El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-20
FOUR MEASURES TO BE VOTED ON
THEIR LEADING MERITS.

TEXAS voters constantly should keep in mind the fact
that every ballot VIII count IN the election to be held
throughout the state Nay "a next Saturday, which
the tate Of four constitutional amendments is to be de-
cded an four measures woman suffrage prohibition,
state aid in securing FARMS and increase Of the gov
enorS saraeSerFe favorable vote and the nrst two
should be adopted without 2 dissenting ballot
The prohibition amendment merely puts into the
suton the statute under which prohibition has been op
ertTe IN LEGAL option precincts FOR nearly 20 years The
effect the amendment carries would be to transfer the
law from the statute books where it might be changed by
legislative enactment to the constitution where 1t would
remain unless again voted upon by tne people NO PROM
bon passed by the recent legislature. in either
regular special session, except mitigating the pres
ent statewide law to the Of wine for sacramento
noses The necessity for adopting constitutional amend
from the fact that the statewide prohibition law
has been declared unconstitutional BY the court of criminal
appeals.
The woman suffrage amendment is 10 give women the
right TO vote in all elections in Texas They have
the night the primaries. It carries with 1t the
elimination Of the provision OF the state constitution giving
Aliens the right vote after declaration Of intention
citizens Of the United States. The sentiment II
Teas no-nd widespread throughout other states
should have the right to vote Experiences Of the war had
the effect Of making people believe that the election laws,
applied aliens, should be made less lax Moreover
Texans have seen the utmost injustice IN allowing INST
paper aliens the right TO vote and deprvng native born
American women Of the franchise
While the Hhome owning amendment is almost devoid
Of details and to the legislature the task Of work
w the plan by which the state is to assist bonade
hrers and heads Of families IN securing and egIpplng
s Of their own It was developed during the debate in
The house and senate that the popular plan is to
adopt for Texas something similar to the federal land bank
proposition
The legislative intent IN submitting the amendment IS
to provide such statutory VIII enable the 10000
more OF less tenant farmers Of fexas to acquire homes
payments under the amortization plan extending over 40
years; and small farmers and wage owning
their homes nay provide permanent Improvements under
the same plan Of long time payments.
The salary Of $4,000 paid the governor Of Texas
was fixed in the constitution IN 1859 and II has remained
unchanged in spite Of the ascent in the cost CT
living II is now wholly inadequate the proposal to
increase the governors salary $4,000 year adopted
il VIII apply 10 about IS months Of the term Of Gov W
Hobby Texas state officials not being barred as are those
Arizona from beneng by salary increases made dur
ing their terms Of office There IS reason Why Gov
hobby should not 50 benefit The proposed increase IN the
Governors salary would result in increasing by about two
mills per year the tax the people Of Texas The average
cost to the governor Of Texas Of maintaining the governors
mansion and paying grocery bills, nearly as may be as
cerainsd about 5000 year for the past 20
years Some governors have had larger personal deficlts
than others but on average the governors ef the state
fer nearly quarter Of century have gone in the hole
extent OF onehah Of their salary That IS the req
son Why the salary increase IS up nov.
There is little If any, opposition TO the home owning
and salary increase proposals but there IS much to the
surael and prohibition amendments. It VIII take every
favorable vote TO insure victory