The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19
STATE CAPITAL VIEW.

spondencc.) --Jonathan Lanes straightfor-
ward democratic talk anent current poiit-
ical events has been the source of much
favorable comment here.
1t is clear that he rcnects the views of
not less than ~ per cont of the sound
money men of Texas and that the nttempt
to establish u connection between Hardy
Ism and sound money ism viii be resented
all along the line.
Locally II majority OF the sound money
people agree with MIR. Lane In every
ppa ari.uIa r ana I, is evident that no or
IAN representation at the Dallas confer
chce' "A lew inen may 10 from ATS sec
,,.1,, on their own responsibility. hut they
selves and very few will feel bound bv
whatever they may have hand In prinm
Ing nbout.
Inc state executive committees CUB
stantial compliance circular which finally
maue IT'S appearance in print Friday, has
caused no surprise. as the public was no.
uiled from here through the columns of
IN, Inc tosI week ago of it's oxistence,
l lne o'heF papers taking the subJect ur
readers for Its promulgation
ny us terms notice is served tina, the
t ,bn, y, isrees with Chairman Dudley
that 1t was never Intended that ballots
cast at the June primaries should not
br counted unless prepared nee 1t,Iil,r ia
NE strict letter Of the directory resclu-
has been In progress for ,,vp n,ontns
over lhe action OF the committee. was
osrvnsi"'y oyer tha form of bIllot pre-
ssrihed. and as all misrepresentation on
mat score has now been removed. IL
Wouni SEEM That peace should hcnce-
ior'h prevail. Not to. however for there
are those Who never having had the
rcmotest Idea Of becoming satisfied or
nse'nsd, are turning M heir noses ut
the executive committees rlcar ieclura-
ZION on the disputed point unl who are
Gaming 1t a iiimsy peace Offering For
tinately this latter class is more noisy
man numerous nnd from all Appearances
a general feeling of relief would b. ex-
perienced II II should conclude 10 breek
away ana start Il small circus If It's
own. 80
Driven to desperation aud placed on
mo Intensive by the record oi Ito repre-
sentatlvcs in the Twenty -forrth LEI is,a-
ore. the popuiist aggregation Is resoiting
10 siAnder and clumsy lying TO pull itself
out Of tn. hole into which II l. gradually
smiling, The latest third party campaign
Toorhack IL sneaky little circular which
- icing handed around In the country
districts containing extracts from une OF
,,ovetnor ,nihefson's messages TO the
leGtslature in witch he calls attention to
the large amount OF delinquent interest
on school land purchases due the Stqta
ana asks The legislators TO take statutory
hnduents pay up. Taking these extracts
as a text the aforesaid circular goes on
to insinuate that the deluquencies re-
tcrred to were only made possible by col
fusion with officers of the state and
that there is evidently corruption in the
departments In this connection. For peo-
pile who send men to Austin 10 make
'aws who boldly put themselves on record
rs being tools of bond buyers svndicates,
'h's II pretty hrash. What were the twen-
iyfour reformers who sat for 100 days IN
legislative halls here last year doing. that
they didn't probe this democratic corrup-
ton to the bottom2 Was II their patent
ignorance which stood in ther way or
wore they SO busy panhandling and traf-
licking In railroad passes that they had
no time TO stand between the people and
the robbers?
If they could lind time to caucus and
divide their vote evenly SO IS to f,.ihll
their obligations to the representative of
great railroad evaporation who had heen
liberal with them In the matter of "u]hnd-
l-hments," and ut the same i.,ne AVOID
caused the passage over the governors
veto OF a now historical railroad consoli-
dalton bill had II gone through, they
certainly might have devoted a few spare
moments to digging up this corruption
which they are whispering nhout at tho
cross roads
;ls matter of fact. this corruption
talk Is so isurd that it Is hardly worth
notice put 1t is proper to state III this
recently ruled that office forfeitures Of
delinquent sales under al. the land acts
must be taken, and that the state revenue
agent is preparing \ list OF Gll persons
indebted to the 5tite for interest on land
purchases with view OF proceeding
against the same as soon rs fuch forfeit
ures are taken, which Will be ON November
next.
a hear of fuss IS being made over Mr..
Cranes advice to the comptroller to re-
fuse 10 issue warrants for school monies
TO tho treasurers of counties which re
fuse under various pretexts to pay In
terest ON their bonds held by the school
fund. IT ~ charged that after refusing
to validate issues OF reiundinE bonds on
he ground that the issues upon which
they were predicat.d were invalid ne In
effect Insists that notwithstanding their
invalidlty the counties must SIN pay
interest on the original bonds, liz other
words, 1t Is sought to he made To appear
that Mr., Crane holds that although the
express obligation IL invalid the implied
obligation Is not. lie takes no such posi-!
ton, however. Following the numerous
decisions of State and Federal courts
hearing upon this point, he holds that
although n bond issue may be technically
invalid the county having Received the
money for same, and said money having
heen expended for u lawful purpose. II is
SIM Indebted to the school fund for The
principal and hs Instructions to the
comptroller have In view nothing but the
collection OF said PRINCIPAL
Talk of inandamuslng tho comptroller
TO force him 10 issue warrants for availa-
Bile school fund apportionments TO counties
| which default in interes, Oh their bonds
held by the school fund is mere chant
and viii hardly be acted upon. AZ 1t Is
not presumahie that any one viii he bold
enough to 20 before the supreme court
| with such u ridiculous propositions. Fur
| thcrmorr the matter VIII soon be out
OF the comptroller's jurisdiction. as In
making the per capita, anporlionmoni ior
| 1861 the State board of education VIII
| in all likelihood leave the delinquent coun-
| ties out in the cold and relieve Mr. FIN
| ley OF tho responsibility Of giving Them
tho double cross There Is no sentiment
In all this its n plain matter of bust
| ness. Before the law requiring the ap.
| prevail of bonds by the attorney general
| to give them a legal standing went into
| effect a number of bonds which have since
| been found 10 be technically invalid were
| purchased for tho permanent school yuma,
| Recent attempts 10 refund these nete,tiVe
| issues brought their technical invhlidiiy
| 10 light and forthwith their makers he