The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-15

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j Continuing from last week S sy-
nopsis and analysts of the state plat
forms of the five political combina-
tions doing business and trying 20
do business in Texas | come next to
the prohibition party From what
can gather from the first two sec
| they weer in favor of the submission
of the prohibition amendment, all of
which | hear has been done Third
The enactment of the initiative, ref
erendum and recall law 4th. The
building of public roads without say
ing how to build them. 5th The pay
ment of salaries to public officers
and that all fees and fines be turned
| into the public treasures for the
benefit of the taxpayers 9Th The
abolishing of allwgunnecessary Off
GERS. However, it will not do to trust
any set of politicians to abolish any
office unless they create one or two
in it's stead for office to a politician
is an indispensable necessity.
9Th The abolition and prevention
of child labor 9th a fair share OF
| the wealth created by labor to go 70
! the laborer and the settlement of dis
putes between capital and labor by
arbitration. 10th. Some more prohi-
| bition, 18th. The amendment of the
state election law so that each poll
| zeal party may choose its own meth
Cd Of nominating candidates and Sc
lect time of convention.
18th. Some more prohibition II
Ditto. 18th. Some more ditto 18th
Ditto No 8
The socialist party platform con-
aims Is demands which | here s,ate
in substance. LIST. The initiative, ref
erendum and recall 2 The right o.
franchise to women g. The abolition
of the poll tax as a qualification of
a voter and the simplification of the
Terrell election law so that a man OF |
ordinary intelligence may be able to |
interpret it, 4, The refusal of by the |
state to cities of charters tending to
restrict or abridge the unrestricted
light of peaceable assembly. free
speech and free press.
5th Cessati of the sale of
chool and other public lands 9Th
The purchase by the state of all :
ands sold for taxes and that the !
anne become a part of he public do +
lain
18th The reservation by the state r
f the right to purchase the land Of p
on-residents at 10 per cent above y
he assessed value of same, the own
r to fix the value. (Some such pro- !
ision for all property both of resi- .
Tents and non-residents, personal !
md real would obviate the necessity
Of our full rendition law I am not
sure l understand No s and it is too
png to copy.
10th. The exemption from taxa
tion of teams, tools and implements
of landless farmers to the amount of
$500
18th, The state ownership of cot
on gins, oil mills congresses, ware
louses, etc.
12th. Shorter days, better pay
lbolition of child labor in wage pay
ng industries Sanitary laws for all
public works and the establishment
If state, life, fire, sick and accident
insurance
18Th The extension of the state
railway
14th The payment of all state
earnings about an economi-
cal cost of maintenance to their
families or dependents,
18th. The erection by the state Of |
three free sanitariums for the indig- !
ent sick
10th The employment by the !
state of physicians and surgeons for
the people, each being given a dis /
triet and the operation by the state |
of a drug dispensary- in each dis |
trict
I'm Free text books to the scho-
lastic pupils in the public schools
and adequate public maintenance of
all destitute and semi-destitute chill
dren in the state.
18th The right of asylum to poll
tCal refugees ana condemnation
of some officials in lending aid to
foreign tyrants and Pinkerton thugs
to have such men extradited or i'm
prisoned
After reading the platform Of the
socialist labor party find they
agree with the socialist party and
conclude that nothing but ignorance
or bull headed prejudice prevents
them from seeing it AMI going with
the socialists. A study of the plat
form of the prohibition party reveals
the fact that they are soeialistc but
are so eyerlastingly batty on their
hobby that a free ticket to heaven
without the condition that the place
should be absolutely dry woull be
no inducement. | have given you
concise statement of the platforms
of the four political parties who
asked us for our sultraCa last year
and will do the same next year. The
democratic party win have two is