The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-16
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ceelArahon 81 Principles Promulgated
By Texas Den4oe rscy


The rsnr~soBt.tises ~ the rcrss
Democracy, ia ,outsniiuu assembled.
t""au and affirm fhu~o Governmental
principles reserved fu fbv uaauie hv
III" Democratic f8u hph apuutt
the fabric of fr', ru.@fumtrt y FsH-
'rat government composed OF spg,F.
siEn states. which fcdrfai government
derives its power from the constitution
q the united Slatra with lus Al self.
government reserved To tho State and
tn iho p"npl" IT, all matters which
nav" not been surrendered 90 The gop
oral government The Democracy of
Texas stands FOR constitutional gov
eminent and for laws passed thereon.
| der which are no fespeclrr Of persons.
ioT law aud order and FOR the enforce.
| ment of laws against all alike, for free
| dom Of tho citizen and protection to
him against all lawful violence and in
reference from whatever source for
simplicity and economy in all public
affairs and against all abuse OF power:
| Tor representative government in
which all public officers are the ser.
wants and not the masters OF the peo-
| - anu "Ho SHdil De Always account
| able 10 their constituents, for distinc-
| ton In the three great powers OF gov
ernment--the legislative. executive I'd
| judicial, for honest aud equal taxation
and for just distribution OF the bur
dens OF government and for the great
est liberty OF the citizens which IA con
sistent with the public good These
ere some of the essentials Of our free
| government for which the Texas De
mocracy has ever stood and for which
| 1t will continue to battle
/. We endorse and commend the
administration OF Governor S W T
Lanham as faithful to the interests
of the people OF Texas. and returns
the thanks Of the Democracy to our
state officials for their faithfulness
and efficiency in office
2 We demand that the next legis.
| lature enact such a law as will fine
and prohibit lobbying
g. We favor the enactment by the
next Legislature of law prohibiting
the issuance of free passes or the Civ
ing OF free transportation. franks or
privileges in any form by railroads or
other corporations within this state
except to those employed by said cor
porations and their families the indi
gent poor for whom application is
made by religious or charitable organ
izations, and to sheriffs, rangers and
other peace officers whose duties are
to execute criminal processes. and we
request the next governor of this state
to keep the legislature in session. il
necessary, by extraordinary call unit
law as Is herein demanded has heer
passed.
a. We demand the enactment of
law prohibiting corporations from cor
: tributing to campaign eNpe, Jes OF an
party or individual or to secure tn
adoption or defeat of any measure sui
mitted to the vote of the people
5 We demand the enactment of
law or If necessary, the submission q
constitutional amendment to tn
people of Texas, defining insolvent cor
porations and prohibiting the sam
from doing business in this state
5 We demand the passage OF
law compelling telephone and tele
graph companies to transmit each
others messages and to make couneC
tons necessary therefor at common
points.
6. We demand that such amend
|
corporations as will re uire the pay
ment of at least 50 per cenI of the cap
ital stock before filing charter. and
within two years the additional ~
per cent of the capital stock, and that
will insure greater publicity and a
greater measure of protection TO cred
itOrs and stockholders.
s We oppose pepotism and iemand
! &, l,,,
legislature as may be necessary tc
eliminate the same from the pr ltC
service in this state.
. We demand the enactment by
the next legislature of a uniform text
| book law.
10 We demand such early amend
ments and additions to our present
drainage and irrigation laws az viii
enlarge their scope and general hcue
fit and render them effective
II We recognize that our laws are
inadequate to properly deal with
Youthful offenders and We demand
, that the legislature enact laws confer
ring necessary power In courts ~ com
petent jurisdiction 20 the end that
1 Youthful offenders may be corrected
reformed and more suitably dealt with
/" We expressly demand ~ th,
next legislature the enactment Of such
amendments To- thc Terrell election
law ls may be found necessary 20 sim
] nifty aud correct the same and V.
further demand rho adoption NJ lr
amendment fh"r.io pfo,.l iuC Tor
uniform test and such JE amendment
/ fr fh. election law a. v.ll hy a hHu
krf urinary. enable 90 majority off 'F.
| ,utrr. lf the respective PARTIES '.
| mas, nomination. d., direct ballot "
! tH. voters without che ir'..' "nt'." "
] conventions.
/. fr We favor th' u.m" .Hf.U l.
/ .. ~ making ample provision fH. 1911
/ of u.u cle.musvutrt Institution. H H.
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