The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-24
SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED.

Regret is being expressed in some quarters that in
spite of the many investigations has made the legts
laturo has found but little with which to shock the
public and the people being urged to conclude that
something is being held back because nothing scandal
Gus was discovered In other words having succeeded
in bringing nothing but confusion upon those VINO have
urged it to hunt for Irregularities that did not exist
the legislature itself suspected of being in need of in
vestigation.
1t is characteristic Of malicious natures to be dis
appointed over failure to find wrongdoing where
there has been none. Bent upon damning all who do
not reflect their views or yield to their PERM
cious influence, nothing dispeases them more than
dispelng OF the doubts they delight in raising with
regard to the integrity OF public refusing train
with them.
The first Job in the investigation line undertaken
by the legislature had Senator Bailey for its subject
He had been charged with all sorts of things bribe-
taking among them. His was looked into, despite
the fact that when opportunity afforded for speak
ing out against him came forward to father
even the mildest Of the accusations that had been
tailed his detrment at times when and places where
he was not present to defend himself An investga-
ton was had and every effort made to the
attendance of witnesses that could testify to the
tors lack probity II lack there was, hut such
to be found The senator indicated and
his detractors silenced.
In Treasurer Robbins case the circumstances were
different. Through the unexpected failure a. a bank
of derived from the collection of drafts and
checks drawn in payment of the principal and int st
OF land notes placed in jeopardy. Forthwith
charges of colusion with tho officers of said bank
keep it open with the help of State money were
launched. The assertion even made that the bank
sent large of money to the capitol to deceive the
legislature at the time 1t counted the funds In the
State treasury only to be returned after the count
completed. An investigation ordered and pro
ceeded with 1t resulted in bringing out the fact that
there for suspectng Treasurer Robbins of
dishonesty for accusing him of having been party
10 the maintenance OF a bank with State money. The
danger of entrustng collections for the State banks
made plain and the practice of making use OF
them in that particular condemned and disconin
ued but nothing found to justify wholesale as
saut upon the State administration and create the i'm
precision that 1t is a source of reproach
Every investigation undertaken by the legislature
has been conducted with a view to bringing out the
facts and judgment has been rendered in accordance
Herewith. In the of the Gatesville refornatory
where deplorable state of affairs was disclosed there
was effort made to show matters up in any other
light than that in which they were plainly surrounded
And so il has been all the way through That the
Gatesvile case was the only in which mafeasance
was patent should be anything but Of regret
the Legislature should be congratulated instead OF
accused OF covering up things for having found so lit
tie in the many charges against public it has had
occasion to take notice of.