The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01
constitntionn1 conrcntinn.

Parker County News lWeatharford).
| That there is a strong sentiment in both
| the house and the senate in favor of call.
ing a constitution convention and submit.
ting that call to vote, is apparent but
how strong that sentiment may be--wheth-
er it amounts to majority sufficient tc
pass joint resolution of that nature or not
is quite another question-one that not
even tho wlseacres profess to be able to
solve yet.
That our present constitution is satu-
rated with asrarianism, 10 statesman who
reads 1t will dispute, aside from tho fact
that it was drafted aud adopted when the
political grange was at Its zenith of power,
which means at z time when the grange
dominated the politics of many of the
strongest counties in the State. Even Park.
er county's member in the constitutional
convention ran as q granger against a
democrat, and afterward donned an old fior,
hat, seedy short sack coat and other
hayseed make-up, and ran against Mr.
Lanham for congress on the union labor
ticket in 1855.
The present constitution, aside from its
tgrariRplsm. Is IN many OF its articles
back number--a last years birds rsst
This is specially true OF the judicial avs
TEN, which makes a court OF one kins ~,
another perpetual affair in every county
seat In the State, and has i've courts ~
civil appeals, each OF whose decisions are
independent Of the other, and which are.
instead OF settling property rights. render
ing them mere uncertain every dny
1t has long been known that a eorst,,,-
tlonai convention was only matter az
such time as the political sea WAS rlac,S
ana that time has arrived MS nearly ne I,
can ever be hoped for The renub,,cons
nave me nest meager following. and non
uiisln has been reduced to such n, ~
signincant minority as to make Il only
useful 70 Keep the democrats aleYt NJ
new constitution Is needed land n ,s, 80
VIII hardly arrive better tina ~ -. 49,
II than now " niahc
Certain opponents OF The CALM, =,
conversion urge MS a reason that mo-. -
ING homestead exemptions win h. er,.,.
away. or this there & scarcel ra smept
pessioihiy' As We have said nrayio,,.i,.
,here arc twe political bur.sawe IN Tayos
against which ~ candidate dare y,,, go
~ uis laea o. dividing the STATE. and ths
other any abFidgelit1g of tbo e~i. u .no
proyisione " the homestead Ian. Estuary
Wsuia aare 10 run as ? cand;da.. ~. d a-"
gate 20 the convention On & p,u;srsa, -
ppsms TO abolish Homestead eys,nr.,i Wv
anu u he made tho canvass and fni, s'Yn ~
announce that he favored ihnt clans "
u =, me chances are ihat he r,n,.,d ., ~
aeieaied, The truth is. this mstsor ps
SPRUNG py The opponents OF = conyen,,or
40 2 scare crow, and the people ass n
,,,a rrfiner snaws recent newspaper inter.
sts u ~. ne, ense, that our present con-
ought 10 be let alone. cominr f LISTS ana
q whom the oarker worm Of aerar;a nan
ma 50 often almost wholly swei,o,sasm
ms oanoeracy, will be an srr,,rn.n, ~
isNor Of . convention. and viii INA
Msia spreading the sentiment ter .'np 70.
lay atnens the. compaop p.en,s
uao tnipg we ressrd as csrtaIn
hon souns, pscassirs . convention psssa.
Nias rcts. hy ~ oYsyxhsimirs u ~ rsp'