The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-12
10. TAX rectifiers ana brewers,

II is confidently believed that by judicious
application of these measures property values
may be lcvclled up; taxes more nearly equal
lied. and many who are now escaping taxation
may be forced to pay their just dues to tn gov
ernmeni and a, a c"nsequence the al vaorem
main without any necessity of increase.
Criminal Laws.
The codes of criminal law and criminal pro
ceduie in the main are strong. simple and efiica.
cio,is Wan II icw amendments TO the law a
homicide and governing charges OF trial courts
on all questions Of crime on the line presented
and advocated by message To the first session of
the end legislature to " hich reference Is here
made. the codes would be quite nncXception-
able There has never been and can never be-
J in sound justice and principe, any reasonable
| excuse Tor civilized peoi. to permit technical
complications to remain in the way OF the con
viction of men who are guilty OF the highest
crime known to their laws Inc Ia" OF murder
can be So simplicd that the offender cannot es-
| cape on technicaiitics any more for that high
crime than he could tor stealing horse. But
when the court has to charEe On mnrlff OF the
excllsabe homicide in nearly every trial for
murder to jurors not Of trained ana discrimi,
mating minds who mus pass upon the varied
questions arising from so many delicate fea
,ircs of the law, it is not at all astonishing that
so many of that class of the worst criminals e.
cape 4 revision of the jury system SO as to
remove most OF the exemptions and disquah-
lions that now necessarily place premium on
| ignorant and professional jurors, would cEi
gieatly t eradicate the existing evil. Whe!
! a person unluwlully kills another he should
be certain OF speedy fair, public tiial befo
| by nitfully dodgng through mcshwork OF
| technicalitles.
1t may not be inappropriate here to state
| that when. from "A mHudlin sentiment or other
less commendable spirit the people of any
country permit offenders against the gaming
regulating the iquor traffic, to so unpunished
in Their open and defiant criminal course. tn. !
must expect and be prepared to submit to the
the crack Of the assassin's gin. 1t is as neces-
sary to enforce one law as another: An officer
who ncglects refuses to perform his duties IN
| the suppression. of the minor otfenses Is noLe
too good to connive at higher crimes or TO
avoid all responsibility in relation to their
| crime like that of all other reform movements
must begin at the bottom. A fair demonstra.
ton of this law is in full public view. for hei ,
in the capitol city all the misdemeanor laws
| have been more rigidly enforced for the pa.t
two years thar in any other city in The Stat. /;
and us Il consequence there have been iel =
crimes of the giaver class committed and leAJ
| beggers and trfmps rowing around within i. 5,
limits during that period than in most any
other city of eauai size in IN, the south nv IN
other communities will place Texas in sho
time, above all suspicion that her people are
lawess.
The corrupting influence of lotteries, per-
mitted maintained by neghbor state or
countries. upon great class of Texas people
cannot be over ooked. The constitution pro
vidcs that the legislature shall pass laws pro-
| hibting the esd blishment of lotteries and gil.
enterprises in this state, MS well AS the sale II
tickets in ot,"es gift enterprises and ota.
tablished or existing in other states. In SOIL ,
respects the la, on this subject is good enough;
| To give it full feet however. it would be wei
to make every one who deals in lottery tickets
or In any way represents a lottery company Cr
sells or negOtiates or transmits any money to ur
from lottery snail be guilty of criminal OF
Tense named in the law. In addition to this,
any express company or Othe corporation do
ing business in this state that shall transmit
packages, letters. money or documents OF any
| character whatsoever to or from any lottery
company or its representatives or agents, shall
pay heavy pc atty to the state on the acton
| of any county or district attorney or the attor-
ncy general; and shall in addition thereto be
excluded from uOing business within the state
one. forfeit its charter. There is way to ex-
ue these insti uments of public debauchery
from the state, and the legislature certainly
can. and it is hoped, will rise to the emergency
| of the occasion.
Stock Quarantine.
well regulated quarantine system for the pro
lection of the stock interests of this state against
infectious and epidemic diseases, as well as 10
guard the citizens against hardships imposed on
them by the quarantine laws of the federal govern
ment and neighnoring states. was advised by mes
sage to the special session of the last legislature
but no further action was taken the subject
Your attention 10 respectfully called to the Import
ance of this mat er with the hope that the Inter
ests involved may so assert themselves that suita-
BILE leg Station at this session to protect them may
| Worlds Fair.
1t has been a source of deep regret to many wor.
thy citizens thro ghout the state that Texas cannot
be represented 1T the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
tion In Chicago public expense; yet this feeling
has given way to the grander element OF pride
which will lead patriotic people on to respect ms
provisions Of the constitution on that subject anu
to uphold and maintain 1t sacredy, and at the same
time have their state properly represented at that
great exposition. Many of those misinformed have
ali along suppose i that the legislature would make
suitable provision for Texas to be represented
there; but an ivestgation of the constitution
prohibiting the has dispelled every hope in that
direction At last the good people, imbued Win
commendable patriotic spirit, must and VIII resor
to their private rIeans by Contributions 20 enaoo
the generous women who have undertaken the
task and see tina, Texas is honorably and etiiceniy
represented on that occasion. Too much praise
cannot be Offered In honor OF snch PATRIOTISM
While this leg!s! ture cannot make hpp,opI,a''ons
TO defray any o. the expenses Incident TO the ex-
hibit of the stat, at the Worlds Fair i can pass
law authorizing the commissioner OF Insurance.
statistics and history to loan on suhiclent snaran
tee OF their retu.n such exhibits, relics ana arti-
Giles of Interest as may be within his department to
the duly ted agents OF the state ASSOCIATION
| having the Words Fair management In charge
This Guy pc dogs CLEAR OF expense " ne sia'e' WIZ