The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-31
ASKS QUESTIONS
. il Kaow the Position Of the
n Candidates
Il BILL AND ASSIGNMENT LAW
ladders These Two Matters OF
~ policy OF Equal Imports
asce with Any other.


.ufstions OF State policy that viii
~ before the Twenty sixth legisla.
~ consideration. that have not beer
q to by either OF the candidates foi
.or. either in their announcements Of
~ speeches, and take this method
,ulre how each of you stand on these
ssestions, If you deem the matter OF
mi Importance for reply.
q YOU favor the repeal OF the law
Il the last legislature reducing the
4 the county and district officers,
pccly known as the fee bill? l make
souiry for the reason that the sheriffs
punty clerks Of Texas have each held
otlons and condemned the members OF
hi legislature who voted for the bill,
kpAn6ed it's replai. and in view of the
hat many of tbs county and district
= are now dissatisfied with the law
iii make an effoci 10 have it repealed;
Il view of the further fact that each
SiAte has been particular to make ii
Just how you each stand on the rail-
commission law, the stock and bond
he text book law, ETC., and while /
11lze the fact that there is no oppDsi-
,nong democrats to either of the three
pes and 10 favor them will bring no
Htlon, and while krow to antag-
the movement to repeal the fee bill
bring opposition from an influential
realthy class of democrats who, in the
are In control Of the democratic ma
VI Of Texas; yet suggest that II
ll agree in your views on this uues-
u you should conclude to antagonize
noyeinent you will each have an equal
Do you favor an amendment to our
nnent law, to the end that insolvent
Aints may not prefer certain or one
nHe OF their creditors to the exclusion
Asrs? 1t occurs to me that this ques-
ia Of sufficient Importance to attract
futioe of a candidate for governor of
b Estimated that so per cent of the
y wares and merchandise bought by
rSnsumer from the merchants of Texas
uchased by said merchants in
IN market that under the operation
U present chattel mortgage and deed
(ut system, by which hundreds of the
diabolical steals and frauds are being
Hatcd annually In Texas. in the name
NJ the assistance and sanction of the
Eas credit nf our merchants is thereby
stricted and impaired that the foreign
Asale merchant and johber, who sells
&in Texas, add from 10 to 20 per cent
|h price of goods thus sold for the
w Incurred in extending credit to the
In H. 4
~ people are indirectly taxed annually |
ms of dollars to maintain system
At enables the rascal and pirate, in |
|time and by the assistance of the law,
lepet1ate a fraud upon the people, the |
- creditor and the honest merchant |
leeks TO do busfLsss upon an honest |
legitimate basis. and thereby reflect |
1.-THE honor and integrity of our State.
Ae retail merchants, large majority |
v Wholesale merchants and jobbers of |
y and the great masses of the Y-ople |
h this change in the law. and it only
10 With the opposition OF a few in
l1ated wholesale merchants and jobbers
} G1lyeston, San Antonio and Houston.
|tie National bank and its lawyer from
Alown and city of Texas. These bank
oppose the change because many OF
! cake business of having themselves
ltred, and are the only beneficiaries of
Igstem. An insolvent corporation UNI
tour laws can not prefer enc or more
tiors, to the exclusion of others, hence
Eas into the market unhampered by
Igstem. and buys goods at better fig
than the merchant who is not incor-
ztsd and for this reason they oppose
knge In the law. 1t is but plain old
! democracy that all men should have
Ne and open market in which to trade.
likewise cardinal principle OF democ-
that we should strive to maintain
'Hedt abroad by decent respect for
! our private and public--ebligations
hlge 49,. 49,. of the Twenty third,
nly-fourth and Twenty nth legisla-
9 favored this change in our law. 1t
recommended by Ex-Governor HOES
w Governor Culberson, In messages
'eh OF these legislatures, but at each
va 1t has been defeated by lobby or
utd and sent to Austin TO fight such
leslre at each session; this lobby COM
nom the beneficiaii,s of the present
Hm' The evils OF cur present system
Ny consist in the fraudulent claims
flmes preferred, but rather the ad-
'Ftraticn of the insolvent estate, Ior
Aee; merchant In Greenvllle VINO
szvVpo and who has a stock OF goods
70 al $40, 900 finds ii necessary TO make
..so OIL trust or chetlel mortgage on his
v stock, to secure his creditors; ne
. MS banker $1,000. also a few hum
| Collars for his clerks which, together
The lawyer who writes the instru-
y be prefers in schedule A and the
'M bis creditors In schedule Is and q,
'''sech to be paid in full in their order.
lnsee claims are honest and owing,
lle rssult is that in three days the
AS sold and bought in by the book
q Tor the bank for not quite enough
~ the creditors in schedule A, and
10000 worth of goods are, by law.
MATED to pay 1880 worth when per-
ralf OF this will be turned back TO
~ agreement
enemies Of house bill No. . in the
seson of the legislature, which bill
nr Its object the amendment OF the
talneht law SO as to prohibit the pre-
~ o. creditors by insoivent merchants,
sno defeated the measure. commended,
~ re purpose of sidetracking the bill.
N. eyil consists OF fraudulent claims
1suses that were being preferred and
W remedy should be to require the
" 70 give bond, and the creditor pre-
~, ~ swear to his claim. Those OF us
is"su house bill No. 0 contended
Ms fraudulent claims Of relatives
, 1srs an inconsiderable portion of the
M 'nat TO require the trustee to
"A 49, as long as the right to prefer re-
.sh, ouiu only operate to give the bank
M dictate the trustee, for the con-
Il m H.. a g..
q doubly sure that such bank would
sssaerred first. and Of cnlrse any mar