The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-13
BREWERS BACKING BELL
That Is The DtiMsiioa hste W nr.
Col@siit IN His Speed.

Hon O. b. Coiauitt. a candidate
for governor and member OF the
railroad commission. spoke to two
or three hundred voters in the dis
trict court room last night In the
interest OF his candidacy Several
ladies were present Mr. Colquitt
spoke about two hours and was given
close attention. During the delivery
of his speech he was frequently APP
plauded. That he made favorable
impression was evidenced by the fact
that quite number of voters came
forward to shake hands with him at
the conclusion of his speech. Three
or four citizens who are known to
have been wearing buttons of other
candidates left the court room with
Colquitt buttons on the lapel of their
Mr.. Colquitt was introduced by
| Hon. T, B. Williams, who referred
briefly and complimentary to the
commissioner political record
After the usual preliminary re-
marks Mr.. Colquitt sailed into his
opponents with his sleeves rolled up,
and during the greater part of his
speach he fayed them from one end
to the other. While discussing the
iGSt, a,1t fnI A.
dates Mr. Colquitt presented his own
views on the public questions in a
manner which left no room for mis-
understanding his position
In discussing the question of tax
alton Mr.. Colquitt said he favored
the separation of the objects to be
taxed He believed the railroads,
teiegraphs, telephones, private car
lines and other corporations should
be taxed for state purposes and that
the citizens of each county should
determine the ad valorem tax rate fo'
countv nurposee He favors tha
laAoltahp,ent OF the state tax OF II
) cents for school purposes and-believe
: the amount of such tax should b
decided by the voters of the severa
lcounties BY this method the whit
voters would no longer be compelled
Ito contribute to the education of the
NEGRO children. The negro tax pay
err would then bear his part of this
burden of taxation.
The speaker then took up Camp
bells homestead exemption propo-
sition and said such method of tax
alton would work great hardship
on the men who earn their bread by
the sweat of their brow.
He charged that Bell was the can
didate of the railroads and breweries,
and that he had posed as prohi-
bitionist in Hamilton county and as
an anti in Tarrant. If local option
lis right in Hamilton county 1t is
right in Tarrant county. Mr.. Bell
has had a good deal to say about
standing pat. The speaker did not
know what that term implied un-
less Mr. Bell meant that he would
stand pat in following out the man
agement of the present administra-
ton. He urged that while we are
standing pat we should have a
square deal. He said that II Judge
Bell proposed TO stand pat on the oc-
cupation tax law the stars would
sing together before that measure
was repealed Mr.. Colquitt said II
he was elected governor he would
recommend the unconditional repeal
of this law He did not believe II
was right for a merchant TO pay an
occupation tax in addition 10 his al
lvalorem tax lie said the time had
larrived when makeshift legislation
In the matter OF taxation should ht
abandoned
: After paying his respects TO Camp
bell aud Bell the speaker said tha'
Judge Brooks favored local option
but WINS opposed To- state prohibition
u, said Judge hr1oks TOOK this po
s.tion In ordC to r3t,h 'be German
vote of south TcNas ''' said tbai u
Prohibition ts the ,cr.sb ihine Tor
county 81 b. ttr corrrst thlus for 'h.
state he said hs was an anu b'
cause he believed prohibition "a
wrong ln principal Hc said thc COO
sutuJion had wisely conferred up"'
the people Of Texas fhr power to dr
termine whsther cog not the' .hal
have local option in counties nr sob
division 90 eountles when logsi 1p
tion is adopted ia Is fhe Outs of .'tr
lprohibluanist ana tKtf' tut fu nn
force ths law The e@sttvuf uf lth
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