The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-06
NATIONAL REFORM BEGINS AT
HOME

elections the Austin Statesman pro-
ceeded to grid up its loins in prepare
ton for systematic and victorious
battle Tor the substantial progress
and development of Texas resources
and opportunities. IT was a goodly
| procedure. and one which the Texas
press can conduct with more promise
of success than any other known
agency OF civilization The press can
i do more, and do it with surer guar
antee of immediate and satisfactory
results, than the railroads or COM
mercial clubs. But the press, as pow
erful as it is, cannot succeed UNI
blind partisan discussion of eco
nomic issues and lift its work to the
broad plane of the states best good
| without reference to the fortunes Of
political favorites. We therefore
commend to our contemporaries the
| following from the Statesman:
Campaigning not for votes but
for Texas should begin just as soon
as the polls close on election day.
I'm this great work every man
who will can take part. 1t is noble
thing to do. Marvellous state we
have. Every part of it needs develop
ment. 1t may be true and doubtless
is true that some parts of the state
need the work of the developer more
than other parts. But we stick to 1t
that every part more or less is sub
ject to development.
"One thing is peculiarly true OF
Texas. In no part of Texas do those
who have even been raised on its soil
amt grown UP FRI the very environ
ment in which they yet live know
the extent of the fruitage of it's
lands.
"A man may say this land will
with good seasons and proper
work produce per acre bale of cot
ton or fifty bushels Of corn. That is
all he knows about it. The truth is
though he has long farmed that very
land he has never tried to make it
produce more than the bale of cotton
or fifty bushels OF corn.
Intensified farming and dry farm
ing are unknown quantities to most
all of our people.
Dry farming means to farm sue
cessfully despite the unfavorable
conditions and whether there be
drouths or floods.
Intensified farming means the
| making of two blades of vegetation
grow where only one blade grew be-
fore
! Along these lines Texas needs
| development. This character of de-
or and to success and its develop
ment along very important and quite
necessary lines will follow with tell
| ing rapidity.
Everywhere development clubs
should be organized. There should
| be such an industrial campaign wag-
ed as was never before heard or
| dreamed of.
The country is in the wake of a
great progressive and prosperous
| outpouring Railroads, factories,
| founderies, mills and all manner Of
| business establishments for the pro-
! motion of the common veal will be
coming somewhere this way
This is good sound doc
trine The thing TO do is to practice
it as well as preach it. And the most
| philosophical, as well as the most
comforting way to get over the sore
spots of the disappointing results OF
| the national contest, so far as demo-
cratic Texas is concerned, is to de-
vote time and energy to the COM
mensurate and creditable task OF
| working for the development of Tex
as in a rational and non-partisar
way.
While doing this there is hope
that in the calm moments of patriot
| ic service to the state we may al
conclude that the best way 10 make
the national democracy strong is te
make it strong at home by making
it what 1t was in the days of its
4 founders- conservative and not 6
Threatening and radical force in gov
eminent Indeed, why not begin the
work at home and begin it right BY
serving notice upon time-servers ant
professional politicians that we shall
from this time forward demand o
our politicians that they shall stan;
in proven territory in governmental
affairs rather than in the vote-allur
ing territory of wildcat experimental
ton Fort Worth Star.
SAID TO BE MANS VERY GREAT
Est ENEMY.