Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-01
The Value of Agitation.
All Progress Goes by Agitation Takes Churnne to the Better
There Can Be No Peace Till Right Prevails j. B. Cambrel Editor


the small pox a white man may
catch it from him. If negroes
degrade citizenship, while they
have citizenship rights, they low
er the level of civilization. We
must help the negro up not for
our sake only, but for ours and
all the generations to come. 1t
is easy enough for a strong man
to hold weak one down on the
ground, but while he is doing
it the strong man is down too.
Before we go into another cam.
paign we must look this matter
straight in the face and meet il
like the Angelo Saxon race has
met every great issue.
But there is still another lesson
which is important to the whole
country. 1t is good that 1t is
undergoing Illuminating and in
vestigations in Austin. The
methods of corrupting the bal
lot in this State make paradise
for the saloon craft and other
politicians. What we want now
is to get out Of the election all
that can be had for the better
ment of the state. One great
thing to be done is to safeguard
the ballot. Mississippi settled
this great matter years ago, and
Texas can settle it. No man
who cannot read his ballot can
really vote. Somebody can vote
him, but ignorance cannot vote.
craftsmanship in Texas has
lost all of it's wits if it cannot de-
wise method by which the in
telligent and moral element of
this state can rule through the
ballot. AS long as brewer can
buy an indefinite number of poll
tax receipts and have them mail
ed out to men to be voted at the
will of the brewer or to be given
out to men who can be corrup-
ted TO do the will of the liquor
interest, just that long will the
foundation of civil government
of Texas will be in the mud.
Out Of the election and out OF
the investigation certainly should
come great movement for
better politics in Texas.
1t is for more pleasant to turr
to a final lesson which energies
from the dust of the battle,
moral upheavals are in the in
terest of religion. George
Washington uttered a great truth
when he warned his countrymer
to beware of believing there
could be maintained sound poll
tic morals without religion. 1,
is just as true to say that you
can maintain religion without
promoting morals. The two &C
together. We have a great NOR
al uplift. The effect of it is mani
fest. The moral tone Of Texas
has been changed. The AFRO
CANT spirit Of the liquor interest
and allied interest is subdued
Thousands of men who have
been carried forward in their
moral thinking until they car
never be again be counted on tc
help the barron forces to domi
nate Texas. The great upas
tree has not been cut up by the
roots yet, but it has been sc
belted around that it has wilteo
and the chances for moral and
religious development are greatly
improved.
We are to expect as one Of the
results of the campaign, a wide
spread revival of religion. Al
ready it is setting in. A revi
vival has broken out in San An
tonic which promises much foi
that center of wickekness. II
we go forward as we should in
preaching and working there is
every reason to expect that Tex
as will be blessed with a reviva
of religion widespread and genu.
inc, which will gather into the
kingdom multiplied thousands
who have been delivered by the
great campaign from the clutch
es of the evil one. The universe
is so organized morally and re
ligiously, that everything GOOD
helps every other thing good, st
that we may gather the fruits o.
moral campaign in genuin;
revival of religion. Preaching
will be easier and hearing will be
easier and acting will be easier
when the deadly spell of evil ha,
been broke from the minds anC
the hearts Of men.
HOw's This!
We ofof One Hundred Dollars Reward FOR az
ease Of Cstarfh that cannot be cured by Hall
Catarrh Cure. y J. CHENEY Co. Toledo. q