Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-06

distuict clerks and tax collcctors--all
entitled to salaries or fees for service
from the state. Creditors. clerks and ~
horers have nothing TO 10 with it. The
officers were asked TO
CON'rRlBlFrE NOTHING
nor 10 make any great sacrifice. From
III direclions, am proud to say, q
hearty, patriotic response has reached
chcerfully comply with the request. II
they do, then no deficiency or snspcn-
sion Of payments will occur at the treas
ury, Have YOU not often heard oi The
"ercat surplus tile immense cash hnl-
ance n thg tre0saryf No doubt you
have. How has this oceurredi Don't
you know Well | Will tell yow; A
surplus ~ cash balance simply
means thar the government has col
lected aud holds IN the treasury moro
money from the people than Is necessary
10 pay expenses. To tide over the
hard monihs al the beginning u tax
collections, The state In the past has been
Z competed 20 levy 4 heavier tax than
I was absolutely necessary to maintain
I the government In this way this sur
plus or cash balance In the treasury
has been collected. IL is impossible. un-
| der our system of government, TO col
/ !ect revenues IN suitable quantities
! monthly through The year SO as 10 meet
( the current expenses as they accrue
\ suppose now that my administration has
Z collected 20 cents on the hundred dollars
| worth Of properly, then we could boast
l also " q cash balance" The savings
1 IN taxes 10 the people hy reason Of Ills
| reduction during TIM period Of tho three
/ years covered aggregates over Sl.liO.-
/ 600 Don't You sccf Instead OF collect
/ ing this amount, We have run the gov-
ornment ON different principle. lat
MI HE money stay with the people eN-
cent what Is absolutely necessary 10
support thu eovcrnrcnt. This Is Dem
| ocracy. This is Justice. This Is the re-
suit Of low taxes This Is what the PEG.
pie Of Texas waht. This is what they
have,
he Maid into or out Of the troasury On
the request or order Of the governor or
any one else except IN obedience 10 or
BY express authority gwen byt be legis
lnturc through some law ennct"d for
that purpose by message, the governor
simply
GIVE HIS OPINION
to the legislature on the condition OF the
government. and advises what laws he
thinks best TO he adopted. amended Or
repealed. He simply executes and oheys
the laws when they are adopted. livery
two years the legislature passes what "
called the appropriation NH, which
authorizes the payment OF money from
the treasury for the specific purposes aud
to the amount therein named Tils H. the
chart. the giidc, the authority by which
money Is paid out by the treasurer on
warrants drawn by te comptroller. No
ne can get n dollar from the state eN-
cept on the written order, called n war
rant drawn hy the comptroller ON the
treasurer. The comptroller ronnot draw
n warrant for any purpose except by
authority Of law. 50. after all. the laws
passed ly tile legislature govern all The
officials nnd provide for the cOllnr'~ of
u1Vs and disbursement of public money.
IL Mates not how much moley may he
In the treasury. not u dollar OF " can be
raid out except on the express consent,
In The form Of law, promulgated by the
legislature tninnuSch Of the rrpresenln-
tiyrs and scnn'ors elected by the people.
The last legislature was one OF the most
palns-iaLing, careful, ecopo meal bodies
ihat ever assembled nj the capitol. While
II remained IN session longer than
vsuul ! am prepared 10 say ,hat no
material snclince of public Interests Was
the result They passed the npprOiria,
tiCus bill under and by die authority Of
which the money ~ being paid out OF
As said before. ! vetoed about $780,
600 OF the items allowed in che bill. for
the reasons given Va my message. This
made II possible 90 run the government
On the exceedingly low rate Of taxes
without having much II any deficiency
aud no surplus during the year. As be-
tween a deficiency caused by u low rnic
Of taxation, and q surplus produced as
the
RESULT or HIGH TAXES.
] win face the deficiency cYnry time.
So far rs iniurng the credit Of the
state is concerned. this v al moonshinc.
Whit does she want with cfelilf SHE
does not want 10 borrow anything VI
she did. the calamity howlers would have
worn themselves cut trying to drag her
name to ignominy and shame, have 70
weakened und yeracity that they could
not prevent II. When you hear one OF
them tnlking about the deficiency IN
the treasury or bankruptcy of the stats,
tell him thnt II he has a claim against
her to present II TO our able young
treasurer aud see II payment ~ REFUSED.
When he falls TO get his pay, ihen he
certainly has right 10 howl. But when
before payment " refused him, he her
aids Il abroad on the streets, In his fay
ortc resort, the saloons, and elsewhere,
| that the stute w bank r1nt, do yOu sup
pose that deep down In his wiltul heart
there is single spark Of patriotism for
his country lingering Nheref DO you
suppose that such chaps would not be
glad 10 SOC the state bankrupt As
vultures realize dcc0nposed carcass,
The calamity clnclcrs would love to see
Tho state government colmpse. In sweat
anticipation they have lived ON prophe'
cies Of dire results for tile past three
years; bur the poor things must work
Their lCos,~hlngcd jaws another year,
when they wsll sand on the bar OF dis
apl0 cd hope
'fhp Increased expenses Of my admin.
istrailon over former ones, consisted OF
rounding amounts paid Improperly for
lands, $500; amount paid for publish.
Ing constitutional amendments, $4,000;
codifying the laws, $500, improving and
enlaTging ihc asylnns, university, quar-
intine stations aud educational instltn.
lions S2l1 800: settling deficiency Of for
, mer wear, Si3.OOO bounty for
StAI4pS or WILD ANIMALS
In the west $4,000; payment oil slate
bonds Of long standing, S24S,0O0; medical
branch Of The university, al Galveston,
$1,000; support Of Confederate home.
assumed by the state, S0o,UOO; salaries
Of new district Judges and district attor-
neys, S25cOO; commission Of appeals,
$4,000; and railroad commission, $50.
700: making IN the aggregate, 1886, 500,
Added TO this for the next year begin.
ing March !. last were the additional
> items Of $1,000 for the Greer county
case: 81 800 10 refund land sales; $3D,-
u45 for the new civil and criminal courts;
St1.OlJO for two district courtsj $1,000
Tor improvements Of A aud NJ. college.
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