Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-02-10
ADDRESS TO PROS
Issued ~ state Chairman Ball
Bailey Issue" Has No Place IN
the Contest .or Prohibition Either
In or Ont Of leg stature

I lONlIG AAlflffNs ~ tFR u 4fifHNFNf'NH'
lists was seemed Las, night:
l deem 1t my duty IS your stale
chairman to mgke this statement that
you may not be mised by sensational
accounts of today's pIocsedD5s in the
Texas senate or accept guess-work rea-
| sons for the division Of the prohibit
ton votes in that body. The facts are
simply that the ti-prohibitiunists-
who give no quarter, make no oonces-
sions and stand sol.dly together agains st
everything which threatens the liquor
| business in Texas-succeeded in d.
vidng our ranks and getting two pro-
| hibition senators to vote with than IN
giving the lie:enant governor the power
to appoint committees to redistrict the
State in congressional senatorial and
| representative pistricts rather than ex.
ercising the right of the II prohibition
votes in the senate to name these com
mittees.
1t is pnerile to advance the idea that
for the majority to rule the senate by
appointing Its own committees is a re-
Election upon the lieutenant governor,
The senate If the u. ) takes this pow
er from the vice president of the I. ).
and the Congress by a united democra-
cy aided 10y progressive republicans,
will take this power from the speaker
1t is untrue to say that the so-called
with the unfortunate division in our
ranks. Senator Perkins. who voted with
the ants is Baily man; senator Car.
ter. who also voted with them, has al
ways been classed as an anti-Bailey
man; but both senators say they are
opposed to bringing Senator Bailey's
personality into the matter. If the
anti-prohibitionists have had II votes
no prohibitioDist would have been pres
sion, if the prohibitionsts had the leu
tenant governor and the ants II sena-
tors, the Lieutenant governor would not
have been permitted to name the COM
mittees
With the kindest of personal feeling
for Senators Perkins and Carter, am
compelled to believe they made a seri-
Gus mistake in clearinghouse with whom
they were agreed. to give aid and COM
fort to thesr adversaries. They will
find that Greeks bearing gifts are not
safe allies" The Is senators who stood
to have the senate appoint its own com
mittees will have no explaining to do;
and as further proof that the Bailey
Question has no influence with prohi.
bitionists here, these ID senators are
divided in their attitude toward Sena.
tor Bailey, but work as one man in the
interest of prohibition.
This is also true of every prohibition
ist in the house of representatives that
l have come in contact with; and now
say to the people of Texas that it Is the
desire Of all prohibitionists here not to
intrude Senator Bailey's personality
into this fight. True friends of the Sen
ator who are prohibitionists, and true
prohibitionists who are his opponents,
are heart and hand in the determine
ton not to allow their preferences or
preju1ices to divide our forces; and l
personally believe that the senator
would prefer to let the people of Texas
settle this great issue without having
misguided friends or designing enemies
use his nsme for their own purposes
Anti-prohibitioniste know that on y
Division in prohibition ranks can pro-
vent our success at the polls and will
spare no effort to bring about faction al
quarrels. And they would not hesitate
with thoughtless disregard of either
Senator Bailey's interest or wishes to
use his name for that purpose,
results from the legislative proceedings
up to date
Twice Texas has declared for submits
sion; and in the last primary We carried
two-thirds of the senatorial and repre-
sentative districts. That We are not
now able to get majority to stand to-
gether even in the matter of redistrict-
ing the state is regretable. but not dis
astrous. 1t only proves that to Danish
the saloon from Texas We must go to
the polls in July next and vote prohi-
biuon into our constitution
This legislature will submit the pro-
hiblnon amendment as requested by
the Statewide prohibition convention
on July -. 1911. and pass law giving
adequate representation to prohibition
lists to see that the votes are fairly east
and honestly counted and returned
Then and then only, the people OF
Texas who wish to destroy the hquo,
traffic must find the relief sought We
cannot depend upon executive or leeis.
lativc action
Put prohibition in the constitution
by act of the committee OF the whole
people. the sovereign iorce of all powe,
N democracy, and then psrlismenta-
ry wrangling will cease, points Of order
be of no avail and Banders county no
longer a place of refuge for fleeing sen.
ators. rhos. II Ball