El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-09

tn Judge a congregation by the ele-
ment TO which / refer, and 1t Is too
bad, for they are IN the minority. but
they do render themselves conspicuous
and are the first to desert congrega-
ton for another in case of pet
scheme OF theirs being blocked by the
larger number OF the congregation In
more humble circumstances, and they
are usually welcomed by the congrega-
ton to which they go to make their
power felt
1t is unjust on the part of the nom
church going world TO Judge by these
but the fact remains that by these
they are judged; they are the greatest
enemy the church has today, just as
the liquor saloons greatest enemy is
the licensed dealers violations of the
law-but here the prohibitionist in
turn judges by the small proportion,
the fellow who sneakingly sells on
Sundays and endangers the entire bust
ness.
1 have been a drfnker of liquors and
I have been a total abstainer, I care
not whether the community in which I
live is wet or dry, but 1 voted for the
open saloon
This is a big state and I have no
right to feel that should control the
actions and habits of my fellow citt-
| ing
There are communities within this
great commonwealth which are strong
" favorable to the open saloon and
they are communities which make for
as good citizenship as exists in the
United States, for instance. take the
German element OF certain sections OF
Texas There are numbers OF these
| who would not have become citizens
- -raHfhfffnr, q ~
| they have made large investments and
| built up substantial businesses.
The u1timatum by the prohibition
! element seems to be eff you must have
! the saloon get out OF Texas; We can
| get along without YOU"
Rabbi Zielonka expressed a deep and
| broad truth when he wrote in sub
stance that the question is too evenly
divided to allow a small majority to
work such a radical change as the
| abolition of the saloon throughout the
| state.
! have been a lover Of Texas for
| over 20 years, coming to the state in
the SOS, am a constant reader Of our
! dai1ies and today an article IN The
Herald shows the natural trend Of
| things and possibly the legitimate and
fair solution Of the problem. If pro-
hibitionsts place their cause as para
4 mOunL TO every OlDcI punt ACl (nCA .
! be a careful division into two or three
states, giving consideration to the pros.
and ants. alike. and. although many
/ a pang will be felt at seeing this big
| state chopped up. every Texan will
| have the individual power to act his
part for or against the division; a
| fair man must concede the justice of
| this line Of procedure.
AS to the methods pursued by the
men here who located Illegal selling
| Of liquor, they can scarcely feel proud
| OF their work. The writer's first OBJ
/ servation OF such tactics was when
| spending some time in Philadelphia,
| Pa, some years ago. when Clarence
! Gibboney was making his crusade
| along the same lines; the Gibboney
1 type of spotter was usually an indi-
vidual more fitted to the task, a fellow
with no principle, honor nor self re-
| spect, the lowest kind Of a hireling
but here the work was carried on by
men OF a different type and I wonder
| II they can ever figure out whether
! the gain made outweighed the harm
/ done their cause
| I know that a number OF staid non
| drinking business men here who would