The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1924 Page: 6 of 8
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PAGE SIX.
THE JUNCTION EAGLE
Friday, January 25, 1124.
EXTRACTS FROM LYNCH | I believe the prison population
DAVIDSON'S SPEECH.; could be boarded in a moderate-
u x . ' good hotel and each prisoner
°| 1 furnished an individual hath,
\ c® A . f(Jr v.(!?Ve5nv?r* perfumed with Partisan per-
ade a speech in behalf of his fume every mominif of his life.
candidacy at Wichita Falls and
Gainesville last week. Below
we print a few extracts:
During my term of office in
the House of Representatives,
not hit a lick of work, and there
by save to Texas several hun-
dred thousand dollars every year
The system ought to be earn
ing, in my humble judgment, at
in the Senate, and as an incur,,-1 ^ dolUrs anZllv
? ^ , Wltu, af- capacity to its present losses of
™r® “f the flute ^ou.,{ht Hu million dollars annually, and
° ,Je, conclusion that much pledge ourselves that such a
t ends T , ’y c?m.Pet®nt I change can be made, is it not.
bunds and capable minds to- once ftDl)arent that the state's
r'r,ld' ,tantlial redKuction ?f coffers 3d lmmed ately mom
,taltito:ro^^^lCs7methy,ZP!oi‘WO
the management of the State's
institutions, not only can the
tax toll be materially lightened,
but the State’s various institu-
tions can be operated much more
Do not gather from what I
have said that I am an advo-
cate of farming as a business
for the penitentiary system. To
the contrary, I would conduct
iw operuieu muen more « . *■ ' •.--------.. .-----
efficiently and economically. Our I the rarming of the penitentiary
--------1 —i._.„ — .-------. * I system only so long as it took
me to get the state out of in a
proper conservative and safe
manner.
jienal system can be put upon a
paying basis without the loss to
itself morally or detraction from
the human element.
Reared by a Methodist moth-
er, widowed when I was five
years of age, I spent my child-
hood in the little village of
Oroesbeck, Limestone County,
and there clusters and clings in
my heart the memories of those
The State railroad, .‘V2 miles
long, connecting Palestine with
Rusk, Texas, was a part of the
penitentiary system. In fact,
it was the goat for the system.
All the ills and difficulties of the
entire system were attributed
to the state railroad. It cost
55* IT: ,And'"’y ih.’state $650:oodTo buiM. and
friends, they were serious days
too. As I struggled there for
had lost in operating expenses
over a period of about ten years,
s'&ywsrwrai
herding sheep, clerking in stores
and doing other odd jobs here
and there, many close bonds of
friendship were wrought that
have never been severed.
It is a matter of some grati-
fication to me, in advocating my
candidacy for governor of this
absorbed approximately a mil-
lion and a half of the taxpayers
money.
The penitentiary system gave
the railroad up as a bad job,
and said they could do nothing
with it. It got to the point,
highway construction. Profit-
able not alone in the sense of
money but in many other re
spects.
It would release for sale the
larger portion of the penitentia-
ry lands. These lands sold upon
long terms would open vast op-
portunities to the tenant farm-
ers of Texas to acquire much
needed homes and habitations.
By reserving enough lands upon
which to retain the buildings
owned by the penitentiary sys-
tem, the doors of county jails
crowded with insane would be
opened and a place thus provid-
ed for them. It would provide
other much needed eleemosyna-
ry institutions, and bring Texas
into the forefront as a State ac-
tively acting in behalf of its un-
fortunates.
Conversion of the penitentia-
ry lands upon this plan would
make available funds, for the
construction of a modern, model
general prison somewhere near
the State Capitol in a healthy
climate, centralized under the
eyes of State officials, where
those not able to do road work
could be properly employed.
The building of a major high-
way system by the penitentiary
forces in co-operation with the
highway department is easy of
arrangement. I estimate thru’
the penitentiary forces the state
could reduce the cost of high-
way construction fifty per cent,
and there is no other business
in which they could engage, so
little in conflict with the activ-
ities or individual interest of
the private citizen. This pro-
gram will make Texas the ban-
ner good roads State of the Uni-
verse, at a cost of far less mon-
ey than is now being spent
Hankins Drug Company.
DRUGS
And
CONFECTIOERY
Hankins Drug Company.
j^ta&asxaxgxixjxi^)®®^^
JUNCTION WML S MOHAIR CO
Courteous Treatment Fair Dealings.
We can save you money on Salt, Flour, Meal, Feed,
Sheet Iron, Etc.
COMPLETE STOCK OF LUMBER AND
BUILDING MATERIAL.
We operate our own trucks and make deliveries to
your ranch promptly. Give us your business
and we promise to do our best to please you.
TRY US WITH YOUR NEXT CLIP OF
WOOL AND MOHAIR.
We handle it like you want it handled.
got
and properly so, where the leg- ,...............
Ifreat lliat I cun j isl.it urt* to iinnronrifiti* *"■ —11
you my integrity, honor, and i for its losses. Finally a bill was NEW Rl !| *Nv(J a
honesty, Iiy the tuith and friend j otVered in the legislature propos j AX IiiXklVlI*TIONS«
f hip of a great and vast num- jng to junk the road, or give1 Austin Tev_pflraftn„ „„nnu
ber of the greatest citizens of to anvbodv for a dollar that • .u n* lLXr' o, L™°ns reach-
t his State This snlendid bul 1 ii /i \ i * Sl i in5 the age of 21 alter Februa-
iius outie. i ms spitmuu uui-, would take it and operate it. rv i iftv.t ntui
nark 1 shall bring with me to T}u, physical condition of the T *u- avt* H U ,<>u ,?A i a -v
that ureal office if I should be . P i Vw ,! u l> thls year* vvl11 be entitled to
i A snouiu Dt road—well, there was none. It vote without securing a certifi-
e ected yout Governor, and I vvas two streaks of rust over , .. ^ .
shall moreover brine i versa -,1 1 ,, in c'ate of exemption except those |
JWsrji 1 •i™"** ^1?
m law husinesx affairs of this The legislature finally enacted ^^1,^1 on Smith Sta7e Com£
a .untry, as well as in State gov- a bill by which I took charge of ♦ ' S Stah ComP-
trmnent. t In* road on behalf of the state, i The mlimr annaima. ,i,„
It is no small task 1 propose T(>(iav lactic®^ and gentlemen , i , 1 !u' „. att
t„ assume It carries with it A ' r *u » , V- b^ed at the second called ses-
1 ‘.V, a. 1 w.,in 11 that is one of the best pieces nt nf oufi, i ,.,rioi.
gieat res|Mtnsibilitics and heavy railroad in the State of Texas.
I .iidens, and I lace the taets j| js laid with brand new 80-
Mil that conseiousness. Many jxtund steel from end to end,
perplexing problems confront us and its physical condition makes
none ot which we are more en- it ca|>uble of handling any kind
iginatic than the one ot taxa- 0f traffic. Quite recently we
turn. It is a first requirement whirled over those ribbons of
that our taxing system be sim- Miv| at the rate of 115 miles an
I* iiicil, and it is e«|uall\ urgent hour the heaviest train cquip-
tlmt our tax lev\\ h»* e<|ualized. i.icnt in the world, tin* Sells-
Orntory and elocution art* not |*|0|0 citrus. That railroad is
going to solve this problem, nor worth a million dollars of anv-
nnv other problem o| State. It I ody’s money today. Less than
tak s the delt hand ot the sur* tlnve years ago it was proposed
ge »n to pnda* its vita! • and cure mnk it, or give awav to any-
it^ailmenu. ImhIv that would take it. Think
»^C»i in tasniion. jis sini|MllicM of that!
t.on and equalization alone to lie Toda> your iwnitentiary sys-
istnsnleivtl in stands, in almost the same
• cost ot gov- fight. D»»l it not involve our
m of govern- lonaI problems and the care of
lot lows that human beings, no doubt there
high. State vvoutd also Ik* a bill offered in
mm nt can and must Ik* the legislature soon t«* junk «»r
conducti*«l at less cost. It it giw it away to anylnwiy that
’ !* ^ " ***>,,t b\ i« ti n tum in would take it. On any ground*
tf.e t»>^? td t>fii h dtqmrtItH’tit of then* would Ik* just as little rea-
go\e»nment, then »t is tor the situ tor such a measure a* there
j11! executive ami he shtndti was in the case of the State rail-
j» ettgi humwdt to make such ivml, lK*cause there is a magni*
»*ei nontai reduction* in appro-! t cent potential earning cajaici-
JUNCTION WOOL & MOHAIR CO.
John R. Smart, President and Genera] Manager.
Junction and Menard, Texas.
c):o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:(ro:o:o:o:o
Try The Drug Store First!
considered. It be
« onuoction w ith t
eminent. If the t
men! is high, it
taxes will also b
I
print ions, as will nnng
State* ex|M*ttMMi well within t
income, am) make *tate wa
iant* worth a hundred cents »
the dollar.
For the sake of ii
let Us discus- M*tne »*l
I artmenta. Oonoidur
l^mtmtiary -tem i
I elation to go\«*rnment It- t
ti.1 aaaet s « on
iess than eig!
lars. It own
fee lands
mat ton
ustrat
these
tlmt
it*
. it
the
Its
“nment
t of
million- ii
H.lMHl act
(0,000 of i hem i
It has adi*quat
NY
• ami
kind
am|ile budding
It has teams, muW ami bt»r-» s, nu* that tuukr pix*seat voiuli*
Ms all sort* of motive pour| tionx it* force ami power could
fy*a*afy to (among. Its Ii* le»t lie toed in the con*trudion
oor is tier of ct»Ht except for of a great major highway *y#»
food and elothmg It »* (neon-1 tern. Through our highway de-
rtivabk* that. mHwithstandiug
this *tatement of fheta, the pen-
" Thxa* loses
t) in the penitontiarv system in
\arious n*s|KH is. N»*t earning
uipwity akute, in the sense of
dollars ami cents or profit, but
canting tupuity in the rw'haldl*
l tat ion of human beings, and
their restoration to cititenship
as successful citlicit*. This tea-
lurt* t*f the program transcend*
n imp%rtame all others, twit we
will not *«dvc either of the pndv.
it'Hi* unless wo s«dve loth,
Many tlifft'rt'nt «tiris*tnuis
could la* given to the working
out of the prison system. My
-Vuttv of the |*w)4rm convince*
(tartment the *tage is act, so to
speak, whereby, in ctMqtcrwtion
with and by the iiw
La
was f sA
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Perry, H. Grady. The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1924, newspaper, January 25, 1924; Junction, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890751/m1/6/?rotate=90: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .