Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-28
run MATE UNIvrIlsITY.

The legislature should either consider
the state university IN the appropriation
of the remaining public domain, or it
should leave that duty 70 future legis-
lature. To confer all Of these lands upon
the school fund would not make per-
ceptibe addition TO II, nor would IL affect
the taxes Of any man, however much or
however little he pays in school
taxes IL would be- such disposal of
the lands as would produce no nppreci-
able benefit 20 the public nor TO any in
dividual On the other hand. there Is a
sufficient amount of these lands
to be Of large benefit II applied to the
upbuilding of the state university. and
that Is a matter In which every Texan
should feel a pride, because he has n
direct interest
" II should be impossible because Of
legislative indifference, 10 grow IA uni
versity Of tho FIRST class az the fathers
contemplated, under present conditions.
II may become necessary, by consttu-
tional amendment 20 incorporate the uni
Versity in the public school system,
which would accomplish the double pur-
pose Of giving security for it's mulnte-
nance and removing prejudices which
serve to obstruct It's progress.
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The hill introduced by Representative
Currey IN the house, which has progressed
Tar enough for Us passage to be practically
assured, In abrognton Of the common law
rula that children belong 10 the parents.
and providing that IN cnso such parents
are dissoluto or vicious, their children be-
come practically wards OF the state and
can be taken away from the pernicious
Influences OF their surroundings aud given
Into the care OF chartably disposed peo-
pie or charitable Institutions. Will meet
with rlmost universal approval aud viii
commend itself not only 10 the thinking
people Of 1exaB but will be followed 10y
the legislatures Of other states.
The Fort Worth Charter win now be
passed with the amendmenta already nade.
II - hard 20 determine Just what the
amendments are bat from reports, when It
gets back Il win look more Ike picture
OF Chicago after the great connagratlon or
a war map OF Europe than the document
that left here 10 be presented 20 the legls-
lature.
The Port Lavacaen announces that sena-
tor Coke viii have nothing 20 do with
naming federal appoutees, and that Sena.
tor Mills Is the man 20 see about them.
Tho mugwump organs are stnl prnlslng
the junior Texas senator for hls refusal
TO take hand In tho division Of the
Hpoils Now, where IS the onlce-seeker att
with the choctaws on tho war path,
tho Kiowas and otoes dancing tho Messiah
dance and the Washington Indinns threaten.
ing row, II would soom that the noble
red man Of the forest has made up his
mind 20 be promptly extermmated, the
accommodation OF which desire would oc-
casion very Few regrets.
The citizens have undertaken 10 secure
admission to Fort Worth for the Rock
Island for fair consideration. II they
should. az OF course they win not, rail
Ia that, che effect would be 20 uotify the
world thar a Chinese wan exists around
Fort Worth, that Il has enough OF good
things.
The Galveston papers arc very much agi.
tated because Of some casual remarks by
Secretary Clarke OF our chamber OF com.
merco on the subject OF deep water and
shipping facilities. Tho secretary should
apologize The water Is all right at Cal
weston. II 10 ths sandbats which have a
bad habit OF wobalinE.
Eighty columns OF Advertising ia a regu-
iw isgue Of a daily newspaper 81 believed 70
be the best record ever made ~ :. CITY un-
der 10000 population Fort worth fnr-
niahed them and Thc Gazette printed them
on Sunday.
10 the victors belong the spoiis. Texas
fun Of ylctor.p please pass those spolls
hla way.
Let the good tldlue3 hash over the wires
lonirht; Fort Worth VIII SCI the Rock
Ialand.