The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-15
The Universiiy.

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Waco has never been dominated
by rings or cliques as too many other
excellent Texas towns have been.
There is more, and more sturdy, indie
pendence here on all subjects than
can be found in any other town in
Texas. People of Wsco think aud act
for themselves. They are not led
about by the nose by any man, set of
men, ring, clique or combination.
They think as they please in politics
This is Senator Coke's home, and
while we are proud to say he is almost
universally popular, yet there are
men here who differ widely with him
on many subjects, aud they speak
their sentiments openly and above
board; and it very often happens that
Coke's warmest personal and political
friends are found voting for these
men for county or municipal Offices.
Ours is an intensely christian city, as
contrasted with other religions, but we
have a great number of infidels and
free-thinkers of all kinds, but who
ever thinks of drawing the line on
that fact? jew and gentle, christian
and pagan may live and vote in Waco
without fear or molestation. They
do do it. This is all that it should be
1t is the proper spirit in every way
and il marks the dawning Of that bet.
ter cosmopOlitauism which is found
wherever true progress is made
| Now, short time since, We had
an election on local option
There was some bad blood
engendered on that occasion
aud narrow-based men on both side,
took prejudice and did things
which were perfectly unwarranted,
Sore even withdrew from the sub.
scription lists of the EXAMINER, al.
though coneeding frankly that 1t il
now the best paper which the cit,
has had for years. We have never
charged these things up against them
because we cannot gel down to thai
low level.
However, we have heard this sort
of sentiment breathed since the
meeting of the joint committee o
the Baptist bodies located Baylor
here, and upon the condition that We
"put up" $4,000 more. "When thu
business men of Waco were strug
Cling with the narrow and fatal poll
cy of prohibition, the Baptist church
its pastor and the chancellor of tn
university we're all bitterly on tn
other side, and were saying harsl
things of the business men, who say
the matter in another light. Nov
they ask us to contribute $4,000 o
the heels OF the $4,000 contributes
only a short time before that electlo
came off," We submit that this
not the proper spirit to look at tn
matter in. Many ofour leading bu'
: mess men opposed prohibition o
business principles, and they wer
right. Now the self-same argumel
holds good for the university cas-
to-day. We give this other $3.50
as purely business mai
ter. Ii will be worth far NOR
| than that sum to the business intel
, ests of Waco to have Baylor consol
dated with Waco, and the unite
school located here. This is the vie'
the EXAMINER takes of it. Direct,
we have no interest in the universit,
If there were thousand student
there they would not subscribe for a
additional number of our paper. W
expect to be remunerated in the gel
eral advance of business which "
confidently look for upon the settl
: ment of this weighty aud importai
. matter in favor of Waco, permanent
aud for all time.
Now let the intelligent aud keel
, eyed business men of Waco forg
that there was ever local OF
ton election, or that diffe
ences grew out of 1t. Let each ma
buckle down TO 1t aud do bis lev
best for the cause. Perhaps in tn
t way we may win more liberation fro
8 the ultra temperance people. At leas
let us not falter now before prop'
sition in which our interests, as we
I, as those Of the prohibitionists, are a
at stake. Let us have the uuiversit
and after that, If needs be, we ca
fight the matter over again and ne
get mad Mt each other. =
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