The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-20

ALp.l-In ghs Galveston Meas uf sac
isih insiant h6Te n quite an eKien-
sivs article published ~ the result II
an intarvlsw between Hon, ". O.
Mills and reporter iTum tho News,
on The sui jsot of local option ~ pIo'
hibliiOn. colonel Mills hos lns by say
ing lao ssssiltd tho principle Of PROFIT
bition NJ al Invasion 81 the Tlght oi
personal soltgOysrnmeni. After
reading tho article aud studying it
carefully, oanno agree with Colonel
Mills He qu1tts iIom The deoiara
ton at lndepono inea extensively, anu
sag; when cur iatheTs declared
their lndHpon i6nue OI their mother
counlry they sBi forth la that deolara-
ton the only basis CA which y iTos
government o1uid o. preserved anu
that was that all Just
power comes ifum the consent
OF the go, srnad, aud when tha Fsd-
eral aud state constitutions were
MADE they efs cied fhe wn0lo sihiam
upon that declared truth"
A liItlo further on Ia tho article ha
mGkes tho following comparison;
"Snpposc,n no says, "tao Federal gov
ornihent. 10y the weight al maI0Tltles
In Now Hufk, Pennsy lvania Auu other
large States, should cross tho bOua-
Diary OF tho governed aud make u lRw
that Texas hbould be- taxed per cent.
10 support rr6 schools IA TAO S'ntoi
that All igo tvgohsrH should 30 aF-
pointed by lho same Federal power
ana be fuPpurlog y hesNy salaries, to
consume lhe iundv"
Colonel Mills goes On aud says:
"Does not every ono SEQ that tho pou'
plo of Texas would be- heavily bur
doned anu oppressed? Aud yet, AZ
every nan IN tho stat wee IN deter
mined opposition 20 the measure, stlli
the Stale woulu bb vic out remedy
and musI continue 10 suffer with
out hope. Therefore, says Colonel
Mills, $50 gnaio against tho
abuse OF she governing power II mas
been distributed shu It's just exercise
oOrfined to thr governed"
Without any IurIher unnecessary
quotations let az noiic6 tha ARGUMENT.
the arguaisnt II splendid, II ~ can by
any process oi reasoning DO nAuo IA
apply TO Tine question under discus
liOn. In tue first place tho compafi'
son IN not analogous at all. The ono
Colonel Mills Is supposing gives Ia tho
people outside OF tho State OF Texas
the power Ia levy our scnool taxes aud
send Us school teachers OF their own
local option Law, NJ IL is, coniors no
such power, hut leaves the question
with the viii oi The people IL 10 eX-
pressed ut the balloi-bOx Tree aud uA-
entramu. lou. In the comparisons
made uy Colonel Mills tho people have
no voice ia the matter nut 10 submit.
Tho Ieoplo of precinct, county or
State nave just he same right "a cUm- |
PLATA that tney are dissatisfied with |
3 4.
that have Dcun elected and 80 deoigrsd |
by u maj Jrity OF tho votes cast at the
general ei.cIIoD, aud Say they will not |
submit 10 surh officers, a. .ncy nave 60 |
say That they Will noJ submit 10 local |
option or prohibition laws hen IL Las |
been carried IA u precinct, county or |
State. IN DUtu these Instances The |
peopio sra Lin2, ana not y one man |
or setOf men. AND iLis au old estsb-
lished rui- that IL Is rignt tor the ma
Tority 10 uie; and tho ,nID"rity should |
bow IN obedience TO the dictates vi tho |
majority. rno constitution say tbs
rigMt 10 petition shall 70" ain invio-
laIe, \and we take IL whenever this |
right h exercised by any number vi
cilizsns NNn any subject or issue that
NAV prulS,riy arise under our laws,
anG that peNi ion is presentt and scitd
upon by the\peopie, lot the majority u
the people c0htrol.
Colonel Miils gays prohibition, rs
local option, takes away mans no.
cry. Upon Thee same hypothesis il
A owns lot aoj61nins tue resideEce
OF Is, and A wisnt $40 erect a soap tat
tory or u tannery ont his lot anu Is en-
Joins him IRON 80 doing, we might say
that A's liberty has bben taken away
from him by tho court5 OF our country
upon the pet lion of d. A man has, OF
course, the inAilenable hight to do just
as he pleases, Just SO long as in DONG
this he cpes not ipjure the hap
piness q others, " becomes
A loan has the right TO ipaprfacture
and sell whisky Just SO long rs in dc
Ing this lie oues not iil Jrr Gtnsra. md
whenever mat IighJ Deco Ars eOCi;e
OF am CyIucs ana i6 gpJ Oi2Ny pUO.tc
COCO, U1t public irJGt II immoral N
ITS bearings and ttuu enciSs, uesruet
i've Of lie, Ibsrty and property Ia IS
netNr2, then, Ne take 70, u 10 Tor ne
pubAc good thab the evil TO StCpped;
and IL a Juiug 90 tAG man Eho is Sell
ing ana mauulaCtufing 81 hsss any Of
his liberties, II IL bstJei lcrE 5ycioty vt
last. lis better Thai a ieN men 70
sIaye. for mnnons than If 4 FOR fnLl
ions % sUil'Br on GcrOuup OF g low
ColUJ u MILE Says Il Dpctncl stops
she Beilpg OF WHISKY "a rnEn
rs q sIaEe 'oc a few - o county,
then he is n slrVy Tor m -,
aud Of q state, more IA i .uoYe, eGo
This may sound wei @nsn spIk a
with thai eiuquenCo aud Vehemsncs
that ia characteristic Of .UlouaI Mills,
vet The reasons Of IL we nil 70 hnC.
Flow is il vines tho ulai rity OF peo-
ole Ia county, State ur , Mted States
PASS = law that neuCeiOril Ele sale and