The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-04
AN ADDRESS BY RIxEY


The state gessd roads eanYenslou
closed al Waso ias' njght after
SESSION of tao dsys. lark. nnmts.ss
ug delegate ~sfr IN attendance aaa
several able ssisife=sas= IL shr Inter,
ess OF sotss. rnads were made 0n. of
The speakers Was ,icn r y Rixey
of ~, Louis. ~ho attended ihe good
suads convention in this city la@i
felfruary From Mr. Htsey adds.
the following extracts are taken
You delegates who are present
,sas not all own farms of feel that
you at. directly Interested in road
building. bat my subject brings you
within the scope OF discussion. my
subject being that of Legislation.
for every man who is a voter Ia in
terestsd ia the legislation OF his
county. state and nation We will
able to all the people. until the In
,iividual voter has an intelligent un-
derstandng of all the questions Of
public interest and exercises his right
of franchise by voting for men who
are competent and capable of dis
charging the duties for which they
are elected.
There are four things that I rec
ommend In your state.
First. | would recommend that a
bill be enacted creating the office
OF highway commissienr with proper
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road officials OF this state in the ex
penditure OF money that might be
raised either by taxation or by bonds.
Second, would recommend that
there be a compulsory law, not ca
discretionary law, but one compell-
ing the utilization OF criminals, both
the penitentiary and in the jais.
where they are available, in the
preparation Of material for streets
and roads, and in the construction
Of streets and roads We have a law
now that is discretionary with your
officials. as to whether or not they
/ shall work criminals in the prepar-
| alton OF material or upon the public
/ highway, but | want to see compul-
sorry law, and to let it be understood
/ that whenever man commits a
crime he shall not only suffer by
imprisonment, but that he shall bt
compelled to at least earn his breat
and the cost of shelter while In con
finement.
Third, | would recommend thai
all road taxes be paid in money. II
there ever was a law that was enact
ed bv intelligent men, foolish, alb
surd and non-producing in its re-
suits. it is the workout system, al
lowing a man to work a certain num-
Der of days on the road. Under that
system there never was mile OF
permanent. first class highway
built. Your state may be in existence
( a hundred years and you VIII never
succeed in building your highways
bv that method. | claim that a man
should have no more right to WORK
out his road tax than he would have
a right to teach out his school tax.
He is as competent to do one as ne Is
the other. The results are the same
We would have a beautiful system
of education if everv man who pald
school tax was allowed the PRIV
ilege of teaching in our schools, al
any hour and any length of time ana
in any way it suited him until he
had liquidated his tax
Fourth. | would recommend that
constitutional amendment be OIL
LA
right to appropriate money for these
objects. for / am too optimistic TO
believe that the great imperial
Lone Star State of Texas Will con
tinue To be financed In the future rs
it has in the past feel that she
will not only get out OF debt but that
she will have a sufficient amount OF
money in her treasury that may be
usefuny expended for the good of all
the people
These II .s will oUly be enacted
hy the urgent demand OF the voters
of your state. Therctovc, | say that
individual responsibility and a de
terminst'cc TO do something that
might I,e n.flt others should be your
NEGATIVE Therefor olEaEire you'
stat. Thoroughly in @ 0ie oFsanifa'
iion. Qrsanixe by counties and bl
townships Meet together ana ais
cuss this question In All its bearings
and phase until you have reaeaed
a point at which YOU may b. able
10 solv. u IN your o~n ~Sl fh'
bex, object lesson IN organization
have ever seen ~as ia WAco durins
h. moss oomm.ndabis contest be-
t1cen tn. boosters and builders.
under the leadership Il thuN" ~"
most admirable captains. IN tfirna
lis rivalry go stimulate "a" unused
forces of yoHr eitv Ara s"siihf an"
poor. y0ang aud oid. @n IN" @tsA''A
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