The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-27


xood hook SAYS the Church Of Jesus
| Christ shall never be defeated. End
| that today 1t is mighty power In
, the community and state. He asked
l"how are few thousand saloon
linen going to win over the combined
power of the church,"
Continuing he said the Anti-sa-
loon league was rc-organized last
February and now has the co-opera-
| ton of nearly every church In the
stnte. He said with this ADVANTAGE
there was little doubt but that the
Estate would 20 dry In 1917. He said
| tie educational campaign now being
wagcd WAS for the purpose OF Great
| ing a sentiment against the liquor
traffic, that there is need Of pub
| lie awakening. He expressed the
hope that the message of temperance
would be carried TO every person IN
Texas before another vote was taken
He said 1t was high time Texas
went out OF the liquor business He
sesd while other states were going
tout OF the liquor business Texas was
srill bowling down to the dirty sa-
loon.
He took the position that so long
as Texas licensed the saloon just
so long are he voters party TO the
crime when Texas legalizes the
saloon you and are in the saloon
business.
AT the close OF his talk the speak
err asked for voluntary contributions
to carry on the work in Texas and
quite a number responded.
Governor Hodges Talks.
In the afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
Ex-Governor Hodges of Kansas de-
liyered a very strong aud forceful
address at the First Baptist church.
His subject was How Prohibition
Has Ruined Kansas" AS a speaker
Coy. Hodges ranks high and he made
the most OF this opportunity to bring
a message home to temperance peo-
pie. In the opening remarks he
commended Texas people for inangu-
rating a campaign of education With
a view of banishing the saloon He
seid Kansas Was one OF the pioneer
stetes to take this step. and then de-
voted much OF his talk TO showing
the good results that followed. lie
said that despite the fact that KAN
sas was thought TO be more than
| half desert lands the state had made
| the most wonderful development OF
any state In the union, and he at
tributed this TO the fact that the
citizens OF his state save an enor-
nous amount OF money each year by
the enforcement of prohibition. He
said he hoped TO see the saloon ban
ished from Texas in 1917. He
pointed out that i-yrohibition
speakers always referred Ito Kansas
as the state ruined by prohibition"
and then proceeded to show how his
state had a greater circulating medi-
nm per capita than any other state
| I'm this section OF the country, how
that while the average consumption
OF liquor is SIS per capita in other
states In Kansas it is only SIP.
! He also showed how bank deposits
I l. n 4, f.f
| the state is seven and half times
greater than il was ten years ago
| tie said that while Texas had state
tax OF So. cents Kansas had only a | :
cent state tax and that in January
OF next year the state would retire
her only outstanding bond OF $780,
900. When this is paid, he said,
| Kansas wont owe penny in bonds.
| Amt ii a shame how prohibition
has ruined Kansas. he said. He
pointed out that at present Kansas
has circulating medium OF s135
per capita while Texas, where be-
tween $1,000, 900 and $40, 000,-
600 worth OF liquor is consumed am
nuaily. has only S35 per capita cir
culating medium. THE difference is
We conserve our resources" he said.
He concluded his remarks with the
statement Men who say prohibition
has burt Kansas live in other
states.
At the close OF the governors talk
| Dr. Herwig again asked Tor aid in
the carrying on tie work OF the
league and members OF very large
congregation responded literally.
Evening Services.
In the evening DR. Barton spoke
At the First Presbyterian church aud
| Dr Hcrwig spoke at the Central
( Presbyterian church Both spoke 10
large audiences who gave the closest
attention 70 their ords. Waxaha-
eiile IS overwhelmingly IN favor Of