The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-05-31
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in their government They want 10
enthrone the oalceholder and set him
up in power over the people They
do not believe in government operat-
ed by the people, but in one domi.
mated by politicians. They do not be.
iieye in the conscience OF a majority
OF the people, hut in the political con,
science OF The 0fliceholder. They foaf
to trust to the Judgment and conylc.
tons OF the people, for they might
strike down their schemes, but they
prefer to trust to the Judgment and
convictions OF the POLITICAL manipula.
tor. The iron hand of greed and graft
is to be put to the throat of tia
toiling masses of our country and they
are to be choked into insensibillty and
silence
The scheme of Texas is q delib
crate one-but the cat is out of the
bag. We are to have combination
of all the forces that are opposed to
the rule of the people. They have
determined to capture and dominate
the next Democratic convention IN
Texas. and the friends of the whisky
traffic in this State are to write the
next Democratic platform and sound
the death knell of the hopes and strug
eles of those who fought for the pro.
hibition of the liquor traffic.
Il see that Polndexter stated at
Temple in his speech there yester-
day that every Poindexter delegate
to the State convention would be
against statutory prohibition so tifat
with the Colquitt and pa. dson dele.
gates statutory prohibition was absl.
lteiy impossible as a plank in the
Democratic platform (Mr. Johnson
read from a copy OF The Dallas News,
That is the scheme and that is the
game he continued There is 10
be coalition between the forces OF
Poindexter Davidson and Colqultt to
capture and control the next Demo
cratic convention and write pla.
form that will be the death of IA,
fight for prohibition in Texas.
"colquitt is TO toll his followers int,
the camp with whisky jug; Davidson
is to take others In the same camr
with his coon skins and PoludeGter il
TO lead some OF the prohibition breta
rem into the same camp with his pro-
hibition record. which he has pulled
out of cold storage.
But when they get together. they
are to lay down all differences. patel
up all this make believe warfare tina.
they are pretending to wage agaius
each other now. and with locke
shields and united voices are 10 shu
down and drown out The demand u
the people oil Texas 10 be Liberated
from the course OF the licensed manu-
iacture and sale OF whisky
They are to captme the commdue,
on platform and esouuuns. and Inc,
will gather around the table ana "A,
past differences and outward anlag
onisms Will be laid aside and the
will be brethren Tor The good caust
ana viii undertake TO repeal the de-
cisions Vi the Supreme Court OF III,
United States and Of tie Court %
Criminal Appeals of Texas. They vii
eonstue the Constitution o. our STAT
solely in the interest of the liquo
forces and they VIII write that a pro
hibition law, ike the prohibition o
every other crime, is 'unconsiitutloa
all
There will be no trouble in weldlnl
them together They are an The Dc
Tenders aud protectors OF the whShl
tranle in Texas. They are hltched nj
as a spiked team Colqultt and Day
ldson are working at the tongue, viii
Poindexter prancing in the lead. The.
are all pulling at the same load, al
working 70 common purpose. N.
"N+AN4 NfHNNAs'4 10 lAANMtNH DDu
auets at Davidson, and Davidson hand
ing flowers to Poinde3ter! That is Il
get their friends acquainted with eaci
other and to feeling kindly towar
each other. so. when tie day of con
certed action comes. their combina
ton will be easily accomplished
There viii be no trouble in unitinl
tho colqaiit and Poindexter forces Il
the final struggle because they hau
a master hand 10 direct their move
ments.
4 do not underestimate the strug
gle which is ahead Of the people 81
Texas The opposition has candidate
Of eYep shade of political belief.
They are to Try 70 gather strength
from every source to be united on
tile final showdown Some OF the pro
Aibiiionlsts will have their eyes on
ened when they iind themselves stand.
ing Gehting shoulder 10 shoulder with