Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-25


courts on immaterial errors committed
IN the courts below. No conviction
should be reversed except for some err
ror apparent on the face of the record
which 1t Is evident Influenced the result
preJudicially to the defendant, and re-
versals upon any other grounds should
not be permitted or tolcrnted, and If I'm
the present state OF the law. the Judges
of the court OF criminal appeals arc
constrained to reverse for immaterial
or Irrelevant errors, the laws should be
amended so as to relieve them OF this
compulsiou.
There were 6615 murders in the United
States in the year 1893, a decrease of T6
since 1892 an Increase of 40 over 1891,
and the alarming increase Of 2225 over
1890. These figures call for serious re-
Election on the part OF the people, and I
desire to say to you that whether the
laws can be changed so as to secure
their better enforcement or not. and
whether the balance OF the state win
arise with us TO demand their better
enforcement or not, let US each and all
resolve that In our community, at least.
the law shall be upheld and life Sc
cured against unlawful Violence
without OBTAINING you further with a
discussion OF the particular measures
that would receive my support II cleo
ted governor, may enumerate the gem
eral principles by which my conduct
would be guided. These, In brief. are
as follows;
what He Recommends.
1. Pass no law for the sake of change
merely, remembering that n people are
best governed when least governed.
and that an old law which has received
u settled construction and with which
the people are familiar is better than a
new law, although the latter may be
theoretically superior to the old.
Igufprqta obplipuop "a ayprv Law on
the statute books without fear or fa-
VOr, and be careful in eXacting COM
piiauce In others to be guilty Of no In
fraction yourself.
Q. The government is divided into
three departments, each OF which is
supreme in its sphere, and governor
should be careful to observe and sup
port the just limitations of each.
T. Give especial attention to the
asylums provided by the bounty of the
state FOR the blind, the deaf and dumb
and the insane, remembering that
those need the protection of the govern
ment most who are least able to pro-
tect themselves.
8. Garry out in good faith the plat
form Of principles upon which elected
to office, thus securing and deserving
the continued confidence OF the people.
G. We are a plain, unpretentlous peo-
pie and entitled to Il frugal and eco
nomlcal administration of public af-
fairs, In this connection / will say that
] am opposed to any increase in official
salaries, and on the contrary, ] am in
favor Of general reduction in govern
mental expenses.
Z. In filling vacancies In public Off
ces apply the Jeffersonian test rs he
honest, is he capable. Is he faithful to
the Constitution" and let no personal
Partially, ties or obligations induce a
variation from this standard.
Npt
service, letting no consideration OF per-
sonal interest or selfish ambition in
fluence the discharge of public duty.
huvenot thought It proper In making
canvass for a state office to discuss
federal questions. We should nominate
and elect our state officers upon state
issues, and our candidates for federal
offices upon federal issues. There is n
growing tendency to subordinate state
issues, and TO make every election turn
upon federal issues. This has bad in
fuence In Withdrawing the attention Of
the people from questions Of local con-
Germ, which really touch their interests
Mt more points than any federal ques-
tion. After all. the general government
has very limited sphere Of action, and
Its influence upon the welfare of the
people Is not to be compared to the i'm
mediate and direct influence exercised
by the state. /, therefore, hope that In
this canvass, at least, people ignoring
federal questions, will concentrate their
attention upon the immediate questions
OF local concern, and select their officers
with respect to them. At the same time
| have no hesitation I'm stating my po-
sltion upon all of them. any and all
questions Of the day, whether federal
or state. ! stand squarely upon the
platform Of the Democratic party. state
ana national, For years have been In
common with all of our people an ad-
Vocate Of revenue tariff and I ad-
mere to that faith. / would encourage
liberal appropriations from the federal
government for the improvement OF
Texas harbors, and the navigable
streams Of our state.
His Financial Views.
Since 1873, when silver was first de-
monetiZed, to the surprise OF the people
who We're ignorant Of the fact that 1t
was In contemplation, or had been ac-
complished, until 1t was actually done,
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