growing up in ignorance would
have protested, humanity in the per-
sons of unfortunate lunatics con-
fined in narrow cells in county
jails would have protested against
the continuance of such policy.
The people do not consider money
squandercd that is economically spent
for performing those duties for which
government is organized and main
tanned. Government, like commercial
commodities, is sometimes too cheap to
be desirable. The News should publish
the appropriation bill in full and
then attack items and show
where the extravaganza comes in.
The people have ceased to pay any attcn-
ton to wholesale, indefinite charges
against an administration, and this is
the reason WASH JONES made no inn
preston on North Texas two years ago.
We do not believe there will be any tie
ficicncy; if so, let it be shown wherein
the Eighteenth Legislature was extrav-
agant viii the News say the building
of deaf and dumb institute or the pur-
chase of quarantine tug, were useless?
The News claims that the Governor
should have vetoed the bill. If he had
done so, it would have required an inn
mediate extra session, ms it was about
the last bill passed, and reached the
Governor after stubborn fight in both
houses and after free conference. The
veto would have beens ill-advised and
expensive. The Eighteenth Legislature
was elected on a pledge from the
individual candidates, and from the
party to the people, that school and
ASYLUM facilities should be improved
These promises have been performed
and the people appreciate ii, and instead
of plausible issues, WASH JONES, If Il
candidate this fall, will have to lay IN
AN increased stock of platitudes.