Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-04-11

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stores and other stores where innocent bever-
ages sold, these places, until midnight con
tnue open, the scene OF bTawls, the habitatiC1s
OF drunkenness and druukards and often OF
debauchery and lawlessness. The press OF n.
country has been flll OF statements and com
municatlons from anti rohlbltionists al over
Texas. favoring this law and II an elected
your Governor you WILL HAVE SUCH a
LAW, Nor can II be seriously cOntended that
the governor was solicit0us 70 pass a daylight
losing blLt LOT ne reason LGt during the
special session. the Legislature then in session
passed a respectful resolution inviting him TO
submit this and other similar issues TO them
Tor acton and their respectful petition wa
solent
Regulation Of Poll Tax.
1 believe now as I did when 7 became q
candidate for Governor. that there should be
instituted stricter rule in respect TO the
longer be dealt in as merchandise. bur that
those physically able 70 90 so should be re-
ONCE Of the tax collector, or, in the event Of
their physical inability TO personally
By affidavit furnished the agent who ap-
plies for and pays same, and also
vlded for, and that the 0OIl list Of voters be
before election. so that tie registrsti5n may be
D'-ged Of illegal votes and would favor such
the purity Of the ballot insure every person
qualified under the law one vote and that such
purity Of our elections, lies at the very founda-
ton Of our free institutions. No state
controlled either by tyranny OF corruption
In the great case of Scion vs.. State. in an
opinion delivered by me on the Path Of June
1903. I said:
we can better spare anything than an
honest ballot and a fair count. If the people
make mistakes as to officers and by misad-
venture elect those unit for office. they can,
them and elect those worthy to sit in high
places breath can make them as a
breath hath made them but when the integ-
rity and honesty Of our elections are gone
all Is gone.
While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall
When falls the Coliseum Rome shall fall
And when Rome falls. the world
Money in Campaigns.
l am unalterably opposed to the use or
except for such expenses as are absolutely
necessary-such as the purchase of stamps
sary clerk hire and the defraying Of actual
travelling expenses Of speakers when neces-
poyment and payment OF speakers in any
kind Of a campaign, either for any candidate
Tor ONCE, or for or against any issue to be
voted upon by the people and / am opposed
to the payment Of any compensation to any
person for any kind Of political service ex-
ccTc the OF purely clerical character. neces-
sary to do the work incident TO the distribu-
ton OF literature and conducting the neces-
Sary Correspondence connected with cam
palgn. All elections sin Texas should and
must be pure and free from the corrupt in
nuehce OF money. The most effective way and
the only way TO accomplish this IS to pro-
hibit every man from receiving compensation
for any kind of political service in any and
all elections and in any and all campaigns
except as hereinabOve stated. The political
hired campaigner. the secret attorney and
agent the travelling organizer the district
county or precinct Oh aiTman, and the ward
heller, are no more entitled to pay and their
payment can no more be justified than to pay
the individual voter his per diem for going
II the polls to vote.
Poor Man Chance.
Conditions must be made such in this state
that any honest man. though poor, can run
and be elected to ONCE in Texas, without
being compelled seduced into calling upon
and accepting from special interests contri-
buttons to his campaign fund. l am, there
fore, opposed to the saloon and liquor inter-
ests of this state, or elsewhere, and all other
special interests, separately in combination,
influencing or being permitted TO influence
and control the politics and public affairs of
this state. Recent events must have convinced
the thoughtful citizen that II our free insti-
tuttons are to endure, strict and vigorous
legislation must be enacted prohibiting the
debauchery of the electorate / believe in
and, therefore shall urge legislation in har-
mony with the above views and making their
enforcement effective, and that in addition
to this law should be passed limiting to
reasonable amount, the of money per
mttted TO lie expended in any party state
county or city election, and requiring full
publicity or campaign contributions both be