The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-18
THE STATES EXECUTIVE.
How Texas Has Progressed and Prospered Undor
Governor Cubersons ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
rotary Madden's Address.
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ECONOMY.
When / come TO speak OF taxation and
economy in the public expenditures, | am
aware that am veniuring upon tender
ground. hold that no government has the
right to tax people beyond what is abso-
lutely requisite to defray its necessary
expenses, economically administered. VIII o
this Is true,tJ do not subscribe to the aos-
time which mas come 10 be largely enter
tanned, that taxation per Sc 10 IN Itself
an evil" something ITO be avoided" i.
! possible, ana an escape from which is oil
ways good fortune" On the contrary, |
believe the real truth undoubtedly Is, that
! there Is no act which can bc periorme /
by community which brings in 80 large
return to the credit OF civilization anu
general happiness, as the judicious ex-
ienditure, for public purposes, OF a fair
percentage OF the general wealth raised by
an equitable system of taxation. Among the
fruits OF such expenditures are general
edu alton and general health. improved
streets and roads, diminished exp nses OF
transportation aud security for lie an
property. ! also believe IL will be found 10
be a general rule. that no high degree of
civilization can be maintained In COM
munity, and Indeed that no highly evil
lied community can exist, without ade-
quatc taxation, But | DO not admit the
converse OF this proposition, thot the ex-
lstencc oil high taxes Is necessarily In
evidence Of high civilization
In short, taxation In itself Is NJ more
Of an eva than any other necessary and
desirable form Of expenditure; but It is
an evil when It IS rendered excessive
through inludlcious or wastelul eXpendi-
lures. or when, by reason OF IN adj ustmcnt.
the levy of the tax is made an occas on
for the collection from the people OF far
greater sum than Is requisite to meet the
public requirements of an economically
administered government.
The foregoing expresses. in general
way, my individual views upon the sub
lects OF taxation and economy in the pub
lie expenditures. and think you Will agree
with me that they arc pretty well in hlr-
mony with that plank IN the last dem
ocratio platform, which declares 1--WE
pledge continuance of economy in the
conduct Of the government, ami such furth-
or reduction OF expenses as may be found
consistent with efficiency and strict ell
iorcement OF the laws" assert without
Tear OF successful contradiction, that this
pledge has been made good in letter and
In spirit. assert further That the Texas
state government during the present adj
ihlnlstralion, has been as economically ad-
minlstercd as that OF any State I'm the
union, II not more so, and for pro3f of
this we VIII let the records show
Because OF the fact that our fiscal year
begins on September | OF each year and tho
administration year In January, I have no
"a nv" uPuu Whlch 10 base estimates
hot,,, ''ons, me comp,rolier's reports
nt."s ihaue according to the fiscal year.
formation mon ,ub,n ,,'uiSn auhirlont IN
correct estimates
Gong back to 1889, the beginning OF The
last two years Of the Ross almlnistration.
drawn az ~ 60, .'iut tne Warrants
revenue n,,rroso, .reasuse' LOT senerai
s,id ,y, ,,oa.1 ,oao Nei"seu, Tor oach or
! 50 oSp 7g2 20 pn.i o." " iN'"' me sum OF
! veor. on ~ Inns ,ne hutceedlhg -FOUR
) inrh,do1 ~, , a"es e "u' ,n whlch
! the avoraec tota, ~ s,,., ''-, 10y" anu io9'
IN 50 40 roe 50 nor ,,n" M, "'''i ah'S ion'e
Ing no ,rrna nu, yen'' ne average dnr-
ministr,t,n, ,,tpn, v. ,ns NuInersoh ad'
1soT ,Soc n,,, ~ go, ,hcluueS inc years
| Of so ole or. "a 100 SHOWS nm annual total
-, roart,. a., 40 v, "" average annual total
Zoo worm os NV, 'uss Vnan each OF me ast
/ over sa0n oon , Dos COMMUNICATION, ana
OF Tho vnara ~ ,,'n - rs ,nah or ,ach
Eycn oe far hoe,, 'nu ,l ,s ADMINISTRATION
n, ,ho ogn,trtat,n.t "N ip,., VIZ second year
he 90 Snnnn,,,.,, ', , vi Governor hobarts,
isty,tlor ~ ."'he anu whose admin
rayo or ,,onai ''"f ny 10 the pubic
cbor,a,,,"n N'VuV' vi c'o"o'nN' ana was
"rav os 10, ~ .he c,'eprh'ed slogan OF
rnnt, y" 49,. avn ~, encn men saw the war
nmouptcs ~ WI n t, revenue purpo7H'
thrrn ,,nara ,uoro ,nan Tor eaeh or The
tin, VI WV N"lpo'soh ahinihiitia-
Nav +,
ron.ns,o :. - no' Claimed that these figures
d,,ri, WV actual expenses incurred
"i"e Iu'n vi 'hese years. In fact, such
a. NV. w Vuse, ueeause' as before stated.
.' u"iiin's'fat,on year ana fscal year
49, nv Iun ,Vsu,her ana some OF the war;
, "m,s ul"wn were necessarily for eSpens Q
nN"'t wv Ior previous years and by prevl-
u ,, au'l',"la',a'iohs, what the exact eS-
| 80" W. .N'h "ulhih'stlauoh are, | have
nv oonNvnleh, means or aseertaining, but
w. putVNeu thnt the ngures given are
su"'V'Vh'.N correct Tor AL practical pur-
poSe' uho are as fdlr for one adminlstra-
upn ns tne other. Nor would ! have you
uhucrs'ahd that these amounts are gly,n
lor tnr purpose or inshtuting invidious
comparisons Far from It. do not chnrg,.
hciiher 90 | believe, that the difference
pe'Woen the expenses given Is due To eX-
uAVagance or mismanagemcnt. II may b.
nue 10 conditions then existing, or to soma
other necessary ana unavoidable cause,
These men were all democrats, and econ
onS ~ the public expense being cardinal