Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-19
A Few Reasons Why Senate Joint Reso'
luton Is Should Be Defeated


by the House and finally adopted by y
the Senate and the House as it af. q
fects the A. and NJ. College, as it n
stands. q
When S. ]. r. No. Is was first p
called up for passage in the Senate e
at the proper time then and there u
offered an amendment to same as fol a
lows: "or endowment so as to per-
nit the issuance of bonds ito be n
based on the permanent endowment 6
of the University or the real prop O
erty or endowment Of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College" My pur-
pose of offering this amendment which
was accepted and adopted by the Sen
ate. was to place the A. and NJ. Col
Ilege upon the same plane with the
University under this resolution as TO I
1.-The endowment fund of two million
acres of land. was not satisfied to
leave the bonds to be issued upon the
real property of the A. and M. Col
lege which might be construed by the
courts in case of litigation to be linn
Iited to the 2,400 acres OF land IN
Brazos county owned by the College
I was convinced then as am now and
always shall be that the A. and NJ
College is entitled under the Consti' |
; tuition and laws OF this state to an
equal and just division OF the two mil
: lion acres of land and believe that
the people Of Texas and large ma
Iiority OF their representatives in the
Legislature think so.
/ The positions of the advocates OF
: this amendemnt so far as 1t AFFECTS
u the A. and NJ. College are irrecons-
u ible. some of them contending that II
. will create a greater University and
. others contending that it will beneflt
"a the College but the fact is and every
u friend of the A. and NJ. College knows
~ that the adoption of this amendment
u will impair the usefulness OF the A
III and NJ College by duplication OF us
III work at the University and VIII ulti'
e. mately destroy the A, and NJ. College
d by starving it out, There is no more
III good reason why there should be TWO
oy A. and NJ. Colleges within the same
IL section OF the state within distance
We of one hundred miles of each other
re than there should be two universities
vi in the same section of the state.
5e' am a friend of education and espe
nc cially of higher education and nave al
oe- ways contributed ever since reaching
'h' nv majority every thing | could as
ne citizen and as a member OF the state
'se Senate of the last two sessions OF th'
Gu Legislature to its advancement
up have at all times and all occasions
ne voted for every measure in the Senate
H. that would in every way foster ant
tend to the advancement of educa
'o' ton in this state.
mo am a friend of the University-a
'Iu alumnus of that great institution
JUS and I want to see ii the greatest I'M
'eu yersity in the world and | also wan
w. to see the A. and NJ. College the grea
alu est of its kind on earth. 1t is nc
Tue necessary to build up one to tea
'he down the other but as sure as we liv
'e the adoption OF this amendment wi
l'h be the final total destruction OF tn
'SN College. People of Texas, do you war
'i'o to do this? | don't believe you do.
''eu is m to the people to decide, I'll
me peoplc of this state are not ready
destroy this great College, which ia
e done more for training the boys
''el Texas along technical lines as we
'oSr as preparing them for the most pra
sen. ,tical and useful vocations of Iii
anu What this state needs most is mo
leiu' producers. We already have too maj
'aN consumers and non.producers. v
gam need more scientific and practic
oiiiV farmers. mechanics and the likes.
DIS There is more in this amendme
y !" than the educational feature alo
""' which is involved and so obnoxious
W. Objectionable. The greatest and mt
anu serious objection to this amendm(
rsity 49, o,.,dinn CO.., tho unlimited @
alton and issuance of bonds by
I'io" Legislature. While ! have the utm
'n"' confidence in the integrity in our L
j 20 islature, yet there might come ii
io' as in reconstruction days when Il
w. would not be for, but against,
'"e rights of the people. If this anne
loi'i' ment is engrafted upon our Const
'io'' ton and becomes part of the orga
'n' law of this state, it will be destruc'
an of the rights of the people and
Sa'N spirit Of our institutions for the pee
'"o would have no voice in the issua
=" 40 of bonds as created by the Legi
49,, ture.
i'o," This amendment is crazy al
ou'i' bonds, everything in it is for bo
NV The issuance Of bonds, OF cou
VI a' creates debt which must be pa
u 'o there are two things in this life