The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-03
NOTED AT AUSTIN.
Aus,In. rexa.. April

eminent Is bssas run by The present In
cumbrntS
No reason why such conclusion should
IL reached Is advanced. however. and
no aottce IS taken OF the counties where
democracy held it's own or increased its
vote.
Tha, there was decrease In thu aE
sre<ase number OF democratic votes cast
In 1ssi as compared with 1922 IS not to
- asnseSi. bat the figures Indicating such
| decrease show thu number OF 1872 boilers
, yNho lAilAa 70 abide by the Dallas har-
I ;7cry agreement Instead u indicating
;hA; considerable fraction OF The demo
crAcy voted .hc populss; ticket because
| IL was convinced that the administration
| was IN reed of a rebake.
They show also shat there were great
/ Macy If>0pl. at the last election who
. t.srs unreHeSis1r enough 20 take the al
we OF the it$oti; ariieerS to vote Tor any
/ tsAns rather Than support ;ne powers
] ya&s h., st,aPlr because the latter refused
! 70 3 dictated o ~ the kickess, These
same people have since been reading up.
I however. and X * not likely that they will
asain cast ballot Ia favor Of turning
/ the State over 10 "A party which wrecked
! katses- Colorado and The other Western
Satss WhlcA X succeeds Tor awhile IN
I capturing, and there IS little danger now
4 Of Texas being subjected even for one
/ term only 10 pcpuatsiic nal ati iinlStr1tiOn.
I The record { The t.Srd party aggregation
/ 81 the Twenty-fOnrth !egi stature mas proy-
( On q lesson IL Itself aud the calibre OF
! populSi Craftsmanship which came to the
| surface there was enough 10 cure think
! ing people ~ any desire for third party
| government. ON the whole. democratic
! prospects are brighter now than they lave
1 been Tor four years. and tile indications
! are the; MIR Culherson's plurality Will Ne
1 0aon greater IN iSs, than H. was 81 1885,.
/ \ lerfec; understanding On state ISSUES
( hes been arrived az everywhere. ard out
I s!de OF Dallas aud Nehemiah counties
l. 80 4 .H..as
-igus Of trouble within the rasiks have
Disappeared IN spite al the frantic efforts
/ = ser'-h head organs 20 conjure up prospec-
/ tive defeat with The Assistance % 1uEejri
{ election Ef'urrts several years out OF date
-
! Yesferiay under the provisions OF sec
/ lion 10 chapter 4. laws OF 1885 0he Col
I quit 1ctl the county tax collectors
/ throughout TN State hogan 20 make un
I lists o. De lands upon which State and
! county taxes FOR $50 have rot been paid.
sag lists vii, become rlrt OF the cll-
lsctolS' credit papers and must he ap
: proved L. ihe commissioners courts on
7 or before the third Monday in Apr4i y
( Duplicate copy thereof must also be filed
! with the state comptroller and after tho
] commissioners have examined the original
and c3rrec ed such errors as may b..
found therein. they must notify the comp
Z troiier Of such corrections Nhcn said
u
Z advertised fer thi'ea consecutive weeks
after which suits shall be Instituted
( araiust tne deiingaesits in the district
! Up to n. time Of tho approval Of the
! lists by tho comm ssioneTs courts col
iectors ai-e authorized under The law -
y rtcri,c Us ymcnts of taxes on rlle $50 rolls
/ sn! issue The regular lax receipt Their
J courts collectors viii. un,lcr advice from
! The comptroller. receive pRN!neni ~ taxes
/ nj any time before snlc is made under Dr.
( cree OF court. and Win Issue regular re-
/ d,.nptIon receipts. which mus, be for
wAr!ed - the conpuoilur'i of-Ice. that
redemption certificates may oe issued
! rnerron For THIS purpose collectors snail
retain a COPY of delinquent lists ana
/ Mpon redemption collections VIII collect
/ interest at the rate Of 6 per cont per
/ annum from January l. 1875, and accrued
: costs o. siiit.
/ Already talk is being heard about prob
/ able legislation on tho part of the Twenty
( afth legislature. which Is to be elected
this fan
/ That the attack upon the fee system
/ VIII Ire renewed goes without saying, and
hardly ANYONE, doubts but wnat oortalA
reforms VIII he effected in that direction
/ District attorneys ana county Judges Zee
at least VIII be regulated 80 that 1t viii
no longer be the case that in many coun-
: ties and districts the county Judge ana
district attorney viii rake 81 per iutsites
I sNfnoialting to twice the district judge
} s8lHry. Ihe prevalent idea H. that county
judges and district attorneys fees shall
{ be paid into the State general revenue
Z iund when they exceed the amount Of
J g." per year.
! Amendments 20 tho lIluor license and
I local -ftiaH law are also heing suggest
ed With regard 10 the nrst Il IS pro
posed that all state liquor licenses shall
expire on In" last day OF june Of each
year, AZ 10 The rodoral licensees and
E 10
E Ter when voted IL shall not 20 INTO eject
I until the following i!rst dag ot jay. the
day on which al liquor licenses must he
/ renewed u the preposei change ~ NE
! license lax g. made. mus avoiding N"
necessity Tor tho refuniins Of moneys
I paid on ilcenses which We're not cloyql
: in fuli owing 10 the vo'ing IN OF l9osl
There are those also who favor the
{ law recently passed IN New York. f3r the
submission Of the liquor question as fol-
lows
First-shail liquor he sold to be drunk
I on the premises
second-sh n liquor he sold not TO be-
drunk on the premises where sod
rhird-shall hquos b. sold BY a piiarmn-
cist on physicians prescripuen'
Forrih -shall liquor he sold by hotel
The sentiment In favor of calling con.
! s'iutionai convention IS also strong, ana
I thcFe ID every reason that \ resolution
providing for same VIII be passed. next
There ~ probability likeWiSe OF ,the
passage OF a very stringent iaw against
;he use OF money IN elections, and pro-
gidinE for the severe punishment OF r..
ceiVers as well az payers OF bo9fle uSet
TO Influence the casting Of votes II 5
frequently ursel by defenders of the pres
ang fe, system thAt IL costs 80 mpeh 70
g.E elected nowadays thai county officials
are bound 10 earn - " money 20 come out
ahr al On ih.-lr terms of office, II Is also
asserted that 10 poor man can make a
successful rare for couSfrss IN some as
. I tricis. autoriously iha Ninth. owing 20 the
power ard following ~ the '"fioonce',
! men. Now. this Is a d-plorable state II
affairs which needs attention that viii
most likely be paid 10 1t by the next
/ legislature.
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81 Democratic candidates for the leglsla-
. iurr are becoming plentiful In Travis
. country Hon, Il. II. Ward IS seeking a
reelection. while Il. ~ Rogel OF 81, ELMO,
J. WOOD smith OF BluG Springs and l..
l. Hui Of Webherville are on, after ono
, / or the aikser OF the seats in the lcgislatu Fs