The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-23
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MOTIFS FROM TuE rIEiD
AND CURRENT CONVENT.
NJ sILL cox.

TIE discussion Of am topic SO I fear
my readers Will only get a kind OF a
description OF ms manderiugs during
TIE past week However. In view
OF the fact that there will b. q
meeting Of the patrons OF the rural
4 mail routes OF the county al the
county court house tonight. lt would
tot be amiss 10 state that when the
powers that be undertake To make
o. change conditions for the gener-
al public without consulting the
/ aforesaid general public. they almost
/ Invariably make holy mess 81
/ thing a the years roll by and l
witness the egreEious bluaders OF
tho governing classes when they
i AXE the initiative tn 80 called pro-
cfeaslse movements the more am
| impressed with the fact that progress
| should never 20 ahead OF public
sentiment, When We consider the
| fact that from time immemorial the
| people have almost elamored for re-
/ FERNS that never come. We are made
70 wonder why IL Is that when they
ask for bread a stone IA handed
them. have often said that I
doubted our ability as a people 10
Institute and execute really ration
al system OF seif-government.
still believe there might be room
fer a shadow OF doubt on the sub
/ iect. bat having at one time and
another come in contact with the
real ruling classes and found tacm
30 utterly incompetent to transact
tie affairs of the general public
am constrained to believe that the
whole body polite is not nearly so
opt to make costly plumbers as are
our leaders The further fact exista
that when the wise ones make
mistake they arc too stiffaecked
10 confess errors and repeal or amend
q blunder. whereas IL public aenti.
ment goes wrong and makes the
d,aco very IL can be depended upon 10
change In the short space of what
hope Is not near life time | have
seen public sentiment reverse itself
or more than one public question.
Courts. legislative bodies and the ex-
ecative are usually worshippers OF
presidents aud are exceedingly SLOW
to disturb even recognized wrons
! which has had the sanction OF pre-
dcccgsors. The public. 4 is true. is
sometimes swayed BY passion AMI
prejudice but given time II becomes
cslm and 1t Is then that we can al
r'ost truthfuily say: THE voice OF
| tie people Ii the voice OF God
The people as j whole is moro relia-
BILE than a few specially trained
theorists for some OF the prettlest
ard most plausible theories ever con
coived utterly fail when an effort -
uade to put them into pracucai
operation. Wherefore. promises con.
/ sidcred, / have have almoat reluc-
family been forced TO the conclusion
| that democracy In ali matters, as
nearly pure as possible. is the beet
form OF government. and | have the
support Of tho generally recognized
highest authority. for Holy Writ in
| forms US that when Israel elamored
| FOR n King tho Lord told Samuel TO
aocede TO their demands. Notwith-
stnndlng that the institution and rule
OF the judges had sanction OF Divine
Authority / promised not to say
anything and possibly you will say
have kept my PROMISE when you
ahalI have read this.
Mr. and Mrs. X. II. Thompson OF
Columbia, Tenn. are visiting their
son, r. K. Thompson. aud several
old time Murray county friends
They will visit in west Texas before
returning home. Mrs. j. G. culbert-
son OF Hamlin Is visiting friends
and relatives here. An assistant,
city attorney came 10 reside with
Hon. and Mrs. X. l.. sullivan last
week Mother and child doing yell
aud Bob Is able TO DO at his office.
AIRS. D. ". Oliver submitted 70 an
operation for appendicitis at the
sauitarium Saturday j. w. Mckay
scnt the Enterprise 10 bis son. Bur
ton. al winnenucea. New. iast Mon
day.
Tuesday ! met out on Wyatt street
wan I.askley. col. and put him on
my list He farms on Grove Greek
bEt lives Ia town for school purpo-
aeg Matilda Marks vas AZ home
and ready for me. Mr. aad Mrs. G.
G. Pillow were at home. busy and
cheerful The wlnd vas 80 fierce I
found il hard on seIim and Beck. 50
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