The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20

EX-GOV. HOGG ON THE STUMP
HE PROPOSES THREE CONsTITU-
TIoNAL AMENDMENTS.
Says Mandatory Action LIS Necessary
ia Secure Legislative Action
on These Matters.

Waco, Texas, April xGovernor
James S. Hogg opened the campaign here
today in the interest of three constitution
al amendments proposed by him, namely:
l. To define insolvent corporations and
prohibit them from doing business in
Texas.
2. To prohibi. the issuance OF free
passes on railroads in Texas
3. To prohibit the use of corporation
funds to support Hobbies before the legis-
lature at Austin
This is the first OF series OF speeches
on these subjects. He admitted that the
legislature has the power to enact pro-
hibitory laws on the questions namei, bnt
he insists that it will require mandatory
amendments to the constitution to secure
legislative action, hence the campaign
which the ex-governor has inaugurated all
alone and which he says VIII awake ths
natives before it is over
The speaker scored the corporations ~
his characteristic style
/ Governor Hogg opened his speech by
calling attention 10 the fact that TINS was
/ the tenth anniversary of the opening OF
his 1rst campaign TO" governor at RusA'
The leading issue then, he stated, was
the adoption OF a constitutional amehl-
inert looking to the establishment OF INC
railway commission. which was passeu
in 1891. together with its counterpart, the
stock and bond law.
The governor charged the railroad coni-
panies with Issuing bonds and stocks lap
in the aggregate value of their properly
~, and
railroad commission. which would maze
them insolvent corporations under the pro-
visions of the amendment. He showed
how the public is vitality interested IN
this ouestion-in that they must pay these
obligations in freight and passense'
charges He believed that rallroad com,
panies should orly earn far d!YlHon1
on the valuation of the property, whi't
representatives of the railway compault'
believe that they should be hlsn enouSi
10 pay for the maintenance OF way or
Grating expenses. interest on oonas aI'
some dividend TO the stockholders. BY 10
adoption of the amendment these translo
tation lines will be compelled to elimihai'
their fictitious indebtedles s, or be ma1
10 do so through the courts The goVerho
showed the liberallty of the state 70
ward the State in the matter OF IAN
grants. but they plastered the state VIII
these fictitious bonds until II was MAD
= neniteptisry offense He said that
fellow who signed fictitious time ehec
: and passed il would be sent TO the pom.
G tertiary. while the man who signed an
t passed fraudulent bonds was serenaae
and banqueted as great fnanoiar
THE fifth section of the amendment
s to nrobibit the use of corporation fund
, in political campaigns and for the purpo'
j; ~ lobbving. He states that IT is an vi
t deniable fact that these corporations sen
y thesa lobbyists. or knights OF Congre'
= avenue" as he called them, in largo nun
:, hers for the purpose of corrupting lesii
[. lation. The subject was handled in
l. hrief manner. The sixth section has
l. view Inc prohibition Of the free pa
;. system over transportation lines. He 81
10. the present system was wrong
nrineiple. being favoritism pure and sin
ME. The mau who rides on Tree pa
. enjoys special privilege, whl'e ne WI
!, pays fare submits 10 dlscrlhlhslioh'
:, showed By figures tiTat II the iree pa>s
!" Issued were charged for at the rate OF
e, each low average he considered IN
70 would amount TO nearly one-half Il
,e ,yhola nassenger earnings. II this syste
10 were abolished, the railway fare could
A. reduced 10 cents per mile without 30
,ir N the railways. The governor pain .
Nv respects to the public official VINO
o. IN FREQ masses and to the ward heeier
II ara "camnaicn whoopers' who favor ca
didates espoused by the railroad ccmpani
Who ride free to air their otensiV" pe
sonallty upon the public me COVE
\, believes that he is doing MS auy
:" submitting the amendmsnts 70 'Ie 70
stitution 10 the people, ana rom INV
he will advocate II. and wants every M