Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-08
POLITICS our
Of JUSTICE, PLEA OF
FARMERS UNION HEAD
Use Of Powers Of Office to Advance
Personal Ambitions 10 Crime
Against People, Says n. N.
Pope.

rOit WILL, ACAoo- loAih6 PoiAtiOu
out Of justice has been advanced ~
q cure for injustice by H. N. Pope,
president Of the Texas Farmers I'm.
ion, In o contribution to the Texas
Economic Leagues discussion Of the
administration Of justice. received by
that organisation. Pope's article
says in part:
THE discussion Of The administrs.
ton Of Justice now going in the presa
deeply concerns the farmers Of this
state. for II Il they who are the fnal
sufferers from injustice, and I would
like to ~ more Of them Join In this
discussion.
1.-THE farmer Of Texas must dilia
gently study government. It is al nec.
essary to his prosperity that he be q
capable citizen. a. that he b . capa.
Die plowman. His welfare depends -
much upon sound legislation and CO.
pablo public officials - Il does upon
making two pumpkins grow where
one grew before. His happiness Il as
much dependent upon his receiving a
fair division Of the profits Of his IL.
Dor as It is upon the fertility Of the
soil. His success Is as much depend.
ent upon honest. intelligent and pa.
triotic citizenship as II Is upon the
diversihcation Of farm products. To
secure the blessings Of society which
are rightly their own. the farmers
must organize. think together and
vote together. They must be able
to separate the theorist from the
'doer; the braggart from the achiev.
Ier. and the capable from the incapa.
BILE. in both men and measures az.
Ifecting the public veal, and the pen.
atty for failure to do SO Is poverty,
oppression and ruin.
Take Politics Out Of Justice
"There have been many able sug'
g~estions advanced as a remedy for
the injustice which we now endure,
and as q farmer ] want to give my
views on this subject. I would sug'
gest taking politics out OF justice as
q cur for injustice. When an Off
cial OF state. whether he be in the
legislative, administrative or judiciary
department Of government, takes an
oath OF office. he should then and
there quit playing politics with the
powers OF his office.
"The man who takes an oath OIL
office enters into a divine covenant
with the people. He has no moro
right to use his authority in payins
political debts than he has to sell
the office furniture and pay his gro
Gerry bill. He has no more right q
use the seal Of the great state In
advancing his political ambitions thar
he has to sell state bonds and appro
pirate the proceeds to his financial
credit. An official who violates his
oath OF office ought to be prosecuted
for perjury. and an official who un
dertakes to pry open the backdool
OF fame with n lawsuit, ought Il
pc arrested Ter burglary.
THE farmers OF this state have
Just cause to complain OF the ineffi
cheney Of government. The number
and the per cent Of tenant farmers
never were greater. which Is q trus
barometer to agricultural conditions
There never was q time In the his
tory Of this nation when prospsrit,
was more completely waylaid on III
journey to the farmer. or when mis-
fortune reached him % easily - q
present.
Prospsrfty WsylsId.
"Iikewise. the business interest,
have their troubles. Any poiiscal
Law suit hlsd against industry oushl
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