The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-07
ods he has employed IN he management

DDS he has employed in the management
q the department. Everything moves like
clock machinery. The comptroller IL him.
self hard worker and can be- found in
his Office from early morning until late
in the evening immersed In this States
business The business Of this departs
ment OF the State necessarily increases
as tho State grows In population and bust
ness industries. II is worthy OF note,
however, that the department has been con-
Quoted under Comptroller Finley during
the past two years at a reduction OF si6.-
$40 in the appropriations made for clerks.
etc, and also at further reduction dur
Ing the present appropriation year OF $4Il0.
The system Of taking care OF the detain
In this big office is almost perfect. There
has been Improvement In the revenue laws,
during this administration, the most Inn
portant of which Is the change In the man-
ner OF making collections Of nd valorem
taxes and OF delinquent or back taxes.
The wisdom OF this change has been clear
Nv demonstrated. MS shown by the last re-
port OF the comptroller, by an Increased
collection OF delinquent yaxes OF over 100
per cent during the past year and It IL
believed and estimated that tho Increase
for the present year will greatly exceed
that Of the previous year.
The full benefits of this law can hardly
be estimated at this time. Tho last leg
lslature improved 1t by amendments, and
while the law, as 1t now stands. may be
defective In some respects, yet II has had a
very salutary effect upon the delinquent
tax payer. Tho great question has been
how to force the unwilling tax payer TO
contribute his share towards the support
of the State government and the man OF
q SaNlN
in Texas Will be a power In this State.
predict that we are now on the road
to obtain this much desired end. Other
important laws have been enacted that
bear on the assessment and collection Of
taxes that have to be enforced by thia
department. and while the comptroller may
be considered an administrative officer, tho
most salutary laws bearing upon the fiscal
affairs of the State are the results OF
recommendations from that department.
Comptroller Finley, IN his last report sub
mitted to the governor, just before tho
converting Of the last legislature, gives
comprehensive review of the fiscal at
fairs of the State and furnished basis.
no doubt for legislation along the line
above referred TO.
There is another man who Is n member
OF this administration who Is very Gloss
10 the hearts of the people OF Texas. for to
meet him and know him ia to become his
unselfish friend, and that Is big hearted,
generous, manly "Bill' Workman. workman
says he In not a candidate for recollection,
but many OF his friends from over tho
State who have visited tho capital since |
have been here shake their heads and say
they win probably force him to be a can-
didate. There are others. still. who SEQ
In 'Bill" Wortham an ideal railroad COM
missioner, and insist that he must DO a
candidate for that position. These men,
however, are In quandary. They are also
the friends of Railroad Commissioners May
field, who will be candidate for re-
election, and in whom they recognize
thoroughly competent and painstaIsing Of
fetal. who has the courage OF his nonvic-
lions and who has fearlcssly done hts duty
and deserves another term What they
want to see is both Mayfield and "Bill"
Workman on the commission together. With
two such men possessing both the brains
and nerve to do their duty to the people,
they feel that the commission would stand
high In the estimation OF the business in-
tcreste OF the State, This can not
be. however, for two years yet UNI
less Judge Reagan should be elect
ed to the senate, and the friends OF both
Mayicld and WORKMAN also seem to be the
friends OF Culherson which complexities
the situation and placee the friends OF both
these gentlemen In the attitude OF the fol-
low who found a hard matter to decide
which he loved best and who sang. How
happy could be with either, II the other
dear charmer We're away"
There is probability that the democracy
of Travis county Will sentence Hon. JEFF
McLemore, the efficient Auatin correspond
ent OF the San Antonio Express, TO the
Twenty-slxth legislature. This movement
started among the ladies OF the Capital
City. JEFF Ia everywhere recognized as the
champion OF the fair sex since he intro
duced the "hoopekirt resolution In the
Tweniy-third legislature, and the ladies
naturally look to him TO keep all undesir-
able and unbecoming fashions out OF the
State Now that another epidemic OF tho
hustle is threatening Texas. there Is de-
mand for JEFF, and II the fair ladies OF this
city have any influence with their fathers,
brothers and husbands. the honorable and
gallant JEFF Will be found battling bustles
in the next Legislature. But, levity aside.
there are many democrats here who are
seriously considering Jef's name for the
position of representative, and, indeed, they
could not find a better In a days ride over
Travis county. IL is well known that JEFF
has long since shaken the dust OF Bohemia
from his patent feathers, and the festive
haunts that once knew him and wherein
he celebrated the cerempnies az high prizes.
know him no more. and there is no man
who commands higher respect In this good
ly city than JEFF McLemore. There Is. also.
no man who deserves 1t more. Jeff McI.e-
more not only Yields trenchant and
versatile pen. but he is a thinker as well,
and there Us not better democrat
in Texas nor truer. manler man than Jeff
McLemore that marks the great, round
earth. The Travis county democracy does
we'll to take him seriously. c. A. Il.
About That Austin "RinH."
Cherokee Blade.
prominent farmer, living near Rusk,
was in town Tuesday and was questioned