The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-05
Urges the Passage Of the
Corrupt Practices Act Reg
ulating the Expenditure Of
Money In Elections and Fa-
vors More Freedom Of Com
bination to Those Engaged
In Foreign Commerce.


nifty 60 acquaint itself with the merits
of the case as between employee and
employer. time To form its opinion upon
an impartial statement OF the merits,
aud opportunity to consider all practi-
cable means Of Cancellation or arbitra-
fsou,
can see nothing in that proposition
but the justitiable safeguarding by so
ciety OF the necessary processes of Its
very life. There II nothing arbitrary
or unjust In II unless II be arbitrarily
and unjustly done. 1t can and should
be done with full and scrupuious re-
card for the interests and liberties of
all concerned AZ we'll as for the per-
manaat interests Of society itself.
Three matters of capital Importance
await the action Of the senate which
have already been acted upon by the
house of epresentatives-th bin which
seeks to extend greater freedom of
combination to those engaged In pro
noting the foreign commerce OF tho
country than Is now thought by some
to be legal under the terms OF the
laws against monopoly, the bin amend.
ing the present organic law of Porto
Rico and the bin proposing a more
thorough and systematic regulation OF
the expenditure Of money In elections,
commonly called the corrupt practices
act. need not labor my advice that
these measures be enacted into law.
Their urgency lies In the manifest cir
cumstances which render their adop-
ton ut this time not only opportune
but necessary. Even delay wonld sc.
riously leopard the interests OF the
country aud of the government
Immediate passage OF the bin TO reg.
ulate the expenditure OF money iii
elections may seem 10 be less neccs.
sary than the immediate enactment OF
the other measures to which l refer.
because at least two yenrs viii elapse
before another election In which fed.
eral Offices are to be filed. but It would
greatly relieve the public MAD " this
important matter were dealt with
while the circumstances and the dar.
gers to the public morals Of the pres,
ent method of obtaining and spending
campaign funds stand clear under re.
cent observation and the methods OF
expenditure can be frankly studied In
the light of present experience. And !
delay would have. the further serious
disadvantage OF postponing action UNI
Til another election was at hand and
some special object connected with II
might be thought to be In the mind OF
those who urged 1t. Action can bo
taken now with facts for guidance and
without suspicion OF partisan purpose.
EnIareing Our Export Trade.
! shall not argue at length the de-
STABILITY Of giving a freer hand in the
matter of combined and concerted eff
fort to those who shall undertake the
essential enterprise of building up our
export trade. That enterprise will
presently. will Immediately assume.
has indeed already assumed, a magnl.
tude unprecedented In our experience.
We have not the necessary Mstrumen.
talities for its prosecution. 1t IL deem.
ed to be doubtful whether they could
be created upon an adequate scale un.
der our present laws. We should clear
away all legal obstacles and create a
basis Of undoubted law for 1t which
will give freedom without permitting
unregulated license The thing must
be done now, because the opportunity
is here and may escape US II we hesi.
tate or delay.
The argument for tho proposed
amendments of the organic law of
Porto Rico is brief and conclusive. The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges Of
It's people are not Just. We have Gro
ated expectations OF extended priv.
lege which we have not satisfied.
There is uneasiness among the people
Of the island and even suspicious
doubt with regard to our intentions
concerning them which the adoption
OF the pending measure would happily
remove. We do not doubt what we
wish TO do In any essential particular.
We ought to do 1t at once.
Legislative Annals Enriched.
There are other matters already ad
vanced to the stage of conference be.
tween the two houses of which II Il
not necessary that | should speak
Some practicable basis OF agreement
concerning them will no doubt be-
found and action taken upon them.
Inasmuch as this Is. gentlemen prob
ably the last occasion ! shall have te
address the SiIty-fourth congress.
hope that you will permit me to say
with what genuine pleasure and salts
faction | have co-operated with you IN
the many measures Of constructive
policy with which you have enriched
the legislative annals OF the e0un.rr
II has leen privilege 70 labor hi ueh
company. usAe the liberty ol -o.s
graduating you upon the completion
OF record OF rare servieeableness and
distinction.