The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-21

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representative will serve his people
most ably and acc sptably who il
brave enough aud honest enough to
raise his voice and cast his vote in
opposition to all the pet and petty,
vile and vicious measures that cum
Der the statutes, befuddle the peo.
pie and shackle the state. Then
let our inspiration be fewer laws
and better laws to the end that ag-
riculture be free; that trade be un-
hampered; that labor be protected;
that capital be encouraged; tina. in
vestment be rewarded, that immi.
grafton be invited; that the citizen
may stand erect stalwart and free;
and that the state may be started on
a new career of undreamed pros.
perity.
STATE ECONOMY.
l believe in more rigid economy
in public affairs. This is an old
word. 1t has a place in all political
platforms. 1t should be pasted in
the hat Of all public servants who
handle the peoples money. All
provisions for state expenditures
must be made and can only be made
by the Legislature That branch Of
your government is responsible for
all expenses incurred, approprla
tions made and taxes levied. This
body, then, affecting directly and
Intimately every man, woman and
child in Texas should be com mis-
stoned and pledged to guard jeal.
ously and zealously these sacred
trusts. | would not be understood
as advocating any narrow, niggard
ly, close listed financial policy.
have pity for the Third party man
20 stingy that he buttoned his San
day collar to q wart on the back of
his neck | regret that this great state
with all her wealth of resources has
thus far refused to appropriate an
adequate sum to erect monument
to the memory of the immortal
Houston. No short sighted policy
should fetter our growth. Texas is
no longer in her swaddling clothes.
She stands as a strong man stripped
for race. Large in territory,
bundles in resources, romantic in
history, grand in destiny-all that
Texans do must be worthy of
Texas. l simply want to say that
our riches should not make US prodi.
gal. The annual appropriation now
far exceeds $1,oOO,Oo0. Notwith.
standing the executive pruning
knife cut down the last appropria
ton more than third of q million
dollars news comes from the CAPT.
tai that imperial Texas is confronted
with an empty treasury-the result
of legislative extravaganza. In these
times Of financial striDgency, let
us remember that the smallest leak
will in time sink the stoutest ship.
Let the same plain home spun rules
of frugal living followed by the in
dividual be the guide of our COVER.
ment. Let US not scorn the conser.
vatism of Ox-cart John or the pay
as-you.go policy of the old Alcalde
Let us as we multiply offices and
create new courts and locate new
asylums and fix high salaries and
make appropriations OF whatever
kind an | character, remember that
there 10 not a dollar in the treasury
of the state not wrung from the
pockets of the people by taxation.
COUNTY ECONOMY.
advocate reduction of the compen-
sation of county officers. Nor am
new in the faith. As far back as two
years ago began to agitate this
q lestlon. As the editor of the Cen.
trail Texan, lplaced myself on record
IN Its columns in no uncertain terms
| stand now as l stood then, fat.
footed for reform on this question,
wherev ar needed. However, | claim
no originality, nor can any we'll
Informed man in MoLennan county.
| is an abuse patent to all. There
have been eff orts a. legislation ON
this line. The question has been
agltated in other states of the union
The federal statutes limit the total
amount of fees to be received by