The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19
JUDGE TEMpLETOn REPLIES
Saws Business Mems Circular
isa False Representation"
To the Voters.
Mineral Wells, Aug. II, 1902.

To whomsoever (if anyone) it
NAV concern:-I have just received
circular dated Aug. 10th, 1902,
signed by o. z. Dunlap, Osce Good
win, J. B. Hines, H. Cert and j L.
Cannon in which they say; 1--WE
desire to brand the statement as
to false representations as wholly
and unqualifiedly false" They do
not actually brand it; they only de-
sire 70 do so.) This has reference
to a reply prepared by me to the
address Of 1.-The Business Men of
Waxahachfe" not Business Men S
Circular" as they now put it. The
reply evidently hit the Bulls Eye"
somewhere, but these gentlemen
should drink Mineral Wells water,
keep cool, and take time to think
before they rush into print with their
plea Of mot guilty" If their adj
dress has acted as a boomerang"
they should nos attempt to stab a
friend in an effort to cover up their
own discontinue. They certainly
knew that the statement was made
upon the testimony of "some" who
signed the address, which is a fact
and that is all there is to it. 1t
seems that more than | knew of
now claim the same thing. 1t is
not intended now and was notinten-
ded to charge corruption or willful
deception; / did not know even who
composed the circulating committee
but why bubble about words. i say
now (or "brand" if you please the
"circular" itself as "false repre-
sentation" to the voters of Ellis
county. A false representation is
one that is untrue, incorr Act or
misleading. The circular is headed
THE Business Men of Waxa-
hachie.n This 10 misleading because
it is signed by only "some" of the
business men. The implication is
that all who signed il are business
men of Waxahachie. This is not
true. 1t says H. d. Rosser ct al
made application. Thisi- incorrect.
1t says we lall who signed, of
course have examined the question
as business men and etc. This is
untrue. incorrect and misleading.
| 1t SAYS that we all who signed of
l In, ynfnFnGtaI IN
the liquor traffic. This is positively
a false representation. / shall not
call names, but the liquor seller is
on the list, and at least five or six
who rent brick houses TO saloons,
These facts were certainly known
! to the promoters of the circular.
| So much for that, but let's not lose
! sight of the rabbit. Once uron a
/ time a fellow cried fire" so as to
divert attention in order that his
pal might get away with the goods.
The appeal is made to the "out-
! slider TO lay aside his" prejudice
and in "iusticen and fairness, ""let
u : attend 10 our OWN bhs3HcSe. IL
| this means anything, i: means that
! the fellow outside orght not to par
cipitate in the election; that is none
Of his business. We say it is-thai
! is the question.
regret that the gentlemen of the
committee, whom / know to be hon
orable men, should have taken of
Tense to our reply. AS look at it,
at this distance, they must have la
bored under the cheat of passion
Let US fight a good fight, but lei us
| be brethren
! / write this in justice to the Pro
hibition Executive Committee, but
upon my own responsibility,
Respectfully,
! NJ. b. TEMPLETON.