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


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option is the wisest They put it in
the constitution Since then the PEG
pie have had the right to determine
this question for themselves. Now
you adopt this statewide prohibition
amendment and you will have moth
ing more in Ellis county than wha'
you have now, but at the same time
you viii take away from other peo-
pie the right to adopt local option.
| You take away from them the right
| to settle this question for themselves
| You take away their free will and
| enforce statewide prohibition upon
them by your power and strength.
The constitution was not written for
the pro.ee ion of the majority, but
to protect the mioor ties from great
oppression by the majority. The
people of each courty can determine
this question for themselves. You
can have statewide prohibition by
each county deciding to vote it up
on themselves.
Governor Colquitt said bonds for
good roads We're voted by precincts,
districts and counties. If county
voted down the bonds they could be
submitted to the people by districts.
/ lie said this principle applied to the
regulation Of the saloon. This Is
local self government for you, he
said. Those are principles of local
I self government that are invaluable
I to the people
Now" he said. they propose to
take that power away from the peo-
pie of the counties and confer it up
on the people of the state at large.
The governor said he believed the
best enforcement of the local option
laws was brought about by consci-
entious anti county officials They
say have encouraged the violation
of the law" he said q want you
to call my attention to any law I
have not tried TO enforce
Referring to the work of the
Thirty-second Legislature Governor
Colquitt said The legislature spent
sixty days fighting they
we're pro members-to create con
gressional districts so they could be
transferred from Austin to Washing
ton. | sent a special message to
them and told them they took
contract to work sixty days at $500
per day and sixty days at $500 per
day. said in that message you
ought to pass the appropriation bill,
adjourn and go home In closing his
message he said he referred
to the parable Of the prodigal son,
who was not satisfied with the home
| government and wanted a division
of the property He went out and
began to SOW, and he sowed state
wide, and when he got down to eat
| ing husks with the swine he repent
ed and returned to his father TO en-
| Joy the blessings of home rule and
home government
"Tbe ex-governor says" he de-
clared, that authority is not in the
county and is received from the
state | say that the same breath Of
sovereignty that created the state
created the county. It is a govern
mental power that is your right and
mine. Why2 Because we recognize
| the fact that the government brought
nearest the individual citizen is the
! best government Good government
begins at home, at the doorstep.
The city or state ought not to step
| in and exercise the authority that
| is vested in the head Of the family.
Good government with the states and
nations begins in the family. There
are men rushing around over the
state saying you ought TO take this
authority from the family, the pre-
| cinct and the county and confer il
upon the governor at Austin. You
will make the mistake of your lives
| when you do it. believe the counties
of this state are as capable of self
| government as | am or as you are
Suppose you vote prohibition upon
| those counties that do not want it,
1t will be the duty of the people
10 elect a county Judge, sher-
if and all officials Of the county
and it devolves upon these officers
to see that the law is enforced The
! jury commissioners win draw The