The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
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More Competent Lawmakers: Better
Laws

/ headed Competent Legislators Arc
Needed" | agree with the writer as "a
the Legislators. ! believe that II VIC
had one-half the number and would
double their pay, we would get bet
ter men and better service. But
believe that we are TO he blamed q
certain extent for not having bet
ter laws. We should. through our
commercial clubs, retail merchants
associations. farmers unions, etc.
confer with our representatives. and
let them know what we want.
lust SO long as our lawmaling Is
left 10 cheap lawyers without any
Instructions or notice from us. except
abuse. We may expect the laws TO
be- made To suit his profession.
also favor giving our best efforts
in procuring an able man for Gov
ernor just Ike n was done at Fort
Worth. shall vote that ticket. But
back 20 our lawmakng Right here,
/ win give little history that !
know to be- facts, just 10 show the
righteousness Of some of our laws,
and the picking there Is for lawyers
Something like % years ago. ! NOV
ed into county that had Just been
orranlzed A county site had been
selected, officers elected and a TEN
porary court house huilt. In one cor.
ner OF the county They proceeded
20 build $4,000 court house and a
s25.oOo Jail over the protest Of We,
OF the west end And right here
trouble began. The court house Il
10 miles from the center ~ the com
~. IL being IN the east part. on a
COW r.nch. the settlement was be
ing made in the west part An or.
der was procured for an election 70
remove the county seat ~ near the
center OF the county The election
over and the smoke and dirt cleared
away. the old town won Then the
anvils and al the old guns and pis-
tolls did roar But the new town
was not satisfied. and from then on
Ia the county elections for county
officers. the only qualifications con.
sidered were. are YOU for our town -
IN few years We held another elec.
iion and the new town won. Again
the anvils and old gums and pistols
did ring The records and officers
were AL moved 10 me new town
kept in temporary quarters until al
court house was built
Now. all the people were taxed FOR
two court houses. In few months
the court concluded 20 move back
to the old town Everything wns
cut and dried The order passed
everything was loaded on the wagons
and gone "a very little while. Ac-
tion was sotteg on our old guns
again. but the ievelheads kept down
serious trouble. with the promise
that the district Judge would order
the records taken back. Some four
or Eve Of M got a rig and DRIVE
- mites IN the night to sec the
Judge. Two men waded the Rrazos
river IN front OF tho team. so that
We would not miss the ford We
found tho Judge. got all We asked I
and more When We got home. the 7
nnvils sure did ring' could hear I
them over the hills. when runner
from the old town rode up 10 me
and gave me q paper. signed BY the
same district judge. which revoked .
lll former orders given ms. Three
snch trips and orders we're made and
revoked We then employed lawyers
and carried the case through all the
courts. The new town won. but u
cost US lots Of money 10 do II. The
county now has two court houses.
light miles apart
Nov why such nonsense7 Why
such an expenditure of money fool
shly' Why not pass law that
would forever put an end To such
'ot7 Here It Is. don't recognize any
place as a county seat that Is more
han five miles from the center OF
he county; Let the county own the
'ection IL IN To be on. and when once
coated. don't allow Il moved. Com
>el the first two or three railroads
built through the county to build
through this town.
L~t's stop supporting grafters and
lunus hunters