The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-09-26
THE ELDER STATESMEN


Clark of Waco that he would serve
in the next Legislature if the poo
pie Of his county should elect him
ought TO be riveted upon the atten-
ton of the people of Texas. What
ever else may be said of it, it can
not be doubted that his willingness
springs from the purest strain of pa
triotism-the sort of patriotism now
most in demand in Texas.
When the Post suggested that Il
was a time for the greatest and
wisest Of our statesmen TO be called
out, it was speaking TO the point
and the press Of Waco readily re-
sponded. We have no doubt that
Waller Baker would be willing to
serve as Judge Clark's colleague,
and wouldn't that be a team
Every legislative district in the
State contains men Of character and
wisdom, and the Post hopes that
the newspapers will aid the move
ment to call them TO the front. I'm
questionably men of this character
would not care TO serve in a legis-
lative capacity, but they can be
drafted. II is with the people TO de-
eide. If they want the elder states
men, all they have to do is to say
so.
II would be the most remarkable
political occurrence of the time to
have a State legislature of this kind.
II would excel in the quality of its
personnel the house of representa-
tives at Washington, and would
equal in dignity, wisdom and char
acter the United States Senate.
For once, let the Legislature seek
the men. Draft the elder statesmen
and we will have at the conclusion
of their labors a set of laws that
would challenge the admiration of
mankind. All the blunders of the
past would be obliterated. Our sys-
tens of administration would be in
harmony with the progress Of the
times. Our taxing system would be
equalized and just TO all concerned.
Every act would be the result of
ripe judgment, profound wisdom
and unadulterated patriotism. To.
the State il would mean more than
can be measured by dollars.
And the people may rest assured
that the plan is practicable. The
elder statesmen will not decline the
call.
Think of a legislature having in
its membership Roger Q. Mills,
Governor Hogg, George Clark, NJ.
M. Crane, n. w Finley, Dick
Wynne, John Church, Horace Cate,
]. S. Grinnan. Horace Chiffon,
Henry ID. Mcdonald. Howard Tenn
pleton. Cone Johnson, John Dun
can, B. ID. Tarleton, George 7.
lester, Tom Henderson. A. w.
Terrell, Emory Smith, Walter
Gresham, NJ. +. Mott, Rudolph
Kleberg, T. J. Beall, II. O. Head,
Bob Miner, Charles Jenkins, Rob
ert Kleberg. George Neal, w 4.
Ramsey, X X Legett, Walter
Tips, and dozens of others men
who would grace any legislative or
body on earth
And vet Texas can have just such
a legislature one that would AK
things and would put The old State
on the pathway 10 iIiimitable glory
And as we have said, none Of
these men are too great or too wise
TO serve Texas in the legislature at
this time
A perusal of the above level
truths from the Houston Post of
last SUNDAY brings TO mind another
matter, namely, a reduction Of the
number and a corresponding in
crease in salary Of our legislative
body TO which the attention of the
people at large has not been direct
ed as thoroughly a. the case de-
mands. Il is a well known fact that
the man most competent 10 fulfill
the demands of legislator, can i'll
afford to sacrifice his time and bust