The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-07-20

Governor Colquitt appealed to the
voters not to adopt this kind of a
policy for the state.
Ex-Governor Campbell he said,
I'm seeking the adoption of this
amendment is trying to discredit my
administration / appointed bet
ter class of men to office than did
Campbell. They had better charac-
tiers and ability than Campbells ap-
pointees. Many of them belong to
the church and all have good morals.
I did not ask them If they were pro-
hihitionists.
'"They say | am a minority nomi-
nee and governor That is true.
did not get a majority of the votes.
| had four opponents. | was opposed
by all the powers of the administra
ton, but | received $4,000 votes,
Johnson 10000, Poindexter $1,000,
Davidson $4,000 and Jones of Cher
okee 1910. My plurarity was Cos
81 more than the next highest man.
When Ex-Governor Campbell receiv-
gu fOyVbV NottS iiC W as u iA4'bNi A''
nominee The difference was that
my vote was twice as much as his.
He would not have been nominated
If it had not been for the saloons
in San Antonio, Austin, Houston,
| Palestine and other places | don't
care whether the state goes dry or
wet I'll beat the man they put up
against me- This same governor
wanted to build up reputation as
low tax governor with his full rem
dition law He wanted the legisia-
| ture to pass a full rendition law and
when they did they passed a com
panion bill that he was afraid OF and
vetoed This companion bill provid-
ed that if the tax payers generally
did not render their property at its
full value he had thee right to APP
point deputies and rangers to in
spect the assessors books and if it
was found that property had not
been rendered at its full value he
could have the rangers put you I'M
der arrest and take you to Austin
to be tried before an anti-prohibition
Jury. What sort of a time would
there have been had the governor
sent his rangers to Ellis county?
There would have been a revolution.
That is the situation with reference
to this question. There are not
enough police and militia in Texas
to subdue the free win of the peo-
pie Under the doctrine of the con-
stitution the people of each county
are given the right to legislate for
themselves The ex-governor sought
to convey the impression that the
state government is under the domi-
nation of the saloon. ! say to you
that it is false I did not appeal
to the saloons and breweries for
their support when | was a candl-
date fo, governor What Texas needs
today is a governor who viii stand
up for his convictions if he goes
down to political death am not
afraid to die a political death for
principles sake. | contended last |
year that we ought not to have this
strife this year What the people |
leed is rest from politics. They
ought to have chance to get on |
good terms and discard bitterness, |
You adopt this amendment to the |
and your laws will null |
.iply."
At this point Governor Colquitt
said you could not control and regu-
late mans stomach with legisla-
ton
"There are a lot of fellows in this
campaign" he said, attacking me
who think gubernatorial lightning
will strike them next year but when
they get through they will think
something else hit them"
Referring again to the guberna-
torial campaign last year Governor
Colquitt said if PoiAdeXter had not
been in the race and pulled the Bal
ley men off after him, he (Colquitt
would have received more votes than
all the candidates put together, The
trouble about these prohibition poll
ticians, he said, they are out al
ter Bailey's sce'o and mine"
He said he did not believe in the
principle of prohibition, but be-
lieved in the policy Of local option,
He said that when you vote local OPP
ton in all the counties then you will
have statewide prohibition.
Referring to the financial condt-
ton Of the state he said it would
require a tax rate of cents to wipe
out the Campbell deficiency and 1t
statewide prohibition was adopted
another cents would be required
10 take care Of the deficit caused by
the loss of the tax from the saloon
license
Some one in the audience told
the governor the preachers had &C
cused him of being on the other
side and working for salary,
"Whoeve says that" he said, Is
wilful falsifier
He said he told it on the stump
last year and he would say it now
that he had never received as an at
torney or as a landlord a single dol
lar from the saloons.
The man, he declared, who said