The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-22
POLITICAL COhnOTION
Prohibition Amendments TO Texas Con.
Stituiiea 10 be BefOre the Next
legislature.
Houston Post Speciel. J

bAtlaSs ItAhSs AASust Af AAch'
w. A. Shaw, editor of the Texas
Farmer. touched of genuine polit-
ical torpedo in an interview tonight.
Echoes Of Farmer Shaw's explo-
sion are likely to be heard all along
the line of the pending state campaign
as soon as what he furnished to the
press shall have been read bv the
leaders of party affairs and the
voters of the state Here Is what
i" Farmer Shaw said
"A fellow whose deviIments / un-
covered once called me a newspaper
ferret. He expected to make me
mad, but it was an uBintended com
plimeut. All competent and con-
scientious newspaper men are a sort
OF ferrets. They 60 into holes after
them when they smell rat, and
they generally run them out. Now
| somebody else may repeat the COM
plimeut because / have ferreted ont
/ coming legislative incident that
will cause "a great deal OF interesting
/ talk and reading, II AIN not mis-
taken. have it from reliAb
source taat the following amend
| meut- 10 the Texas constitution
will be presented for consideration
TO the next legislature:
"' The sale Of Intoxicating liquors,
except in the Incorporated towns
and cities ot the state, ls prohibited,
The qualified voters ot such towns
and cities may from time 10 time
determine by majority vote whether
/ the sale Of intoxicating Hgaors
shall be prohibited within their re-
spective limits, except for medical,
mechanical or sacTameutai purpose,
or by majority vote may prohibit
sales Of intoxicating liquors in less
quantities than one quart.
| The Legislature shall enact the
necessary legislation To put these
provisions into effect aud shall pro-
vide that elections shall be- held at
/ the same time In connection with
general elections.
/ a,rhs rr,nar authoyitfss IN sBch
town. and rltias may li,,it tha num-
4 Der Of retail liquov dealers aud In
such cases may fix the amount of
/ license to bs paid aud confine such
laaal.rs ?, dasiynstad localities and
sstshitsh sprb othsr rnles and reg
,la,toos oot ,rronsfsts,t win tba
,o,st,tution andthal.ws az may ba
necessary In promote good order.
o.,rna I.gtslatprs may nv yenaral
or snaciaI law establish what il
Ikoown a. the dispsnsarv svsterD in
snvor all cfths tpcornoratas towns
and cities ~ this state or may pass
I.ws anthortyiov fts aaontion bv
.nrb fnc.rror,taa toxDsand cities p
~ confess tbat want 10 hear
,bs.. amendments discussed before
I can fuIly 5aterm.os whether they
wapIt ha wtsa or otherwise. am
Willing nowevar In saw tbi. mash.
th.v wagIt NOT .uceessfullv solve
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mot sec sty Their asartiau would
,yaea .r,t.ihi,t.u fta narm,I aud
and rafpats4I condition ln Texas.
axsart fn tra trrarrarat.8 towns
.nt cities .nt waaIf provide for
.,.susaut cities zeal local ua.I.u
.ta,,.ey.tt. majority rrI-.
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wtsrn tea raurtry sata f..teus r-a-
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sense method iass.I af f.aatlstsm.
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