San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-13
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| will say that reform Is necessary, but they
| always fail 10 suggest a remedy. "A
| remedy" is what the people want, and
| they don't want IL In the shape of in
| creased taxation either. | shan suggest
| one or two tonight that upon serious re-
| Election. ought to meet with approval,
| and If followed out, would doubtless in a
| short time, place our staJe treasury in
| the shape it was three years ago. think
| there is two much extravaganza INDUCED
in, in the running of this state govern
ment.
| 1t is believed that we have too many
courts. The additional Judges provided
| for by the last legislature and previous
| ones. haue added largely to our expense
account, extra judges call for extra clerks
| and an extra retiuue of court officials all
/ around.
| II the business Of the various courts of
| Texas were more equally divided, we
could get along with fewer courts, and
| consequently much less expense.
| Therefore, If elected, in order to equal
| iZe business and reduce expenses, ! shall
recommend to the incoming legislature
the enactment of law, requiring all
| damage suits to be brought in the county
| where the cause OF action arose. The
present law governing that point, enables
| the parties to take such cases (particu-
| lurly railroad damage suits before any
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/ in question and this naturally throws a
heavy burden on the courts in cities, eS-
pecially railroad centers, and IL requires
more time in the trial of this class of
| cases than any others, thereby, Ov err
| burdening them with work while the
| courts In the rural districts are kept busy
| scarcely half. the time. II such a law
| was passed, 1t would eQualize the business
/ of the VarionS courts TO such an extent,
| that there would be no demand for the
| establishing of additional ones for several
years to come, and might possibly enable
| the state to reduce the number OF courts
| that we have at this time
| 1t is also believed the expenses OF en-
/ forcing the criminal laws can be reduced
| between three and four hundred thousand
| dollars per year. and at the same time
| give greater efficiency to the enforcement
| Of our laws, and thereby increase the
| general regard for law and the certainty
| of its enforcement.
| The fees for attached witnesses in felo-
ny cases from March LIST, 1898, to August
/ 9th, 1894 amount TO S225, 1868, the SheI IN 5
| and clerks cost to the state in like
| period was Sill, 45l.1S. 1t is rare occur
| renee, in criminal cases, that trial can
| be had at the first term of court after in
| dictment is found, and as these cases are
| continued from term to term, principally
| owing to the absence OF some important
witnesses, and as all witnesses who fail
| to appear must be attached, it involves
| an ever increasing expense on the part OF
| the state. Suppose the trial Judge does
| impose fine on witnesses for diSObeying
process, who ever heard of such fine
| being collected? have not. While these
delays are taking place, the people are
| becoming impatient and frequently re-
| sort to mob violence.
| 1t may not be popular, still | believe
| there is here a necessity for enlarging the
| power of trial courts in contempt cases,
and if elected, shall favor law en-
| charging the power of those judges, so
| in case witnesses diSobey the criminal
| process of their courts, they shall be liza
| BILE to heavy fine, and Imprisonment in
| the county Jail This ! believe, would
| have greater tendency to secure their
| attendance. Cases would be rapidly dis
| posed Of and would thereby have the
| state many thousands of dollars every
| year Under such a law, there would
| rarely be a necessity for sheritfs travel
/ ing all over this immense states, carry
| ing attached witnesses TO court, for their
/ own bond without SuretieS would be Ut
| ticient.
| also desire to say few words in re-
gard to the wool interests of Texas. We
have within our broad domain many mil
lions of acres of land that is good for
nothing except sheep ranches, and the
people who have bought or leased these
lands and have, so to say, paid
their last dollar on earth to
stock them with sheep, and
have been voting for and sending
men to Congress to represent their inter-
estS. are just now opening their eyes 10
the fact that they have been making a
very serious mistake. You elect Demo-
Graf to Congress, and no matter what he
NAV have promised his constituency, when
he gets to Washington, he joins the eau
/ Gus" he agrees TO anything 1t may decide
on regardless of what the results may be.
If the order was given out, that law
must be passed requiring every wool
grower in his district to be put in the pen
| itentiary for having the audaCity to COM
pete with foreigners in the wool industry,
| he would have to vote for 1t; he knows
| very well if he didn't they might question
| his Democracy and that would
never do. The "Brice, German, Have
meyer" tariff bill has taken the last vas
tige of protection off of raw wool that was
on it, which will inevitably result in the
! total decentralization and ruinatiOn of that
industry in this state. What does the
Democratic party care for that? They
| say Texas will 90 Democratic anyway, -
will Arkansas and Mississippi, but
when it comes to any particu-
lar industry in a doubtful state
they are very careful not to tread on It's
| toes. So you see. it is that anxiety for
longer lease OF power, that Unsuitable
| greed for office, that prompt these poll
| tical papsuckers and professional dema-
| gogues to preach one thing and practice
| another.
| admire the stand taker by the sugar
planters of Louisiana, and | hope that
the wool growers of our own Texas, will
rise up in their might on election day and
resent with all the power and influence at
| their command, this unjust and uncalled
| for attack on our industries.
| Now, in conclusion, | want TO say to
| all the Progressive Republicans of Tex
as. those that believe in this reform"
movement, that while we may not achieve
success this time nor possibly two years
i d.