The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-23
SAYS TEXAS
FACES CRISIS
,,-noE WILLIAM r. ROBERTSON
OF DALLAS OPENS CAMPAIGN
FOR GOVERNOR.
.Du1YOF DEMOCRATS
10 Declares that the Fort Worth
Convention Brings Responsible
ity--}'to action i Ger
sureti

Judge william F. Robertson OF
r9uas formally opened HIS campaign
tar governor III Waxahachie satur-
taf afternoon at 2 O'Clock Mr.
Robertson said in part,
The Democratic party in Texas
today faces the most serious crisi9
IN its history. The people are call
ID upon 10 determine whether the
tsry Of Richard Coke, o. NJ. Rob
erts, Su. Ross and James Stephen
Hogg shall be known in the future
{. the party OF Tom Jones. Tom
Love Tom Campbell and Tom Ban i
Shall the party that redeemed i'm
per!al Texas from carpet bag rule
the party that has administered the
sta!rs of this state without a parry
{ one idea, and one idea alone. andt
the champion of one fattion9 The
Democratic party has mover been q
Prohibition party 1t hos always
stood Tor local option aud regala- f
Tor.
There assembled in the city o:
For, Worth Feb. q, 1914, most I
remarkable convention that STYLED .
.iseli thu Progressive Prohibition F
Democrats Of Texas. Il adopted pei
Platform, i, made 10 suggestions 70 T
Tie people Of this state OF the pou-
ele5 that it would pursue, and il
made no pledfes to the people for It's
| candidate. IN the event he was elpct.
e 10 the Office Of governor
Thai conFeation adopted one
fgS01tion That resolution piedg jt
lie eoh'enrton, and the party thai
attempted to bind. to state Hid. :
AL nation vide prohibition. That !
hTo'ltion is In direct conflict with |
every announcement of the Demo |
e's.'e party upon the liquor ques |
Won for more than seyenty-hye /
/ 'eaFs No declaration was made F,
i''nitlng relief 10 those who Toll !
sad the F?oduc, OF whose labor is
Gsen away from them without ad-
ssaate price.
!hs public schools in which
fsAouid be gathered the more than
1's hundred thousand boys and girls
y "ls great state. failed TO receive
- Inc hands Of this remarkable con-
'"aoa any recognition, and no!
promise or assurance was given to T,
we people that if they would put
'-a' eohvention's candidate into
e-ee the Interest" Of the children
'ou'a receive the recognition they
s'"F'e and the public school sys-
u would be strengthened, develop
~ aha so improved that those liv-
,4s IN the rural districts-and al
~'se majority OF them reside there
would have equal advantages and
OPPORTUNITIES to receive an educa-
,Vn as ere now enjoyed by those
',lus IN the towns and cities.
LUG deplorable condition OF the a.
suees OF this state failed to receive
say consideration at the hands of
convention. notwithstanding
~ 'aet that taxes are higher today
-aA 'hey have been for many years
~ Notwithstanding the further fact
a' me people Of this state will be
''ea upon, within another year, to
= an increased rate; and not with
1"uihs waste and incompetency in
,,ue OF the state departments and
t'u'iohs there was no promise or.
aufahee made the people of this
a'e by that convention that if their
N''aee was placed in the office of
'v'hor' an effort would be made
~ saahse conditions and bring the
az, As. That an oppressed and over
~ people now demand.
"e oniversity OF Texas and the
-. a''ural and Mechanical College
u, ior years been without suffic-
). accommodation TO- the young
hi.a, aAo women who apply for i'd
h' yet this convention was 81
n Au made no promise and pass
~ esoiutlon or declaration that
peopie would receive any relief
~ hands Of its candidate in the