The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ve been identified with Texas for fifty kindreds blood has crimsoned every battlefield in blood flows to-day in the veins of 1,200 Texas voters. Ihave given thirty-one years of unremunerated toil to Texas,and am sad because I have not thirty-one more to give to aState I love more than life. Yours respectfully, RUFUS C. BURLESOK He adds: Lest your allusion to our conversation onMr. Hursts letter may do Governor Roberts injustice, allowme to say that the only reasons
The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . ve been identified with Texas for fifty kindreds blood has crimsoned every battlefield in blood flows to-day in the veins of 1,200 Texas voters. Ihave given thirty-one years of unremunerated toil to Texas,and am sad because I have not thirty-one more to give to aState I love more than life. Yours respectfully, RUFUS C. BURLESOK He adds: Lest your allusion to our conversation onMr. Hursts letter may do Governor Roberts injustice, allowme to say that the only reasons for my belief were these : First—Governor Roberts for the last thirty years hasdone his own writing and thinking. Second—He is a stern old Jackson Democrat, and be-lieves in the doctrine pay as you go. 24 370 The Life and Writings oe Third—He has always contended the constitution de-manded an efficient system of free schools. This is not effi-cient, and is therefore, unconstitutional. It wastes prodigallythe peoples money, which 1 would never allow, if I had thepower to prevent it. KUFUS C. Dr. Bufus C. Burleson. 371 CHAPTER XLIV. Texas State Educational Association—Texas TeachersConvention Organized at Mexia—An ImportantCalled Meeting at Mexia August 9th, 1879—A Con-vention oe Teachers at Austin—Dr. BurlesonsStatement of Conventions Work—The TeachersRecommendations to the Legislature—CommitteeReport on University of Texas, Dr. Burleson Chair-man—Last Meeting of Texas Teachers Convention—Ceased to Exist Where it was Organized June3Oth, 1880—Merged into the Texas State Educa-tional Association—Gov. O. M. Roberts Addressedthe Meeting—Organization of the T. S. E. A., July1st, 1880—Its Continued Success. T a meeting of the State Teachers Convention heldin Galveston in 1890, Dr. Burleson was requestedby that body to write a history of the Texas StateEducational Association, but there is no evidence among hispapers that he ever commenced the w
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