The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-04


iii State Normal Schools and ! know tina
he the growth, development and proper ad
ii ministration of these institutions of learn
eI ing are essential to the present and flu
X ture welfare of the people
If The administration Of our State educa-
* tional Institutions and even our eee'
lis m0synary institutions, should he as com
n pletely divorced as possible from the do
n main of partisan and factional politics.
VT These institutions were established fol
the public good and are maintained al
ns pue lie expense and should. therefore. be
u administered solely in the interest of the
e public welfare, ard should not, under any
circumstances. be prostituted to political
ed ambitions or used as political assets.
c. AS step in the right direction. favor
n the adoption by the people in the next
general election, in November 1912, OF
CT the proposed amendment to the State
Constitution. providing that the members
re of the Board CT Regents of the State
lie and Managers Of the educational
At eleemosynary and penal institutions shall
Sc be elected or appointed for a term OF sig
3 wears, one-third of the members OF said
u boards to be chosen every two years fr
law
A statutory special tax for these nsti-
{ buttons would assure their greater eff
ciercy and relieve them from the dom
ination or caprice OF either Legislature
/ distracted by other deman ds their
8 time and attention or by bitter quarrels
or an urfriendly Governor.
The common public schools upon which
the masses OF the people must IN large
measure. RELY for the education Of their
children. should be strengthened a.d i'm
proved in every proper way, ard | shall,
therefore. take pleasure and pride in US
ing whatever power may be vested in
me as Governor. to the end that the
public schools throughout the State shall
be maintained for a term OF not Tess
than six months during each year and
even longer wherever practicable; that
faithful and CAPABLE teachers shall be
adequately remuneratcd; that efficient
~ hp he
the country schools wherever such sup
ervision has not already been provided;
that country high schools shall be estah-
nshed wherever conditions favor their
establishment and that the present high
standard in the schools Of the State shah
be continued and made even better
If possible without increased burden
on the taxpayers, as l believe it to be.
secure some further extension of the
age limit in our public schools
encouragement of Agriculture.
Agriculture is not only our chiefest
industry. but its success lies at the very
foundation of our financial. moral and
political well being. Stock raising is
closely allied to it. IT. therefore. We are
to realize the growth in material pros
perity necessary to the greatest univer
sal welfare of our people. II rs essential
that the commercial. industrial and fin
anciai interests Of the State aided as r
sar as MAY lie within its power b. the S
State itself give earnest and liberal sup 5
port and announcement to agriculture !
and those whose la Dor and NEeS are &c
make it thrive and prosper.
Texas farmers now produce more than Q
$500 600, 900 annually. and il Is both rea's- e
1uably possible and practicable BY mod .
eTn methods and business principles, &c y
double these results within
he next decade In such an enormous
Increase Of wealth production, our en- o
tire citizenship would participate. To II
his end. | favor doing all that the State u
nay and can do TO improve farm meth
DDS and 10 nurture and secure better
means Of production through liberal treat n
nent, not only of our Agricultural and d
Mechanical College, but in and through a
he public schools the Agricultural De- II
and more widely distributed n
stations, under the control Fl
of practical farmers, by better and more 8
ing In public highway improvements. aud I
by due cons.rvaton OF an our natural
he the duty Of the state to lend every
encouragement. permitted by law and
consistent with the best and real inter-
csts Of our people. to the building or
factories and similar enterprises. where
prices therefor bettered freight and car,
ryfnE chages saved and useful and
steady employment given to our wage
Initiative. Referendum, and Recall.
have not seen in the proposal to !
Introduce in this state the prafuoaN
unrestricted use Of the initiative. refer '
endum and recall al the virtues Of their !
ardent and enthusiastic champions. nor :
tt.at4. n flvfAER
do snare m tne oi'lei W ~ NJ, In
who Sc" not oIlN to 800. NN' ~ ~
IN their pp'F+lIo' "lN " i. - 80.
extent. In principle ana 10 solfe PN 5 ,
in practice the Initiative ana Itfe1c"uu w
have long been in use III tnis 9tats We
have long had, and reccntF Usut u.s.
Of. the initiative rule ny forct or Prp-
vision in our election laws winch reHurcF
that any question may he submltteh 70
the Democratic electors on the petition o.
but ten per cent OF The votes cast ~
the previous election. In view &" IN" dn-
solutc domination Of the policies ana not-
iticS OF this state by our party. snrh a
system Of initiative seems 10 nv 70 .t
ample. and. since II can be made avail
able without public expense, should be
accepted as sufficient
We have. too. in practice IN 'NiS SNlc,
- rule Of referendum often Applied ana
generally accented as wise We tttti
the matter OF the eiectl"h OF uihteo HSatts
senators TO rei''rnau t, VI ,he-o,,.6i,,
people. ana Snsn ptattle ~. Vu7,,.s
approve, ~ 800 w '''',.t ~, 10 ~ ~ I
must nr ,, "" ~ w. ,oco,, rrcct;,,e.