The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-05-08

SofoFnoTf WV OPsnsH ~ Ns"Fa's"
Sreenville.
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legislature u stay with ne o. Austin
al summer. II Necessary. TO WORK out
aWa and needed constitutional amend
mcrfs % satisfactorily solve our agri-
cultural problem. with lfs related sur
leeis of o. land policy. rural credits,
warehouse system. protection 70 farm
products from damage. better marketlnf
coalitions, farm development aasocla
tons. md tax laws. and ln doing this
shall Invoke tne ala 81 representative
~ The farming banking warehouse and
shipping interests students % eccuoW-
Ics and 40 those whose advice and iudg-
mert viii be helpful Subjects that can
be- agreed upon will De provided Tor hy
statutes. and where constitutional
amendments are necessary or proper Z
shan 1sf the legislature 20 submit them
10 l direct vote n the people and 70
provide funds 90 print the proposed
measures verbatim az the public expense,
90 be sent 20 every voter ln Texas Tor
their Information NJ viii not he ernen-
TVe % do this as the comptroller vii
have CON tax lists % al the counties.
shall ask that an measures includlns
changes Bro our tax laws. which cannot ~
made without constitutional amendment
he framed 70 the people can vote Tor m
against any proposition and not be 70
qulred 10 swallow an l1 order 90 get
ary thus farmers bankers and every
one interested viii be- given opportunity
10 carry on campaign o. education
that ne people may render an Intelligent
verdict % viii be necessary 10 ask the
member Of the lerIslHfure 10 save ~
enough money 20 live Indefinitely on 50
day after the first sixty days and stay
Loo Austin with me until our work ia ac.
compnshcd While Il viii be hard ~
The legislature. such course will be nee
esssnry because amendments 70 the con-.
autlilon can only b. submitted at reg
liar session. Texas cannot afford 70
wait two years 10 40 many n the things
that must ho done n thc great Interests
" our people are 20 De- advanced
These orc SOME OF he plans I have
for tha relief ~ fh0 people of Texas
whose affairs are lu dcpiofahic oond-
ton. Gov ColquIff and those opposing
me- blame The legislature with its pro
majority FOR such conditions although
legislative efforts met fhe executive veto
n many mcr.torous measures.
Tho next legislature win have a pro-
hIbIfioH majority god u will be ln order
20 elect ue governor then 10 we do not
care Cor 100 ihe material Interests N the
state me rroh.hit0nIsH Of Texas will
assume the responsIbllty and take al
the blame
AsH..s safer 20 Judge a man by what
he has done than hV what De proposes
for office ON. ] wIi tel sou something
DO when making 70 platform 10 run
0f NY party record and my stand upon
public questions
NJ Democratic Record
Z have always been o. progressive DEM
ton conscious NJ Che difficulties which
surround The extension Of any govern
mental function. The exercise Of q hith.
erio dormant but recognized power. Or
the assumption of heretofore unaI-
serted activity OF government How.
ever ! have newer been hlmpered with
ihs idea that any erIEcnry rising boo tho
Affairs 0f Tho people could not be- met
because One arm 0f democracy .s too
short t0 bring tD our people the bless
|nHI Hnl rights lur which government
vas ordained among men boz this country
ni nuu dedicated o. human liberty.
haaed ON human RIGHTS"
MF conservatism hnT been Sufficient
90 enable mo 20 resist ut no lines any
proposition which deemed msound il
economics 0r nat nguariur with the fun.
dsmenui tcHen NJ democracy but .
have been sufficiently progressive 10
FtflctiFc pngresHIve mcarurea which
rave become laws within the past %
years
while a travelling man ! became con-
WINGED nat "a railroad commission was
necessary 10 Fix rates and prevent re-
hstes and determination.
While a merchant W Huntsville ! went
20 Austin 20 confer with our dlstln-
TlIshed senator. the lamented J. A..
A I.HaHNHHaNIIH 3D. HnHnNN - nuNHnIFHIHH d
constitutional amendment creating q
ullA0ad commission. cot Ahercfomhle
called In senTtor g. r. ncli. then n
Hamilton county. and the commission
amendment was rrenlrcd. submitted 10
ihe people and ls now a part of our or
uulc law
in 1890. before the Confederate reunion
In Madison county. ] declared 10 favor
1f pensions Cor Confederate veterans In
needy c.fcumafancea. and afterwards nd.
fnr1trd he measure Tor The relief n
C0nfrdofnte HoidIora
uas eith Governor iioer in Dis Frest
fight f0f The railroad commission. mo
allen land law. tho stock and bond law,
and tho many reform measures passed.
during biz administration.
Do 1895 stood with The Ryan wing
~ The rational democracy and fought iof
the principles ~ the Chicago platform.
fn congress from 1896 90 1908 7 was
faithful 10 the interests OF every Sec
ton u this state. a. "a member % tha
rivers and harhoN committee. and To- III
matters affecting the public welfare true
20 The great body ~ our people
Tho Congressional Record shows that
I introduced bills prohibiting trusts. de-
nylng them the use 0f interstate carr
dfrs and the United States malls. and
putting their products upon tho free usf.
that my first speech Do congress war
against ne uluFIaF hll. uhich declared
would prove a harhof II refuge for ever
trust then existing. and The breeding
rfuuul for countless trusts that would
ba organized under ~ rroiecilnr folds
That ! voted against he radical DE-
rlriura from our established policy boz
taking over he Philippine Islands a. an
enormous cast of blood and treasure
That made the first assault upon
Chairman Hepburn and hIl interstate
aaanmfrre commission hecEurc 81 10
failure 20 bring In amendments 20 The
'ommrfre act 20 rifc ne Interstate COM