The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-21
REV. w. III. TAYLOR
A Minister S0-caIIed of COrsicana,
Texas, and IA Champion Of the
Ahiskeyites Is EXpOSed-He Is an
lmpOster of the First Rank.

. ICNaS, and Il champion Oh the
Nhiskeyites Is EXpOsed-Iie Is an
lmpOster OF the First Rank.
The sal0Onists being in straight
for reasonable argument, and with
the intent Of misleading and of i'm
pressing enormously the minds pre-
JUDGED and receptive of misstate-
ments, indulge in the publication Of
expressions which can not stand the
test Of impartial investigation.
One Of those fuIminati0ns, pur-
porting to have emanated from Rev.
w. H. Taylor, has been given much
prominence for the reason that the
said REV" is said to be opposed to
prohibition and prOclaims himself as
an advocate Of the temperate indul-
gence in .intoXicants.
Indeed, the saloonists must be
desperate when they offer to sensi-
bic men the prating of this REV"
and others of his ilk. 1t is like Old
Nick quoting the scriptures.
On the request for information as
to the character of this Rev a
champion of the saloon, the answer
is as follows:
Letter from CorSicana.
Gorsicana, Tex, May is, l9l1-The
Caucasian, Shreveport, La: A letter
of inquiry has been referred to me
relative TO the inclosed article in
The Melting Pot, an anti sheet pub
lished in your city by David Rosen-
thai. | send you herewith paper
which was prepared for the Dallas
News, in which the said article first
appeared, which | think is full an
swer. Knowing your firm position
on this question and your special
fondness for puncturing such dis
honest campaigning. | give you the
facts as set forth in this paper, and
trust that you will publish the same
in the interest of prohibition, and as
vindication of the ministers of Cor
sieana from such a base insinuation.
Yours truly, w. e. BOGGS,
Pastor First NJ. E. Church South.
The 'ReV." an Imposter of the
First Rank.
To the News-There appeared i'll
your issue of May 3 an article
against prohibition, written by one
who signs himself as REV. w. H.
Taylor, Corsicana, Texas. It is not
the purpose of this article to reply
to his attempted arguments as they
are silly and worthless. Nor do we
desire to stoop to any mud-slinging
or defamation of character, even
were that possible in this mans
case. But inasmuch as this article
has been widely copied and used by
the ants, saloon keepers and dive
keepers, as campaign literature
against prohibition, and purporting
to come from one of Corsicanas
ministers, we desire the public to
know who this man is.
It is not the pretense of argument
from this fellows pen, but the in
auence of the profession which the
antis have grabbed at as a dr;lHn-
ing man would a straw. The core
rarison is weak, for a straw would
be more to a drowning man than
this mans argument or influence
were he known as he is here. Did
the public but have knowledge of
his unsavory character as have the
people of this city, time and space
for this article would be useless.
This seif-styled minister. is a plug
jeweler Of this city who has a 2xi
stand which he moves around from
place to place wherever he can get
space for his kit. He has absolute
~ no ecclesiastical, social, moral or
commercial standing whatever in
this community. He has no connec-
lion with any ecclesiastical body,
nor is hi. even a member of any 10
cal church, but is an mnposter of
The first rank. His chief connection
with any body is divorce. court col
lection department Of law firms, and
such ike. The first knowledge in
this city of his being a minister was
when he plead exemption from pay
ing road tax by virtue of his pro