The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-17

bodies OF this municipal question Ia ns
| its phases, if judiciods action is III ~
must result in great puo;ic good. WI
ESTA BLISH FINANc.T, efca,
TUDg. 'ttl
AS the state, BY suitable lesisi,i
has placed the stamp Of honesty IN !a n
municipal and railway bonds SO thas
their contamination by til Eand of tr3,lsS
is ne longer permitted, 1t is we'll now w w
the it. slalme to AXE che Il, T, sion o
t." L.. IF financial "ec. .1a to The XXI
nat th' wtrA may oec4n" mprc rnn.
| Elrt.
BY this it is meant respectfully 10 ,uc
gest that law should be passed proh;1
iting any debtor from giving prefpranra
to any creditor when he makes an o Sign
ment 1t should be made plain b. leo
islative enactment that every assign pSt
made by an insolvent, or in contemplati1n
of insolvency, shall be for the benefit Of
all creditors in proportion to then re-
speculative claims, without reference 10
their locality or the amounts due them.
Contention that the citizen should bayn
the right, when he fails in business. o
give advantage to his local creditors or
friends or neighbors over non-residenls
or others, in the distribution of his as
sets, is offensive to the ear of Justice
The money of all creditors has bee used
by or invested in the assets of the failing
Q debtor; and in the proportion thai their
Il claims respectively bear to those 0ssats.
e a distribution, and the expenses inCideu-
d 'al thereto, should be spared and borne
II without favoritism or discriminate In
IS Other words, the law, in spirit OF just
J. ice and equity should speak and demand
lie that all creditors shall have and receive
il due proportion of the assets OF the
tie bankrupt debtor, without consultiug his
T. wishes at all. The advantage given UNI
" der the present assignment laws, to
ne preferred creditors, shakes the confidence
n of all creditors, and produces q suspicion
ed that should not be cast upon the business
Id dealings in our state. 1t would be well
nv also to permit all creditors to sharr in n
IS. division of the assets of every debtor
nj who may become insolvent and be closed
N. out of business by reason of any alta
me ment that may be levied upon his prop
If erty. With the abuses, arising from o
NV custom that has grown up under the as
,ch signment and attachment laws, corrected
vii by suitable legislation, so that al credi-
tors may know that in Texas no tricks
ntv or frauds can be practiced upor them
lie by the countenance of law, the people
Ell may expect that degree of conddeu.e
M and friendship that should pre-, All be-
on tween a debtor and creditor viii Ne r"-
cm, established to the benefit of ever q.,e.
Sos rial interest in their government
re- PASS A STAY LAW.
pa Under the present financial de- tassion
known to exist everyWh ~, lt
ent is but just for the leg -.Htlre
on to vest the equity of redemption every
the debtor whose real estate may be IS Cor
the debt under execution or otherwi THO
or law should be so framed that the editor
ON shall be duly compensated for tn delay.
ny, and the debtor protected in his rig m Leo.
nj deem against unconscionable c gtraat<
on intended to compel him to waive such
e's a law can be made operative onv as 10
ire contracts entered INTO after its adoption.
CRUSH OUT NEPOTISM.
,or Nothing contributes much moro 60 the
NJ embarrassment of the public service than
u the practice of nepotism, as it is common
or ly understood, There is no excuse for it,
on and 1t should be crushed out by suitable
IL prOhibitive laws. No school trustee or
other official connected with tn public
ID free schools; no superintendent, manager.
trustee, or other officer of any state udu-
catiOnal, charitable or penal institution
off and no state or county official should be
VI permitted to employ, directly or Indirect
M ly, any of his kin people within che third
ue degree of consanguinity or affinity, to
Is; perform public service, on public pay,
~ under or in connection with himself OF IN
or the institution or department where he
he exercises any authority whatsoever
&C. A law prohibiting this vice will greatly
ng relieve public servants, and vastly III.
at prove the administration of governmental
he affairs.
S. hAllIN n FAKE.
er The law that requires the railway pas.
AT senger, on failing to purchase Il Jicket, TO
lrS pay the conductor 20 per cent more than
mt the regular fare is, to say the least pro
ny ductiye of much inconvenience. Whether
ire its purpose is to punish the negligent pas
ON senSer, or to reflect on the integrity Of
re- the conductor, or to increase the corp0-
cir rate revenues, is immaterial, for it lacks
nd the clement of justice and should be re.
pealed.
M THE MILITIA.
the The constitution declares that The leg
too islature shall provide by law for Crgani7-
lld ing and disciplining the militia )f the
state in such manner as shall b. deemed
~ eXpedient not Incompatible with the con.
~ stitution and laws of the Unted States
This has been done in the past, until now
ion the Texas Volunteer Guard is generally
pie admitted to be equal to the most efficient
III like organization in the United States
IDS is membership is composed Of be best
to class of young men in the state, and the
ID officials, including the very able Adjatant
i'd General Mabry, and the commissioned
he and non-commissioned officers reflect
he great credit upon the state by their con-
M summate tact and skill. The organize
inc ton needs only. reasonable encourage
me ment from the legislature Within il
of short distance from the capitol are the
m beautiful encampment grounds. where
,dS massed once year the state soldiers re-
, ,, ceive discipline and education in mililarg
any, tactics: The able General Wheaton,
j -bo aided by his splendid staff and corps of
~ ~ army officers, has rendered much valuable
iai service and assistance to the Guard dur
" ing the encampments by their presence,
II drills and instructions, and deser5ys much
es- credit for the high standard attainca hu
rm this fine organization
ty The annual appropriation last year was
to quite small, barely sufficient tc aupuorr
n the Guard while in the service Of the
ty state at camp. 1t cost the people of The
les state few cents per capita &c support
les this army composed of the bet yoUlPt
tu- men. 1t would seem that this x b. l4Fly
in than to encourage the growing shirt IL
Ia some quarters of increasing the standing
is. army of the United States government,
TO If the state militia, or the Nolu0tnnr
to Iuard' IS permitted to disorgs maze for
Use lack Gtcfo OF that support required BIZ the
rn- state constitution, then the ,yrnso
the for increasing the standing arm, Willie
,eIl not Unsuitable, will find strong. ar.n.
rn meht IN support of it To my mind The