The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-08-01

IS GRINDING
Colquitt Finds Opposition. Politics
Bobs Up at Every Turn.

The special session of the 3Srd
Legislature has been at work one
week and part Of another. Almost as
soon as thoy met they began to fig
ure that they couldn't get through in
80 days but the Governor intimated
that what they fail TO do in that time
can go undone
Gov Colqultt called for the ap-
preparation bill and a "blue sky law
aud petitions have been going TO
/ him TO submit other matters.
I There are threats of fixing a high
I tax rate TO meet the conditions Of inn
provements intended to be met by
! limitless bond issue The principal
proponents of the bond amendment
seem TO think the Texas voters are
short I'm intelligence and they pro-
pose now to spank the brutal major
Iity with high tax paddle.
That $500, 600 fine cole cted from
the Standard OIL Company less the
|S13.OOO deducted for fees has been
causing discussion. Some want to put
the morey 20 the general fund so the
legislators can get their milage and
per diem without discount. others
want to apply II to certan improve
ments Of public institutions. The
Governor wants It used TO retire GER
tain A. & NJ. bonds.
A red rag was waved the other
day when a bin was offered TO pro-
hibit shipment Of liquor into dry ter
ritory Any kind OF liquor measure
stirs up the animals
There has been considerable
wrangling over putting In effect the
law to elect United states Senators
by direct vote, Il looks lige that meas
ure needs only intelligent appllca-
tion and the matter would probably
be put through quickly. but for the
fact that the politicians seem 10 be
afraid OF the people.
Gov Colquitt submitted a list of
vacancy appointments and the Senate
took very kindly to most OF them.
hut when they came 10 Ben Cabell
for the Peuitentiary system and j.
sheb Williams for a place on the A.
q NJ College board, there were sena-
tors who saw factional politics and a
halt was called
Cabell has not proved a blooming
success as a penitentiary man and
williams has shown himself a mar
row partian to the disgust of thous-
ands of democrats.
The truth is. Austin is live bee
hive just now. Nearly every fellow
has his eye on the Indicator.
Colqultt is an avowed candidate
for the United states senate and
space writer's have placed Culberson
almost IN his grave
There are about dozen patriots
who want 20 be governor. W. p. Lane
has shown himself so fussy that the
pros are not taking 10 him very read
lily. and W A. Hanger is not credit
ed with any great degree Of ability
and the antls are a little afraid "a
tie to him. Tom BAH has a good rail
road Job and is satisfied and Cullen
Thomas Is so newly married that we
can't tell where he may come In.
There Is a growing wave that may
sweep Joe Bailey into the running
and ne will be hard man 10 oeat
His senate record viii be against him
with many people but his personal
magnetism promises bad for whoever
may go up against him. lt win bc
hard for the great army of democrats
heretofore condemned 90 the gulf 20
ever forget that farce convention
held in Galveston q few years aro
and though mon may .ecl that Bailey
would make a good Governor There
are men lWhc would refuse to stand
by him in the right just as some
would follow him in wrong as same
.-s right THr effort to bring sheb
williams into the lime light is APT
to be looked upon as move to build
.un O. machine.
.1f Allison gained -ubcrnatorial con-
sent io have three liquor suggestions
submitted but Gov Colquitf told
hlm &C. must eo through in O hurry
for there will not be- another SEES.
sion called
Speaker Terrell has told the Louso
he viii not stand for any dilator
tactics. They must do business.
Peter Radford president OF Pho
Farmers Union induced the House
Appropriation Committee TO insert
$4,000 for two years IN the appro-