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E. R. YANTI.?V—
ATTORNEY AT LAW
— AXH—
A OTA IIY PUBLIC.
COLLECTION A SPECIALTY,
office at tin* Chronicle luUoe,
XVII l> I'olNT, . • TRXAA.
MM CHEOHCIE.
Entered at the I'o.tofflce at Willi Point, Teitoa, a* Seoond-elae. Matter.
VOLUME X.
WILLS POINT. VAN ZAN1IT COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1887.
FKOFKNSHINAL t'AltllS.
W. W. KliEVES, M. 1).
Wills Point, ... - - Texas.
-W-
0-<lffloe on Kauri Ii street, up-stairs
; thu Rase bulldiii*.
Can be found III oltlce I ill .12 o’clock on
W eduesdays uiul Saturday*.
Cull, should be b it hi reoldonoe on
South .'ourlli street.
WTOOUliilO.Y. M. II.
Wills’Point, - - - Txas.
)_:0:—(
larofflcc at Crow and Human’s drug
, tore, where luPona be found during the
day, or at Ills residence at night, unless
professionally engaged.
I). I). ELLIS, M. I).,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON,
—AND—
OBSTETRICIAN.
Will* Point,.......Texas.
|3rofflee nt. II. \V, llruce A Co.’s drug
store. Culls left at either office or reel-
deuce promptly answered.
T. L. WYNNE,
Dental Surgeon,
Wills Point, - - Texan.
yan.llieral charges, and satisfaction
4'U it run teed.
Ofkick—Over E listerwood’s. *•'
*r
>-yo
IfTIl
" ’ I “ ’
Would Respectfully
AININIOIUINICIEI
£JTo Their Numerous^
Friends - & - Customers
I*r~That Their First Arrival of New^KP
WILLS POINT CHRONICLE.
SiinacmuTioN, ... $i Pkii Vraii,
SIPTR111NIGI IG10101D i S
W. B. WYNNE,
ATTORNE r AT LA W,
W 111* Point,.......Texas-
Praellees in thq Inferior courts of Van
Znndt County the District Court of the
Seventh Judicial District, and the State
and Federal Courts nt Tyler.
-Consisting of-
J.O. Kkaiiuy. V. T. McCiirsmy
KKARBY & McCHBSNEY.
ATTORNEYS at LAW,
Wills Point, Texas.
We have a eon plote abstract of all
land titles In Vnn Zandt county, and do
a general laud business. Wc have Mr.
XV. 9. Day, and experienced land man,
Constantly In our employment, and are
able at all times to nreommndute buyers
and sellers of land In every way. We
haven large amount ol lands for ssle,
and are always ready to*sho»v them to
purchasers. * »
f, II. KILUOUK,
Wills Pulul.
It. M. LIVELY,
Canton.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.,
I
WILLS POINT AND CANTOR, -. TCXA8
Everything Pertaining
To a First-Class Dry Goods
dfESTABLLSHMENT,®
Is Now Displayed upon Their
Trm
iiia#!
CITY DIRECTORY.
LODCES.
Wills Point Lodge, No. 245, I. O.O.F..
noets every Friday evening, In their
inll, on Fourth street. J.F. Grand) ,
N. G.; K. E. Yantls, Soc’y.
Wills Point Lodge, No, 370, A. L. of
11., meets every 1st nnd 3d Monday
evening. A. N, Alford, Commander, R,
E. Yantis, Seerotary.
WillsPoiut Lodge, No. 578, K. of H,,
aiects every 2d and 4tli Monday evening.
T. J. McKinney, Dictator; T. «». Thomp-
son, Reporter; G. II. Bruce, Fin. Rep.
Wills Point l odge, No 422, F. and
A. XL, meets every 2d Saturday evening,
XXL M. XVIlson, XV. XL; J. I. Douglass,
Secretary.
Elmo Lodge No. 215, I. 0. O. F., meets
at Cedar Grove every first, third and
fifth Alondav night in each mouth, T,
M. Craft, N. G., j. XV. Kotenherry, Sec.
CHURCHE8.
Baptist—Services every 4tb Sunday.
J. C. Win go, Pastor.
O. S. Presbyterian—Sorviccs every lsl
nnd 3d Sunday. XV.II. McCullough, Pas.
tor..
MetliodlBt — Preaching and Sumlny-
scheol every Sunday. J. XV. Chalk,
Pastor.
Christian Church—Services at the
Presbyterian church every Sunday even-
ing nt 3 o’clock.
NUMBER 21.
PROM OOV THROCKMORTON
Tothe Com Itteaof tha True Blues,
Railroad Tima Table.
Trains leave Wills Point ns follows:
GOING HAST.
No. 2, Mall nnd Express, - ■ 10:50 A. M.
No. 4, Mail snd Express, • ■ 12:35 A. M.
GOING WK8T.
No. 1, Xlail and Express,— - 4:10 P. M.
No. 3, Mail nr.d Express, - - - 3:52 A. M.
Through trains flow run to New Or-
leans over the T.- & I’., and N. O. 1L
East hound 304 makes close connections
for Stiroveport and New Orleans.
Day trains run fiom Texarkana to El-
paao.
Night trains run from Texarkana to
Colorado City.
11 1 « ■
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W. J GREER,
Lawyer, Land Agent
—AXT>—*
Practical Surveyor,
Canton, . - ... - » . Tkxas,
OflI"e Southwest Cor, Public Square.
Ai.RX m;iigk.
T. It. YANTIS.
Notary Public.
BURGE & YANTIS,
LAWYERS
* CANTON, - - - TEliAS.
Will practice in the Dial l iet nnd In-
ferior Court* of Vnn /until nnd mir-
roiindlug counties, nnd in tlio Supreme
nnd Appellate Court* fcf ilic State, and
till tlio UiiiteiL States CourtH.
- * ; t j
An early Inspection through ourEstab-
tiihmon- will Verify our Assertions.
Respectfully,
J.J. DICKARD & CO.
IIIISCELLANKOIIN.
ARCADE SALOON,
T. H.Grammer, Proper.
gm’uro wines amt liquors, tobacco
atfd cigars.
ON SOUTH COMMERCE.
Patronage of the public aoliclted.
G.W.SWnTDELL
Shoe and Boot Maker,
Wills Point,
Texas.
SHOP South of Depot, next Brick
Untie. 1M e* the very lowest,
Ji/alrlny a Specially. Patronage
DAVE HARRIS,
•FASHIONABLE BARBER
"-AND-,
• HAIR DRESSER,
Will* Point, ....... Texas.
Tho Pampado, and* all otlior stylish
liojr cuts executed
“THE OLD CORNER.”
A. W. RILEY,
Retail Grocer
WILLS POINT. TEXAS.
Ail bills due on the first of
the Tjwnth and must be paid
promptly.
SMITH’S
BEANS
y^URE Biliousness: tick Hssdsshs IsftarM
VS> One dots relievo, Hooratali. Tko, curs
MsStolne Doslsrs |
P'lco la stamps, postpaid, (stay
J. F. SMITH m CO.,
Manufacturers sad Idle Prod,.. tT. LOtllt. MO.
Crisswell’s Market,
FOURTH STREET,
Wllla Point,.....- Texas.
HENRY WEILER, BUTCHER.
I^Keep Ilia host hoof, pork, unit ton,
♦vstoon, flab and bologna sausage.
KETCHAM & GIBBARD.
— DEALERS IN—
General Merchandise,
(At Woodhotiee OU elan I.)
WUIt Point, - - . . . . - . Toxas.
.§•#' Having ample facilities for carry*
|ng on cur imslne**, we solicit a share of
public patron*go.
JAMES MITCHELL,
BOOT AND SHOEMAKER,
FOURTH STREET,
Will* Point, - - Texas,
PLAIN AND FANCY WORK.
Repairing neatly done. Prloaa mod-
•rau. Wort Guaranteed.
Texas & Pacific R’y,
The Great Popular Route Between
The East and the West
Shokt Link to Nnw Orlkans
-—AND ALL POINTS IN-
Louisiana, New Mexico,
> » Arizona and California
KAVORITR LINK TO THU
NORTH, KAST AND SOUTHEAST.
-PULLMAN-
•PALACE SLEEPING c’ARS
— DAILY nKTWKKN —
St. Louis and Dallas,
Fort XVortli, Kl Paso,
and San Franoiaeo, Cal.
■ARNHALL AND NEW ORLEANS
Without Change.
9*114 Trains from El Pat* to Nt. Emit.
PAST TIMM, r.RST-CLASa RqtirMMXT,
■ IIBR CONNKCTIOKH *
See that your tlnkate read via Texaa
t Pacific Railway.
For Maps, Time Tables, Tlokste, Rates
tad all requiring Information, call on of
tddroos any of the Ticket Agents, or
J. 11. Mill**, „(.j
Passenger Agent, Dallet.
B. W. McCullough. t’«l
3en’I Passenger ATI*ket Ag’t, Dallas.'**1
John A. Quant,
General Manager, Dallas, Texas.
IMPROVE-YUOR
SIGHT!
It is ncko>v!edgcd by tlio o.dest real-
dent* of Texas that
HART’S CHEMICAL LENSES
Asp the beet for the EYESever Invent-
ed, because they do not tire Hie eyes,
and you enn lend all night or work with-
out the light having any effect; the con-
•oqiienso Is your eyes feel better after
using.*
THE CHEMICALS
Keep the EYES cool; are perfectly
constructed, nnd every LKN8E is exam-
ined by Hie DOCTOR himself before ho-
lug sent out.
They are endorsed by the
TEXA8 STATE
MEDICAL ASSO-
CIATION,
Which Is a sufficient GUARANTEE
In Itself. Testimonials can he had from
some of the Lending Citizens of this coin-
mil nit y who have been using them for up-
wards of TEN YEARS, and they still
retain their grant RBFItACTIVF. POXV-
>a¥h*
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never vnrlea. A innrvs)
of purity, strength oml wliolosomeness.
More economical than tho ordinnry
kinds, and ennnot he sold in competition
with the multitude of low test, short
weight alum or phosphate powders. Solo
only In cane. Royal Baking Powdkii
Co. 100 XVnll street. New York.
i.g"H7lFT Ih 'Its J
strength. They are nr
LIGHT ITSELF
-.and--
PERFECT EYE PRESERVERS.
1ST ALL EYES fitted by
B. W. BRUCE,
Who u Solo Agent for
Point. ..,!
l’OXV-
ihhhui d un us.
BBADFIELDS
’* -»<'<•* -> ii . Ml.. •, .. *
An Infsllbla specific for
*11 the discuses peculiar to
women, such as painful or
surpresaed MenafYuallon.
Fnlllngjaf the Womb, Leu-
corrhma or XViilte,, etc.
."•■■.j v
FEMALE
CHANGE OF "LIFE.
If taken during this crit-
ical period, great • uttering
and danger can be entirely
avoided.
It
REGULATOR!
Send for our hook oontnlnlng vnlunl.-a
Information for women. It will be nio la.)
free to appllcdnta.
Bradkinld Hngi;i.ator co„
• Atlanta, Qa.
P. H. WOLFE,
Oranrl Saline, - - - Texas
-DEALER IN--
WINES LIQUORS
ciaARs,
TOBACCOS
-AND-
CANNED GOODS.
FRESHEST ANI) BEST
GOODS!
Prices ta. Suit the Close
TRASKS
SEUBOTRED
■ ROM
MAilKEHEL
In Which He Pronounce* Agaln*t
th* Proposed Amendment a*
Dangerous to Demoorauy
and Violative of Personal
Llbarty.
McKinnky, Tex., May 8__lion Barney
Glbba aiuLptJters—Dear Hire: In answer
to yours of April 4, I have to sny that 1
had hoped to he excused from uny par-
ticipation lu mutters of public nature
until niy health and Inclinations would
justify It. I recognize, however, the
right of my fellow citixene to know my
views on questions of public concern,
and have no lieaitution In expressing
them upon the issues presented in your
letter. A severe attack of my old dis-
ease lias wholly prevented me from icad-
Ing, much less from answering, letters
during the last r«'B’"XVeeks- Until to-day
I havo not been able to sit up for nay
length of time.
The proposod amendment to tho con-
stitution says: “The manufacture, sale
and exchange' "5f intoxicating liquors,
except for medical, mechanical, sacra-
mental and scientific purposes, Is hereby
prohibited ill the State of Texas.’’ This
will introduce a very great innovation—.
n rudlcal iind /sweeplng change—In the
hualness pursuits, customs and usages
sf our people.
None will deny tlio evils grow ing out
or fhe indiscreet use of liitbxicnnts, and
the same may ho said of many other use-
ful things vousebafed mankind by an
all-wise Creator. Tho question to he
considered is, will the adoption of the
proposed amendment advance tho wel-
fare of the people in lessening the evils
of intemperance, and is the proposed
means in harmony with the spirit of the
Federnl constitution and no 'infringe-
ment of the personal liberty of the pco-
pic us recognized by that instrument. In
my judgment; it would not, If adopted,
perceptibly lessen the evils complained
of nor promote the public welfare. The
Very agitation of the question engenders
had feelings. Many of the ndvocatcs
and opponents assume extreme grounds,
and are ready to quarrel over’the issue.
The best men will become alienated over
the discussion, nnd more widely separa-
ted in their good understandings
neigh hors nnd friends than they hare
ever been tin account of political 'differ,
encee. More had Mood and ill’ feelings
will he nroused by this canvass .than
evils would he averted If tho'itniciidinent
should he adopted. If adopted, Its U|-st
effect woulu he to largely lessen the rev-
enues derived from taxation, counting
the State,-county nnd municpnl revenues,
I suppose of not less than oaa milHon
dollars. Under our present system
this souruo of revenue is a voluntary
contribution; no one pays n cent fi(r It.
except for medical or scientific purposes,
unless ho freely choscs to do so. Wc nil
know that oqr present tuxes nre ns much
as wo enn reasonably hear. If this vol-
untary payment is withdrawn, it* place
must ho supplied by a levy upon real and
personal property of every citizen. In
the second place, jts adoption will lend
to the virtual confiscation of much of the
property or a large number of ourTellow.
citizens now engaged in lawful nnd le-
gitimate pursuits; besides the destruc-
tion of the Industries of vino growing,
wine making and browing. The pros-
perity of California depends largely upon
her vineyards, the making of brandy nnd
w ines. The high,dry, rich lands ol Texas
are well adapted lo tNe grow lug of grapes.
Take away the vine culture of France,
nnd many others localities in Europe,
nnd the people or such localities would
become paupers. If some evils should
he lessened others will grow up us do-
grading. ’ Tho adoption of the amend-
ment trill bring Into existence a class ofi
druggist who will pursue the calling
with the express purpose of evading the
law, and who will avail themselves of
the druggists’ privilege of vending liq-
uors illegitimately upon fraudulently
procured motUcnl prescriptions—li.rpoc-
ricy, decefpt and fraud w ill he Its early
fruits. The person who is forehanded
enough, and does not desire to engage
in violation of the law to procure his
whisky, brandy, wine or boor, can send
out of the Slate nnd procure It at an in-
creased cost, but the man who is not
> this when his desires or neces-
sities prompt must resort to evusions of
HB ■
the law to supply his w ants. Our foreign
population, who uses wine and beer ns a
beverage every hour in the day and at
their tables, will he required to Import
these articles nt ngrontl.v enhanced cost.
To compensate for this loss of revenue,
the Interruption of business pursuits,
this destruction of Industrie,, this Inter-
ference svltls tho custsms and usages of
many of our people, nnd nl>ovo nil, this
noddling with and Infringement of the
personal liberty of Hie citizen, the prln
elple and almost the only good to ho at-
tained Is I ha shutting up of saloons and
the keeping of young men, minors ami
habitual drunkard* out of such places.
If It would keep Hie young men from the
club room room and fioeret drinking, It
would bo a good point achieved—It never
has done so, It never will, If the law, os
It now exists, cnnnol, or Is not, enforeed
as to minors and habitual drunkards, tho
good to bo achieved by tho amendment
will he *o Imperceptible as to he hardly
appreciable. The remedy for the evils
complained of lies In a different dlreo-
tlon. The bigheet license tax that the
buainsst will hear will drive out the low
doggeries and lessen the number ef sa-
loons. Inspectors should he appointed
whoee pey should come from ’their wort,
sad no kind* of Impure liquor*, wine* or
beer eltoold ||g permitted to be vended.
Th* same care In th I* regard should he
everolaed as in the oaee of poleone and
unwholesome food. The lew* a* to mi-
nor! and habitual drunkard* should . *
amended, If not eufllclent already, sad
rigidly enforced. That the prohibition
of the manufacture, sale and exchange
of Into* leu tin* liquor* doe* not materi-
ally lessen th* nee, or enro the evil* of
Hs use, has heea demonstrated In other
Status where these and kindred
have long been In vogue.
Dr. DIj Lewis, an old aud zealous
advoento in the cause of, temperenoe,
says that some years ago he traveled
through the State of Maltio with a view
to aoe lor himself the workings of the
law in that State, Ills observations iu
the priucipal towns and cities se.uued
favorable to tho beneficial effects of the
law. He says further:
“But at Augusta I obtained a recent
report of the State prison inspeotok of
Maine, from which J Darned that during
the your 17,BOH hud been arrested in the
State for street drunhkeness. This was
an officila report by prohibition officers.
When 1 recalled that Maine contained a
population of less, than 700,000, n small
foreign element, no large cities, and was
mostly devoted to agriculture anil lum-
ber, 17,808 arrests In une year for street
drunkenness was simply appalling.”
In speaking of the liquor law In Massa-
chusetts and its enforcement in Boston,
he says:
“The sale by retail of intoxicating
drinks was the offense under considera-
tion. In Boston a loll el he law was vio-
lated more than three hundred times a
day—more than two million times a
week. The average punish for the of-
fense was not mord than ono a week.
One punishment for two millions viola-
tions of law! And fit we were told that
this law as wfcll enforced OS the law
against theft.”
May we not Inquire If the law prohib-
iting the sale can he more effectually
enforced ill Texas than in the States ci-
ted, ' -
Outside of the considerations or reve-
nue, Interruptions to the business pur-
suits of many persons, the destruction
of industries, the lessenlug of the vame
of the property of many people and the
rude innovation upon tho long establish-
ed usages of the country that would he
brought about by the adoptioa of this
amendment, its interference with per-
sonal liberty of the citizen is the danger
most to he apprehended. It has been the
honst of the American people that our
shores offered nn asylum lo the oppressed
ol nil countries, and that our form of
government offered them Hie largest
liberty. The fathers of Texas, the laws
of the Itepuhlic and the State held out
the strongest Inducements in Hie indus-
trial class to come among us nnd receive
homes where their . industries could
thrive without let or hindrance. We
have prospered and been blessed under
thebe laws. Why should we de-
sire to drive out these people, destroy
their industries, and repel this immigra-
tion t
It is a marvelous thing to me bow any
democrat can deny that the proposed
amendment is a violation of one of the
cuiidnal principles of the pnfly, or how
qnyone enn come to the conclusion that
iit/gUntlon and adoption will not result
in injury to. the party. Whether the
amendment is udoptod or rejected, the
result will be that thousands ormen
who have heretofore been democrats will
no longer act with the party. That there
will 5° n regular organized party itndet
this banner with candidates In Hie next
presidential election will he held. Not
only candidates for the oresidetioy aud
vice-presidency, hut for State officers
nnd members of the legislature In almost
every Slate, if not every one, In the Un-
ion. At the lust presidential contest
there were some good democrats in Texas
who supported St. John. There was no
hope then, hut the result of this canvass
will bring new life nnd Infuse new vigor,
and thousands who now scout the idea
will abandon tho old flag. It will become
a stronger national party, and when the
principles of Interfering with Hie person-
al liberty of the citizen grows stronger
in Ibis party, new planks of a kindred
nature will he added and a fanaticism
will be engendered Hint will pale into in-
significance the abolitionism of bygone
day*. Already thousands or both the old
parties ndvocate the education of
the masses by federal aid.
There is the strongest probability
Hint the lllalr hill nr some kindred mens-
uro-wi'l sooner or Inter become ii federnl
law and States he shorn of Hie duly ami
Hie direction of Hie education of their
people and the regn la I in ifgii I heir schools.
The citizens will he relived of the duty
of tlio education of his children under
State laws, and a strong pnreutal guv.
eminent will kindly take charge or this
liidlrlilual ana liornesilc affairs, hntl ilfll
was Imperiled to destroy an Institution
which they had aaslstod to fasten upon
our people and out of which had grown
their early prosperity. In the beglnlng of
our government these same people were
manufacturers of rum from West India
molasses, and iu devising a revsnue sys-
tem in the first and subsequent con-
gresses they insisted upon and 'obtained
protection for the young and flourishing
industry, but when other States and sec-
tions outstripped them In the manufac-
ture of spirits their cultured morality re-
volted at the use of the artlole, and
thenceforward engaged in a crusade In
the cause of temperance and a higher
civilization. Roger Williams was driven
from them heoause he preached a more
tolerant religion than theirs. The same
fanaticism that impelled them to aboli-
tionism, and to declare that the consti-
tution was a covenant with death and a
league with hell, made them prosecute
men nnd women for Innoceut social en-
joyments And led to the exeoution of
helpless old women for witchcraft, must
have new Helds in which their couquer-
Ing hanuers must wave triumphant. The
citadel of republican government, the
stronghold of personal liberty of man
must be stormed. While I revere much,
very much In the history of New England
and worship at the shrine of her great
men, many of them among the most Il-
lustrious of our countrymen, yet I must
he excused from receiving' my lessons in
mora|Uy. from that class of her people
who never cease to revile our people and
lost no opportunity to oppress nnd plnn-
der us And interfere with our social fab-
rics. A* to the spirit, scope and Intent
of our republican form of government,
and how far It was intended the personal
liberty of tho citizen should be protected,
I prefer to take tho plain and unmistaka-
ble teachings of Jefferson and those who
agreed with him on questions of suoh vl.
till moment to the American people. It
has been the effort of the democratic
party to keep alive nnd in vital force
these teachings, Tho platforms have
constantly reaffirmed thorn and In
late years, on this very question of pro-
hibition, they have been reinforced by
such greet leders ns Tilden, Bayard and
others of great ability and unquestioned
devotion to its cause. Texas is the
stronghold, the Gibraltar of democracy
lu the Union. It is our duty' to uphold
its banner and to sustain In n conflict
that, in my judgement, bids fair to im-
peril If not destroy its existence,
ltespectftilly,
, J. W. Throckmorton.
The President and the Supreme
Court Vaeahoy.
The deallt of Justice Woods of
the United States Supreme Court —imonj pi
gives Mr. Oleveliiud his ' first op- conscience to tRe Anerican pea
portunity to appoint, a judge on pie. The clergymen of this
that bench, and fortunately there country therefore, are not privi-
is no dearth of good material leged teachers of (rue morality
. Moral Liberty.
John George Hertwig says
“Moral liberty ii the highest and
noblest of all liberties, the world
over. By securing the blessengs
of liberty, to the American peo-
ple, the Constitution of the United
States, as a matter of course,
means also moral liberty. Thia
liberty, however, tho prohibition-
ists of this country aim to destroy.
Moral liberty entitles every man
in the United States, of his own
free will, and without prohibitory
laws, to practice total abstinence
from spirituous beverages, if he
wants to. But the prohibitionists
deny him the right to his own
choice in this matter and to ab-
stain from those beverages, ac-
cording to his own taste and con-
viction. They want to compel
by law, willingly or unwillingly,
to submit to total abstinence, and
thus, to become, what they call
moral. Yet, morality, for being
a si rictly individual affair, cannot
be enforced by law, regulating ex-
clusively the intercourse of men.
Anything enforced by law is not
morality, and has not the value
of a virtue. Law and morality,
by their very nature are distinct
from each other, though in a
free country every law should be
just, true and moral. The Con-
stitution of the United States does
not recognize any class of men in
this country as privileged ex
pounders of morality. The pro-
hibitionists, therefore, of the Uni-
ted States, by advocating prohib
itory legislation, claim a monop-
oly Qjf morality, to which they are
not entitled, under this funda
mental law. They, want prohibi-
tion, want to introduce moral
slavery in this country, setting
themselves up as the moral slave-
holderg and treating the non-pro-
hibitionists as their moral slaves.
But anything of the kind is un-
bearable to men otherwise free,
and living in a country; where
everybody can do as he pleases,
provided he does not interfere
with the rights of others.
“The Constitution of the United
States .grants ftll and absolute
religious liberty, liberty
•• 'VI
only mako ap|imin‘iuti«mg from the gen-
eral treasury for a corps of salrlefi teach-
ers (which many of litem nre now yearn-
ing for), but proscribe the studies to be
pursued, and hoiv the hours of recrea-
tions shall he passed.
The questions of Teinperaiics and edu-
cation are the ones seize I by the cue-
mlos of democracy to divide and disrupt
the party. I do not moan to soy that all
who favor prohibition uud federal aid in
education nre enemies lo tho democratic
party, lint what I do mean to say is that
wiley nnd designing leaders in the North
nnd East, many or them believe that the
republican party has and ils day, and to
save nnd perpetuate its great aim of cen-
tralizing the government a id to rebuild
Its waning fortunes new Issues must lie
forced, and that these two subjects nre
made uso of by them lo effect that pur-
pose. Cftitgrezs ts ttnmlcd with petitions
on tlio subject and emissaries are every-
where traveling nffiong our peoplo to In-
doctriunto them with the so-called new
And higher civilization. Slavery of cap-
tive Indians nnd negroes was' once an In-
atltutloit of New England. Tho African
slave trade wae-pursued ss a calling by
tnnny of her son*. When slavery was
Wronger profitable, and American
statesmanship bad prescribed a limit to
the sieve trade, a holy horror eolzed the
mlndz of her people beuause of slavery
In the South. Crusade* were preached
against It, a higher law than the eonetl-
tntlon and brotherly love wot invoked,
emissaries were sent ont, oongress wes
besieged, a new literature sprung upon
th* country, fanaticism became rampant,
money and weapons of death were Ann-
ulled with which to rob nnd murder our
people, and the very life of our RepnbUo
from which he may select. Be-
fore the life of the deceased jus-
tice had gone out the figuring as
to who his 8(icees8or would be
had commenced. Among (hose
prominently named in this con-
nection^are Attorney General-
Garland, ex-Oongressinan John
Randolph Tucker of Virginia,
Senator John T. Morgan of Ala
bama, Senator George of Miss-
issippi, and SenatorUariisfe. The
propriety of appointing a South-
ern man to the place is suggested
by the fact that the late Justice
Woods held a Southern circuit
and was the only member of the
Supreme Court fjpm a Southern
State. Justice Woods was ap-
pointed from Georgia and presi-
ded ove’r tlio Fifth JudicialOlfouit,
composed of the States of Geor-
gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisana, and Texas. There are
many eminent jurists within the
limits of this circuit from whom
a wiie selection might be made,
Texas alone having several whose
legal attainments an 1 judicial
capacity all fit Uhem for the dis-
tinguished position. And why
should not a citizen of Texas be
honored with the appointment?
Why l‘bruta
but private business men, praying
and preaching for money in their
churches. Yet, for reasons best
known to thmeselves, tn great
many of them erroneously advo-
cate prohibition, and erroneously
oppose the manufacture aud sale,
and thus a decent and sensible
use of spirituous beverages.—Ex.
amply atoned for in the long time
the Stale lias already been pract-
cally ignored. The Galvestonbar
recommended Chief Justice Wil-
lie of the Supreme Court of this
State lor the .place. Personally
and socially he is a highly estima-
ble citizens whose experience oil
the bench is conspicuously in big
!avnr. Then there is the lion.
David B. Culberson,''who lias a
national reputation ns a lawyer
of uncommon attainments, hav-
ing ranked among the abl st-ju
dicinl minds in Congress. If the
president should appoint a suc-
cessor to Justice Wood from Texas
the not would of course prove
gratifying to the pnblic pride of a
State whose popular electoral
vote was practically unanimous
for Mr. Cleveland and whose seu
timent has with the same degree
of unanimity sustained-his admin
istration since. It would serve
alto as a wholesome rebuke (o
the ignoble policy ’fit giving fore-
most consideratlbn to States
which are kept by rings of politi-
cal sharperso f the spoilt-getting
vocation in n systematic state of
pivotal and salable uncertainty.—
Exchange,
Dribs goods fh latest stylaajutt
received at Thompson A McKin-
ney's.
Prohibition Quoetlons.
Who is the political apostle of
prohibition in Texas? Dahoney.
Who is Dahoney? A renegade
democrat. As a visionary green
backer, he ran against the demo-
cratic nominee'for congress, and
as a prohibitionist, the democrat
candidate for governor. He has
figured in every greenback and
prohibitien convention In Texas,
where the democratic party and
platform have been belittled, spit
upon aud derided. Who is the
journalistic apostle of prohibition
in Texas? Cranfil. Who is Cranfil?
We only know him as the man
who said through the Dallas News
last year that Ross was a moral
coward, and as the man who says
lie was raised on the frontier, lec-
tured on phrenology, kept a gro-
cery-saloon- as one who is dying
ith Gibbs and a
personal rencounter with any
man who will enter the ropes.
Who called the prohibition con-
vention in Texas? One of the ten
thobsand preachers who voted for
Dehoney for governer. Who are
organizing the prohibition cam-
paigns in all the counties in Texas?
Chiefly the ten thousand preach-
ers who voted for Dehoney for
governer. This is the hot end of
the poker, but the gravity of the
snbject demands that the voters
of Hopkins county have the priv-
ilege of lifting the mask-that
hangs over the face of the prohi-
bition campaign. — Hopkins
County Echo.
In a recent sermon during his
canonical visitation, Archbishop
Corrigan toook occasion to refer
to Henry George’s land theory.
He argued that land was properly
a subject of private ownership,
and unlike air and water, was
something real and tangible. He
alluded to the .impossibility of
any man securing proprietary
rights in air or water, and dilated
Upon the absurdity of putting
land in the same category,
sermon will doubtless pall ».
a six column paragraph from
George, and a brief reply 1
hours long from Dr MoGlj
The Archbishop seems to
t —
The
forth
the best argument.
Ga—ttx.
llyr
ha
Fort Worth
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