The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12


rent under the snperv ION 81 ac-
credited representatives 81 organized
tabcr. and the enactment Of humane
Hesitation tending to the protection
and preservation Of life among work
ingmen engaged in following hazard
uas occupations. We especially arTaign
the Democratic party Of Texas for the
hypocritical attitude assumed toward
the cause Of labor By reason OF its CON
temptuous neglect II reconcile Its plat
form pledges to IT'S legislative perform
ances. and its cowardly evasion and re-
pudiation OF rs expressed promises,
holding that said pledges were made
for the express purpose of political ex-
pediency AMI with no thought toward
their ultimate fulfllment-
We condemn the indifference of the
Democratic party in this state in tf-at-
Ing with the question OF protection for
railway employees. We demand legis-
lation looking to the employment Of
safety devices. as is required By our
national laws. and for providing the
greatest possible protection TO the life
and limb Of employees.
We condemn the Democratic party
for the enactment Of unjust leglsla-
ton curtaillnE personal liberty OF the
citizen N the form Of sumptuary laws,
whereby the equal protection IN the
Law Is denied citizens Of incorporated
towns and the agitation and local dis
Bensions constantly f0mented and en-
mites enFendeTed. destructive OF the
peace Of the whole communities by
reason of the obnoxious character
thereof
We condemn as hagrantly inefficient
and yieions the Democratic administra-
ton of our state penal institutions,
asylums and other state institutions as
disclosed by the recent report OF the
state investigating committee. We
l point TO the recent disclosures touch
/ ing the methods which characterize the
/ administration of our state treasury
as indisputable evidence of Democratic
/ incompetency 20 govern.
/ We further condemn the so-called
/ Democratic party of the state and ma
/ ton for the advocacy and enactment
( Of sumBtHary and restrictive laws. for
/ It's fanCied and ineffective declarations
/ against capital and enterprise for it's
opposition to the American flag In our
newly acquired lands and thee who
maintain 10 there. Reversing their
once cardinal principle OF expansion,
they pFeSen& a spectacle Of wae.Nati0u
ard uncertainty ou every vital ques-
tioa III the dag In the campo Eu IF
+ $50 they demanded higher prices for
tho products 8t taa farm and aalj and
factory la tbetf prs#ent campaign
/ they demand loser prices for every
product re- labor Thee invite every
ism and encourage every new rhing
thar EiA bring faata q vote regardless
~ heir country sa5fare
we condemn the present gse by the
state of c0uvtet labor in competition
with Cur farmers and the work5Bgman
/ iu uur factories Ne favor the use Of
/ convict labor outside o8 the walls of
the peniteHgi&ry an}y on public roads
ana highways and especla urge
] their employment in lettering and de
YelopiuE a system ~ highways through
oar the state
/ We are opposed To the formation and
! maintenance of secret political organ
izatious intended 20 control county
I government as contrary 10 the spirit
/ Of American Institutions and demand
{ that laws be enacted that will prohibit
/ combinations for sueh purposes
We condemn the use OF the ranger
/ forces Of the state for the purpose OF
/ controlling or influencing elections
/ In emphasizing the tolerant and llb-
eraliZing policies 0f our party, we in
/ wife the participation Of every patriotic
/ citizen In our state. and make espe-
clhily welcome those who, abandoning
/ their former party aiiguments have
| contributed to our successes in the past
/ and by their counsels and support Of
the growth and progress OF our party
/ in the future