The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-14

prominence TO whatever might be said written in the
matter Just II calculated direct suspicion to.
ward some state official In little time the News
got what It wanted in this connection and got it from
the Waco Times Herald. Here tits:
Take this matter Of tho States funds in bank Every
two Years legislative committee appointed to 70 the
Probably this has been done as directed And YET seems
odd that The money could be transferred from the bank TO
every member Of teeesaturc ignorant Of ea There's
the matter Of free passes How members Of the ega
escsP, suspicion when they ride free and eaTge
decision? Unless all signs fail and they certainly
in this State during the twelve months Certain prac
going to take look a. ihe books Might as we'll gel ready
FOR = gentlemen i Is plain business proposition that
things are being run in all departments.
In effect the TimesHerald charges that state funds
were brought from the First National bank to the State
treasury to be counted by legislative committee and
then returned to the bank. In effect also the Times
Herald charges that the States books are either in
accessible unintelIgible in consequence of which
the services of experts and change Of booleepers
are needed
AS TO the alleged juggling of State funds nothing
of the kind has been taking place Such State money
the First National bank of Austin may in its
possession not placed there deposit. II is the
proceeds Of checks sent Treasurer Robbins and Secre
tary Of State Tod in payment of interest school land
checks were in the daily run of business turned over
to the bank for collection The rule Is for banks max
ing such collections to settle with the State in cash
soon they get returns thereon. These banks in
State repositories, and what has happened in
this case might happen to any with many
debtors the State has The only way to avoid it
would be to require state land purchasers stockhold
of corporations and others to send their money in
by express. However, blame in the matter can pos
sbly attach to State Treasurer Robbins Secretary
State Tod any else connected with the state adj
ministration.
Inexcusable it was for the Times-Herad, in its
ignorance to seize upon this incident pretext for
casting suspicion upon officials who in no sense at
fault, it for the News which knew better to
approvngly reocho the TmesHeralds i'll natured and
i'll timed criticism.
In far as looking at the books is concerned they
are always open for inspection Kearby and the News
up and through them to their hearts content
they turned away, preferring to indulge in campaign
of vlifcation and Misrepresentation in the prosecu
tion of which true figures and actual facts would have
been Of little service
Furthermore, this hackneyed plea for a look at the
hooks which to those who reve in its use is synony-
nous with demand for change of office holders,
lacks force just State Treasurer Robbins has
been at the head of the treasury department than
three years, while Comptroller Love- who audts all
State accounts and without whose approval no money
be obtained from the treasury, has not yet com.
pleted the first half of his first term of State Office