The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-04

bat / can tell ron rite now yon
needn't lost no sleep abont nary bill
fntefdrieed by bud C0t&rsIi 4 beIn
passed by this legislator and spe-
shully that divorce bill. Thar Is
other legislation that is heap more
Importance than divorce legisla-
tiOn 30 ron can rest easy ole man, for
considerable spell yit. "Ye say
yoa are iobbigtg" seq ]. psttin
on my spscks and takin look at
him
Yes. | wss sent here by t1ie FARM
ers' union fe make these fellers vote
to put exfry tax on the railroads
and other corporations and to vote
agin any more taxes abein paid by
Us farmers and to make the railroad
commission compel the railroads to
rGdacs the rates on cotton, and all
sich other bills as us farmers wants
past, We lows to make this legisla-
tsr pass and are keepin record of
how these fellers votes and them that
votes a9in us gets detected next time
they pops up their heads for office,
seq he. Well, / wernt much spTized
at what he said for you reckplect
tother day when me and you was
a talkin about the legislator and
wouderin what was the matter of
EN-, / tole you something shorely
had queefed en- but ] never had no
idee the Farmers Union was arter
'em whippin em into line and threat
enin 10 vote agin airy teller that dages
TO go agin EN-. but from what |
see and hear, I'm dead shors that's
whats the matter with the Texas leg
islater They are skeered to death
and afeared TO run. Well" seq ]
takin good square look at the
Teller" you are the furst lobbist ]
ever seed that Amt wearin no dia-
monds. In Washington, all lobbists.
both men and women wars diamonds
and puts on sights of style" 'Oh,
Mr.. Rainwater,' sez he, leanin over
1t would never do for us farmers to
come TO Austin. wearin fine clothes
and diamonds. 1t amt policy TO do
so, and our game ix TO look pore and
needy while We are putin up our
tale OF woe for We wants to impress
the legislator with the fact that these
blamed railroads and corporations is
a crushin of us and oppressin of us
while they are gettin richer and us
a gittin porer and all SIGH. We're
pleadin the poverty racket, see ?"
Yes, | see, but how does the game
work." saz /.
"Oh. hits a workin so fine that
we've got the hull gang rite under
our thumbs and we're maxim 'em
come to taw and were getti1 petish-
uns sent in from every whar pleadin
with EN- TO vote our way, exempt AS
from further taxation but sock it to
the railroads and corporations and
make EN- bear the burden OF tax
alton because they have got more
money than we have Oh. things
is a comm oar way right along. be-
cause the most Of these feIlers wants
TO heel themselves for the future and
hney have got to listen to the voice
of the people, see2" seq he.
Yes. ! see. but is the farmers and
labors unions the only people what
has got any voice in legislation
Hsinr no body elses wishes to be
considered? rs legislation only in
tended 10 benefit the farmers"
seq L.
oh TO be shore, but us fellers
Is in the saddle now and we low to
have laws made to suit as" seq he.
list then that Teller Love. from
Dallas, come up and them two went
off and begun to talk confidential
and | mosied on to hunt member
of the house that could persuade
to vote agin the divorce law and