The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-10
STATE CAPITAL VIEW.

! fboiti, itNaSs AlfTli S.-tSldlI CORE
spondence.)--No one here seems to be
anxious TO assume the responsibility of
calling the sound money people of Travis
county together FOR the purpose of pro.
N'dlng fer representation at the meeting
called for April Il at Dallas for the H.
disguised purpose OF putting out an indie
pendent Hardy State ticket.
Hon. Walter TIPS. upon whom would de.
vo.ve the duty OF calling such a meeting
by virtue of his having been chosen chair.
man OF the recent sound money. assem-
pages had here, Is out OF the city and
while no one knows positively what ne
WIZ 40 about Il when he returns 1t Is
| presumed that owing 10 the anicabe I'M
| outstanding which has been arrived at
| between the factions here. he Will not seek
TO disturb tho entente corliale by taking
STOCK IN Judge HarGy's latest movement.
indeed, the general feeling among the
| SOUND money men is voiced By Hon. Lewis
| Hancock, who Is free to express himself
as Icing Of the opinion that there IS moth
ing lrfi io' them to do now tia, the
at tirst DISPOSED 10 treat contemptuousIyj
granted their demand. ana ordered the
| counting OF al ballots cast at tho June
| primaries Irrespective Of wording. Just 20
they express the sentiments OF the voters.
I've have agreed upon tho form OF bal
lot that our people shall cast" said he.
| 'and we have every assurance that such
ballots shall he counted and indeed, i
| don, believe that hal,ots viii be thrown
tout anywhere because OF technical non
conformity to the State executive commit.
tees dtcmtiou-eo ! can't see what is To
DC accomplished by further agitation. 10.
"a, ~ speaking az least"
o.r Hancock sim maintain, hownvrr.
as do many other conservative mrn Of
MS 'lie. that Chairman Dudley and those
/ oi his committee who stood ~ him as
SnWei an uuwaitautel and inugerou,
amount Of power 1t Is his belief th,t n
! ite state executive cummlttac is ia be a.
| lowr4 70 60 on expanding It's Jurisdiction
Na'heekef a. it has been doing for eight
N'ti- c0fiANNon ~ill inevitably result, ass
, fat vary few steps moro viii have 10
' iaf'n 70 enable said committee 10 die
l"t" ''"HiNh Ions, let alone platforms Npl
'3.iei's, ana le thinks that tho next State
COW alton should take the matter la
Baud ana clearly define the frov.DrS all
deiinr pf tie STATE chairman ana his cox
thtAes ana forever uut a stop 10 tie
4tiF7rHHes growing opl OF their attempts
20 Snaps ta!ags 10 the advantage Of any
particular fart.ou He believes also ihat
WA@n vacancy occurs In the executive
cnmnl,tee Il should he flied Ny vote OF
nc people of the district Interested and
r2' 'y appointment hy' the chairman.
Like most everything else The Insurance.
business bias been dragged Into the inael-
s'rom of politics and jumped onto by leg
/ 'slat.'' 7ulcks untli II has been reduced
g. preearious condition In Texas. where
me ban es OF its becoming very profitable
even under me most favorable clreum-
70 a9fne arr, exceelintlv : i'm, VI '''''N''
FAralyzai by tn" valued policy law
Wh.cn enables policy holder 10 collect =
$3.50 policy II fan, although the coin
rapy, oouil and should be- wiling to repair
H.. ' 1lil,.ih ION ~ hrs' ,~aien IN many
~. insurance nco,,,. 49,. a. aai,,,.,
Delivered over to tho tender rnercies OF
lAr 'nN gaiAerer - the extent that every
r,fresantel "a net los. ,or s.w,.roi .Ts
past Tn. natural effect OF surn treat
rnent has been 10 rrdice co,flf,eiltiou in
Nr" Insurance In this stntc and to render
II - difficult Of attainment TINT plausible
ftkir= and y easy to catch victims for
fraudulent Insurance scharnov
.--,-
u hon "a man IS anxious for urotec elton
.,.,f-s. .,ra an, .o,,,.. got ., THROUGH ,,,
"N .''''' ''"i''''A ne ~ very APT 10 seek III
81 directions towards which no would never
i,t,,iut. under ordinary ,.ir.u-ns,anc.s
hone IT, ,,bc-,ris. i,,t,,,iti -,
NO. manifested h,. o-Iin,rii, 81 r..,,.,i ,,,,,
~ ar1lra T., usts,, to tr. .aar,tt,sa $50,
OF III. .naurancr s,vin,3ia-
t7ff-, l.rtsInttnn otni.i az ,onfflrnata in
a,,-s,.,l.. r,,,.sts H. i,.,,z,i,sii,ia III
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80, ,.er,,,,i, ,..5,,i... ,, ~. tii.c,.,,In,,
~ ,.rflia scha,r,.rs ,,.ho mr.. rn,,,ttf,vino 50
rarldly 'h1t he commissioner ~ Insurance
u,o b,n, ,,, ~" n na, t,yo as!ist.
ante to take their trail AMI run them
DOWN
=, u,o t,,,,-,,,o ,,o,,rrs tho condition ,s
,.c,s, N ,n,,,bir,, ,bon n 4, with rercr-
.ii,e ~,
ence To hie insurance, hdt Tor a!H"feht
reasons
LIS ,.,orxtct,- IN ,r,ournu 20 Tho ,rpauigo-
.....',,,.,.,
'"" ' MN.
inw containing u rider opening the door
.,,.., 90 aoric,.s coD fl.c,,iup the nm
-. ',,,,ier M. .,,ts,. OF ch,au llfe fu.ir-
aucs and AZ the anme time Increased the
tnx biIrd.nq Of legitimate organizations.
The result OF such shortsighted LEGISLATION
has been TO defeat the purpose OF cN-
irnetlng more revenue ny means OF III
n.-ll taxation from ihf r. lAlhl htiH-