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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1921
Page
4
The piece voices farmer frustration over price pressures on Kentucky tobacco and Texas cotton, questions about profit margins and a shift in consumer fashion news, and laments indifference to women’s dress trends as a societal distraction.
The Chief laments Democratic loss of control and passage of ill advised laws. He accuses the oligarchy of ignoring the will of the people, misusing taxpayer money, and surrendering state powers to the federal government. He urges conservative Democrats in Astin to restrain damaging legislation and restore key institutions.
The new Texas monthly, owned and edited by Senator Joseph W. Bailey, aims to resist federal encroachment and defend civil liberties. It pledges to oppose paternalism, defend private property, battle socialism, and strengthen state and federal constitutional support for liberty and self-government.
The text accuses politicians and financiers of using government aid to railways for profit while neglecting key producing interests. It laments church leaders and women being drawn into reform rhetoric and calls for a purge of political oligarchy, denouncing moral decay and crime under current Texas leadership.
The writer urges action against Neff and his faction in control of state affairs. They say the legislature has done all harm it can and relief is unlikely until Neff and allies are removed, a process estimated to take at least two more years.
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