Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-13

INI Us experience OF the INNt ana fiInIA on tue
preesut may adord Anowisdee % what is ocsi
Tor the people with reference 10 the law not
Withstand az tht intcmperate political Opinion
S e zoe ie ca sdss .r sss,e i, nc Ss,s,s
eKpedient or necessary A sense az propfiety
End OF seifrcspcct would imnci tho State GOV.
hlgbcsi court IN the gqvefnmepi may possibly
point cut some objections 70 H.
state Banks
The eoustisutiau provides that 70 corporate bosy
rhail hereafter be created, fcnoucd VI otiended
with bapklue discounnuf prlvilorcs Art. ie
power ofthe icfisiefprc renpincd ia aecry con.
sttuilon. except mat o. isaa since the ofganits.
heif savcreien rshts. io reiievc prcsent or pros'
peciiye bondilicns inlmical thclr interests TIE
psssssed lhcmfeiycs IN neor "a an snsHs@ent 20
the constitution permitting The Incorporation Of
W, ~ ,, s s,,Gs ~ KY ieo.l,,, s. .s
one OF the reasons Tor this demand TO- that the peo
pie are wlllinr 90 reugge that restriction on She
Legislative power ana thus 90 prepare against any
contin Eenct that may arise from federal legifla-
tion On the subject o. nnance There Z sitons
peal OF tbo national banking law over which con
gross has exclusive control should he congress
ahcith the national banking system, With the con-
sttutional prohibition rnf1frcq 20 unchanged the
,eatelNiufc cQuld not give 70 the people ~ Ioxas
business sn5 comIercs. Rtscrefors bscemss aS.
visible torr tgur hcnoraeie body y submit con-
pressed VIII OF che people on this subject
Public Education.
The declaration In The state constitution that
- general diffusion % knowledge n essential
70 "a liberties aud rights of the peoplcn aud
demanding that The Legislature shalt make
anoo OF en- efficient system Of public fcc schools
for period OF notices. Than ak months OF each
year. can mover be conslsnntly lost sight Of nor
tives The demand that THIS provisIon shalt be-
compiled With 10 bat Just AVID reasonable. The
people have alsQ through their convention de.
0larcd that tho Universiw and IA branches aud
the other public eduCnunal institutions must be
appropriately endowed aud maintained
For iull Information on the subject Of public
education. the attention o. your honorable
bodies u respectfully called 70 tho able eabof.
ate and interesting reports Of tho aupcrlntend.
ort of public instruction, q the boards Of man
ayers of the Fam Houston Normal Institute To-
Gated 90 Huntsville, Of the Prairie View Normal
Institute, al Hampstead. Of the A. and NJ Col.
lege az Bryan Of The Regents Of the University,
~ Austin. and " the medical branch thereof az
Galveston. Each of these several reports Dc.
serve investigation for they have been made hy
men well vcfscd In these publln Institutions.
familiar With their necessities With iutt pride
the stato has supported each of these public
schools and ne n result the people arr daily re-.
coyiuF nom them benefits Gar beyond coiupu-
MtiOn that must grow IA Importance year hf
year ~ the state itself moves on W leadership
among her sis ora. Most of these institutions
are IN healthtu, prosperous conditions yct
are demanding, OF necessity Increased nppro.
pdauons 10 meet the exigCnCios OF thl tlmea
a. thc state crows the publc schools aud
higher educational institutions expand On keep
apacc NTH her gcntnCss. Thor encourage
mont in All respects muI sphng from the honor
and pfljc OF the people whose llhefauty
towards them Ia the past vouchsnles Tor them
success IN 1he future
mechnnics Liona.
Tho people through their convention last Au.
gust, also adopted the following PLATFORM
10 We pledge she enactment OF law 70
moro Justly and perfectly secure The liens or
mechanics. material men, artisans add labor
crs "a revision OF the laws now voluminuus
nud inadequate on This subject 20 more Justly
protect the wngo-workurs. material mon and
mechanics becomes important ln view OF The
thereon Ills therefore called respectfully NJ
the attention Of your honorable bodies. With
the Wll conhdence that oil appropriate need
fh remedies VIII be adopted
Convict Labor.
Another important declaration by ne people
% to 20 found in thc following eAprrsslon
"Qi We believe the custom Of hiring ont
aud leasing penal convlgN % corporations and
private ucrsonaAD beag inst public policy"
Legislature ease 2utsf r was gfenentCd. point
ing out thc OWLS apparent "a tho present va.
tenn Of permitting cuuyiog " sr lcsrgs ui
hircd out in any respect whatever Reference
~ the IMPORT OF thc superintendent Of pcniten-
tnrICs Wlll disclose me advantage ~ working
thom up0n state account over hc custom on
paramount Objects that should be- Eepi IA View
IN taC control alid operation y the peuitcnuhry
gonNet titsL To carry our ne objects on pm
ihhmeui Tor crime and. second, % avoid ns Tar
~ possible placing the c0uNicis IN competition
with free labor Experience teaches that the
former object ~ ns impossible nA the latter hns
proyOn 10 be- impuctoabie. The oblcet Of penal
punishment 10 % suppress crime ana 20 foiOfm
the udpuder II ~ quito doubtful N crllue eau
be suppfemcd or the reformation Of the offender
accomplished by permitting tho c0nvicia 10 be
worked iut hirc by private parties or corpora
toup Az best 10 rs diihcult 10 reform The Criin.
nal element and this ttouble cannot be relieved
Dy exposing tlv prisoners " chains to me pun.
lc gu4e while they are working upon railroads
and private farms removed % Far nom the
wholesome enoot Of prison discipline ana moral
influence that may bO 30 conveniently Thrown
around them while working on state afuuunt
The trOuhlo seems To be- that Ono state NOW has
more cOuyrig Ihuu 81 ~ capable on Keeping
within the walls oftho Two pcniiontarcs or of
working upon the farms she now operates
General subiocts-Ta1ation.
Itisa fundamental principle Of good govern
Ineut that tnxaton shall be- equal and uniform
without Determination no myOf OF Ur against
any individual or class. 10 equAllAc taxes Ia
this state. nfJporty values must be- lcYplcd up
Iuvidious discrimination On the valuation u
properly produces unequal taxation
Without entering into lull discussion Of thls
important question oheciinH the pnbic Weiiaie
the following suggesu0us arc respectfully
made that may be Improved upon Dy the was.
dom of your honorable bodies
Il Fla INC minimum Nhlut ul lhuQsi hrloW
which the assessor shall NOT accept IL Tor iaia
ton
Prohibit county assessors from accepting
urban property 90 less than tho yRluo rendered
To the tlty assessor for municipal purpoNcs.
q Direct that The assessor shall n9i accept
any property ~ less than the amount iuf Which
10 stands mOrignEcd,
a. Tag nsuraicc companies on the amount OF
the business done annually
D. lnCnhse The permit taf on all infeiFn cor
pOTatiOus dOirg business W The tlaiG. Lot
il be made on luuol tax pn The franchise
O. Impose on annual occupation tax upon all
persons who son or oficr Tor snle pistols bowie
knives oirkA and oagNgfN
e. lace q tax upon all pers0us engaged 10 ihe
manufacture or sale Of Hll classes of cigarettes
aud tie material used therefor
be paid annually by tho company owning or
controlling then.
Impose an occupation iAr ON ench sleeping
palace Or dining groom onf company nud ~ sll
companies leasing or renting ears 20 railway
companies for any purpose whatever % better
suil. ad0pt the Peunay lyania law on ms sub
feet. MAKO the right Of the companies 10 70
business 90 this state depend On payment Of lhe
taa.
iO Tar rccuAcrs aud brewers
lf :. confidently believed mat hy d ln1if'0us
application " thosc mcasurgA properly values
may De leyelled UP taxes mun btAll rQunr
iZed. aud many who age now canapiuR H2nhph
may BY forced 10 pay their lu8i dues 20 NE soy
ornmcni aud gY q consequence The "a yal0mm
laR OF Tie aiate though now very loWi cJu re-
main Without hpy NECESSITY Of Increase
Criminal Laws.
The codes OF criminal lfN and criminal pro
codufc in the main are strong simple ana eulra.
cinus WITH fow amendments 10 he iRW Of
honicido ana govsming cnArgos OF trial courts
on all questions VI crime GA The llne presented
aud advocated BY message 10 lhC nfat session OF
the End Legislature 10 Which felefonte y hffe
sl,ia Thefo has mover bee a an n 40 nCV0r BE-