The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-04

OF our government one Of the din
cuities the states had In reaching
common ground for forming the
,nioh' arose over the disposition of
Tue vacant lands claimed by some
OF the states. To settle this the
sreat Northwest territory was ced-
ed by Virginia and other states TO
the Federal Government as common
property OF all the people. Since
then the Louisiana purchase and
the acquisition of other areas of
land, has greatly extended our do
main. These lands have been sold
to homesteaders. or given away to
railroads and for other public i'm
provements. More than s4s9.0oO.-
700 have been paid to the govern
ment Tor lands. The plan suggest
Is 10 preserve this fund for the pur-
pose OF lending IL to those who may
desire TO purchase the land they
cultivate. and give to them twenty
fiVe years or more, If necessary. to
pay for IL. and let them have the
money out of the fund at four per
cent interest. This VIII furnish the
capital for the Land Bank. and
time will increase its resources. I'M
I'll ultimately, and not far in the flu
ture, its means will be enough to
enable every tenant in the United
States to buy and pay for the roof
that shelters himself and family.
The plan Is practical and not sub
5eet to objection on the ground that
it violates fundamental principles.
4. All federal taxation, whether in
the form of tariff on imports, or 9TH
erwise, should be limited to the
needs of a simple government eco
nomically administered. The pres
ent tariff law which lets into the
country raw material free of duty
and leyies heavy duties on manufac-
tured products, subjects our agricul-
tural and pastoral classes To compe-
tition while it enables the rich man
ufaeturer to exact their own prices
for manufactured products, violates
the principles OF equality in taxation
as we'll as the fundamental principle
that tariff taxes should be levied and
collected for the purposes of revenue
only. To admit into this country the
and pastoral products Of
other countries, free of tariff tax.
and then impose a tariff tax upon
the manufactured products, not only
violates the principles of equality in
taxation, but is obnoxious to the
doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
5. The right OF each state to reg
ulate freight rates between points
within its own jurisdiction should
not be questioned The interstate
commerce law should. therefore. be
amended so as 10 limit its authority
TO interstate commerce, and to clear
" prohibit that tribunal from en-
croaehment upon the powers OF state
commissions in regulating
commerce passing between points in
The state.
g. Adequate protection of the bor-
der along the Rio Grande to insure
safety of life and property of citizens,
IS a duty which the federal govern
ment owes to Texas, and | will in
sist on this obligation being dis
charged il | become one of the rep
of this state in the SEN
ale In addition the federal govern
ment should reimburse Texas for the
money she has already spent in de-
Tending the border
Z. our shipping laws should be
amended so as to encourage the de-
relopment Of an American merchant
marine, owned by our own people,
sufficient to carry our commerce to
al parts of the world, and not leave
rs dependent upon foreign ships, as
has been the case since the begin
ling OF the war in Europe, 10 our re-
,ret and great financial less.
8. The necessity for a greatly in
,reased standing army does not exist.
But the United States should build
navy strong enough TO protect our
commerce on the high seas and our
,hores from attack by foreign foe,
ana the landing of a hostile army
Because of her maritime power We
nave permitted England to Danish
,ur commerce from the high seas,
,xcept such as she cared to use for
Ter own defense. We have been told
hat our cotton shall not be delivered
wen to neutral nations that want 10
,uy it. and our government submits
o it.
9. The unfortunate war in Europe
: a menace to our own peace and