Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-02


islature TO provide methods
BY which taxable values should
be properly Increased. This
was not done | was compelled
therefore. to veto several hundred thou
sand dollars from the appropriations
bill, which made the deficiency much
less than II would have been other
wise. In my next message ! ahall add
wise the legislature again to Increase
the taxable values and to provide moro
effective means for forcing dclinqucnts
TO pay their taxes. should either sug-
gestion be followed. the deficiency can
be paid and the government suihciontly
operated ON the present low rate OF
taxation. II not. then taxes must be
raised.
Now and then Some fellow who never
even pays his poll tax, nor earns or
owns a state warrant. makes the false
statement that the warrants are being
"hawked" around at discount Up
20 this time have never heard single
man who owned u warrant complain.
They are Issued 20 the officers and em-
ployos OF the state and those who FUR
nish aupplies TO the various insutu-
lions, and are registered and paid MS
the money reaches the treasury In the
order Of their priority-iust as Jurors
get their warrants registered and paid
by the county No man has TO wait
long for his money. Cash comes into
the treasury almost daily. and " paid
without discrimination or favoritism to
the holders OF warrants according TO
their registered number. Consistent
with my Wow OF sound political econo-
my. this practice Is much better than
70 hoard the money In the treasury.
Especially Is this 80 during financial
stringoncies Lot the money remnin
with the people until the government Is
~. ftsti
economy and removes the temptation
to eStravagance.
The government has been conducted
without scandal IN connection with any
institution or department, except in
one instance, and tlen on full invests
cation n legislative Nindication follow
Cd. There has not been the default OF
a cant There haa not been the breath
OF SANDER or the slightest suspicion
against the character Of n single pub
lie servant, The institutions have all
been efficiently maintained and opor-
ated upon the most economical plans
consistent with good order. The per
cent OF criminal convictions has largely
increased and crime has been cores
pondingly reduced. This year more
railroads are being built In Texan than
In any other state Of the Union. Today
Il Is generally admitted at home aud
abroad, from all impartial persons
and croakng critics as we'll, that
Texas Is in n more substantial, pros
porous condition than any other state.
There have leon less business failures.
less bank scandals, less bankruptcy
and less receiyersh!ps during thc past
four years ,han have ever marked
corresp ,ndmR period In the stato's his
tory Then why should any man want
to turn his foul hand upon the local
Democracy and strike II because. Tor
sooth, gone man or set OF men AZ and
around Washington nave committed
acts which they cannot approvei For
men Of pride and honor, for men OF
nerve and manhood. who speak openly
and have \ reason for their convic-' Il
tons whether Democrats, Populiats or
Republicans. have the most profound
respect. MY respect Is not lcsaened by
reason OF their differing with me. But
for pinks OF innocence, for ltnow-alls.
for word-slingers. for hGt-smn shers nnd
smart Aleots who swing around po-
llticnl circles, idllng their time away.
leaving their wives and children nj
home TO cultivate patches while they
arc of gallnVanting In politics or stay
on street corners loatlng, chewing to-
bacoo, splitting at dirt-dauhers, whit
Ting on white pine boxes and "cusa-
ms" out the county, l have the pro-
foundest contempt II they Will nNer-
else n little more muscle, perspire n
little more over the brow in honest
efforts 10 make bread and work their
Jaws less and exercise their reason
more. their condition would b. decld-
eddy elevated Such fellows could not
drive n wagon and team without nun
ming over every stump Within range
OF the road They could not operate a
windmill without bursting every Joint !
OF the machinery. Many ot them could |
not set n mouse trap. Vet thoy 30 |
around telling you how to run the gov
ernmpnt Argument and reason on |
such fellows fall like sawdust on ocean
waves.
PopuIistS After LRborIng Men.
The populistic bowling emissarlea |
ana whispering confidential winkcrs |
tell the laborers. who are essentially |
Democratic, that the ninth and tenth |
planlss OF the state Democratic plat |
form are intended for their ruin. To |
catch the negro they declare In their |
platform for negro trustees of negro |
schools and to be sure that the
meshes OF their political seine ara
small enough TO drag In the lenst pos
sible fish, by section 10 OF their plat
form they say TO the poor convict that
"the earnings OF the convict. above the
expense OF keeping, shall 70 TO his
family" They know 1t is the rarcat
possible thing Tor u conNlclb earnings |
TO exceed his expenses. Yet they
throw out this sop In the hope OF on
listing their support and sympathios.
Their speakers are trying to take the
negroeg from the Republican party ON
account OF Democratic law. II they
are 30 anxious for Sambo TO help them
out politically, why don't they act like
and invite them to their
They make the negro be-
leve that he has no right Mt all to
trustees IN school dstricts, OF course
thoy win arouse much prejudice over
THIS question. II any Intelligent man.
however, viii examine tho school law
on the subject, he will lind that In
those districts where white trustees
are elected in which there are also ne
gro 0chools the negroes have the right
"a eject their own trustees. who are
20 cooperate with these white trustees
in the supervision OF colorcd schools
'rha only negro member In the logiBla-
ture voted for this law. while out OF
tho seven or eight Popuiist members
not one OF them objected TO II on the
ground that II Disseminated against
tho negro race. They had the oppor-
tunlty In open house. while the bill
was being pissed. to make some OF
their blood and thunder speeches