Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-26
ISSUE STATEMENTS TO PRESS OF
TEXAS OF POSITION ON
EDUCATION.
sTR0AG RECEPTION
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AS soon as it was known that Sen
late Joint Resolution IS was defeated
the Bryan Commercial Club and A.
land M. Alumni Association called a
meeting OF Brazos County citizens al
Carnegie Hall for Friday evening, Ju
ly 20, at 6 o'clock, for the purpose OF
making a public statement to the
people Of Texas.
The meeting was held yesterday af.
ternoon at the appointed time and was
iattended by number of business and
professional men of the city.
Maj. l.. l.. McInnis was made chair.
man OF the meeting and the business
which brought the body together was
taken up.
Prof. J. II. Allen, chairman of the
resolution committee presented the
following statement to the assem- blage
which was read and adopted by a
unanimous vote:
10 the people OF Texas:
The people OF Bryan fought Sen.
ate Joint Resolution IS with all the
energy they possessed. For its de.
feat, they are willing to accept any de-
gree of responsibility that may be
properly laid at their doors. But it
has been charged in the press and on
the platform that they were actuated
In making this fight by unworthy mo-
tives. We, therefore. desire to make
a full and candid statement of our
position:
l. AS patriotic citizens, we oppos.
ed the proposition to confer upon the
Legislature the power to issue bonds
in unlimited amount. The tendency
OF the times is in the opposite direc.
ton. The people are demanding more
and more the power to decide cues.
tions OF this kind for themselves.
2. AS friends of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, well acquain.
ted with the great work 1t is doing for
the upbuilding of the State, we Cd.
posed a measure which contained the
probability of great harm to this in.
Istitution.
The language of the resolution was
obscure. its meaning uncertain. We
had 1t upon high legal authority that
the amendment was open to the con.
struction that upon its adoption IL
would be possible either to consoli-
date the A. and NJ. College with the
University of Texas or to build up at
Austin an institution to duplicate the
work of the College. We felt that
there was grave danger: that opin.
ions expressed and promises made in
advance of the election would have no
binding force; but that the status of
the College would have to be determ-
ined by the courts in accordance with
the language of the amendment, what
ever they might construe it to mean.
We were unwilling to plunge into that
uncertain sea.
3. We felt the resolution was out
OF harmony with the demands of the
democratic platform as adopted by
two successive State conventions. The
people have demanded that the A. and
NJ. College be completely divorced
from the University and that the en-.
dowmen fund be equitably divided be-
tween the two institutions. We stand
squarely upon that platform.
4. We believe that it was wrong to
submit to the people an amendment
involving seven distinct propositions,
to be voted upon as a whole. An edu.
cational amendment should have been
submitted on its own merits.
5. We believe in the declaration OF
the democratic party that provision
for liberal and independent income
for the State institutions of learning
should be made" These institutions
should be taken out of politics. They
should have an assured income. They
should be relieved of making the bi.
ennial scramble before the Legisla.
ture. In order to accomplish this and
to enable these Institutions to lay
their plans wisely and well, there
should be reasonable mill tax for
their support.
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