Wichita Daily Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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WICHITA DAILY TIMES, WICNN A FALL, TEXAS, JUNE ard, 18
PLATFORM OF
CRUMBY
R. R. WILLIAM BENUNCIATES HIS
VIEWS UPON THE ISSUES OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
WANTS MORE ECONOMY
His Platform Favors the Abolishing of
Several State Office.—Wants a
Revision of Tax Laws.
Cumby, Texas, June 22 Hon R R
Williams, candidate for governor, ad-
dressed the Williams club last night in
behalf of his candidacy Following is
a condensed report of his speech
in making my announcement for gov-
ernor of the State of Te xax on the
Democratic ticket and subject to the
action of the Democratic primary, I
do so on my ow n initiative, not un-
mindful of the great responsibilities
involved and the disadvantages which
confront me.
Having in my early youth responded
to my country’s call after the devas-
tating effects of the war. I was left
penniless and deprived of early edu-
cational advantages
labor in the shop for
Then I went to
learning and knowledge
e support of
I may have
has been acquired between tin strokes
of the hummer anti by lurch
This is Texas.
To those who may say my aspira-
tions are presumptions 1 answer. This
ir Texas U’nder her protection 1 have
reared my family ami builded my hum
bie home, and whether I serve as gov
ernor or as a private citizen I shall
love her people and traditions the
same
Why I cannot make a personal can
vass is known to my friends We re.
member the small fottunes spent in
the last gubernatorial race, amounting
to thousands of dollars, hence I must
rely alone on the patriotism of our
people From boyhood I have sup-
ported every nominee of the Democrat-
le party Never have I assumed to be
wiser than the party. When my per
sonal choice has been defeated, I have
supported the nominee with equal zeal
His Platform.
It is lint right that I should make
public the platform upon which I
stand:
laws to make 1
closely to the con
ation equal and u
administration an
in trying to romp
making ta
The preset
legislature
lion and the party demands, have en-
acted such drastic and radical tax laws
that the result is a spoliation of the
people’s rights These have made the
burden upon the people unreasonable
2 I shall strive lo reduce the oper
nting expenses of the state govern
me nt and discontinue such offices as
are an expense and no profit to the
Nate I oppose a stale tax commis-
sion. the state revenue agent, the state
purchasing agent and many other of-
fives with large salaries and of no
benefit, the dutie s of which belong to
and should be looked after by other
deptrments la-1
the tax collectors
ties collect the tl
ors, under the Cl
make the asrespm
law#
The comp roller and
I the various coun-
■., and the asse*s-
misstoners’ courts
‘s as under former
: An employe of the pi ople who Is
paid a salary should labor alone for
the people and has no more right to
give his time to other interests than
the employes of private individuals.
On Corporations.
I Corporations have lies ome a ne
cessity in carrying out the great enter-
prises that add to the wealth of the
country: they are creatures of the law
and should he controlled by the law.
their creator, which should give them
exact Justice and at the same time
protect the people against encroach-
ments beyond the powers granted.
5. Labor being essential to the em-
ployment of capital but less able to
protect itself against encroachments,
should be protected in proportion to
its inability to protect it self.
6 The agricultural, mechanical and
lebor interests, being the creators of
wealth, should equally share in the
distribution of the profits of labor.
7 The employ ment of convict labor
HEATH
Storage & Trans-
fer Company
Ware House and office cor-
tier 12th St. and Ohio Ave.
Phone 132
Receivers and forwarders of
merchandise. House - hold
goods moved and stored.
A TIMRY OPPORTUNITY
A II MILL I UTTVAIU NIT
OUR ENTIRE STOCK or MENS AND BOY’S CLOTHING
At 25 Per Cent Off--Marked Prices
We have made an innovation from our usual discount time and advanced the date
several weeks, thus giving you the great advantage of procuring in the midst of the
season what we usually offer at the end. Our patrons will, no doubt, be prompt to
avail themselves of this opportunity, as Our Boni Fide Discount will move away
rapidly the choicest patterns and newest shades, consequently an early call will be
to your advantage and enable you to select your suit from the Banner Clothing
Stock of Wichita Falls.
Also special reductions on Shoes, Hats and Furnishings.
CALL AND SEE OUR GOODS AND GET PRICES.
Yours to Please,
4
COLLIER AND HENDRICK
MEN AND BOY'S OUTFITTERS
should not be brought into competition
with free labor under any circumstan-
res It not only impoverishes the home
builder, but often makes criminals.
Advertising for Federal Building Site.
necessity The evil of such
4 too plain to admit of <i
njunctions are now in many cas
freely granted, and often work
aide injury, the very thing they
ended to remedy. This should
2 The number of witnesses allowed 1
ir criminal case s should be limited to
only such as are necessary Let the
subpoenas be issued only upon the
older of the presiding judge, upon oath,
setting forth speciffically what is ex-
pected to lie proven and the grounds
for sue h belief. Thus thousands of I
dollars of cost will be saved
16 I favor the enactment of a
Treasury in
Secretar
lit. tons
P’ropesals
opened at 2 <
1111' 11
epartment. Office of the
v, Washington, D. C. June
will be received, to be
clock p. m. July 21. 1908,
ii donation to the United
suit:
e. centrally and
located for the Federal
e erected in Wichita
Falls, Texas 1 corner lot of i approx
imately I 120x130 feet is required. Each
proposal must give the price, the char-
acter of the foundations obtainable,
the proximity to street cars, sewer gas
and water mains, etc., and must be ac-
companied by a diagram indicating the
principal street, the north point, the
dimensions and grades of the land,
the widths and paving of adjacent
streets and alleys, whether the alleys
are public or private, and whether or
ot the cit;
law removing from office any officialsidewalks.
accepting from a public service corpor
ation fees, loans or gifts for his ser
vice or counsel
State-Wide Prohibition.
favor st
de prohibit
• owns land occupied by
The vendor must pay all
expenses connected with furnishing
evidences of title and deeds of con-
veyance Improvements on the prop-
erty must be reserved by the vendor: i
but pending the commencement of the
nd the submission of that questionFederal building they may remain on
6 the people. Ilie highest tribunal of the land upon payment of a reasonable
the
ground rent The grantor must, how-
favor state guarantee of bank ever, remove all improvements on
deposits.
that all state bank
positors shall be absolutely safe
p.provements on thirty days’ notice to
do so The right to reject any propos-
12 Confederate soldiers The law ial is reserved. Each proposal must
now defines indigent in the Confed be sealed, marked "Proposal for Feder-
erate pension act as one in desti ‘al Building Site at Wichita Falls, Tex-
tute circumstances and actual want,” as, and mailed to the SEC RETARY
when the Texas pension act for the sol OF THE TREASI RY (Supervising
diets of the war of 1836 defines the Architect), Washington, D. C. No
said word as meaning one who has special form of proposal is required
property of the value of $1,000 or less
This discriminates against the Confed-
erate soldier, and. In fact, amounts to
" slur upon the latter. The same word
should be defined alike in both cases.
14. I favor an amendment to the
anti pass law providing that newspa-
pers and others may have the privi-
lege of exchanging work for trans
portation under bonafide contracts.
Should 1 be elected governor of Tex-
as I shall demand of every appointe
and every employe of the state a full
day’s service for each day’s pay, there-
by hoping th reduce the expenses of
the various departments of the state
and lighten the burdens of taxation
Let there be fewer laws and better
laws "Those who are governed least
are governed best," said Jefferson
U+on these issues I submit my candi-
dacy
or provided.
GEO. B CORTELYOU, Sec’y.
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Other political features scheduled
the week are democratic State conven-
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the Vermonters in Burlington on' Fri-
day.
MA
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