Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-18
BIG CROWD HEARS
THOMSON SPEAK
ON State ISSUES
Con;lrucd from PaEc ona.


10 b. called O 'rrnrlrsiy, fnf "w'
are living IN a new era" Gut BE- con
iinued by saying that BE- WIS "nrithe
reac,ionary ncr a radical
Because OF the great discussion o
prohibition and woman suffrage %
Texas. Nlr Thomson f,li that q Wal
hts duty 60 make himself ci,ar upn'
these subjects lie gave as his belle
that prohibition had cuuv % stay and
that he W.. Ter Il also telling ~ hi'
part In passing the "71ue" ii,l dlrut
the war. which put Texas citirs "dry
or those that are near military camps
lie said that ne always had been ar
advocate - woman suffrage
Wants More Business.
"The public s demanding more hus
mess and less politics IN the running
% state affairs. asserted Mr. Thorn
ason. We want service as a synonym
~ office We want useless offices
abolished II l. time for action along
this line. AMI We don't want o. deal In
general terms"
Mr.. Thmasun then outlined sm. cd
the consultations and abolition u of'
fices which he favored We would con.
solidate the agricultural department
and marketing and warehors" commits
sion. public health and pure foSl de-
partments. board oi water engineers
and reclamation department IL al
voca,ed the placing - direct responsi'
blllty for efficiency ~ departments hy
appointing and clecting business mcr
To office
Adoption ~ budget system was
urged By Mr Thomason He said thht
the waste and extravagancc shown IN
public affairs II prac;iCCd on the sans
scale would break any private bust
ness. He told % how In the state lex
islature men Of little knowledge Of
the needs q institutions are placed on
the appropriations committee. which Is
compelled 20 make recommendations
within a period IL 80 20 so days.
For Longer Terms.
A uniform auditing system Is deemed
a necessity by MIR Thomson. He be
lieves that the four year term ~ office
should prevail aes much as possible.
Limitations upon Zee systems were ad'
vocated.
Taxation always has been and al.
ways will BE- a problem" said Mr.
Thomson. we want economic ad'
mlnistration with efficiency Our pres.
ent tax laws are all right II We viii
enforce them. Some counties say they
nay too much. while charges are made
that others pay too little
Possibly this could he rcmedied by
n division 81 county and state taxes
For instance railroads and other busi
ness firms doing inter county business
could pay taxes % the state. while
other private property could pay coun.
~ taxes. II wo1l dsimplify matters
and prove more satisfactory. ! believe.
Against Graduated Land Tax.
The graduated land take L. not th>
solution Of our tax problems. don't
want a penalty placed upon enterprls
- ability brains and thrift. Under
such a system the home owner and
man Of thrift lis penalized. Land pays
81 per cett a our taxes today"
Mr.. Thomason said that he wants-l
n marketing system similar % that ~
California whereby the farmer could
sell 10 the consumer and save the mid.
dleman's profits Ne believed that this
rcuid h. assisted greatly by the extcn.
sion Of the parcels pos, system.
The educational system a T.xas
came In for a thorough discussion. Mr..
Thomason declared that the - sit.
uation hs dbecoma "pltlfui and dis
tressing" he told ~ the hundreds -
school shat have heen clos.-d. teacher.
resigning 10 ener more lucrative en-.
ployment.
Rural schools are having their
problems" h. declared Il favor ths
consolidatio NOT rural schools. ana slr
nishing transportation wherever neces
sary. Texas appropriated about four
million dollar for Schools last year
believe In economy but I don't believe
In reducing this sum AZ an We mus, d
something to stop this onward march
OF country people O. the city. Ths
country school house should l.. the can
ital q the neighborhood
For Coordination.
In addition 10 this. I h,lieve In the
coordination 81 the system ~ schools
! think that Texas children should d.
alse O. complete their education In the
state II Il pitlful a. sc the way IN
which dignified heads ~ coiexilte la.
stitutions 60 % the state legislature and
Reg for funds bclisye a mil tax
appropriation Tor ihess hogher lns;hu
tons would H. the solution ~ ihe prob
lem. fer I dent wan them % De- tha
football ~ chear politicians
Mr.. Thomason touched uron gooa
roads. especially the Importance u bull
ding permanent highways IN Texas
Endorsement q the sheppard hil'
whereby the state would get more fed
erai aid was gwen He ADDED that h.
did no tbe.ie,e this would h. "encroach
msni upon states rights"
Fricndliness both % capital and IA
nor was expressed Nr. Thomson
aid that he believed IN labor unions
because 81 heir accomplishment and
~ the sam. time favored the nro,e,.
ton q capital. he promised square
deal" In has dealings with capital and
labor. declaring that "ufshlng more no,
nothing less should b. given"
Favor Irrigation.
Conservation - swamp lard and ir
rieaiio rof arid land va sanoihef sub
ject discussed by NJ. Thomson. ".
said that he favored ievee and irris,.
ton districts and was ono q the a..
thors q the amendment which wa.