The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-03
THE CANE OF POLITICS.
ladicaiioRs Point to Lively Contest for
State and Cegafy offices.

DEeAluS5 tucfC d man win q SOui
so dead,
Who never yet to himself hath said
This is my own my native land
ism and patriotism has been defined
as a love of ones country. When a
fellow gets to loving his country right
well. he begins to want to serve her,
and in order to serve her in a man
ner acceptable to himself he must
have an Office. and to get the office
he must run for 1t and be elected.
To be elected one must have the suf-
frages OF the dear people and they
are generally on the lookout for their
best interests and choose the man
who makes the best showing. We
choose our officials now as we would
choose any other thing of service
for their fitness. For the last sew
eral campaigns ! have noticed how
often these questions are asked: Is
he honest, is he competent? And isn't
this as Il should be- The voter gets
not dollar OF the salary of the Of
flee. all that he gets Is service and
he should have the best that is Of
fered.
II has been said that politics .s
the American game, but / don't so
regard IT. II Is a business and an
honorable one. True. the recipient
OF his peoples confidence justly de-
rives great deal Of pleasure there
from, but no more than any other
man who does his work we'll and is
proud of his calling. / am glaG
that at each election in our coun~y
and state we have the very best ma
terial TO choose from. Politics Is
honorable and let our brainy men
and our best men aspire 10 the places
Of usefulness. and trust TO the people,
they will do the rest. A public Of
flee is a public trust and but lew
there he who ever betray the conf
dence reposed In them All this talk
we hear of graft and corruption Is
generally TO dazzle and bewilder the
uniuitiated, and after charges anc
counter charges have been made and
then the light is turned on. the Of
ficial In generally found to have done
his best have confidence In my fe.-
INV EtAA " no II ti tale bIAAlN H1+
vice, as we'll as In other places.
For the different state offices the
candidates are announcing and soon
the battle will be on. The candidates
for governor have planted their ban
ners TO the breeze. their platforms
are being written and their adherents
are getting into line. But whether
| IL be Brooks. Bell, CoIquit, Wells or
! the Austin Scion, Judge Terrell. we
are safe, and will have a chief ex-
| ecutive second 20 none in the Union.
But let's get nearer TO home an-
| talk OF the district and county Of
| fees. the men who serve us directly
and with whom we come in contact
every dav and whom we ara pleased
\ to call our personal friends. Sew
\ eral of the boys are serving their
| first terms and viii probably have
no opponents. for II Is an unwritteu
| law 10 give a man two terms If he
| fills his office satisfactorily. and
have never heard anything bur COM
mendation OF our present corps Of
officials. Capt Marchbanks. Simp
| Spencer. Mark Smith, Jim Brooks.
/ Jack Neal and Ben James will in all
probability be returned 10 their plac-
es OF usefulness without opposition,
| but Of course. YOU can't tell, ~ might
\ be otherwise
should Judge billiard retire from
| the district judgeship at the close
OF his present term. after his many
/ years of honor and usefulness. Ellis
| county has three men who are al
| ready talked OF for that important
office. | don't mean that they woulo
all aspire and make the race. they
very likely will not. but the people
| are talking OF their qualifications
and their names are being spoken OF
as possible and even probable oandi-
dates
lion. Bowd Farrar has whole Tor
of friends who want 10 see him sil
! ON the wool sack don't know
whether Mr. Farrar has ans such as.
piralions or not, | never heard bin
say. but II be should have he would
make 4 strong Judge He uow en-
/ joys a paving lsw practice and might
be ioAthe to give it up. lie was born
and reared in Ellis county, Is mar
learned in the Las. a graduate of ths
| lRw school AZ the state UNIVERSITY
and was first honor man Of his class
of 1880 Hts record aa an offiela
10 we'll known tN all our people Al
be served th~m four years as eounts
attorney tie made = splendid reeorr
In that position and his friends thtal
his career uf usefulness should no
end there
Judge lee Hawkins friends sal
fhat he should come up higher Is
has served hiH county "a coaafy st
furnHw ana Ia noe hsE efficient cuun
~ Judge Judge Has ktna en3ava IA
distinction ~ having never ioag
rRcw befurH tha psupie and ~ hmsial
sever h@ffayeA trust rwna@ea u
hlm fse j. ihw bsAf kuown caans'
judge IN Texas. hv having servaA a
president - ths eaHaty judges aa@n
caAtinn shsrh shuwa haw he stand
wgth htA f~lin@ Officials 8@ taa
was fsFat hsamr maa tn hla lRw slas
~ fhe university - Texas fr fsSs
ard Is aa Ellis raanfy Bora and rass
ea bog Hss fam5IF have hesu 18al
| s4emslfssA w&fh NaE h~as Interests 81.