The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-04

value plainly below It's reasonable
value: and that tax assessors. who may
falsely and wtlifully accept any false
rendition OF property for taxation shall
be guilty of nalfeasance In office AMI
be punished therefor.
g. We demand that the next legisla-
| ture enact a stringent and effective
ahti-free pass law. which shall prohibit
the issuance Of free passes. transport
ton. tickets or franks by any corpora
ton in this state In any form. TO any
person except the bona fide owners. Of
fcers or employees.
10. We indorse the amendment OF
Art IS. Sec IS. OF the state consttu-
ton. authorizing the incorporation -
the state banks. submitted by the iast
legislature. and recommend its adop~
ton at the coming election. We O.
nounce the Republican scheme for an
asset currency and the plan set ont in
the Aldrich financial pin.
H. We favor the passage of lax
giving TO cities and twons in his state
power and authority 70 fix and reasona-
bly, regulate the charging by electric
and gas light, telephone and water
companies and other Ike companies
IL &c recommend that occupation
taxes on useful occupations be remoF-
ed as soon as a fair system OF property
taxation can be devised tn raise the
money now furnished by taxation for
such occupations.
IS We recognize the growing Inn
portance Of Arrigation IN this state as
a means for the development Of our
agriculture and we direct the legisla-
ture to pass such laws on this subject
az will encourage irrigation and be alike
Just TO the capital invested and the
landowners.
II. We recommend to our Legislature
20 provide for the purchase and preser-
walton Of the old Alamo mission a San
Antonio a work now being periodically
undertaken by the Daughters of the
Republic Of Texas. This historic and
tragic spot should be preserved TO Tex
as and her people forever, in sacred |
memory Of the heroic struggle for Texas
freedom
These are the resolutions adopted
upon report Of the platform commit |
tee.
The Judges OF this state should be !
paid such a salary as viii secure and |
retain men Of the best ability We |
therefore believe the good OF the PEG
pie requires that the salaries Of our |
Judges should be increased TO a rea-
sonable amount in keeping with the |
degree ~ ability and Integrity re-
quired I'm the performance = the /
Duties Of these positions
Relieving that the memory Of the |
Confederacy deserves TO be cherished /
forever by all true southern citizens
an well as all other lovers OF southern /
manhood. We favor the enactment ~ |
statute declaring the birthdays ~ /
jefferson Davis. its Only president
and our own grand OLD man. Holm w.
Reagan the best type ~ "a Texas hero. /
10 be state holidays
We commend the Texas World 2 |
fair commission and Tho work IL has
accornpi shed at Ehe tomsHan1 PHr-
chase exposition 500 susce4efJ0v eV-
plotting the resources af Texas 500 Che !
appropriate and Support ~ t.- 0eo-
Pile and urge upon tine 'egf~.tuf. the
wisdom ~ taking yuch action #- NAV /
he necessary TO remove fa N#-ttn sud /
preserve eH.0 parts ~ fine Tayas a~. |
hfblts al the Worlds rf- ss WIFI in- /
etruct the youth ard citizenship 81 The /
state concerning the uHter|af re-
sources n a commonwealth fHat isl so
endowed by nature chat It must event /
uauy become "a most highly developed /
and civilized section OF rre western /
hemisphere
Whereas The SUI Ross Memorial as-
ISOLATION ~ which Mrs. g. A. West
brook Be- the president t~ engaged in the
work 90 erecting "a monument upon /