The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-18


after taking few weeks OF. which he
spent recreating in East, North and Cen
trial Texas.
While at his old In Houston county he
made a speech at Grapeland OH the 18th
OF May In behalf OF Governor Culbcrson'
administration, giving in detail Its prncl-
pal features and achievements. The great
length Of the speeciI precludes It's pubica-
tlon in full. but 1t contains considerable
matter of general interest aud synopsis
Of 1t may be given as follows:
IL begins with brief review OF the first
two years OF the Cuberson administration,
referring to tho payment OF a dcncit o..
about 100000 in the general revenue and
$550.0o0 in the school fund, preventing
other deficiencies and placing the finances
OF tbs State upon cash basis the passage
Of many important laws by the Twenty
fourth legislature largely Ia pursuance OF
the recommendations OF the governor
rescue OF tho State from the odium OF Il
prize fight exhibition and the enactment
OF q law making such exhibitions felony.
punishable by imprisonment In the pcu-
Tertiary, the practice OF the strlctest econ-
omy. The Utmost fidelity to the public In
terests in all the departments OF the state
government, the rigid cnioTCenie nj OF the
law without fear or favor. and the greatest
watchfulness and care for the general good
The second term OF the administration Is
then taken up and tiNated at length, re-
citing the twelve platform pledges con-
tdned In the State platform Of 1896, VIZ.
That express companies be required 10
maintain general offices In the State, pas
sage OF q fec bill. passage OF Il rigid la
Dorcrs lien law and the enforce ment there
or, passage Of fellow servant law, lcgisla-
ton facilitating the sale Of school lands
to those desiring homes rather than the
indefinite perpetuatlon OF Il lease aystem,
reform In the criminal laws of the State,
Improvement and enlargement OF the benz
fts OF the Confederate home providing
asylum accommodation for the insane. sol
ting apart 10000 acres OF public land for
tho benefit Of colored university, ad-
Nancomsn; - the cause OF education, econ
omy IN the conduct OF the state govern
ment. and the apportionment OF the tu-
dicial districts OF the State Each pledge
Is discussed separately and In the order
named It's Importance shown, and the laws
OF tho Twenty fifth legislature referred to.
giving the chapter OF each law, whereby
y is established that each pledge was re-
Drained, with tn single exception of that
requiring the apportionment OF the judicial
districts
Other laws q general Importance passcd
cited and commented upon. which embrace
the san Jacinto battle ground bill laws
eqnalizing taxation advancing the causes
OF industrial development and internal i'm
provoment, the uniform text book law.
ami laws affecting tho railroad commits
sion
Tho subjects OF education. taxation and
o.onnny in the public expenditures and
thc railroad commission are handled in n
manner which lustlAos moro extended no.
uce. The ideas advanced are best ex-
pressed in his own language, and are AZ
follows:
EDUCATION.
The cause OF education was advanced II.
various ways and by several measures
passed by the last legislature Provision
was made Tor charging the facilities OF the
SAN Houston Normal institute, the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college and IN
University. by reduction 10 the price ana
otherwise. the sale OF the remaining puh-
lie school lands was facilitated. which,
while the policy Of disposing OF these lands
to actual settlers" Is maintained thu
school fund VIII be considerably Increased,
By another act the expenditures OF the
school fund have been confined more dis-
tlnctly 10 strictly school purposes. whereby
tho actual expenditures of tho school fund
Tor the children Of The State and the com
rensation OF teachers viii be ma. eria ly
greater than heretofore. The state super
intendent Of public Instruction estinates
this Increase at not less than s3VO.OUU a
year.
Chapters 70 and 100 OF the act of the
regular session. and Chapters lG and II anl
the general appropriation bill passed at the
special session were passed In compliance
with this demand OF the platform and evil
dence careful outstanding and faithful
administration OF the school fund aud reve-
ne hR Gfnt.. ~.
cratic party. No more sacred duty over de-
volvol upon any party.
When we reflect that there arc no 1871
free school children In this State. OF viii III
number 5So.ll are white and 1886 arr
colored, and that thc total apporlionment
made TO the counties by the State for tho
year ending Angus 81, 1898, wa' the stu-
pendous sum OF s3,l05,,lg We can then be-
Sin 10 form some idea OF the magnitude a.
the interests Involved and Of the mman,o
responsibility resting upon those whosr
duty II Is TO manage, cantrol, guard and
protect thosc interests. But this Is no,
All The foregoing statements apply on v
10 the available school fund. when We ada
thereto tho fact that ON March H. 1898 thc
State owned for the benefit OF the perma-
nont school fund the prlnoely sum Of Si7,
0Sa ,O5SIo IN bonds, land notes and cash
and that this fund still has unso.d alb III,
220oO,oO0 acres Of public school lands. Ia,
magnitude ~ the responsibility increases q,
least tenfold. II n doubts II any s ate
in the Union has such magnificent en-
dcwment for It's public schools But III,
responsibility does not even end here. II
all this must be added the further respol,.
sibillty Of supervising all the public instt-
buttons o. learning. These consist OF IN,
Prairie View Normal for tho education OF
colored teachers. the Sam Houston Norma
Institute for the education OF white teich-
ers. tho Agricultural aud Mechanloai col.
lege for instruction In agricultural and me.
ehanisul sciences and military tactics and
discipline, and the University OF Texas aud
It's medical branch for instruction IL. III,
broad field OF higher education All the in.
stitutions are under the watchful care o,
the State government and ara In thriving
condition. The attendance is large and Il
growing every year, The normals are ful-
filling tho most sanEune expectations OF
their founders, the Agricultural aud Me-
chanical college, under the fatherly care O.
the lamented Ross, has been mada 10 grow
In usefulness and popular favor aud Is do.
Ing great work. while the University /.
already enthrored In the hearts OF the peo-
pie and Is rapidly taking rank as ono of the
FIRST institutions OF lis kind In the Union,
The declaration that general diffus on
OF KNOWLEDGE Is essential to the preserya-
tion OF liberty" Is as true today as II was
when lffarad kv I'm FRA ,,,,,,,, .,.,.