The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-11-23
HOW ABOUT THIs9


Upon our return home yesterday
from weeks absence we were &C
quainted with the'fact that a peti
tion, ordering an election on the
whisky question in Bowie county
had been presented and that the
same was allowed on last Tuesday
by the Commissioners court, bu'
that it was reconsidered at the in
stance of attorneys, employed BY
the whisky interests, on Wednes
day, and a final decision reached
whereby no election is to be held
The News has not favored an elec
tion on this question at this time
believing it to be unwise to hold
such an election just now, and /
does not have any fault to find witt
the "constitooshanal" rulings o
the Commissioners court, on thC
subject. 1t has even used a littl,
pepper and salt in making its criti
cisms of the "smart alecks' ant
"jimmy freshes" who have pushed
the issue without knowing what
they were about; but when it comes
TO the point where few men EN-
ragged in a traffic, whose only mis-
sion is to debauch men, wreck
homes, beggar women and children
and manufacture thieves, cut
throats, murderers, buns, dead
beats, prostitutes, ane all othel
manner of criminals, out OF limo.
cent boys and men, young girls ant
women wheni it comes to such mer
deliberately, and in malice and colo
blood attempting to stiAe and pre-
vent full and fair expression o
the voice of the people, we think
the time has come to call halt.
Is this free country Is it =
country where "the voice Of tho
people is the voice of Cod" anC
where the will of the people shoulc
ruler Is it a country where thu
voice of the people has a right to ;
hearing, and, being heard, a righ'
to govern?
Shame on cause that fears al
open, honest verdict Of the people
Shame on a traffic whose champion.
and defenders seek to prevent ant
throttle the voice of the sovereign
people of the commonwealth In
ter State News,
We will tell you how it is, BreI
Weeks 1t appears that you hav
tried to run both with the hare an,
the hounds. Even in the above a.
ticle you try to get on both sides Q
the question, first say "the New
has not favored an election on tn
question at this time, and acquiesc
in the action Of the Commissioners
court; then turn around and tai
through your hat, at randol
about a Gree country" the "yoic
Of the people," and Shame ON
cause that fears an open, homes
verdict of the peoplel" etc,
All Texarkana is fully aware G
the fact that you went over to tn
whiskeyites, and helped them {
prevent a vote, 'at this time,
through your paper AS you ha
for so long fought the whisky eyi
better things were expected Of yol
but it appears that went astra!
The people will never forget tina
you have been weighed in the ba
ances and found wanting" Yo
may attempt denial, but publ
opinion of you has been formed b
the utterances through your pape
and will not soon change You ma
talk of the 'law being called J
question:" etc, as a reason to
postponement, but this will ava
nothing. Because a murder case
appealed Is no reason for ceasing t
try a man for killing his fellowman
The people want a vote now, and b
law are entitled to It.
The News never said II opposed
vote being taken "at this time,
until this morning. Last week
talked about the geographical loci
ton" and seemed to side wit
"prominent citizens" that TO yot
out whiskey would seriously crlppI
business, and In substance said
man who would vote TO iniure h
town was u FOOL that certain dc
feat stared the Smart alecs," J
the face, as move was starte
wrong that II needed organic
tion" then, although there WI
nothing to organize for Petitlo
you see, was refused). 1t nevC
once openly opposed the petition {
a vote on The question now, unit
this morning. but It's stabs In IL
back, and strong indirect oppos
ton to the temperance move, Is u
derstood by all,
! Brer, Weeks, you have made yol
bed hard, and now you must TAI
The consequences,
FoR RENT,--A room nicely tu
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