A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879. Page: 438 of 859
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436
HIISTORY OF TEXAS.
It was late at night, January 15th, 1874, when Richard
Coke and Richard B. Hubbard were inaugurated to their
respective offices. There was still a feverish excitement in
the public mind. Fears were entertained that Governor
Davis might yet be sustained in his office by the interposition
of President Grant, or that some rash act might precipitate
a collision between the different bands of armed men
in the city. Fortunately no blood was shed, and on the
19th, though Governor Davis had not formally surrendered
the executive office, he had vacated it, and Governor Coke
took undisputed possession. Governor Coke had been
elected by a majority of about 40,000. All the Congressmen
and a majority of the members of the Legislature then
in session belonged to the Democratic party; and the
Supreme Court was at once reorganized under an amendment
to the Constitution, increasing the number of Judges
to five. Harmony was thus introduced into all departments
of the State Government. Governor Coke, in his message,
took a very hopeful view of our State affairs, and the people
generally indulged in glowing anticipations of future prosperity.
The opening of railroad communication with St.
Louis, the abundant crops and inflowing tide of immigration,
stimulated enterprise and kept alive the hopes of our
people. In the period of financial distress which has befallen
the country since that period, Texas has suffered less
than any other State of the American Union.
Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed with the ConWe
copy one paragraph from the message of the Governor to the Legislature,
in January, 1873: ' When I commenced the performance of the
duties of Governor, I proposed to myself these main purposes: On the
one hand to restrain that tendency to extravagant squandering of public
money, and running into debt, which lias disgraced many of tile governments
and legislatures of the (so-called) reconstructed States-a tendency,
however, that was to be expected of that demoralization which the tremendous
convulsion of the war caused to permeate, imore or less, all parties and
classes in those States. On the other hand, to restrain that lawlessness
which alwavs unlfvorablv distinguihedl our peoplr , but hadl become shockingly
intensified by the habits taught our youll, meni in military camps."
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/438/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .