Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-28
FIIT0R GEO. 7. JESTER.
MS SAYS AnouT STATE
ISSUES.
the Maintainance ana En-
su, Of the state Asyiums.
40. reduced Under Demo-
.,c Ruie-schooI Lands.
M pLspatch.

..al Dispatch.
1.ara TEX, May Ex-senator
Y Z lester, candidate for lieutenant
In being approached for an in
,,w made the following expressions
n. issues now foremost in the
\. N The people. In complying with
..ouest he said; II favor an
,,,,ral administration of state gov
tax sufficient to meet the
- Of the state without a de-
"A nj the same time sufficiently
n oreyent an accumulation of
:, in the vaults of the state treas
.h,eh should be In circulation
the people. These views I adj
"a In the twenty-second and
.r.thIrd sessions OF the legisla-
favor the necessary appropria-
tur the maintenance and enlarge
!, az our asylums and institutions
.,rulng. as well as other public in
u,Ions and believe that all should
!. on the broad principles of econo-
81 4 favor legislation by which the
.u,es Of our judiciary departments
n be reduced. The taxes Of Texas
sFer today than ever before known
the economical administration of
aaie government has been in tho
~, ,,.tr.r,hp..pf NNlap 81.
-oralic party took charge of the
/, government in 1874 Il was neces-
10 pay a so cent tax on 500 worth
,vperty. since that time the taxes
|, been gradually reduced. and to-
We have the lowest tax of any
h m the union, being only 10 cents
d, 800 worth OF property.
sss we had 7l,OOO,OOO of acres tina,
ised to the public domain. Since
tine 1t has been given to railroads,
Il common schools, state university,
asylums and other institutions,
! rag about 1900. 900 acres of unappro-
k,ted public domain. The lands OF
! dlferent state institutions. together
oA the public domain amounts to
but 100000 acres of land which is
3pat one-fourth OF the state. The
M common schools own over one
ID Of that amount These lands
build be utilized for the purpose for
ch thy were dedicated and for the
Ispetuation OF these magnificent
hds Tillable lands should only be
siio those desiring homes. 1t is es-
|hiel that 40 per cent of the popula-
h Of Texas are tenants. The 10000,
acres OF land would furnish homes
/ this 100000 OF homeless people, hav-
Il each I'VE to the family-20O acres
the family. 1t is the duty of the
BE to offer every facility TO Its cit
|ts TO procure a home. for the hap
~ and most contented people ON
|rh are those who own their own
|nes 1t occurs to me that our pres
law requiring three years residence
these lands, might possibly be
pended so as to permit those who
|se no homes to purchase a small
bet for homestead not assignable
y" wars "heii ''e puei'usei uVes
\ reside upon the lands This would
able the mechanic at the bench, the
''-"' VI cue arm 'he sV'ioo, 'V@e''e'
I p'oiessloiu' man oi an UiisSes ~
" nome ana az ''e same 'l.ie
'N"ue III ms present employment A"e
! ''n' many PERSONS "i'nou' means
~ se'''eu upon TINS cl"ss VI ia'ius
I Y7HhB unable 10 continue .he pay
~ on account OF iailure IN crops
" resulted IN many natures ahu
,-.'Ous'y TO 'he settler ihe s'a'e
!, 1','ns 'nese iaeii''ies on long Ni'"e
! 'OM ia'e OF interest Wou'u o'i,s
oye double blessing in placing
-, u. ''e ne''uS u ie' N~s
- 80 mem 70 secure d noi"e on
:, V@sS terms ihus the s'A'e anu
'''nAser would be twice blessed the
ne taxable wealth would increase
Y me diterent state funds would De
which would contribute to
support OF the public schools. ana
the supnnrt Of other state tnstifii-