The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-10

the court OF last resort" should mo-
ISnain ndinc-ent, but they should be on
| teams, bur svrltiniziny carefully every
puohe and private ust OF those who ar,
ahoNtns Willingness 10 serve the people
N any pubic Cap0cHy. By doing SO they
wou.d be Ia position not 20 oe msied
by convention manipulation. II Is We'll
hnoNn Tact thaf Tho Once OF governor q
| OF thc most Importance 10 tbs people OF
any STATE. The itsponSibii.Hcs Of no State
ofiicer arc SO great as those of gov
trnor. ror that reason. be should be a
| man OF sound. brCod ami liDeral view
| on all Qucsttuns His character should
| bc inVWncrtblc, he should be man OF
| experience IA governmental affairs. ans
| should possess such a VIII power as 10
| carry OK his convictions. Besdas All
| these requisites. he should have at heart
| tue welfare 81 MS STATE. The goNcsuor
| Is tho CHIEF eNrVuUve~utilcgr OF tho state
| military forces OF the Stade. 6cld has tho
| power TO eSll them io-h to execute the
s,a,e laws, etc; He is authotlsei 20 con.
iciic che legislature. when he deems It
| necessary. AZ tho commencement Of each
| session OF tho legisia ture ana at the close
| OF hts term Of office. tho governor shall
| inform tho legNsutnre ny message Of he
condition OF the State. and il is his dutv
tc nscommrrd 10 .he legislature such
measures - he may deem rSpenent. ~
the ccninenc emcnt 81 each regular scs
sAn o. the icK;satura the governor shall
present estimates ofsthc amount Of money
required TO hc raised by taxation for gov-
laws TO hn executed faithfully. he Nils
by anpoln cnt all the vacancies IN S;atH
Or district offices except members or tho
legislature. All hills passed hv 10th
houscs of tho legislature are presented 10
the governor for his approval There arc
other minor duties which are 10 h. dis
charged by a governor. TOO numerous -
he here mentioned. From all the duties;
which are 10 hc discharged hy u governor
y Is eNidcat that mon OF narrow views
ana without force OF character are not
suitable for a governor YET sucn men
Rave heca elected to that office. hut
"henevec that took place the best inter-
ests OF ihc people Invariably suffered.
EVEN Texas. tho Empire S.uic N tGis
Union, the banner STATE OF true denoc-
rl-cN. by the Indifference OF ner good Cit
iIeDs IN lciit,cal matters has been man
aged by men VINO We're Ia astrly hN ger-
sonel ami iticn from true iemocrl,ic rriG
clples, mere WAS . t.ine When p1icrnol-
Ism; the Fundamental princplo Of "a mon
arch,cal ycVtinment was hei0r atNp-
oaiel hy such men, ana doubtless for the
purpos" OF subscribing their political aiu-
hit.oa, vet they cnnucl that Texas would
he ncnen;ei n she would adopt what thcv
advocated Some OF tho measures had
been adoujci. hUt tho ben. Its f.l4icd 90
malerialisc such a Coyoramcrt should |
ns dlsp'a 81 and hotter ote inRuGuratcl. |
Ho" t. fhls 10 hc Accomplishment The |
remedy s. Worry simple. Let tho people |
eTsfrt tn n so.orcignry, nominate ami |
known 10 noseess tho requisites mentioned |
ia tho preceding lines. Such a man AT
tho hoo3 OF onr State government viii /
he a guarantee .Eat Texas will again pros !
per as she pr sprrcl untfcr the adm.;is- !
truon OF Ross, ireland ana Roberts |
Their ar" steh men IN TeNas-one OF |
Hon Joseph T.. Sayers OF Rastrop. the
pr, sem represent ia congress from |
inc Nlfth congress- pnal district. We have |
known him Intimately from The time he
s'afe senate. He l!s,irgnshed himself in |
ma cAfariv as. man who knows his