The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-29

chilli and sleep out In the omen. \
was not representing myself. but
the state of Texas Let me call
your attention to another expense
item approved by Tom Campbell.
Jewell p Lightfoot spent ss7g.2s
on a trip TO New York"
Turning mis- attention to Tray Da-
shell he said: TRAY Dashiell was
I here yelling about high taxes. TRAY
paid Ss.s9 cents state and county
taxes last year. This reminds me
that there was an investigation bv
/ the legislature In 1911. when TRAY
Dashiell was hired by the brewers
| association and made seven or eight
4 speeches and turned in an expense
account of $1,000 and would not
tell what his. salary amounted TO.
This causes you to wonder what
Morris and his crowd are paying
Il Dashiell."
II Governor Ferguson declared he
4 thought Texas had the best prohibi-
tion laws in existence and that he
favored perpetuating them.
h Robertson Insurance Law.
n Touching upon the Robertson in
surance law he said: THE people
ought to meet capital half way in
the matter of investments in Texas.
1t Is known that Texas companies
loan large sums to farmers in other
states at less rate OF interest than
they do in Texas / charge that it
is money trust to control rate of
insurance and rate of interest
He charged that single New
York company had loaned more
money in Iowa at 5 " per cent than
all Texas companies combined had
loaned in Texas. He showed that
more money had been loaned in Ok
lahoma at a lower rate of interest
than had been loaned in Texas.
| Basing his argument primarily
upon the land tenant plank of his
platform two years ago, now law
on the statute books, he contended
before the hundreds who had come
in from the neighboring country
that law had prevented their labors
from being exploited until they
could get start and the amend
ment to the Robertson insurance
law would allow them to get cheap
money and soon own homes of their
own. He was given hearty APP
plause-
Land Tenant Plank.
With discussion of the land tenant
plank of his former platform, he
urged the people to be considerate
of the candidates they voted for in
the July primaries and not to vote
for Charles jenkins and Brick
Hall" for the supreme court, be-
cause these men were determined
to destroy the land tenant bill.
Heavy Expense Charges.
"They contend that the expenses
of the governors Office are abnor-
mally high" he continued. Wipe
Tout the entire appropriation for that
purpose and you will but reduce the
ltax rate a fraction of one per cent.
That is the nature of the campaign
they are waging: based on nothing
material"
He then charged that prohibition
was being used as cloak for de-
signing politicians TO get into once.
He charged insincerity to the cause
on the part of many of the so-ealled
prohibition leaders and contended
THAT if there was not a monetary
consideration in connection with
some that advocates would be less
limbued with the ardor and fervor
of the cause.
"Tom Campbell cares nothing at
all for prohibition" he said, "ex-
cent as a means to an end. Have
him explain just how he happened
to support Tom Ball for governor
and what the nature OF his CONVEX
! sation was. with one tJakel Her.
ring said the governor.
Opposes Submission.
Governor Ferguson also advocat-
ed the suppression OF the submis-
sion agitation and that again the
1s.islatura be allowed to perform
its legislative duties untrammeied
and unhampered by an asitatoh
that would be both expensive 10 tne
state and It's people and Useless IN
eel, tga asked that two more
ntefs.