The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-17
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| The ftrss us.@sase Of Governor
ICasspsseil was sens ous so the senate
and house ot representatives. g.stsT-
DAY The fuss@saE. ~ summarized AZ
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Honest government fidelity to
the constitution aud the lasting vel
farc ot tbe state should be- the aim
iof all.
Upon those who value that fr.ev
I dom vouchsated by constitutional
government the duties and obliga-
/ tions of official station weigh most
heavily In the commission sought
and accepted by the public servant
lare Involved the responsibilities he
voluntarily assumed. and the mo-
;ivos actnatine him as well "a the
measure of his patriotism are deter
mined by his conduct
! The members of the present iegis-
iatnre and executive have been vest
ed with well defined political pow
er. this power comes by grant from
the people and they have the right
10 expect that 1t will be exercised for
their benefit and in obedience to
their ascertained will
The professional lobbyist is the
hired instrument of selfish schemes,
a menace TO the people and public
enemy, The unwary are his game
and the people are his victims. The
right of petition should never be
denied, but abuse of this right
should not be tolerated
The present practice of the rail-
roads and other corporations in Civ
ing free passes and franks to public
officials and influential citizens has
grown to be an evil so great and a
discrimination SO unjust that it
stands almost without defender
No corporation holding charter
or enjoying d permit to do business
| in this state should be permitted to
! divert it's corporate funds to influ-
ence elections, to the corruption Of
! the ballot box, or to the support oi
| a lobby to influence legislation. The
disclosures resulting from tnvesu
cations in other states and this dan
gerous and vicious practice know
to have been indulged In our ow'
state admonish us that the deman
of the people that this evil be col
rected must be speedily met.
All corporations are creatures o
the government and as such should
lenjoy no privilege inconsistent witt
sound business principles and the
! To
the insolvent corporation may under
existing laws levy tribute and prey
upon the people in proportion to the
sum of its obligations. no matter
/ how largely disproportionate they
may be to the real value of it's prop
ertv That the insolvent corporations
should enjoy no higher privilege
! than the insolvent individual is a
proposition which cannot be refuted.
That the efficiency of the public
| Iseryice is not only threatened but
positively impaired by the employ
ment by public officials of members
/ of their families and other relatives
! at public expense, is believed by
! large per cent of the people, and in
view of this | most heartily concur
It is practice often denounced by
I the people III Nltli pldtioi III NNPtN'
sions, and a law defining nepotism
and prohibiting its practice In TINS
state is suggested as of commanding
importance. and as an appropriate
response TO the peoples VIII.
The present uniform text booh
law was enacted in recognition OF
| the demand for cheaper school
books for children attending our
public schools. 1t has its imperfec-
tions and among others are the ex-
emption of cities of over 10000 in-
lhabitants from its operation and the
provision by which supplementary
books or books other than those
adopted are wedgcd into the schools
by enterprising book agents, thus
undermining and impairing the val
ne OF an otherwise wholesome law
In Texas the cause OF education
lis cherished by the people. The prin-
eipies ot public free schools Is a
fired and established policy. Tn.
system OF public education demand
ed by our constitution Is response
to the admonition of the fathers
that unless people are educated