The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-24
SUBMISSION IS
Up TOMORROW
LOWER HOUSE OF IIst:ISi.aTJRE
TO CONSIDER THE rROHiRi-
TIoN AMENDMENT.
FIGHT IS EXPECTED
The Pros Are Largely in the Majority
Ia the House bnt the Real Test u
strength Will Come in
the Senate.
BY Rill COY.

AUSTIN. Texas. Jan. "a. Toner
ROW the lower house OF the Texas
Legislature viii take up for consid-
leration tho prohibition constitutions
TAI amendment The original resain-
sflon prohibits the manufacture, sale,
barter, exchange or transportation
ioS intoxicating liquors ca the see-
and Tuesday in January. 1918. except
for medicinal, scientific, sacramental
Tor fuel purposes. The COMMITTEES
substitute prohibits the manufacture
for purposes Of sale. barter or ex-
tchange. and the sale, barter and ex-
change of Intoxicating liquors on and
latter the first day of March. 1918.
The petition presented to the peo-
lie OF Texas and upon which the
|yote In the. primary was cast Was as
follows. Prohibiting within the
|slage Of Texas, the manufacture, sale.
Exchange and interstate shipments OF
gpiritauas, yinoas and malt liquors.
and medEcated bitters capable OF pre-
ldacing intoyieation. except for medi-
cal, scientific and saerameutal pur-
poses The petition upon which the
people OF the state voted at the July
primary proposed d bone dry state.
and as | understand the original
house resolution, it does the same
thing. Three states already have
saen prohibitory lass, Vest Virginia,
Arizona and Oregon These three
great American eoasmonweaIths have
aassersd to the world that they are
3esl p2ohibitIonlsts The recent SUI
pfems court OF the United States de-
.eision uphoiding the provisions o.
the Webb-kanyon Law has rendered
iii eoss lie for the states to prohibit
the ira sportation OF liquor into
their limits.
The committee substitute does not
prohibit the manufacture of intexi-
eating liquors: il does not prohibit
the transportation Of intoxicating
liquors, Under this substitute sou
lnay make it and ship It in or out,
but you must not sell II. II would
make Texas booGleggels' paradise.
lt would continue the destructive
march Of King Alcohol, ii would
promote the Wild cat still, it would
make prohibition a joke and de-
crease The consumption Of liquor
Iana resulting drunkenness very lit
Tile Il would permit an individual
6or q collection OF individuals to make
|ail the liquor the people OF the state
could Or would consume. 1t is not
responsible 10 the demands Of the in
stIaetinHs or the people Of Texas. 1t
is full OF hypocraeg and shows the
insineerity Of some of oar leaders
gl4o propose to use the people for
political assets by pretending to rep
resent them and their wishes, but
with lirm fixed purpose Of betray-
ing them. The majority Of the real
honest, earnest prohibitionists OF
si'eAas ere not joking about desiring
efficient prohibition ana / venture
80 predict that ii this miserable
nlaAeAfsIft shah be submitted to the
people that the real thinking proni-
eitleniats will rise up In their might
and busy it so deep that It VIII not
crawl out for long tImr. ana that
number OF professeA prohibitioniBts
Sill 80 down 10 their political graves
unwepi unhonored and uusung. ii
tho legislature snail submit the orig
anai provision Of house joint resoiu-
ton Ne. / predict that the real
prohibillonisis, ana many who have
been antis because they have doubt
cd the efficiency Of a state prohibi-
ton Law, VII fall in hue and we
vii stand good chance to get Il
prohibition that sin prohibit 10 that
extent that fellow cannot fiu up on
booze and go forth and glory IN the
fact that lie has @on a political VIC
tory without materially interfering
With his personal habits.
II prohibition is good tets have Il,
bat let us not joke with a trusting