Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-22
THE INAUGURATION.



protect herself, aud minute companle-
and state troops on that border have
been directed 20 protect our people
without Differences 70 nice points Of IN
ternatiOnal Law. IL the federal troops
whose duty IL Il under the eonstitu'
ton, are TOO tender 30 patrol that Dor
der, or II few companies Ia the int
fior b make a thow At dress-parade are
Of more importance. IL would seem
Sna: their sreseDce on our soil Is Of but
little practical uge.
These remarks are not intended as q
criticism Of The commanding officers
in Texaa, but general management OF
the war department.
IL has been suggested that the mem
bers Of the two houses may wish %
visit the cotton exposition before final
adjournment. II this conclusion IL
reached, ! hope the adjournment will
be without pay 70 either members or
employees. n this mode II adopted, II
would doubtless be satisfactory % the
country. By concurrent resolution
the two houses may adjourn for four
teen days.
GIBBS Address
Hon. Barnett Gibbs, lieutenantgov-
ernor.eleci, was then introduced, and
having had the oath Of office admins.
tered ~ him by A. M Jackson, jr,
Esq addressed the joint session - fol-
lows:
FelioW.eitizens aBi Members Of the Texas
Legislature:
To-day assume the duties Of leu
tensnt-RoveTnor, 10 which Office |
have been chosen by the people and
int which ! hsve been inductsd BY
their representatives, / hardly think
II necessary a. do more than renew 70
you those pledges Of fidelity which
every man elected 10 office should
make and redeem. Ny official rels-
tions will be principally with the SEN
ate, but ! cannot Ia this joint session
refrain from expires Sing the hope that
the two houses will work harmonious
ly, and that the result OF their joint la.
bors will rebound TO The greater pros
peIitY and cOntentment Of their peO-
pie.
Individual ambitions and the ambi-
tiOns OF either house 70 deserve most Of
the country, should rather promote
harmony than db cord for we will
one and all, be judged rather by final
results than by individual Efforts.
IL Is the III ct OF legislation upon the
social and Industrial condition Of the
people that they look 20 in estimating
the value Of services rendered by their
representatives
This IL the true measure, FIR theori e.
Of government aud spasmudic efforts
at reform are worth nothing unless
they have sufficient merit To receive
the appT VHl " n ajGrity, and thus
produce practical results
So far A. the general political condi-
ton OF TIE state j. concerned, no PEG
pie could he more content than are tue
people Of Texas.
There are DO general issueG 10 be set
tied by this legislature, hs the people
are practically unit IN the appTovA
Of the liberal policies that have beer
iHaugurated aud perfected by success
i've Democratic ad administrations In
spite OF this condition Of THU *, fol
which we have every reason 20 b.
thankful, there remains for this legis
iAture much labor requiring wisdom
and patience for its proper perform
ance.
The success Of all measures depend
upon the proper arrangement and nb
aervance 81 det8iis Aud this Is espe
cially true OF political measures, wher
the motives for strict peri finance o
duty 10 not 80 great and the inapec
ton not 30 thorough and fire.
quent as In private affairs
While statutes should be Sim
phiied as faF hs possible, And changed
only when the necessity was obvious
yet In their enact ment care should b
tn ken not 10 leave TOO much in The dis
erection of executive officers; neither
will the people justify the delegation
ON cur part tU executive boards thos
legislative powers aud duties whicl
are lodged by the constitution in GU
respective bodice.
A careful study OF our system OF gov
erDment must have convinced thl
most OF you that after all the legisla
tive department Is the great seat o
mower and responsibility IL is thi
department which II primarily respun
sible for all failures IN the aumtnislfa
ton of government.
Our constitution WAS framed with
the intention Of making all other d.
partments % the gov rnment mer
machines % be constructed and uileC
by the representatives, Of the people.
/ would not refer IN this matter hAC
! not learned from recent observation
that the people disapprove OF the d, le
CATION made IN more than one instAncl
OF legislative powers "a executive de
partments extTa.cOustituliona
prerogatives and duties have ralhel
been thrust upon than sought by ouI
executive department, but what il nov
an unailling aud slight encroschmeH
on our part might. by lapse of tim,
and strengthened 10y precedent, be
come a cherished claim.
IL Ia very easy matter for publll
opinion, a. expressed by repressn a
tives or through the press OF the cOun
try, 10 formulate q general policy rs q
the management of the penitenttAr,
system or any other important dephFi
ment OF the government
When IL comes 10 laying q perma
nent foundation Tor he profitable TN
ployment Of nearly three thousan,
eonvlcts, rapidly increasing la mum
beers, II will require careful study O
your two houtes TO meet the emeT
gency, for this Is 40 longer a politica
question, but practical business ques
ton In Ia settled ON gound businas