The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-30

To the Citizens Of the l22nd Repre-
sentative District;
am candidate for Representa-
tive Of this district, and respectful
y ask your support. am native
Texas. 81 years old, and have spent
my whole life IN west Texas As 10
my private character, refer you 10
the citizens OF Cara county or to
the older residents OF Crosby county,
where lived from 1887 TO 1908. As
10 my fitness, ! give elsewhere few
editorial comments by some OF the
foremost newspapers IN this part OF
e state. whose editors know OF my
Lublic services and are qualified to
Judge such matters.
The Office Of Representative Is very
similar 10 that OF County Commits
sioner. the legislator dong the same
work for his district that a commits
sioner does Tor his precinct by per
sonal observation and experience, l
am familiar with the needs of this
district ! believe / know wnat laws
would be worth most 10 u, and II
elected | shall work for such things
as will be OF real benefit To our citi-
zens. The following is brief state
ment Of the matters that now seem
most in need OF legislative attention;
am unalterably opposed TO the
sale of liquor, and shall vote for the
submission OF an amendment To pro
hibit the sale of intoxicants in Texas.
n a statewide election is called, ]
shall vote and work for prohibition.
I do not use liquor and never nave.
| have always been active for prohi-
bitIon In any form and always expect
to be.
favor compulsory education and
general Improvement In our public
schools. Free text books should be
furnished 20 pupils in primary and in
termediate grades. where circum-
stances render this necessary. More
aid should be given TO the country
schools.
All nominations for state or district
Offices should be BY majority vote,
not plurality.
! favor the sale OF the University
and Asylum lands to actual settlers.
This will promote the development OF
the counties where these lands lie.
and will help % get the University
out of her present financial difficul-
ties. thus reducing the heavy rate of
state taxation INV necessary
Rabbits and Prairie dogs cost this
part OF Texas more than sine pays
in land taxes. Local eXterminatiOn
gives only temporary results and they
can be permanently eradicated only
by statewide laws ] favor law pro
vlding that they shall be eXtermin-
ated throughout the whole state, the
work TO begin as nearly as possible
at the same date and the expense to-
be paid by state appropriation.
favor good roads and shall sup
poort all reasonable laws along the
line Of road Improvement
The present irrigation laws are
partial 70 irrigation from rivers.
Upon the plains there are many coun-
ties where plentiful supplies Of wa
ter can be- had from wells, and along
the cap.rock are many valleys that
could be- made immensely productive
b. res ryoirs for .mpounding storm
waters shall work hard for law
20 encourage irrigation enters-ises
in all such counties
Several Countes IN thls district have
failed @ set the four leagues Of lard
given by the state to form perma-
nent school fund The 325 leagues
originally appropriated for this pur'
pose have been exhausted by grants
to newly created counties, and there
seems 70 be- no way 20 recover the
land thus wrOngiully granted. so !
favor cash appropriation Of $780,
OOo for each old county lett without
land this fund TO be invested in safe
securities and the interest 90 be ex-
pended as an available school fund.
Cara county nae received part Of
her land so would be- entitled to only
a proportional part Of tine cash fund.
West Texas needs more railroads
two more trunk lines across this