The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26
PROTESTS OF A CATHOLIC
OPPOSES AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT
is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
BDenounces Il as Unfair Because the Ta1
VIII Go to State Schools and
Catholics Will Get Nothing.

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tuition Of Texas, Yes or Nog' from tue
Southern Messenger. Catholic paper, pub
ush.d r.,,b nc apnrobation Of RI Rev. J..
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A. Forest. d. d. bishop OF san Antonio
md OF RI Rev Peter Nerdaguer, d. D..
,toar ,nos+oIic ~ Rrovpsvi,e Of which
! vicar apostouc q DiV" -
This article was handed to mo BY one q
Catholics Of this county who Ike every
man devoted 70 tue welfare OF ms cqun, n
greatly disapproved OF Il; nor WOULD sshu
4 u 70 tue styateSt uesiUVIauuu az comment
| az " any am an AuIo'll9 ulms nsu .bo htSber
e1 on u. ny ~ mensei, h V ~ onnroVa al
Snu'gn r,, g. MI ishod sboul,l
| ~ u,,e r rerrsdnca sueb nm article
| 7rnn anothcr Catholic phper tKatholsche
! Ilundschgn1 is bevond The comprehension
! OF every citizen. who has heretofore be
| licved that the catholic church Is always
] loyal to aud Ia support OF any civil govern
/ meut where It hourishes. II hnds the
! amendment TO be unconstitutional and be
! lieves 1T is unfair 1t laments because
| zone dolnr Of the tax Is TO 90. TO the
school fund ami intimates that (atnollcs
/ are, denied tbelr pro rata OF sncn du ~,
Wnlcn eSerE one hHo"S IL e d,,i VA ~, e.
/ pure ana slhiple' 40 Cnuu - 11enieu dun a,,f
si9n 70 our Iree stn@IHS nyr ~ aii ths
sIqt w w up r. ~ 4. ~ 70 ~ e. rHc
th'si"us a. @ ~ p1AtdI ~ ,,ntv the
| S'ntbo,ir ststars teocb largo and GOOD free
Ltfhn
| work md never until now WINS 1t believed
| that Catholic church organ would raise
| It's voice against democratic move ia
purify The ballot ho4 In the interest Of bet
| Ter government aud better citizenship. Be
! lievlDc that The | ost will please the m my
! Catholics who disapproye OF the art cle
! by reproo,Lcing qua naEng KS coInlneut \
! on same u vs. forwarded Tor that purpose
by, respectfully yours.
Churies Scheluella nte'
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tnilu lpI 'tuel Sta'e puyp0ses,
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a. sGuisil.e pru - ~ .ue tt LGy
nHeu inglV' w ~ 1i.ileu 10 Iotiseu ~ 70
uS snaLe, .ne Pun taS t ~ nlsnss luz ~,
slfcq amount OF MONEY therefore we VII
a ttat - no.s r.ora~. -,
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LIZ sIal -, 49, uiHS ~ " ~
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r,hattcailr ,g,,rs1 ~ ~, ~ go, ~ Synie,
phh'Naliy hEqlhst " IN we FORM N Whltl
- put before me voters y Is against th'
.onst luton 81 tne thl'eu slnts' II Is uii
~ WV ~ 4il.,.,.., ,u .,.. $50.
- ls upyuls' !tu'i onll ~ cues iesis
, l,l"n iEatnsi ny SUBSTITUTION 1hls y
- IL , a,rta aHHn 49, ~ 80 - .
~ ihN ~ " 1sA " VI ~ u 60 ut ~
cs,.,,,5Ss ~ NY ~, ~ 90 lnoll, .S
tNluuss Ius poor man tFom Young
J -r.ea 80 - ulnus ueluie INC ,ote Is ~
: ,vp,eu' a.g III suen lests, pecunldtE, rel's
LIZ, ~ p.usl ~ aLe uueonstiIutiona
u Iui ~, ,lei Wy ~ Siuleh IN lne lauu
mar ne has 70 I'VE on credit Inc Ordinary
t ,eS.g ana also TINS pei tax must be paid
M ~ IN 30 , ~ W ~ ~ uol pdy lnenl
dreds and ,ba Nm nS sn ,.,, not NUte Gun
uIeus qua tuousahds VIII ne IN such
poslton, tne poor man Is thus excluded
I'm NoI'us ms Is ciass lesls!auon' ah'
~ ~ VipiS unI tt ''ur rt
Sg5h ~ n,o,a ro,,o,,,,o he SIat needs apon
> S1oV,uoo more revenue every year Inc leg
lslnture says Assess each man In the lana
Ilch ana poor, an tne same; that VIII max
q eAuVtiy SooouVo Is TINS lustf The banker
nor EEL mat n 5n ~ ne 81, mone s men u
ana the hardworklng farmer have to rak
and scrape every I 20 make ends meet
Win them every dollar counts; in this pro
posed amendment all individuals have u
puy INC same, put the rlch corporations a
corporations the railroads, and stock com
: panies have to pay nothing at ali. is tina
Justf
3. II 10 unfair One dollar OF this IA,
see a good school fund because we nee,
good schools but we object very much /,
the way this school fund is administered
~ Is IN the interest Of the State TO nav,
h sood echoois, and good schools should b.
u supported, no matter who conducts then
= and under what nag they are sailing. Az
n long as the schools are good accordIns :,
the lawful standard educating GOOD iowa
q citizens these schools should be helped an,
: encouraged Is this done here In Texas
3, We are sorry We must say no. We Catn
complaint e'ea' anu JUS
{ II IL IN the interest OF the STATE N n,
: good schools should exlst Tbo ST.. az
h self, having no religion, can NOT estahtst
! denomlnatioual schools; we know tbat apt
have nothing against II but II the state
o nnds within its borders schools which ar,
y s9ceuent IN every respect, which comply
! Ia every respect With the standard recnirted
but which besides the prescribed braI,.,,,l
g take also the teaching OF religion me- ~
Z | curriculum, shall the Stnta inst ~ a ~
Of this religion, which is forced an n ny
| deprive such a school Of its helm ana sne
p portt Tho state Of Texas paws this ve5,
: 70 inc public schools $3.50 for each child
oL seho9l age Are those schools which are
J. ~ good as the public ones. and IN rarg
cases good deal better. not inst sv ma, ~
i; entitled TO this money, which ie co,, ~
4 property or should Tho addJ.tas common
! ing OF religion. deprive school OF This ann,