The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-29
DEFENDS FULL
RENDITION LAW


&c party by redeenling its platform
pledges.
During the four months the leg
is1ature was in session. he said
that body passed more laws in the
interest of the common people than
any legislature ever assembled in the
state capitol. The anti-pass law has
caused more talk than all the other
bined. l told you people two years
ago that II | was elected governor |
would use my best efforts to redeem
my pledges to the democracy of Tex
as. From time to time the platforms
of the party had demanded a correc-
ton of the greatest evil in this state,
and If the platform demands of 1906
had not been redeemed | would not
be here today making speech. The
legislature and | would be down at
Austin scuffling over the anti-pass
law. | regard this as the greatest
evil ever stricken down in Texas. Be-
fore the anti-pass law was enacted
this evil was fast reaching for the
jury box and threatening the judici-
airy itself"
Governor Campbell was quite Sc
we're in his denunciation of the pro-
fessional lobbyist. He declared that
when the thirtieth legislature con-
vened it was confronted with one of
the most powerful Hobbies that syndi-
Gated capital had ever assembled.
But the legislature obeyed the peo-
pie and not the lobbyists, said the
governor THE lobbyists were de-
feated and the interests retired from
the field disgruntled and chagrined.
From that day to this hundreds of
representatives of the -obby have
been dragging its Shiny body among
the patriotic citizens of Texas, mis-
representing the laws enacted by the
legislature in response to the wiz of
the people. While /, as your COVER
nor, and the other state officers are
busy with our duties and while the
people are busy with the affairs of
life, these agents are poisoning the
minds of the people who are beyond
the control of the corporations and
the trusts in this state
At this juncture the governor
again took occasion to say that the
| fight against him is being led by
the corporate interests, who desire
to secure control of the governors
office and of the legislature.
He said he wanted peace, but did
not expect peace while he was fight
| ing the battles of the people.
He said there was not law pass
ed by the thirtieth legislature that
would initiate against the CONNER
cial, agricultural or industrial enter
prises of Texas.
| After discussing the Robertson in
surance law, the tax laws, the buck
ct shop and gambling house laws, he
asked every man present who believ-
ed he did right to hold up his hand.
About half this crowd raised their
| hands. He put the negative question
but no one voted. He then turned to
! the ladies and asked them to vote on
the proposition that he had done
| right Every one voted in the affirm
alive.
In discussing the full rendition
law the governor said increased val
uations did not necessarily mean in
creased taxes He could not say what
the tax rate would be this year, but
guessed that it would be somewhere
in the neighborhood of 7 IL cents.
In his speech at Hillsboro Friday
| afternoon Governor Campbell APP
propriated one of the planks in the
platform of Hon. R. R. Williams of
Hopkins county, namely the guaran-
tee of state bank deposits. He closed
his speech by declaring in favor of
| the proposition, and said Texas
would have such law If the corpor-
/ ations did not secure control of the
next legislature.
He called on those who would
back him up in his demand for the
enactment of law guaranteeing
bank deposits to indicate It by rails
ing their hand. OF course nearly
everybody voted in favor of this
proposition.
When Governor Campbell was
through speaking an automobile was
in waiting to convey him TO Ennis
where he spoke at O'Clock He re-
turned to Waxahachie in time TO
catch the Katy Flyer for Austin. He
was accompanied on this trip by
Floyd Ferris, Rev. J. T. Mcclure
County Attorney Mark Smith. Bob
Goree of Austin and DR.. C. B. Lewis
of Ennis. Mr.. Ferris machine was
used. The run to Ennis was made