Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-03
a PROTEST. To BE NEEDED
THROUGHOUT TENAS.
From san Antonio Express

AIfNlt Ndl -Aiittillh IsAllfS>.
DR.. Frank :. White has been removed
from the supcrintcudrncy NJ the south
western Insane Asylum hy the vote Of
q bare quorum Of the hoard of mana-
gers.
OF the four members who voted 10
replaced him with a physician dcsig-
mated by the Governor OF Texas only
one was. by protractcd connection with
The Institution. closely acquainted with
Or. Whites official record and per-
sonal capabilities.
The Governor removed Mr.. ". g..
Rigby from the presidency oI'the board
in or,ter "a make another vote. the one
vote needed. to the end nf Dr. Whites
removal.
Now. Mr.. II. e.. Ntacke and Mr..
Worries y. Brown. vino like MIR RigSby.
were tolqnitt a%ppoirtecs. old mem
bcrS Of the board. calouS aud valuable
servants of thr people ia tie direction
OF orr az thtir largest institutions. adj.
vocatcs of tb" retention of Dir. White.
have RESI- ned their membership.
W. regret that the Southwestern
iyylum must lose the services NJ these
capable. reputable citizens: the State
needs such rs they ID the management
a its business concerns. The people
have made legal provision for the
COM iuucd service Of just such men IN
lust such service. free ut political do
miriatiou and independent Ut political
favor.
I;ut W. cannot do other than applaud
this action NJ McSsrS. Starkr and
Brown. Their designations are \ pro
test hat all the people Of Texas should
read and need.
When Mr.. Righy was rcmovrd-wr
think without right and without Justice
their occupation ~ di>intcrcStcd. hu-
Sines>llkc. MON political managers 81 a
STATE institution was gone. The man
agcmcni of Southwestern Asylum rc-
vortcd to the executive office III Aus
tin. ~ was thc ease with WITT institutions
up ~ tcn wears ago. ur until the people
voted 10 rid their hi~ine>> system Of
continual political manipulation ia favor
of personal and permanent huSucS>likc
responsibility.
W.. f,lt that this institution should
have the most competent head that
IL was possible for a. - Secure
these two gentlemen state III the doe
umrui accompanying their rrSigna
tioifS.
l. this the ideal Of the people Of
Texas. y this the underlying purpose
a. their constitutional amendment 81
1912. or not
Docs this comport with the Cover
0aorfS murh-yauntcd ideal VI "cffi-
Cheney" for the States public services.
or not Again:
We felt free go cd>i our VOTES a..
III Our opinion. thc best interests 81
the Stat, demanded.
write McSSrS. Starkr and Brown.
md they were thus frrcl The people
Nc'makc bold to declare our conference
cut the political strings W years ago.
that they would not have oustcd DR..
White. even M the bidding of the Gov
crnVr who appointed them. were Mr..
C0luuitt Ia office now,
TcNaS San AntuniaS have acted
rightly Tehre is great and very grave
problem behind their action. The people
must take notice especially must the
peoples Representatives at Austin take
notice. They are forced u the duty Of
finding a corrective answer 10 the uueS-
ton that Il pressed upon Shc people
OF TcNas:.
'What X tho Constitution among ul
flee holders and office huntcrsa'
Dr. White has dome wen. The graf
titblc OF the State is due him. even as
The respect and gratitude of this com
munitN arr his. We question the au-
thority of the process hv which ne was
removed; right carcSilN 10 we wish
that there were a legal process by
which he could be- restored. for all the
Governors campaign obligations and
for all the Governors interpretation
of the amendment of 1912.