The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-30
THE SPEECH OF BELL
Actresses Voters in Interest Of His
Candidacy tor Governor.

candidate Tor governor, spoke 10 a
| large crowd in the district court
| room last night in the interest OF his
candidacy Quite number OF ladies
graced the audience with their pres
J ence Judge Bell was given close at
tention and was applauded a number
/ of times He was introduced by Capt
| W II Getzendaner. who referred to
/ the speaker as a public official who
had won wide recognition and whose
integrity has never been questioned
| After few preliminary remarks
Judge Bell said there were several
! issues in this campaign upon which
| all the candidates for governor were
| agreed One of these was the issa
ance of free passes by railroads, He
! said that II elected governor he would |
| put an end to this great evil He next
| took up the question of prohibition. |
| He said that as there was no propo-
! sition before the people to amend the |
constitution providing state phohi- |
bition law all candidates for govern |
or were agreed that this had no place |
in the present campaign. As the |
, constitution now stands the people |
may have local option If they want it. |
He said that several years ago while |
Il member of the state senate he |
! rendered some valuable service to |
the local option law. With the as |
sistance Of the late Judge Simpkins |
| he prepared a measure which became !
! a law and under which the present |
! local option elections are now held |
| If elected governor he pledged him |
| self to exercise every power possible |
| to see that the local option laws are !
perfected where defective and then
enforced in so far as governor may
go.
The question of revenue and tax
alton he regarded as the most i'm
portant question now confronting the
people OF the state He was opposed
to an indirect method of taxation be-
cause it fell unequally upon the
laborer and wage Garner. He beliey-
ed in the enactment of a law requir-
ing a man to list his notes and money
just the same as his horses cattle
and other property.
In referring to the assessments
made against franchises he said the
intangible assets law as passed by the
last legislature was good in some re-
spects. but there were many defects
in it which should be corrected. For
instance. he did not think it just to
tax railroads and telegraph companies
when street railways and telephone
companies were permitted to 90 free.
He believes all corporations and all
individuals should be treated alike.
Under present existing conditions he
was opposed 10 the unconditional re-
peal of the law imposing an occupa-
tion tax upon useful callings. He did
I not believe il would he the part of
wisdom TO cut off this source OF rev
cnue until some other method of tax
alton could be adopted Tie did not
think the state officials should be
criticized for the depletion of the
treasury II should be- romcmberer
that tho government expenditures
are about onp-fourth ot "a million
greater than they were several years
ago while ther, bias NOT h,.r N CORES
pondiug increase iu revenue receipts
These added expenditure include app
propriutious for pvnsloulue tonfcd-
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dtcre home and uow educational iu-
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lu referring to Nf Campbell
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