Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-26
VISIT CAPITAL CITY.
Dallas Trade Seekers Call,
Governor and Lawmake. d
Austin. April 25.-Marchirg De

AurtiHs AIfu -AiaiNhAt ~"
a band the seventy Dallas cxcur ~
lists assembled Capitol hi at noon
Thursday. First OF all the governor
was called upon and he delivered an
address upon subject which was fore
most in the minds OF every business
man. He talked upon taxation and hi.
address was something OF mild sen
sation. The governor hit straight from
the shoulder and even those who cl1
not agree with him applauded.
After visiting the chief executive
the house OF representatives were
called upon. The legislature was ad
.ournod In honor OF the visitors, and
when the hard marched on the flool
playing Dixie the galleries rung with
cheers. NJ. 7. Lively was presented &c
the Legislature by Speaker Lote and
the speaker remarked that 'he had
no advantages over the rest OF us for
he was once a legislator himself" Mr.
Lively said that he considered II .
distinctive honor TO have served In the
legislature from Dallas.
He told OF the representative bus
mess men OF the city OF Dallas and
their purpose In making trade cxtcn
sion trips over Texas. These ne
have been n potent factor In BUILDING
up this GREAT state OF yours" ne said
"you ought 10 consider them as care
fully as you do any other class when
you mike laws. The greatest service
70 Texas Is 10 let Texas alone, Texaa
has overcome the boil weevll and the
Arouth. she has overcome frenzied
finance and think she may even over
come frenzied legislation"
In his speech the governor said
"The suggestion has been made IN me
that some OF you misunderstood why u
Is important that some OF the meas
ures pending before the legislature DC
passed. believe this legislature. when
Il will have finally adjourned. can
claim the honor of having written more
good laws In the statute books OF the
state OF Texas than any Legislature
that has ever assembled In this state
Upon the tax measure ! am urging
nothing more or less than effective
laws TO secure a compliance with the
constitution OF Texas which We have
all sworn TO support. believe that IN
the ascertalnment OF values OF prop
erty for taxes that the same method
OF ascertainment OF value should apply
10 the citizens property as Is applied
10 the corporations property. Upor
the gross receipts tax n principle Ions
established in Texas. | want TO say q
you gentlemen who have been trigh,
ened BY misrepresentation OF thai
proposition, II you have been. that I
Is a sound principle as applied e
those corporations and enterprise
only that are not contributing theil
iust share u the burden OF govern
ment In some other way. corpora
alton by reason Of the particular char
acter of i,s business Is not yielding VI
It's lust share OF the taxes for the nso
lection that II enjoys under the IeAa'
| laws in some other way should pay
gross receipts tax and gross receipts
| tax should not be levied upon any bus
iness enterprise or corporation that u
already paying It's just share OF taxes
(Applause.) | say this In simple eN
PLANTATION Of the attitude OF this admin
istratlon with reference to that par
ticular matter, but you will always iin'
me standing here fighting for laws tina
will secure equality and uniformity BE-
tween all the people. corporations en-
terprisos and industries in this stat
TO the end that no undue burden ma
be laid unon any man.
Gentlemen / welcome you. ana
acknowledge The compliment you pa
me by your call and thank yon.