The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-15


A large per cent of the partisans
Al of the loser and fair representa-
ton of the spectators view new
administration with suspicion and
1 its every act will be given SIMS
Al ter motive. 1t begins its existence
n on erutch and is doomed to be
Il cripple all its life. Another ia
!, tai blow has been dealt public
J morals and we jog merrily Oh
down the road to political perdi-
ton and moral rottenness.
The answer to the question, rs
/ in the old much-spoken and writ
ten but never tested expression,
i Let the office seek the man.
Substitute the man of modest
worth and character for the self
seeking adventurer, who by the
force of a pleasing personality, a
! plausible presentation of all kinds
! of fallacies and fads, leads the I'M
thinking to believe him a Moses to
lead them out of bondage to a
land flowing with milk and honey.
If we must have parties, let them
make their nominations without
the aid of political place hunters;
draft their platforms before theyI
make nominations, so that they
may reflect the enlightened con-E'e
yictions of the intelligent repre-
of the masses and not :
be a servile Difference to the domi-
neering dictations of some man =
who happens to be director gener-
al of the judgment and conscience =
If q majority. Such a course would L
tut an end to such farces as was q
Enacted in the state convention of y
go, when one man dictated the =
latform and then defended it in -
he national house of congress be- %
ause it was the expression of the -
oyerign voters OF hi3 state.
'ould not mention this incident o'
ut for the fact that we are taught 81
hat the evil men do lives after
hem, but the good is inferred with III
leir bones. The good this man did
as been buried, for he has ac-
his own death, hence
he time has come for US to COM tie
at the evil of his career. er
The point / would make is, let u, !,
he people call and the man for =
office answer, instead of the man =
falling and the people answering. =
a.
nent. let the people lead instead {
nf following. II a considerable :
portion of my readers are inter-
ested there Is plenty more where
this comes from and / could be
to enter into details and
give plans and specifications for n
he construction of a real peoples 0
government. y
Last week I forgot to mention Il
hat on Saturday before the wild ~
" and orphans had gone to For ~
aston and that l was Hospitality a.,
ntertained at the noon repast by ~
-r. and Mrs. Ed Jarrett of Wax of
hachie They have one of the ca
nest boys in Ellis county and III,
All prove by G. E. Jarrett that m
e is about the only real, live, So
nereetic, loye-compelling, thor 1t
ughbred grandson that has ever ca
ppeared on the scene of action. tn
!. F Padgett, formerly Of near fo
one Cedar, now of Hillsboro 10, Ct
vas here three days of last week D.
s. a witness in county court He 81
enewed for himself and his father, e
+ r. Padgett OF Ridge Springs, .
c He said his father consid~
cred the Enterprise the best pa
per he ever saw. Referring to
Mr. Padgett's attendance upon :,
court he was here through no !
fault OF his own; was a witness !
lu a miademeonor case; the de
PENDANT was acquitted therefore, j
the witnesses got nothing for the
loss OF time and money spent at
tending court Two round trips
from Ihllsboro to Waxahachie,
board at Waxahachia several days
during the tendency of prosecu-
ton. one or two trips from Lone
Cedar, SIX days lost time, Sl.5O
per day, $500; money paid out for
railroad fare and board, $500; |
total S17.00, from one man to the
service of the public. What re-
Enumeration? Nothing, except pos
slbly the enmity Of someone conf
neCted with the case. Everybody
/ tat believes such governmental
! policy just hold UP your hands
Now really, are you not ashamed
j Is be a party to such appropria
ton OF the time and money Of al
i citizen without due remunertion?
! Does such treatment of thousands
OF people daily, tend to make them
4 patriotic respcctors of our state
4 and it's institutions? Tuesday
\ morning I got into an auto with
i Mt Lowrey, one Of the Light and