Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-20

dorsed by the democratic party OF
the state, then the candidate of the
party becomes obliged to carry the
banner and demands of his party to
success. That is what he is pledged
to do. His whole obligation is to the
party thus far, and the general cleo
torate has nothing to do with the
case. AS the nominee of the party
he goes before the whole state to be
voted on, and if he is chosen by a
majority of all the voters he then be-
comes governor of all the people, but
still the special leader of the demo
cratic party. He is still under obliga-
ton to carry out the platform and
policies of his party, because through
his party he has been placed in power.
The same rule applies to members of
the legislature. If the party has de-
clared for submission the democratic
agents are still under obligation to
carry out the demand of the party
and they are under obligation to the
state party organization, and not to
any special district.
And after all of the above has been
settled by the democratic caucus and
action, then comes in the constitution,
and not before Submission offered,
naturally the general election to fol-
low is participated in by all of the
qualified voters of the state of what
ever party or of nqItS and their
vote decides the isd lfnSt-
ION Mr.. Colquitt
reasons except he leaves the
party and party obligation out of the
matter entirely. This he cannot do
and participate in the democratic eau
Gus and accept favors and office from
the party. If he is democrat he
must abide by the democratic yard
stick. There can be no party with
out obligation assumed. If Mr.. Col
quit was an independent candidate
and was not running as party man
he could tell of this argument to get
out. But his race is dependent on the
action of the party to which he de-
clares allegiance. If the party de-
clares for submission Mr.. Colquitt is
pledged by his party for submission
If he will not obey his party he is not
a party man. And as to the consti
tuition, that comes after the party has
fixed its policy, and can only be
changed by the superior demand of
the majority of the qualified voters of
the state.
AS to his second proposition, that
men cannot be made good by law,
let's look at that moment. We may
agree with the proposition in the alb
stract, but it is equally true and of
much more importance that whether
men are made good or not by law,
the arbitrary are made law-abiding,
and that answers the same purpose so
far as the good of society is con-
cerned. Mr. Colquitt had as well tell
us that men cannot be made to quit
gambling by law. But we have the
living evidence in Texas today that
the gambling hell has been put out of
business by law. The same thing is
true of the pistol carrying law. If we
are to rely on the principle that men
cannot be made good by law we had
as well repeal all of our criminal stat
ltes, and depend again upon men be-
coming good of their own volition. |
And all men know that will not work. |
Law-abiding men need the law only as
/ protection against the unlawful.
The San Antonio Express, one OF |
he strongest anti papers in Texas,
lut fair and reasonable under all cir
adds this as to Mr. Col
luitt's platform, which it character
yes as sophistry or subterfuge:
"The Legislature cannot adopt a
amendment nor repeal
me-" says Mr. Colquitt, and it is not
It all probable that this assertion will
re disputed by any rival candidate
or the nomination for governor or by
my one else, inasmuch as there has
lever been any contrary contention.
uitt that every man in the state
of his partisanship, is en-
tiled to vote in every election intend
d to bring about changes in the or