The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-02

mers countless thousands of dollars
and hence Is lcssening the earning
capacity Of every man who tilis the 4
soil, which means that its depressing (
effect is felt in every channel of .
trade, for in the last analysis all
prosperity emanates from the farm.
Is il not strange then that a progress
sive people will permit such an OBJ
struction? Good business judgment +
dictates the course to pursue. Every
dollar put into the Improvement OF \
roads with proper precaution Will
bring manifold returns to the tax
payers While the first cost Of CON
struction may seem large it is insig
nificant in comparison with the ben
Gifts to be derived
If this hope should be realized
and the proposed amendment be re-
submitted to the people, it is hoped
and believed that it will not go by
default as was the case before The
only excuse offered for the defeat
of this measure was that the people
were not informed OF its purposes
and merits, no notable effort having
been made to so acquaint the mas
SEES This disappointing defeat serv-
ed to further impress the idea that
the voters of Texas are conservative
and to that extent should serve to
strengthen our faith in the will of
the people The people will not vote
for a measure until fully informed
and impressed with its merits If
the amendment is offered and the
commercial organizations of Texas
will actively endorse and advocate
the measure it will be adopted and
every community can then act in
dependently and build such roads as
will best serve the interests of such
community.
It has been said that 1T is awfully
hard 10 get the constitution amend
ed because the people are simply set
against changing the constitution.
Such a statement is areflection upon
our boosted intelligence and pro
gressiyeness. Such sickly sentiment
is calculated TO throttle every form
OF progress. If our constitution hin
ders an effort to promote progress.
the hindrance should be speedily re-
moved. The pioneers and patriots,
who framed the Texas constitution
sought to safeguard the interests of
the people but never intended to
handicap progressive efforts as pres
ent day Interpretation of the consu-
tuition would indicate
The greatest students OF affairs
agree that the building OF german
tent roads and the coBsequed en-
! ing Of the enormous cost -
porting our agricultural products
from farm to market, Is one of the
best public investments possible, an
investment that directly profits the
individual taxpayer and enriches the
public.
1t behooves the commercial clubs
of Texas to be up and doing in the
furtherance Of this effort Every
club in Texas should at once hold
meetings for the discussion OF legis-
lative needs and thus acquaint the
lrepresentatives-elect with the needs
and desires OF their constituents
Personal letters should be written
to these Legislators urging the re-
submission of the amendment here
in referred to and also the one pro-
yiding for the creation of improve
ment districts in cities to enable
the paving OF streets and the build
ing Of sidewalks which is as highly
important in town building as the
road amendment is important to
country development.
The people of both town and
country should unite IN determin-
ed effort TO secure these amend
ments for the farmers and towns
people are mutually interested in
such improvements in that whatever
will improve agricultural conditions