The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17

| federal purposes, an appropriation q
a fund for the investigation and exter.
mInation Of the boil weevil. and We
appreciate especially their endeavors
/ Ia behalf 0g universal liberty their an
| tagonism Of trusts and monopolies. and
urge them TO vigorously oppose every
/ attempt to establish a branch banking
/ system and the issuance Of asset cur
rency. which would build up money
/ trust OF the widest and most pernicious
| character
/ 3 -Four years ago the Democracy OF
| Texas promised to our people econom-
| ical government wisely administered.
/ How well this promise has been kept
/ by Governor Sayers and his associates
| f. now a matter of history, and the
| splendid cond ton 81 each department
| and institution throughout Texas bears
/ witness to their patriotism, ability and
4 devotion to duty. Taxes have been re-
| duced. the term OF our public schools
/ has been heightened and the Work OF
| the several departments has been
/ broadened and the eleemosynary In
| stttutions have been enlarged so that
/ the iails are emptied OF the insane and
/ room has been made n the other in
| situations for the care Of all those
| whom the state has made its charge
/ We are Justly proud that while ours Ia
| the banner state and that while our
party has been for nearly half Cen
tury practically without opposition, yet
no form Of corruption has been fstered
and no stigma cast upon the character
/ and patriotism of any nominee made
BY our state organization.
4 We favor proper legislation re-
rardinR Improvement Of our county
roads. and we demand that the leg.sla-
ture pass laws under which a compre
heusive system ~ public roads may be
had ar the smallest expense TO the
} people.
5. We favor tae enactment Of laws
/ providing for the eap.0 yment. as far
"a practicable 81 short time state con-
/ vIcts on che public roads n counties
making sui'aH'e Prov ons therefor
and the employment OF state pcuiten-
/ tIarv convict labor on work not In COM
1 petition with free labor as Tar as prac-
+ t.rabIe. ard that such pr soue~s be EN-
ployed IN the walls Of the pen!ten
/ tiary and on farms operated by the
state on It's own account
L. We favor the continuance OF our
! present policy regarding our cieemo-
/ gynary Institutions - that they may
/ continue 10 provide for all helpless
wards Of our state.
We favor the substantial re-en-
/ actmeut by the next legislature Of the
present uniform textbook law which
will expire by its own terms in 1903
/ with such provisions ar will prevent
unnecessary changes In the textbooks
/ now in the hands of the children at
/ tending the public schools
/ 5. Recognizing public intelligence
7 IA the best safeguard az social order,
( and considering the present prosper.
! ltv and increasing wealth Of our state,
( We make a special demand upon the
/ Twenty eight legislature TO deal gen
/ eruualy with all state educational IN
sttutinns. the Agricultural and Me
! chantcal college. the Girls Industrial
+ school and the several normal schools.
including the Prairie View normal
/ and industrial school for coiored
/ youths and generally TO promote the
/ cause of education in Texas TO the
| end that it's institutions and learning
! may rank with the best In the iand.
| We commend the course OF the last
| legislature in making adequate ap-
preparation from the general revenue
/ for the maintenance and support OF the
university. thereby enabling the board
/ OF regents 20 utilize from It's available
/ funds the money required for the cree
/ ton Of necessary buildings and pur-
/ chase of grounds. We dclare II TO
! be the axed po..cy Of the Democratic
/ party TO take our public schools and
other institutions Of learning out OF
/ politics. and we therefore reiterate
/ the demand of the Democratic plat
/ form OF the trustees OF our schools,
/ colleges and university for terms of
two. four. six and eight years.
We request the legislature to
/ provide for the establishment OF a
textile school as a department OF in
| dustrial education In the Agricultural
! and Mechinal college.
10 We favor a broad and eHiight-
| ened policy toward capital and corpor-
| ationS doing business within our state
| and toward those desiring TO enter our
| state for the purpose OF developing It's
| great natural resources and Tor the
! protection .of such, as well as for the
protection OF all OF our people, without
| regard 10 condition; we declare our OPP
position TO trusts, mergers AID other
| combinations for the restriction OF
| trade. and demand that the next legis-
lature shall pass law or amend our
present laws so that It will be impos-
sibIe for such corporations to do bus
mess in Texas.
IL. We favor the passage OF wei
considered riparian law in order that
the rice and other great industries Of
our state may be fostered and the
rights Of our people along such canals
and waterways may be properly safe
guarded.
IL. We favor the submission OF
constitutional amendment authorizing
the charter OF state banks of discount
and deposit under restrictions and reg
ulations for the protection Of stock
holders and depositors, similar to those
governing national banks.
10 We demand the enactment of
law prohibiting the employment of
children under 12 years of age In fac
tories using machinery.
IA We most heartily endorse and
approve the purpose and labors OF the
Texas Worlds Fair commission APP
pointed by Governor Savers to provide