The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-03-29
STATUS OF ounERxA-
r0RIAL AsrIRiSTs

Beginning With n. II. Wolfe Of
Dallas. the chosen leader Of the pro-
hlbltlon forces In TEXAS. thence down
the lire Of pro-advooaies and voters
Il IL conceded that prohibiilonisis
would be recreant TO their duty -
refuse to honor Gov. Hobby to Who a
l. due the credit OF putting Texas
In the dry column. Gov. Hobby V
said 10 have always been opposed 10
state vide prohibition and viewed
from that angle. We ought to accord
To him the more honor because he
Is broad enough TO surrender his
personal convictions to meet the de-
mands o. the people Of Texas Who's,
representative no is. II proves him
TO Be a statesman and patriot. more
than a politician and partisan. Ther=
vin De those Who will eritieise his
motives. and even already II has been
charged that be may not he friendly
to the Law. That charge is actually
srl,efui He alone had the power to
call the legislature In special So
sion. and he called Il. knowing tha,
efforts would be made TO pass such
. Law. He recommended laws 10 con-
troll the vhiskey business and LEFT
n open for Just such a Law as has
been enacted. He didn't have TO sign
the bin. but he did II.
He has never claimed to BE- wiser
than the legislature and when tina,
body passed the bill. he gave II hii
full approval. and no man OF fair
ness and reason has right to charge
him With innnoeriiy.
It will Be claimed BY some that
the Law is unconstitutional but ihat
Is not a question for him to decide
That matter will b up TO the courts
and IN the meantime the people VII
take steps to have Il placed In the
constitution. Naturally Il vas BE-
lleved tina, With the enactment a.
this Law. Mr. Hobby would be IS
poussd As the logical candidate for
Governor. Mr.. Mayfield Il on record /
10 uiihdrav. and Il Vas expected
iha, VI. I.ooney would esteem Il a
privilege TO yield to the man Who I
hss been chiefly responsible in hr'nF
Inr about a condition so long desir-
"a By the Attorney General. bu, now
NJ Iooney says /, Il not 80 10 be.
he feels iha, since he has n i,hi all
ihe-e years for a dry state. he ous 4
nov TO reap the benefits. It will be
remembered tina; = few weeks ago
uhea Mr. Looney wrote a prohibition
bill he put into I, certain features
hat would in all iiflihood have com
pelled the Governor 10 veto H. and
lben the author would have had
..sv going 10 the Governorship hut
he legislature saw NJ TO eliminate
hose features and the bill becomes
law in due course Of time.
Suppose. because OF those ieAturca
dictated BY Looney, the bill had fall
Cd OF executive approval. Texas
would not have had statewide pro-
blbI,ion until the regular session
ner, year had submitted an amend
men, the vote would probably be hal
IN the sumner Of 1919 and then the
amendment put in effect later. That
would require more than years
lime where as now BY reason OF the
,s,Ion OF the legislature and the Gov
amor the state will be dry in three
-.
I, may be that had Hobby vetoed
the bin Mr.. Looney would likely
have been made Governor and there
ire those who suspect, iIom the char
aeter OF bill he wrote that he would
rather have had the office OF Gov
ernor than to have statewide pro-
hlbition.
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