The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-08

Of compromise Is to Issue receipt
for the amount of the fine which is
license for them to go on pIunder-
ing the people. When the antitrust
law Is violated a big suit Is brought
against the corporation. a fine col
lected and the offender goes his way
rejoicing. Instead of imposing a fine
be sent to the penitentiary where all
criminals belong
The question of taxation Is another
question which should be considered
II is one of the most delicate and
most complex propositions with
which our statesmen have to deal
There is one item especially which
should engage or attention, AMI that
is the inequality of rendering rail-
road property In this state. There
which a tax might te levied upoa
railway property. At the present
time the small property holders and
farmers are carrying more than three
fourths of the burden of the govern
ment.
| believe In the creation of state
tax board whose duty it shall be to
value the railroad property In the
state and then apportion each county
its part This would place more than
s175. 900, 900 on the tax rolls of the
state, which does not appear there
| am opposed to the collection of
an occupation tax from all useful
occupations not enjoying special
privilege under the laws of the state
Railways enjoy special privileges
under their charters to levy a tariff
Of rates on traffic sufficient to pay
operating expenses, the interest on
their bonded Indebtedness and to
insure fair returns on their invest
ment without regard to any law for
this right. They should be required
to pay an occupation tax based on
income of at least per cent
The practice of the railways of
Texas giving free passes to public
officials is the towering evil of this
state. The influence resulting from
free passes is seen in legislation in
this state. The evil is becoming 50
great that it's reaching out for juries
and would taint the judicial ermine
OF this state. 1t is not only a de
bauching evil, but an injustice to tn,
man who pays his fare.
When the people Of Texas xet n
/ OF thu free pass evil other reforu
: viii pc easy. The people of tbs -.
d should see that the men who q
Il elected to the legislature accept
Il free passes from the railroads.
n believe legislatures could transa
e more business in half the time tn
n spend in Austin IL they paid the
! fare instead of riding around Il
, country on passes.
For four times this has been
platform demand and as many time
it has been ridden out of the platforr
on free passes, free lunches and the
ater tickets.
In closing his address Col. Camp
bell said Texas owed a great deb
to the Confederate soldiers in which
all should take a pride. He believed
the home for these old veterans
should be a home indeed. He op'
posed the present method of requir-
ing old soldiers to make oath that
they were paupers before they could
collect the pension due them by the
state. He did not think their pride
should be thus humiliated.
Col. Campbell spoke to a large
crowd at Italy last night. He re-
turned TO Waxahachie on the Flyer
this morning and spent a few hour,
with friends going 20 Ennis where
he spoke this afternoon. Tonigh
he viii address the voters at Ferris
He has promised TO return 10 th'
county and deliver other addresse'
before the campaign closes.