The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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V
IKK 10 THE
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TEXAS FARMERS' UNION
OPPOSES PROHIBITION
PRIMARY.
BUSINESS MEN FOR THE
LEGISLATURE.
fort Worth, Tux.—The cry of back
to the soil has liet'u reverberating
tfrom city to city for the past decodi
*«Jnl we now have an opportunity
'of hastening this splendid move-
ment by getting back to the soil witb
"both men and issues in this campaign
and electing a Governor and mem-
,beni of the Legislature who are farm-
ers, or who are in genuine eymp&thj
with their needs ana understand thei)
problems. Government is the mosl
powerful agency in civilization, but
■the farmer has received les* benefit
(from it; has hud lets to do with it!
management, and contributed mor<
towards its oupport than any othei
class of citizenship.
AgriculturaJ Legislation Needed
W e want to submit for the consid-
eration of those who aspire to rep
resent our commonwealth in the ad-
ministrative and legislative branohei
of government, a policy of peace anc
constructive legislation which makei
for the prosperity of the farmer and
the general welfare of the country
Can any cla.ss of people have a great
er claim upon our commonwealti
than those who toil in the field ? Thee
the farmer cannot help himself with-
out helping all others and no othei
occupation enjoys this distinction
But to accomplish results require!
something more than a declaratioc
of principles. It Ukes men. W«
must have a progressive Governoi
and a legislature that will addresi
itself to the solution of agricultural
problems and wo must have practice
farmers and successful business mei
in the legislature in order to met!
situations now confronting U6. N
politician need apply.
Gome Agricultural Problems.
We have agricultural problem)
that are becoming acute and vrhicl
nui-t reroivo immediate and intelli
p ut relief. We will mention a fe\t
H' thvin. We have 220,000 tenon!
f;.rn iv roaming from farm to farn
mid 2400 families per annum recrui
t\f> wandering h«rdc of homeless pro
(lucers. This-scething torix-nt of uu
rest iimi.'I '•(> reckoned with in thi
coming campaign. There are loca
eases of extortion and oppression tha!
should be prevented by penal stat-
iU.es, but the remedy in the mail
lies in constructive legislation thai
v ill broaden opportunity and brinj
relief to the home owner and farn
laborer, as well as the tenant farm
er. T!n« can be accomplished b]
mi improved market system, cheaj
money, rural credits, organization
co-operation nnd proper facilities fo:
preparing, storing and transport ins
products to the market. These art
tremendous problems and cannot bt
sol vol by spinning theories or b_"
v'>te-catching schemes of politicians
Their solution must come out of tin
hearts of able, conscientious and pa
triotie legislators and must be dic-
tated bv diligent study, experienc«
and ability.
Too Much Dissension.
We have had so much strife anc
dissension in politics ond the publii
lias become so accustomed to stig-
gc- tions of restraint and destruetioi
from' those who offer to direct tin
country's destiny that the policy oi
ro-operation adopted by the Form
era' Union may seem a strange doc-
trine and perhaps offensive to thosi
who thrive on dissension. It wil
eliminate from public life men wlu
quarrel with industry, fuss with hu
7ii."11 nature and scoff at progresi
and call forth from the form, thi
Xurnaee and the counter a new or
tier ol xtaU'smansiiip th.it can lift
i the burden of twentieth oenturv cir
(lizntion, direct public thought int«
! channels of co-operation and writ*
statutes that will build homes and
j promote prosperity.
The general scope of the work ii
comprehended in the views given t«
the pr v* bv iVter Radford, and
adopted ns ;h« platform of the Farm-
ers' Union in convention assembled
■ t Fort Worth January 1-4-15. The
I farmer is usually told what to do,
| but we prefer to be consulted, and
nil candidates are solicited to sub-
scribe to the platform.
It i-i not within the power of the
legislature to completely remedy all
evils. We must also look to the ad-
ministrative branches of government
for assistance. There are many de-
partments of government that arc
inefficent; due perhaps primarily to
il lack of support and shortage of
equipment, but more often to an
absence of business judgment, fidel-
ity nnd loyalty to the work. The
policies in some instances show a
feeble grasp of the possibilities and
'public opportunity is made subserv-
ient to political ambition. No man
who is a good politician is good for
mything else.
Cities Hot Beds of Strife.
The city has been the fountain-
head of campaign issues and its prob-
ems have received preference over
igrieultural matters. The city is i
;ho hot-bed of strife and dissension i
md avarice and greed have run riot
in our legislative halls. The thirst
for power has made the city proud
and unmindful of its dependence
upon the farm. The city has domi-
nated the affairs of state and its high
jervous tension ha* made gorerunient
hysterical, l^t us turn from the
feverish excitement of the city and
net buck to the soil with legisla-
tion where the silent and neglected
forces of civilization await the magic
touch of governmental intelligence
to bring about a springtime of pros-
perity and where the primary needs
>f society can be served.
Prohibition Primary Opposed.
No discussion of legislative mat-
ers could, under the present state of
public mind, be considered complete
without giving consideration to the
liquor question. This is one of the
many vexatious problems handed
down to us by the city. The Farm-
trs' Union, without reference to the
Merits of the controversy, declared
for a cessation of hostilities along
ibis line during the next adniinistra- ;
;ion in order to give our state gov- ,
srnment an opportunity to consider
igrieultural legislation. It is, we
think, as important a function
>f government to make it easy
Tor the toiling masses to cat as il
is to make it difficult for the topers
.o drink. A hundred thousand moth-
'is with suckling babes tugging at
their breast forced by poverty to
roil in the fields is a cry far more
listrossing to us than the plight of
i few drunken bums that volnntnr-
ly infest the dives in cities; a mil-
lion children their young lives mort-
gaged to misfortune nnd ignorance
ind their little backs bowed under a
tremendous load of debt as they la-
ior from sun to sun is a sight far
nore heart-rending to us than a few
;ity delinquents who choose to travel
;he pathways of sin; and 220,000
enant farmers pinned under the
I limbers of fallen homes appeal to
Ins for assistance far more than a
few gilded palaces in cities where
•cople elect to revel in iniquity. The
itics nre always magnifying their
.roubles and crying for help. Ix-t us
i;urn temporarily to the farms and
rc.lieve helpless women and chil-
; Iron and give a helping hand to
men who are struggling to help
liemsclves rather than to give ex-
i-lusive attention to city incompe-
tents. We r.pper.1 to the fanners of
Texas to take no part in the so-
•alled County Democratic Prohibi-
tion Primary to take plare in this
•late oil February 11 or the State
Democratic prohibition convention
which is to be held in Fort Worth
in February 24th, but to remain
free to insist upon all candidates
making agricultural legislation tha
j paramount issue in this campaign.
The Politician to the Dungeon.
The Farmers' Union is non-par-
tisan. It stands for principles. It
will endorse no candidate for office
as an organization, but solicits for
plot!'* rm thi on.■'idemtion of all
andidutcs and pledges co-operation
to those who endorse iU principles.
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WHEN BUYING
Groceries and Feed
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do not forget that our assort-
ment oiTerslyou a pr-.cticaly
unlimited choice in all that is
seasonable and fresh, at a
most reasonable price.
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W. T. Williams & Bro.
GROCERIES and FEED
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WHEN IN NEED OF i
Monumnetal;
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Building
Stone
Let Us Figure on the Work
MONUMENTS
$25.00 and Up
E. M. SMITH
Herald Office Phone 114
59
The State cf Texas needs agricul-
tural leadership. So long as politi-
cians dominate our affairs and
plague us with their ambitions, dis-
sension will reign supreme. The •
farmer has been timid and the city
business man has lacked courage and
the politicians have frightened and
subdued us and thereby gained pow-
er. Ijet us unite in an effort to get
"hack to the soil'" with legislation
and force those who feast upon strife
to the political dungeon, ua well as
give the breezes from ithe farm an
opportunity to blow through the cap-
itol.
(Signed)
W. D. LEWIS, President.
PETliK RADF0WD, Ex-President.
Farmers' Educational and Co-
operative Union of Texas.
COULD SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT
Every Women
Bv YV. Holt Harris
Fort Worth, Chairman Mer-
cantile Committee, Texas
Business Men's Association.
Everywoman is the purchas-
ing agent in her own household.
Everywoman is therefore a
prospective buyer. A part of
every hour of her time is de-
voted to "purchase thoughts."
Suggestion £oes \v i t h her
shopping, aud truth, quality
and value govern her buying,
lu her dealings at the counter,
everywomcn listens to flattery,
aud greed i.fteu causes her to
purchase at random, but event-
ually she yields to conscience
and basis future buying on
quality and value.
In order to secure every-
woman's trade, a merchant
must first reach her through
suggestion. The local news-
paper is the most feasible way.
Truth must be in his ads.
Quality and value niusi aw .a
her at the store. Unless the
merchant employes theseagen
And For Three Summers Mrs. Vin-
cent Was Unable to Attend to
Any of Her Housework.
Pleasant Hill, N. C.—"I suffered for
three summers," writes Mrs. Walter
Vincent, of this town, "and the third ami
last time, was my worst.
1 had dreadful nervous headaches and
prostration, and was scarcely able to
walk about. Could not do any of my
housework.
I also had dreadful pains in my back
and sides and when one of those weak,
sinking spells would come on me, 1
would have to give up and lie down,
until it wore off.
I was certainly in a dreadful state of
health, when 1 Anally decided to try
Cardui. the woman's tonic, and I firmly
believe I would have died if I hadn'f
taken it.
After I began taking Cardui, I was
greatly helped, and all three bottles re-
lieved me entirely.
I fattened up, and gTew so much
stronger in three months, 1 felt like an-
other person altogether."
Cardui is purely vegetable and genile-
acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic
effect, on the womanly constitution.
Cardui makes for increased strength,
improves the appetite, tones up the ner-
vous system, and helps to make pale,
sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy.
Cardui has helped more than a million
weak women, during the past 50 years.
It will surely do for you, what it haa
done for them. Try Cardui today.
Write tc: Chatunooga Mrdlcln# Co.. Ladlrt' Ad.
viwryDtpt., Chattanooga. Tana., for Special Ma
Itntrlwnl on your cast and 64-page book. "Horn*
I reaitaeot fur Woman," taut la plain wrapp«x. J-40
The Alto Barber Shop
FOR EASY SHAVING, UP-TO-DATE HAIR
CUTTING. GOOD TONICS, ETC.
Just completed new bath room. Warm water at all
times. Call and see us. C. W. Tannery, Mgr.
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Will sell you good substantial
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11| John Noblitt
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Alto, Texas.
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Allen, E. E. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1914, newspaper, February 12, 1914; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214272/m1/2/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas%22: accessed June 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.