San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-13
HOGG'S MESSAGE.
A Labored, Lengthy, Lugubrious
Lingo A Condensation of
HIS Campaign Speech
Last Year

Last Year.
The governors message read to the leg
islature of Texas yesterday is too lengthy
for the patience of the LIGHT readers to
endure full presentation of it, but the
following are its salient points.
The message" recognizes the demands
OF the democratic party as embodied In
its platform as binding upon the legisla-
ture, which being democratic body must
carry into effect the party will.
These demands are irangedi under the
following heads:
l. Those affecting state affairs that
may be complied with by appropriate leg
islation,on the subjects of railroad bonds
and stocks, municipal Indebtedness, land
corporations, the railway commission,
public education, mechanics lien, convict
labor, lannS held for sidngS and switches,
land and county boundaries.
III. Those touching state questions
that may be obeyed by submitting to the
people constitutional amendments on The
subjects of state banks, INDECENT ex-Con-
federates.
III. Those on federal matters that may
be promoted, in so far as the state legis-
lature is concerned, by suitable resOlu-
tiOnS to be presented to Texas senators
and representatives in congress on the
subjects of the tenure OF federal office,
free coinage of silver, national banking
come tax, bounties and subsidies to pri-
vate parties.
w. Then subjects, in general, touch
ing many less important questions, are
discussed.
The remedy proposed for the first evil
is the examination Of railroads by ex-
pertS, under direction of the commission,
who shall file with the secretary OF slater
under oath a statement of vaIuaLlon as
the basis for all issues of stocks and bonds
under the constitutional provisors; the
railroad violating law in issue OF bonds to
forfeit its charter, and It's officers direct
ors and stockholders be ajudged guilty
of penal offence and punished accord
ingly.
This is a sample OF the spirit of justice
pervading the message, making the poor
stock holder a scape goat for the actions
of directory Of whose acts he Is largely
ignorant.
Municipal indebtedness is to be pre-
vented by repeal of act OF April 4, 1889,
making the attorney general arbiter In all
cases where municipal bonds are to be is
sued and making it penal otfense to issue
such bonds without the attorney generals
consent and endorsement.
The holdings Of land corporations the
message confeSSes cannot be controlled.
The Railway commission is Numbered
over at length and a mighty wall Is MADE
over the decision OF the federal JuuRe ue-
claring the law unconstitutional. The
legislature is called upon to perpetuate
the commission as it is and confirm It's
powers.
Change in the constitution advocating
state banks is advised. Mechanic lien
law in accordance with party platform
demanded. Convict lease law declared
unwise and deprecated. Constitutional
amendment giving state power to care for
INDECENT confederate soldiers Is advocated.
The question of taxes reviewed and sug-
gestiOns for assessors government made.
The criminal laws are generally COM
mended and would be perfect II the sug-
gestions of the last message were COM
piled with Lotteries are denounced and
board of pardonS asked for.
The executive expenditures are present.
ed; appropriations for a new executive
mansion: improvent of Capitol grounds
and purchase of San Jacinto battle
ground recommended; also, that the state
collections be sent to Chicago, as the con-
StitutiOn fOrbidS an appropriation OF state
money for specific exhibit.
The state has invested over Sl6,OOO,UO
in new industries within two years, built
1923 miles of railway, reduced taxes % per
cent and rates of interest 2 per cent
The whole matter is then referred 10
the legislature to take under adyisemcnt
and act as seems good to them.