San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-12
THE Observation-Disclosures

Section !. All the public lands of Texas re.
| naming and that could he recovered should
| be reserved as homesteads for actual settlers.
( All lands heretofore granted to individuals or
| corporations in which the granite es have not
| complied with the conditions of the grant
| should be forfeited to the state for homestead
purposes: no alien ownership of land should
| be allowed in Texas; corporations shall not
| be allowed to own more land than lhey ac-
| tuslly use in the prosecution of their bust
ness.
Sec. 2. We favor an effective system of pub.
| lie schools for six months in the ear for all
children between the ages of q and 20. We
demand the adoption OF uniform series of
text books for the public schools If this state
| and that they be published at the expense of
| the state, which shall be furnished to the
children In the schools at cost.
Sec. B. We demand an amer dmeDt TO our
state constitution authorizing the loauing of
our permanent school fund not otherwise in
vested upon the lands of the people of this
state at low rate of interest with proper
limit atiors upon the quantity OF land and the
amOunt'Of money.
Sec. 4. We demand reformation in the pun
ishment of convicts, that convict labor be
taken out of competition with citizen labor:
that convIcts be given intellectual and moral
instruction, and the earnings of the convict
above the expense of keeping, shall go 10 his
family.
Sec 8. We demand that railroads be CON-
PEELED TO pay their employees monthly in the
lawful money of the cour try, and in case of
discharge then they be paid at the nearest
station immt diately upon their discharge.
Sec. We demand fair elections and an
honest cot mt of the votes, eIIher under the
Australian or some similar system of voting.
Sec, Z, We favor railway commission
with power to Tx and msintain rates that will
insure equal ard exact justice 10 the people
and 10 the railways. The commission TO be
composed Of three qualified citizens of the
STATE to he elected by direct vote of the
people. Bot We regard government owner
Ill y Ms the ultimate tOlutiOn of the railroad
problem in the limits OF the state.
sec 8. We demand an efficient lien law,
that VIII project the artisan, mechanic, labor
or and material men.
Sec. Q. We demand that a law be passed de-
ciHrlng eight hours 20 be Il gal days work,
whe C it is LOT otherwise provided by con-
ira, t.
Sec. 10. We demard that the maximum
salaries of county officers shall not exceed
81. 20 Der a'inum alter al expenses of such
Off % have been paid. and that all surplus in
excess of such salary snd expenses shall be
laid into and become part OF the available
public school fund of such county and that
uch excess he pTOTatE in such counties.
Sec IL. We demand the establishment OF a
state bureau OF labor. We favor the creation
of state board of arbitration to adjust all
differences LttweEn corporations and en-
plOyes.
See. L. We demand that commissioners
courts no not allowed t. contract debt
against the county tor more than 5000. I'M
less the same be ordered by majority vote
of the county.
Sec. l.. We favor such a change in the con-
stitutiOn as wilt prohibit national bankers
and members of railway, telegraph or tee
phone companies and their attorney s, or who
shall have held such positions within two
years pr or to an election, from holding anv
Legislative or judicial office within this state.