The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22


the State, and to this contamination your
talents and energies are earnestly sum
| moned
PURITY or THE BALLOT
30 protect the fairness and purity Of
primary elections or conventions and ade
Quateiy punish for illegal voting or corrupt
practices IS not only demanded by the
announced VIII Of those who have selected
Won and through whom you hold your com
missions 10 lecisate, but is M keeping
With 5he essential spirit of our Institutions
Cur best civilization. our common morality
our dignity as a state. orr standing as a
pe0ple the responsibility Of our representa-
tive goyernMenG our true manhood aud the
high character ~ our constituted punNc
agents all urite IN emphasizing the yifal
Importance Of preserving the purity and the
freedom of the ballot All appropriate
amendments ~ our present laws OF adal-
ti0ual legislation having these objects IN
view should receive your prompt ana care
IN attention,
The state must have the necessary means
for the successful conduct of ms business
affairs. for the adequate maintenance OF
all It's institutions and ~ discharge IT'S
numerous OBLIGATIONS THE honest nay
nent Of lis debts and Scored preservati ~
Of IT'S public faith" must NJ tn oil respects
observed. and To those ends ( is meet
that no proper subject If tivat on should
be allowed 10 escape just reud tion and
assessment
No dislocatiou Of cash or cr,dts. nor
concealmcnt of intangible and Invisible
property should he rcsorted 10 nor Ter
mitted IN order to evade that contribution
appropriately bear Taxation saould %
/ cquitably imposed and distributed. and its
/ burdens be prpp0rtouatcly aud. rs far as
! possible, uniformly horne.
10 county, Itch in resources and unem-
| harrassed by local obligations ur the nee.
| oss ties u its own administration, sh' Via
| permit q reduction OF IFS property VAN.
ations SO rs 10 result I'm dimuuition Of
! the returns which the law ent3lns thAt
I n should make to the state treasury. It's
/ obligations 10 the state are not AFFECTED
I bccausc II may be comparatively free fr IN
/ debt or MAY obtuin ample means to meet
! its Immediate expenses hv lower tax ton
| than may be necessary In other counties,
| II every Legitimate source Of revenue shall
! properly rCspCnd TO the cl1ims of the state,
( tho assessnblu values of our people are ne
/ lioyed to he sufficient to meet all tle
| requirements of economic State admins
] tratton and Justify decrease in the r. to ~
/ taxation No discrimination IN bearing
/ public burdens. no avoidance Of complete
! rendition, no fnvorltism n assessors nor
! partial discharge Of their duties to the
public, should he tolerated nor allowed to
stand in the way Of the State receiving
that which each citizen. corporation or
franchise owes 10 its support These prop
ositi0ns can not be too strongly emphasized.
II is earnestly recommended that whntever
/ infraction, that may be necessary 10 secure
| these objects. shall receive appropriate
! treatment at your hands
| BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS
The improvement of our county roads
and the passage Of laws under which Il
comprehensive system Of public roads may
be had at the smallest expense TO the
| people. and also the enactment OF laws
l nj 20 ts
/ practicable, of short-term state conucts
suitable provision therefor, and the en-
| ploymeut Of state pententidry convict
labor on work not IN competition with trce
| labor as far as practicable, and that sutn
I prisoners be employed within the walls of
The penitenti0ry and on farms operated by
/ the Stnte on Its own account are prop
usltons emunating from that high political
authority which IL Is our duty TO respect
/ aud 10 which we should feel ourselves
committed FOR such Is the Xpressedi will
/ OF the State convention.
| No more interesting and practical sub
| jcCt Ia recent years has attracted public
intention throughout the country than the
/ improvement Of our common highways. It's
( wise treatment aud correct determination
! will result IN ncalculUbic beurht 10 the
peopc The blessings flowing from god
I roads can hardly he 0Yerestimated. ThC
vast and varied agricultural Interests OF
| thr state increase In The value of farm
/ products. the reduction OF expense and dis
| comfort in rursl travel, the saving in the
! wear and tear OF the farmers vehicles
| the stimulation OF local commerce. the up
| building of country communities and H.
/ ciiltatlng their Intercourse with country
1 sites aud trading points the prompt de
I livery OF mails, with other untold iu,i
dental advantages 10 farm life and occu.
| pntInn-all Of these and accompanying
| utilities viii be promoted by the system
ate construction and Improvement OF ON
| county roads. Nothing perhaps, Of grestei
! economic Importance challenges your besl
/ efforts than the enumeration Of our plat
! form on this plain, vet momentOns aud
! far.tcaching subject II Is earnestly COR
! neuded 10 the legislative mind IN the hops
| that iis proper solution may be accom-
| pllshed.
| The hiring of cOnvicts 10 private corpora
/ tons TO be worked outside The penitentinry
| walls has been long reprobated, ma oni
State officials under different ad,ninlstra
| lions have expressed their Dissatisfaction
/ with and declared their objections 10 The
/ continuance Of such o practice The only
| assignabe reason why " has not long since
\ been abandoned Is the fact that hnanca
proht has resulted from Its operations
Nothing In the philosophy Of penology, MOI
correct principle 10 the disposition ~ con
/ riets. p0r wise administration Of our peni
Tertiary system can be appealed 10 for
Justification OF the course that has beer
pursued II rests alone upon the eonsid
arstion that the State has made money by
such disposition Of its prisoners; and ths
fsof further remains that others nave there
AZ rrnnr~ for flfu1gflTrnG ana A.