The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-02-16
PolNpEXTER's RECORD AN
ALYZED.

Ina recent issue OF the News T f.
Thompson. of Dallas, says:
In your issue of Thursday, Feb 10,
there appears a commu ication from
c. c. Potter entitled "Coice of Non
Partisan" Mr.. Potters effort seems
to be to establish the contention that
Judge Poindexter is the log zeal can
didate because he is "non-partisan. -"
Are we 10 understand that the power
ful and intense address OF Judge
Poindexter's circulated throughout the
State before the Bailey primary was
the impersonal and dlsinterested eff
fort OF "nonpartlsan?"
We hardly understand how the
stateem that we Democrats insist
that a man should be faithful to the
principle. the policy and the nominees
of the party" is expected to help
Judge Poindexters candidacy. lthas
been generally understood and re-
peatedly charged without authorita-
tive denial so far as We are aware
that Judge Poindetxer once desert
ed both the policy free silver, the
platform and the nominee CIV. J. Bry-
am. If in 1886 Judge Poindexter did
not entirely desert the tick t and vote
for Palmer and Buckner, as openly
charged, at least he did not lift the
weight of his voice in Its behalf.
Does Mr. Potter b lieye that this
and his candidates aniliation with
the old Greenbaok party was a spec
ial example of "faithfulness to the
principle, policy and nominee" of the
Democratic party? 1t may be tru.
that he did not tear of either the
top nor the bottom of the ticket"
but perhaps just chucked the whole
think in the wastebasket.
It may be this ability TO yeer about
AT win is the part of his record that
would satisfy fully the demands OF
the non-jartisan" The article as,
serts that the Judge has been con.
tent to remain on one side of the
prohibition question" Yes. he has
been content to remain" and that Is
the very strongest term that could be
used concerning his prohibition ac-
uyiiies for the last twenty-five years.
Four or five county prohibition cam
paigns ragged about his head in John
son County but Judge Poindexter
was content to remain" AS the cries
OF orphaned children and the prayers
of heart-broken women rent the AR
he sat like the cold, judicial non
partisan" he is described content
to remain" While others went forth
to battle for the homes of johnson
County and against the fell destroyer,
drink. Judge Poindexter was content
to remain" in his ofce, looking after
his private business. and uttered not
a public word. His neighbors do not
remember a public speech from him
on this question from 1887 until ar-
ter Senator Bailey had declared that
the Judge would make good Coy
ernor
They say he put his money in the
campaign" Yes, but we need GOV
ernor OF Texas who can put his heart
into the cause OF the helpless, ana
whose convictions are so strong and
who is so tremendously in earnest
that he can not sit still while the
Dugle calls to arms Though man
bestow all his goods, and have not
love, 1t prodteth him nothing" and
although the Judge now reasons CO.
gently and conyincingly ON submis.
sion, yet when solicited, We have
heard, to take part in the fight he
refused to open his mouth ON the
question until he had heard from the
people and saw how they stood. Then
when submission was carried by the
people and those who had borne the
heat and burden Of the day appeared
in the Democratic convention with
two-thirds OF the delegates at their
backs, Judge Poindexter also appear
ed TO indorse submission. Earlier so
lieItations we're unayaillng; he was
content to remain"
Your correspondent again asserts
that Judge Poindexter never at any
time made oyertures to the other
side, nor sought 10 trim his sails 50
as TO receive their favor" and yet his
published platform proposes, in case
submission fails. a law that will leave
every saloon IN every city OF the
Stale TO continue III business and only
proposes 10 cut out the few score sa.
looms OF the country. Mr. Potter
again declares that The Judge means
what he says and taat he viii do what
he PROMISES Then we may conf.
IDENTIFY expect the Judge, II elected,
10 veto statutory prohibition and dis
criminate against the country saloons
IN favor Of the hig, rich saloons sf
the city. res, the Judge is evident.
Iy very ''non-partisan on tho prohibi.
lion question. 20 non'partisan that he
Isn't much of a pro and seems 70 b.
willing 10 leave tho business jaet