The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-05-31

the supporters OF CplQuitt ana DaVld-
on. throwing up their hats in loud
acclaim when the deathknell OF Pm.
nibition is sounded.
Il want to see sone OF my preacher
friends who are bowling around about
brother Poindexter as being the only
prohibition cahd.d date in our State--l
want to see them when they unite IN
heir precinct conventions and have a
Joint caucus with Poindexter, David
son and Colqultt followers to elect
delegates to county convention to
take care of and spread the prohibit
ton cause in our State. want to
see them united with the friends "A
Colquitt and Davidson to make a joint
slate and list OF candidates for dele
gates TO county convention and from
their county convention to the State
convention. want to see the express
sion on their faces when they go back
home and think over it--when they
have list of delegates with a preach
or at the head and saloon keepe,
next and poor, lonesome orphan OF
Davidson delegate switched in be
tween the two.
My friends, there isnr an ounce
nay. not a grain of prohibition In the
candidacy OF either Poindexter. Col
quit or Davidson, and there is no
more prohibition in the candidacy ri
one than there Is in the other. iPoin
dexter and Davidson have been throw.
ing bouquets at each other. wonder
If these two stradders think that they
can get up mimic warfare and coz.
vince the people that they are the
champions ON each side of this mo.
mentous question?
"a want to say to my friends Ia
Texas that have made no combina.
tons with anybody. | have made no
alliance or coalition with any other
mans followers. Q
Il am not laying any plans to lead
you into the camp of the enemy |
to end, and there isn't single prom
such scheme and political trick. and l
want to assure them that when their
generous allegiance to me shall hay .
found its final expression, l will not
have compromised their honor or in
tegrity and will not have betraye
them into the camp Of the enemy.
My friends. have never witness.
ed just such political situation as
We have in our State today. l have
never witnessed so much preaching OF
the doctrine of the lack of power and
the lack of capacity on the part of
the people of Texas to administer
their own affairs. nor have ever
I heard the doctrine of so much impo-
tency preached on the part of the pow
er OF the Legislature of Texas to give
us relief from the evils which threat
en- our civilization. This is the first
time in my life that have ever hea d
three candidates for Governor cou-
sumo most of their time and exhaust
their activities in telling the people
of Texas what they can not do.
What does Colquitt stand for. ana
what does his platform stand for and
what does he say we can do? His
platform is negation from beginning
be done? Why does candidate 70,
Use in it. There isn't n single asset-
ton of the right and the power OF
the people to pass laws on any ques
ton. His platform and his candidacy
nre simply a denial of every power
upon the part of the people of our
State
Take our friend, Judge Poindex-
ter, and of what are his speeches
composed. They are composed of az
suments against one feature and char
acier and phase OF prohibition. He
bnsies himself telling OF the obstacles
that viii be in the way: of erecting
breastworks, digging pitfalls and set.
ting traps for the cause which he him
self asks the people of Texas to per
INIT him 10 champion.
Why don't he talk about what can
/ eb donet Why does a candidate for
Governor proposing 10 lead the hopes
and the aspirations and the desires OF
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