The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-21
EoTITARIE TANATION.

EOUIT ABLE TANAIJbN.
No citizen should desire nor be permitted
10 withhold from the state his just and pro
portlonate part Of the revenue required fer
the support Of the State. According TO
the value Of his property. the extent of the
protection he enjoys and in fun contempla-
ton Of the law should his rendition and
assessment be made. This Is but reason
able duty winch ne owes 70 himself as
well as 10 his state and his feIlowmen. u
viii be but travesty upon the equity OF
onr svstem of taxation. IL We take the mile
from the one aud let the burden rest alone
upon visible possessions ana Otherwise
permit eyasons and aYodanees'
There Is no good fenson why the fale q
+sxa+ion should not he decreased and sull
leave ample means available for 1ll the
necessities Of the pubic service II ench anu
every taxpayer aud assessor shOl 40 hs
fnll duty II. added 10 this we shan maui.
toin strict observance Of economy ID the
public expense, We shall nor onlS Nv
Tabor lightly burdenea, put rsach s,n rne
We should not hesitate TO make reasonaple
Appropriations for great public uses, put iea
N be Impressed upon all the onlclafy ol w
Sa3l' co,onerce I'm the funds OF the State
to the least extent. sh0l ever he tolerated
In agriculture are 10 be found the stofS
house and granory from Whlch the W.
h fed To whatever extent II can ue
sultably encouraged We should be VIKING
~ gn for without ITS prosperity all other
Interests are inevitably depressed ana I'M
naired II Is something incongruous an
illogical II the recompense OF the iuilnel .
tnu can be fixed hy artificial contrlvhnca
before the seeds sprout Y &c GROUND,
and something is wrong " there be no
comnetition In the markets for the fruits
az his labor but strengthen these sug
eestions when ] quote from on ilustTionS
Predecessor who snld that AL cixillza-
tion hegIns and ends with the nlow."
.SThe diffuAdn Of Information In TINS
neriod Of our history IL more demanded
thon II has ever been In the past we
must keep abreast with the educational
progress Of the times: no lmpedlment
possible 10 be removed should stand in
me way OF the indusitiye reason Of the
vontb Of our land, Our schools from the
urinary 10 the university, must rehcn the
Highest degree Of effclency-not merely IN
iiterarv and scientific culture. but In oil
the branches Of practical instruction, which
can be utilized in the vsied occupations
we have a cosmopolitan population. bail
ing from all over the Union ana from Tor
eirn lands and yet we are homogeneous
and nccordant In our aspirations Tor the
societv We rejoice IN the fact that we
are indeed n free people, free TO enjoy
and practice religion rs our consciences
dictate free n pursue our own happlness
and engage In any lawful calling. free
III sneak our honest convictions. free 70
vote as we choose. free to nrraen abuses.
free in person and free to work out our
own salvation and accomplish the great
and bepehcent purposes mat ne out ne
fore MS. for the upbulding Of our state
and the uplifting ~ each other Way y
always be remembered that "the personal
freedom OF the individual citizen Is tho
most sacred and precious Inheritance OF
Americans i"