El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-11
Ell PAS0 TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY H. 1900


dress. He said be was proud TO be with
the associated sberiffs again; proud OF
the Texas of to day and looked forward
with pride to the Texas of tomorrow
and back ward to the pages of history
of the Texas Of the past. He praised
highly the sheriffs for their part in
making the history Of the great state
OF Texas and their part in upholding
the law.
He compared the Texas of few
years ago with the Texas of today. say
ing the desperate has gone aud the
horse thief has been suppressed: the
time when an eastern man coming to
Texas was never expected to return
alive has passed away, and where these
conditions once existed is now a civil
ization second TO none In the United
States. But, he said, Texas has not
made this change without the aid of
men who were once members and
those who are yet members of the
sheriffs' association. And out upon the
border and in the wilderness there are
mounds that mark the last resting
place of brave men who fell, while
performing their duties ss sherifs,
that Texas might attain her present
height of civilization.
Senator Miller said that justice to
the sheriffs OF Texas would never come
until constsbulary institutions were
established in every county in the
state to enao ole them to cope with law
breakers. The existing law regulat-
ing sheriff. fees Ia not right and every
sheriff should goout into his county
and fight It: should stir up the people
and awaken them to the truth; push
the fight to win and he believed they
would win. After closing his speech,
Senator Miller was given ths pleasant
task of prese nting q bouquet of beauti-
full roses to little Miss Isbell. His pre-
sentation speech was short and sweet.
saying that he considered that honor
greater than that of being called upon
to address the sheriffs.
The reports OF officers and commit
tees were then received. A letter
from NJ. J. Niland, city marshal of
Corpus Christi, was read by Secretary
Kirk. Mr.. INLAND is chairman of q
com mittee appointed by the associated
chiefs of police to confer with COM
mittee of the sheriffs' association on
the subject of an industrial school for
boys aud girls in Texas. In the letter
he said he hoped the sheriffs would
take up the work and do all in their
power to get legislation passed in favor
of this institution. He requests the
sheriffs to appoint a committee to con-
fer with their committee and to join
them IN waiting upon members
of the leg islature and induce them to
take steps toward such legislation.
The secretary also read a letter from
r. M. Love, an ex-sheriff and ex-presi-
dent of the association, who expressed
deep regret that he was unavoidably
prevented from attending the conven-
tion and sent best wishes and blessing to
the sheriffs. Mr.. Love is a candidate
before the democratic state convention
for the state comptroller and has
no opposition, Mr.. Finley, the present
iucum bent, having Withdrawn from the
race when he saw that Mr.. Love,
backed by the state sheriff, would
easily capture the nomination.
A motion was made that the presi-
dent, secretary, and treasurer should
compose a committee of three on
transportation. When this was amend
ed 90 as to vest them with the power to
select apy addition to the committee
they saw fit, it was carried.
Qlite number of new members
mostly honorary, were admitted. Sew
eral ladies were included In this num-
Der, among their b.ing Miss Gertrude
Isbeli.