The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-07-15
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We take q for granted 81 10 fhs
desire ri every man except the man
dirwesis interested ln the saloon. 10
drNoutls consummate plan that
@lii decrease consumption. and we
dare presume that you agree w3th
us here We are only differing in
the methods 20 be employed 10 this
end
Are you serious. aud interested IN
knowing why Ne are differing Ia
methods. ! can tell you
After the great fight in 1857 the
well meaning men of both sides got
together, ard passed an one sided
local option law | say one sided.
because If a county or smaller d'vis-
ion might remove whisky II stands
for two years secure. while If the
pro cause lost. they could have #
over. soon as they wanted to. ANY
worthy cause with that sort of pro-
lection. can grow, aud il has grown.
until II has spread over all tie state.
but here comes the intolerant and
Impractical promoters. preachers
aud politicians. proposing to substi-
tute this that is doing SO well for a
bigger thing and without giving my
sort any chance to discuss with them
I whether we will make the change
Time and place; After the big
Bailey excitement three years ago.
/ on Sunday after the election day
preceding, some announcement like
I this was given out from the WaNa-
( hachie pulpits You all have now
had your political battle (and i
might add the result of the battle
was gratifying to those making the
announcement and you are request
ed to meet with the other churches
at the court house tonight to con
slider the saloon evil If you were
in that meeting you may remember
I that | rose with fear and trem-
/ bling" to see If we might not consid-
| er the dispensary method, taking it
| that it was conference called in
| good faith, in harmony with your
F., quoted paragraph.
Mr.. Strong had announced in call
| ing the meeting to order that 10
cal option had served it's day and
we are now to take up the big fight.
You may remember how they
wouldn't hear anything but the
harangue that had been appointed |
Intolerance Christianity Not |
much, if you please We hadn't been |
I,,4
ceive orders. Rankin, all along for |
local option, had given out his |
change to the state wide idea, and |
there was a good belief that he had |
made the change in the hope that |
this question would attract atten- |
tion from Bailey-but it didn't. |
The most of the "9S per cent" fell |
in line, for it suited them. Pom |
dexter, Bell, T N. Jones on one |
side, and Cone, Campbell and others |
on the other side are in it for polit- |
ical promotion, and if it is any con- |
ISOLATION to you | rather think Pom |
dexter is better pro than Cone. |
This is the combination of preachers |
and politicians that ] am on the |
other side of, and this is why | am
on the other side. Bailey not in |
this fight you say, and you are |
right, for your man Dumas speaking |
here skinned" Colquitt, Wolters & |
Co He skipped Bailey while he |
scored the other United States sem |
ator Did he not have orders to |
do this? You know Then say Bal |
ley is not in it. It's great, big |
political combination with Bailey the |
big wheel and prohibition the little |
wheel in the machine, and this is |
why there are some lifelong pros |
so luke warm in the cause.
You think you have made the |
shoe pinch" by putting the local OPP |
ZIONIST with the saloon, but | assure |
you it does not hurt when / find |
your man Bailey also on that side. |
can stand anything then, and II |
this gets on your corns," it's only |
"in the course of human events.
You mention IAN advertisement |
for the liquor interest" that you |
find in the Mirror. 1t is business |
matter from anti headquarters |
marked advertisement, and run |
by papers both for and against the |
statewide measure, and you ought |
to be accurate enough to state the |
case, the liquor interest being on
ly an incident in the campaign, |
These advertisements are pleasing |
the people, as furnishing matter they
would not otherwise get, and you the
chance to make any replies thereto
you wish.
When | think of what the papers
are doing in this line in legitimate
way even if done with unwisdom,
| and how some are trailing along iis
| Bailey's big wake without pay, eN-
| cept the qualification you get as
hero worshippers, | am reminded of
an incident in this town many years
| ago.
AT a circus a clown began to di-