The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-16

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vote ~ the Whole people apon that
question rhU onlF aufst.o 90 tn taas
connection ~ this time is whether 90
not lbe people shall have the opp,g-
tunity tu vote on THIS issue We are
mindful, 90 course. that statutory
AihHARftlAA ms h'NfH NuSt'Nifh ant
IL being urged by one of the candi-
dates, but he and all other advocates
Of statutory prohibition concede that
Il is not the thing they want. II 10
advocated AZ means TO obtain from
the legislature the snbmissioa Of a
constitutional amendment. A maJo.-
ity OF the lawyers OF the state believe
that such a law would b. a violation
OF the constitution and General D1-
wilson shares this view. Ii can not
be said, therefore. that there is such
q demand for statutory prohibition
as to entitlc IL 10 be considered re II
issue In the present compaign. Fur
thermore, in view OF Mr.. Colquitt's
declaration that the action OF the
democratic party In primary and in
convention two years ago was not
binding upon him or the democracy
of Texas, IL has recently been deter
mined that this question again be
voted upon by the democrats Of the
state al the ensuing primary cleo
ton II submission is defeated ii will
end the matter for all practical pnr-
poses in this campaign. III 1t is car
ried. equally it will end the matter
If the democratic candidate for gov
ernor. voted upon at this same cleo
ton, is willing TO abide by the action
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OF submission. Mr.. Colquitt. We as
sumo. viii not have the hardihood
to ask nomination by the party in
the state at large TO state office
and al the same time deny majori-
ty Of the party the right to make
the platform upon which its nomi-
speech. however. leaves his position
uncertain, and TO the end that An
issue, long become entirely irrele
want. unless Mr.. Colquitt definitely
intends rebelling against the action
OF the party whose nomination he
seeks. may be eliminated, we submit
to him the following questions;
1. DO you admit the ri ht ard
power OF the democracy OF the state
10 adopt n platform in favor Of SUBJ
mission which shall be btndi K upon
its candidate for governor aud ether
parties for governor.
>. IL. by majority vote in the
primary. the state democracy adopts
a platform In favor of admission,
w,i YOU stand upon such a platform
=. Il yoc ,.,uaid refuse 10 stan
upon such platform and should
have plurality OF the votes. VIII
You insist that you are the nominee
OF the democratic party for goyerno.'
Passing from the submission OF
constitutional amendment, We fur
Their assert that no such radical
change In our law as the enactment
OF a statewide prohibttory statute
should be made until It has been as
certained that a majority Of the peo-
pie Of the state favor II.
Illogical Positions.
II, then. the question OF prohibi-
ton affords no real issue to be de-
termined by the election OF COVER
nor In the ensuing primary. what
iustifies the nomination OF either OF
the other three gentlemen who are
seeking IT.
Mr.. Johnson, an eloquent speaker
and polished gentleman. In yet un-
tried in any office the capable per-
Torrance OF which would prove him
qualified to discharge the duties
which devolve upon the governor OF
Texas.
In this connection II may be said |
that Mr.. Colauitt's candidacy stands
for much that is not good and for i
much affirmatively bad and vicious.
He favors rest and political peace.
In this agreeinr with every trust IN |