The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1915 Page: 8 of 8
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AH Parti** and Industrial Organi-
sation* Favor tha Separation
of th* A. * M. Collage and
tha Unlv*r*lty,
Every political part.y and the Farm-
ers' Congress, the Farmers' Union,
Farmers' Institute*, and Bankers'
Convention have demanded the di-
vorcement of the A. ft M. College
from the University, On the 24th of
July that question for the first tint*
will be before the voters of Texas.
The resolution Is known as House
Joint Reeolutlon No. 34. Below will
he seen these Btroug demands, and
we ask a careful reading of the same.
Platform Demands.
El Paso Platform—August 11, 1914.
.'.'We demand that the differences be-
tween the A. ft M. College and the
University of Texas be fairly, equita-
bly, carefully and cautiously adjusted,
not forgetting that both these great
institutions are the property of the
State and the source of gratification
and pride of all the people."
San Antonio Platform—1912.
"We further favor that the Legis-
lature propose and submit an amend-
ment to Section 11, Article 16, of the
Constitution, providing for the com-
plete divorcement of the University
and the Agricultural and Mechanical
College and remove the inhibition
against making appropriations out of
the general revenue for the erection
of buildings for the University, and
that a just and equitable division of
the permanent University fund be
made as between the Unlvorslty and
the A. & M. College.
Galveston Platform—Adopted August
10, 1910—Paragraph 7.
"Believing that an educated citizen-
ship Is the best assurance of good
government, we remind the Legisla-
ture that our school system has not
kept pace with the educational pro-
gress of the times, but has suffered in
organization and in maintenance. We
demand, therefore, • • • adequate
provision for the upbuilding of the
University, the A. ft M. College, the
Normal Schools and other educational
Institutions controlled by the State.
• • • Provision should be made for
* • • the separation of the A. ft
M. College from the State University.
Provision for a liberal and independ-
ent income for the State institutions
of higher learning should be made."
Republican Platform—Waco, Texas*
August 11, 1914.
The Republican party favors laws
ambling Texas to keep pace with
artbrr States in educational progress
'^scorning the great State of Texas,
and for the separation and divorce-
ment of the A. A M\ College from the
University of Texas."
Progressive Platform—San Antonio,
Texas, August 11, 1914.
"We favor the -separation of the
University of Texas and the A. ft M. j
College, and to extend to each the
aid necessary to carry out their re-
spective phases in the educational life
of Texas."
Resolutions of Farmers' Union—Fort
Worth, August 7, 1914.
"We believe that the best interest
of the State demands that the A. ft M.
Collage be separated from the Univer-
sity of Texas, and constituted an in-
dependent college, and that the two
tnatitouttana be given liberal support
by the State. We, therefore, recom-
mend that the Legislature propose
and submit to the people a constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
complete divorcement of the Univer-
elty of Texas rnd the A. ft M. Col-
lege, and for the removal of the In-
hibition against making approprla.
Hons out of the general revenue for
the erection of buildings for the Uni-
versity and the A- ft M. College."
Speaking of the above resolution,
Hon. W. A. Bowen, editor of Farm
and Fix aside, says: "There have been
similar resolutions passed at nearly
•U of our State .meetings for the past
Several years."
Texap Bankers' Association—Waco,
Tdxsa, May 20. 1918,.
"Resolved, That the Texas "Bsnkers'
Association earnestly commends to
the affetnl wa-favoutde considera-
tion of the' TBuppfc of the State, the
propoeed -ame&faft&t to the cwetttu-
tlon katrrt ie Hs+m*
provftH i&f Ufroftd abji Utxkril sup
port for eU the State Institution* of
sigoter education.' fc>
Ffcrmsrg* Congrea^aAusust. 1914.
, "We rtjaelar* ourselves ik tMt
the University of
equal division of the
endowment provided by our
forefathers for the support of hlgttor
education."
Farmers' Congress Resolutions, 1912.
"Asserting, with Thomas Jefferson,
theVA people who mean to be their
own governors must arm themselves
with the power that knowledge gives,'
we demand liberal and independent
'•comes for the State Normals, Col-
fege of Industrial Arts, Agricultural
and Mechanical College and the 8tate
University, and the separation of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
from the State University."
Farmers' Congress Resolutions, 1913.
"We therefcro beg to remind the
dominant political p-irty In power In
this State that on two previous occa-
sions the party platform hfls positive-
ly demanded tnat the Legislature shall
submit to the people of this State a
constitutional amendment providing
for an absolute .Jlvorcement of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
in Brazos County from the State Uni-
versity in Austin."
State Farmers' Institute—College Sta-
tion, August 1, 1912.
"We believe that the Thirty-fourth
Legislature should submit an amend-
aient to the State Constitution hi
keeping with the demands of the last
two Democratic platforms providing
for the complete separation of the A.
"r. M. College from- the University of
Te\ao, and for proper division of the
permanent University funds."
'-"very candidate for Governor since
r-10 ha3 announcod In favor of the
-oplete separation of these two
. ols.
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<\. & M. COLLEGE AND UNIVER-
SITY DIVORCEMENT.
'ertinent Reasons Why Resolution 34
Should be AUooted at ths Election
on July 24th.
Under ths terms of House Joint
•Hol'.ition I?o. 34, better known as
■- Pickett resolution, a part of the
rr> nent university fund is to be
: • rred to the A. & M. College,
been so long since the college
Uared in the proceeds of this
' t.'- at rorae people have received
? plon that it has no interest
t fii". j What are the facts?
! 11 of article 7 of the
itutii-n sets aside certain lands
"the University of Texas" and
;ates the permanent university fund,
•ectirin 13 makes the A. & M. College
branch of the university. It follows
hit the college has an equity In the
ermcnent university fund.
2. Afain, by section 15 an addition-
si grant of one million acres is mado
for "the University of Texas," and
■Ms land is specifically appropriated
or "the endowment, maintenance and
support of said university and its
branches." The same conclusion fol-
lows.
3. What conclusion is to be drawn
from contemporaneous construction?
Let us see. The Legislature has evi-
dently taken the view that the per-
manent university fund was Intended
in part for the A. & M. College. Out
of this fund the following amounts
have been appropriated to the collcge:
By the Sixteenth Legislature
(1879) $15,000
By the Seventeenth Legislature
(1SS1) 15,000
By the Eighteenth Legislature
(1883) 10,000
By the Nineteenth Legislature
(1885) 10,000
By the Twentieth Legislature
(1887) 10.000
The constitution was adopted in
1876; the A. & M. College was open-
ed In 1S76; the university was opened
in 1883. There can be no doubt as
to the belief of the public men of that
time. The conclusion is inevitable:
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege has an equity in the permanent
university fund.
The Sackett resolution recognizes
this equity and proposes an appor-
tionment which was considered Just
and fair by the Thirty-fourth Legis-
lature. The proposed amendment
ought to be adopted.
PUBLIC FORUM
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II—L. E. Johnson
On Two-Cent Passenger Rate#
The farmers of
this nation are
vitally Interested
In railroad rates
and j, equity be-
tween passenger
and freight rate*
is especially im-
portant to the
man who follows
the plow for the
fanner travels
very little but he
is a heavy con-
tributor to the
freight revenues.
Some of the
states have a two cent passenger rate
arrtl whatever loss is incurred is recov-
ered through freight revenue. The jus-
tlco of such a procedure was recently
passed upon by the Supreme Court
of West Virginia and the decision is
so far-reaching that we have asked
L. E. Johnson, president of the Nor-
folk and Western Railway whose road
contested the case to briefly review
the suit Mr. Johnson said in part:
"Some ten years ago, passenger
fares were fixed by the legislatures
of a large number of states at two
cents a mile. Aa a basis for such
economic legislation, no examination
was made of the coet of doing the
business so regulated, nor was any
attention given to the fact whether
such a rate would yield to the rail-
way companies an adequate or any
net return upon the capital invested
in conducting this class of business.
"Such a law was passed in West
Virginia In 1907. The Norfolk ajid
Western Railway Company put the
rate into effect and maintained it for
tvio years. Its accounting during
these two years showed that two
oents a mile per passenger barely
paid the out-of-pocket cost and noth-
ing was left to pay any return on
capital Invested. It sought relief from
the courts. Expert accountants for
CiilirciicM
Rfg BAPTIST
W. w. MOfclMS. Pa«to*
Sunday School at 10 o'clock a. m. each
Sunday, 9. H. Vance, Superintendent.
Preaching every Sunday by the Pastor
at ii a. m. and at night
Prayer meeting every Frillay night,
Ladies Aid Society meets ev . >- Tbut«-
aay evening V
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH
I. O. DENT, Pasto*
Sunday School at 10 A. K. each Sun-
day, O. R. Taylor Superintendent.
Preaching every First and Third Sun-
day by the Pastor, at 11 a. u. and at
night.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night.
Methodi9t Home Mission Society meets
Monday evening.
Lodgm
A, F. & A. M.
Linden Lodge N'o. 192 meets every 1 at
Saturday night in each month.
L C. Weaver, W. M.
I E. Lanier, Secretary
K. of P.
Elberta Lodge So. 374 meets every
b'turday night in each month.
R. 3\ Font, Chancellor Commander.
I. E. Lanier, K. of R. & S.
W. O. W.
Beeehwood Camp No 407 meets every
both the State and the Railway Com
pany testlfled that the claims of the
railroad were sustained by the faota.
Two cents did not pay the cost of
carrying a passenger a mile. The
State, however, contended that the
railroad wa earning enough surplus
on Its state freight business to give a
fair return upon the capital used in
Its passenger as well as lta freight
business. For the purposes of the
case, the railroad did not deny thlB,
but held to Its contention that the
State could not segregate Its pas-
senger business for rate fixing with-
out "allowing a rote that would he
sufficient to pay the cost of dolhg
business and enough to give some
return upon the capital Invested In
doing the business regulated. This
was the Issue presented to the Su-
preme Court Its decision respond
to the judgment of the falr iulo.ied
sentiment of the country. The Su-
preme Court says that, even though
a railroad earns a surplus on a par-
ticular commodity by charging rea-
sonable rates, that affords no reoaoc
for compelling It to haul another's
person or property for less than cost
Tke surplus from a reasonable rate
properly belongs to the railway com-
pany. If the surplus is earned from
an utireaeofiable rate then that"rate
should be reduced. Tho State may
not even up by requiring tho railroad
to carry other traffic for nothing or
for less than coot.
Tho decision is a wholesome one
and demonstrates that the ordinary BH
rules of fair dealing apply it, railway | 2nd and 4th Saturday night in each
companies. The fact tha), one makes
a surplus on his wheat crop would
nevor be urged as a reason for com-
pelling him to sell his cotton nt losa
than cost. It would not satisfy tho
man who wanted bread to be told
that its high prieo enabled the cotton
manufacturer to get his raw product
month
W. C. Blalock, Consul Commander.
R. B. Morris, Clerk.
W. O. W. CIRCLE
Beeehwood Grove No. CS!4 meets every
court reaffirmed the homely maxim
that each tub must aUr.d upon Its
own bcttom."
this end an executive committee with
R. T. Mllner, manager, has been or-
ganized for the purpose of convinc-
ing th'.1 people that it la to their inter-
est as It is to the cause of education
to separate these two great educa-
tional institutions. It is a time when
the people should take that interest
that will enable them to vote with
thorough knowledge and perfect un-
derstanding of what they think is
best."
We rather think that the two
schools should be granted a divorce.
After that, however, each should be
given its own field of work without
trespass. The A. & M. College should
be that and nothing more, and the U.
of T. should touch agriculture and me-
chanics only theoretically. The State
Department of Agriculture should ba
abolished and Its duties given to A. ft
M. As things now stand, the ma-
chinery Is too complicated, being add-
ed cost at the expense of efficiency.
—-Waco Times-Herald.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. B Figures Hill Stewart
FIGURES & STEWART
Attoraeys-at-Law
Ccneral Practice in all State and Fed-
eral Courts.
Office over Morris Drug Store.
Atlanta, Tkxas
Davis & H;rndon
physicians and 8proeon#
lindkn, texas.
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| Prompt attention given to all calls
i day or night. Office on south side ol
I Court House square
The Thrice*a-Week Edition of
The New York World
LET THEM BE DIVORCED.
Th Corslcana Sun thus remarks on
a pending amendment to the State
Constitution:
"The divorcement of the A. & St.
College and the State University la a
question that the people of the State
are being called upon to decide. It
le being urged by the friends and sup-
pOrters of divorcement that this Is
'strictly an educational measure,
wholly free from any taint of com-
mercialism and phould therefore be
SfSfcCi t&'VQftte. To j
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The Thrice-a week world's
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The regular subscription price
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Mrs. LoU Banker, Clerk. " kf.
Court
DISTRICT COURT
H. F. O'Neal, District Judpe.
I,. E. Kceney, District Attorney.
T. M. Powell, District Cletk.
Court meets at Linden First Monday
In Februaiy and Fourth Mund y in
August.
JUSTICE COURT
Precinct No. 1 meets last Monday In
ach month.
C. S. Myers, Justice of th' Peace.
R. F Hamilton, Constable.
COMMISSIONERS COURT
Regular terms Second Monday in Peb-
r.iary, May, August and November, be-
sides special sessions. T.C.Glovcr, H. P.
Tiaylor, S. M. Griffin and J. H. Me-
Williams Commissioners.
J- O. GOODMAN
BARBER SHOP.
ON WEST SIDE OF SCil'ARE.
good workmen—quick service
everything up to datk
HOT and cold baths
they will appreciate your trade.
Dr. A. Crossley
DENTIST
Prepared to do all kind of
dental work*
Office in George-Bartletfc BIdg.
EUGENE THOPJVISON
LAWYER
Linden, . . Texas.
Will practice in State and
Federal Courta.
H- £>. UUWPKIN, W. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
PHONE NO. 37.
S 333. ELLINGTON
jeweLer
Engraving and Repairing
Linden Mercantile Building.
DR. W, A. CJOOHRAN
DENTIST
; ; . ' "PHONE 77
UNDEN; -TEXAS.
COUNTV OFFICERS
P. Fant, County Judge.
E. L. Lincoln, County Attorney.
R. E. Florence, County Clerk,
J. F Mitchell, Sbcrilf.
R. H. Griffin, Tax Collector.
W. C. Williams, Tax Assessor
T. L. Nipper, County Treasure".
Drew Porter, County Superintendent.
W. D. I.anicr, Co. ReprescntaSive
Bob Moore, County Surveyor.
N.G.Jones, Supt. County Fann.
Judpe—You are accused of at-
tempting to rob a pedestrian at
2 o'clock thia morning. Wbut
have you to aay in your cwn be-
half?
Prisoner—I am not guilty.
Your Honor; I can prove a lulla-
by."
Judge—You mean an alibi,"
Prisoner—Well, call it what you
like; but my wife will swear that
1 was walking the floor with the
baby at the hour mentioned in
the charge.
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Banger, J. E. A. & Erwin, W. L. The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1915, newspaper, June 29, 1915; Linden, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth341012/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.