The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
GOOD MATERIAL NEEDED.

Coincidenta with the meeting of the Twenty
seventh legislature in extra session next month
vval OF political gossip may be expected and positive
declarations from those who have been mentioned as
probable asprants for the different State offices
be looked for Before the end August the equivalent
announcements viii have been extracted from those
who intend to offer for the places occupied by
Judge Reagan and Hon C. X Bell and authentic
list of those who try for the Sayers succession
will be in everybody's hands.
A toeraby accurate guess could at this writing be
made OF the that viii appear this list but it
would be triae difficult to forecast the promises upon
which the OF said to predicate their
claims for elevation to the office in question But
out intending to embarrass the gentlemen in mind in
this connection, suggestions with propriety be
made touching the governmental policies to which they
must necessarily commit themselves in pursuit of nom
ination and election.
To begin with, they must recognize that what may
for lack OF better term be denominated the grand
stand in State politics is passed and that evolution
ary conditions upon requiring exceptional
tive aptitude and ordinary foresight in those
charged with the duty of coping with them The pres
ent chief executive has recognized this. and in the
face OF much adverse and in some instances savage
criticism taken notice and undertaken TO wrestle
with the problems rresstiby presenting themselves in
-ne onward march of events. Attaching less import
the distribution of the spoils of office than
been the rule, aud looking to efficiency
than to netting out reward 0T political services, Gov
Sayars has incurred the enmity of the tribe Of
place hunters and placed himself at the mercy of de-
tractors who Rave made the most Of every opportunity
to hur mud at him Yet his successor will find that
he has unostentatiousy paved the way to regenera
ton the States institutions called for by it's rapidly
expanding possibilities very noticeable growth in
wealth and population and that in the face of
ton rate OF taxation he has garnered State
treasury with comfortable balance to the good after
having expended unusual sums in the repair enlarge
ment and increase of the educational eleemosyuary
and penal institutions.
But the good work Is just begun and It win take a
firm hand and a cool head to direct it to successful
fruition The next who sits in the governors
chair should have thorough knowledge of the public
land question and weu defined policy with regard to
the administration of the princely heritage in realty
with which the common and higher schools and asy-
luns have been endowed with sufficient courage and
individuality compel the legislature to- for change
statute framed the interest of the benefclaries OF
the land funds instead of in that of spectators and
counterfeit patriots.
He must further be able to show that he knows
what to do with the rapidly accommodating permanent
school fund which is lying in idleness in the State
treasury vaults, as well that he is familiar with the
methods by which the available school fund is yearly
pinched and msapplied in a number Of directions and
be ready to pledge himself to the stopping its
dissipation. And of the panks Of his platform
should relate to reform in taxation and disclose his
knowledge of practical and equitable method of dis
tributng tine burden Of the cost of government
Equipped to inteigently discuss these subjects and
prepared to offer satisfactory plans for their manage
full claim for tho nomination and easily win all
other aspirants.