Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-12
HEREFORD CITIZEN
IS FOR AMENDMENT
DtCLARES sONE OPPONENTS OF
MEASURE AHE DRAWING ON
THEIR MtGiNtTIDN.
Editor The New

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There has been treat deal of 90.
cu.lion OF the proposed ameulmen
Of the constitution allowing bonds q
Doc issued. FOR Improvement % th
state University 4 q VI. and ais
Tor the tate o. rtlti0nf
II seems to m. that the opponent
Of the Amendment are drawing rdth
~ heavily on their imagination auD
are only gyiuF oxcWes for br.ni
against the bond issue and are no
really giving ar, logical reason foI
their position
Nov. the ma burden Of the op
ponents is tha there Is no limit .,
the amounts nat could be- issued
iet o. see n Hs Is really 900 argu
ment or only .He OF their excuses
The bonds for The University. 4. a
~. medical department and peuiten.
tiary are 10 U. ssued on the lands
Of these instituons ana the income
from thes- ilrlH are 90 be- used Tor
the purpose OBJ paying the Interest
On the bonds al for creating sink
ing fund. u1es this limit the
amount that lu Doe Issued for these
Institutions
The lmouu' chat can be- issued FOR
the rest OF tU. state institutions he
not limited except that the bonds can
only be- issued 'ur necessary improve
mouts i8 needed
The Legislature viii be- poVerloss
10 issue bond 300 greater amount for
The unlyersitH than the lands Of the
university Will bee able 10 take care
OF without Increasing the taxes ouS
cent
Sow thi does limit the amount
OF bonds that can bee issued for the
University. a a VI. Medical college
and Ponitou.Hry aud there is just
as much limit placed on the amour,
of bonds that can be- issued for the
rest of the state institution a. there
is at present limit on the amount
of taxes the legislature can levy each
year The legislature is now only
limited To tle amount sufficient for
needed purposes The bonds can
only be- ISSUED for the construction
Of necessary buildings for state in-
,rituiions' so there IS just as much
% limit placed on the amount OF
bonds that can Dee issued as there Is
now limit on the amount of gen
aral reWsiue that the legislature en-
collect from year To year Has there
been any great amount Of complaint
hat the Legislature has ever collect
'd more revenue than was needed
Tor the proper management of the az
AIR, OF the state No Then why
IN the name OF reason can II be- ar
,ued that II the amendment is CARR
ID the Legislature viii bankrupt the
tate hv issuing immense amounts OF
bonds that We Do not need for any
purpose as specified In the amend
uent
To say that there will bo great
lcal more bonds ISSUED than will he
ieeded. Is To 20 against reason aud
precedent and amounts 10 libel ou4
'ach OF our legislator and is touta
mount 10 saying that they are aud
awyers will be % set of graftors who
ire and will be- totally blind 10 an
eason and the wishes of their con
tituents and II Is an Impeachment
N our systern of government. To say
hat the representative of the people
win not represent them and that the
,eoplo are poWerless Co help them
elves. Now. We know that there
lever was time iu tho history of
,ur state when the governing bodies
we're So easily swayed hy the wishes
" the people Tho people now de-
nand to know Of their would be- pub
ic servants. before election. what
heir position Is on the vital issues
IF the day. and after election the
or senator would not
.are Go 20 back on the PROMISE he
made during the campaign There |
vas never such close relations be- f.
Veen ne people and the legislators /
o. this way the people will have FUN /
to limit the amount OF /
ouds oven II there was any danger .
i the amount being too much
Now some say that 81 the amend
rent carries Il will kin the 4 q N.
llIeRc Nay. verify u will only /
ive the people chance % have 10 .
as Il should be aud 90 have
theirs created as needed because the
eople demand that the 4 a VI be-
roperly taken care Of
II is generally conceded that tho
University. A. a VI, Medical college
and various state insti-
ltions are badly In need of more
uildinrs and equipment Nov CT
ou allow the Legislature 90 provide
,r their wants by issuing bonds
poo VIII allow the University aud 4.
VI On be properly equipped without
costing you one cent. the rest Of
ie state institutions can boz taken
,re OF by slight tax per year tina,
ill not be felt but % you defeat
be- bonds. n We are 20 have these
aede1 improvements We viii have
j pay for II by direct taxes 20 he I
aid iu the next two tax payments
hich viii greatly increase the
.Nes and further. II viii be- an inn
for the University and :.
" 90 have proper equipments aud
iildings. for the legislature b. with
u power 90 levy taxes for equip {
ents and buildings for these insfi-
tious and you all thereby cripple