The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-31
AND HOW He STANDS ON srATs ISSUE
OF MOMENT.
de Approves the L, nd Laws En3ctea oy
the Twenty Third Legislature, Favors
ate Support For the Confederate
Home and Discusses Other
Questions Psrtinentto
the Times.

| tive manner on state issues. Ills caIIl
will te we'll worth the reading and
should be given careful thought:
To the Democrats of Texas:
AS d candidate tor governor at
your nomination, it is altogether
proper that 1 briefly indicate to you
the p3licias 1 will pursue II honored
with your selection. | adopt this
method of addressing you in view of
the fact that my official duties will
not permit me TO arrange or execute q
consecutive canvass OF the several
counties of the state.
In my opinion the platform OF prln-
cipIes enupciated by the Democratic
convention, and upon which the NOM
inee for governor consents to stand,
constitutes the chart by which, II
elected, he should direct his admins
tratjun. [ will be nominated upon a
platform which | can accept and APP
prove or | will not be nominated at
all. Then, if elected, | shall exhaust
my every energy in carrying out your
platform demands.
/ conceive the duties of the COVER
nor to be primarily executive aud ad-
visory; and SO cOnceiving l would
rigidly and impartially execute the
laws as l find then, on the statute
books. Wherein by test or expert
ment they may be found detective L
would seek through the proper au-
thority to have them remedied. In
my opinion laws should be enacted
solely with reference to the promotion
and the protection of the interest and
welfare of the whole people, limited
only by the provisions of our constitu.
ton. They should be prehensive
enough to embrace every interest OF
the people, and 80 simplitied and
plainly stated as to be within the I'M
Outstanding of the humblest citizen.
"That government ia the best govern
ment which governs least" is d IA
miliar political maxim. In reality
that government is best which, full
filling the mandates of the constitu.
ton, governs impartially and metes
cut full and exact justice to all citi-
zens alike.
The railroad commission has come
to stay. 1t is, under existing condi-
tions, an indispensable part of the
state governmental machinery, and
has been so wisely declared by the
people. l heartily favor its perpetua-
tion, confident that the people,
through the Legislature, will provide
such changes as may be found nece5-
sary to perfect 1t. l would favor,
however, q constitutional amendment
making the commissioners elective
one at each successive election, 81
that at no time could the commission
be composed wholly of Inexperienced
| incumbents.
[ heartily approve the bond laws
enacted by the Twenty.third legisa'
ture, restricting the authority OF rail
roads, cities and towns in the issu'
ance of bonds. | believe that time
will confirm the wisdom of the legis.
lature in that enactment, and show
that by its operation the public inter,
est VIII be best subserved.
The unfortunate inmates of Oul
asylums are sacred charges OF the
state and every resource should bt
exhausted in their proper treatmen
and care. L believe that in the ab
sence of the power to support the Con
federate Home the constitution shoulC
he so amended as to confer that pOWe
and it should be- at once exercised,
The public school system is at one
the pride and glory OF Texas. NJ
more patriotic duty can devolve upon
the governor of Texas than the eXer
else of every means coming within
the scope of his authority to foste
and promote its interest, and To eX
\ Il In of nj Of hn { Gt 81
lis grades from the primary school i
the University and all it's branches.
The states penal institutions, be
I, Iieve, should be operated under pc.
feet system. Such of the cOnvjcts a
are required by law to be- kept within
the walls of the penitentiaries shoul'
be rigidly kept :here, treated humane
ly and as considerably as is consisten
with perfect discipline, and their Ia
Dor utilized to the advantage of tn
state as far as may be possi0le. Tn
employment of those worked Outsid
, of the penitentiary should be so reg
ulated as not to bring them into con
petition with the hon, st labor OF tn
oTntry.
| believe that with due regard
the integrity Of the states treasur.
, and the interest of the Taxpayers, sue
l appropriation should be made for III
Improvement of the capitol grOunC
and the keeping in repair ali publ
buildings as their preservation ma
t demand.
g The vexed question as to the oil
posal of our pablo domain, which hi
&, been agitating the popular mind for
= decade has fortunately been near
g settled by judicial interpretatiC
e and legislative enactmant. | am
t favor of the protection OF this educ
u tional interest in and title to the pu'
n lie domain. At the same time | am
e favor of fully protecting the 9ctu
d settler and innocent purchaser in a
of his rights. do not believe in &c
letting lands after the actual settl
| has made his payment to the stat
Sound public policy would dicta
that the purchaser should have, il
so elect, a proI ortianate amount of Il
;, land allotted TO him for the money pa
l by him into the state treasury. III
, public interest would be better su
- served by having an actual settler
- so acres or 100 acres of land, than ;
~ irresponsible class of tenants or Occ
=, pants on GAO or 200 acres of land
IL which they had no title, and cons