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THIRTIETH YEAl', NO. 14.
DOING HONOR
TO FIREBOYS
The Firemen's Memorial services
held at the First Baptist church
Sunday' night was indeed a great
and beneficial service, both morally
and spiritually. All the pastors of
the different churches of the city
called their services for the evening
and they, with the greater per cent
of the members of the different de-
nominations, gathered at the Bap-
tist church ih order that all might
worship together. The Baptist
church was filled to its utmost ca-
pacity long before the time for the
services to begin. After the crowd
had gathered, and just a few mo-
ments before the services were be-
gun, the fireboyo, about forty in
number, accompanied by the city of-
ficials, marched in and were escort-
ed to the front oil the middle tier of
seats, where places had been re-
served for them. The brave fire-
fighters all wore a large red rose
upon the left lapel of their coats,
while the city officials wore a beau-
tiful white rose. The services be-
gan, with a song. With every seat
in the choir occupied, Mrs. Dr. E. B.
King at the pipe organ, Miss Grace
Rice at the piano and Mr. Geo. Cobb
violinist, the special selection ren-
dered was very pleasing and enter-
taining. At the conclusion of the
first song, the congregation bowed
their heads while Rev. R. R. Rives,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
U. S. A., offered prayer. Ret. J. M.
Bell, pastor of the First Christian
church, read a Scripture lesson, af-
ter which Rev. E. B. Fineher of the
First Presbyterian church offered
prayer.
Dr. E. E. King, who presided at
this special service, then called upon
Rev. C. C. Young, pastor of the
First Methodist church to deliver the
memorial sermon. Rev. Young talk-
ed for nearly an hour, and the fol-
lowing is a brief synopsis of this ser-
mon :
Text, "Render, therefore, unto
Caesar the things that are Caesar's
and unto God, the things that are
God's." Matt. 22:21. Evil forces
were conspiring to overthrow the
Supreme teacher of truth. The
Pharisees and Herodians combined
to entrap Him. They forced Jesus
into a dilemma, for if lie answered
affirmatively, he was a traitor to .Je-
rusalem; If he answered negatively1,
he was a reliel against Rome. But
in their effort to entangle him, they
were themselves ensnared. His an-
swer belongB to the ages and Ills
consummate wisdom and infinite
knowledge revealed man's normal
sphere and solved a world-perplexing
problem. Normally and essentially,
man is a citizen of two kingdoms;
, he is the center of two concentric
circles. The radius ot one extends
to the horizon of time andi compre-
hends earthly and temporal things;
the radius of the other is more ex-
tended and circumscribes the spirit-
ual and eternal. Citizenship in the
earthiy kingdom is not in conflict
with the Christian kingdom. Church
and State are two separate forces,
but normally are not at war. A man
is called to be a loyal and patriotic
citizen. Every victory of vice re-
sults from the disloyalty of good
men. "The image of Caesar denotes
sovereignty in the land; the im-
age of God stamped upon the heart,
denotes his rightful and eternal
claim, ills endless sovereignty over
every faculty and power of ransomed
man. It were better not to have
been born than not to be re-born.
Citizenship in the earth, to promote
and extend civic truth and social re
generation, is good, but the para-
mount question is that all demands
and relations of this life should con-
serve the interests of the eternal
and supreme life. Not merely for
self, but for others, should the full
add complete life challenge and en-
list men. The life that incorporates
the vital principles that relate him
to God and man, earth and heaven,
becomes a dynamic force. Such a
^ life, inBtrinsically is unknown and
i inlluentially, is without measure.
" The man thus transformed, becomes
a transformer. In the wake of his
walking, many follow him to the
light. Life, beauty and fragrance,
fill the sphere in which he moves
and he becomes the heralding mes-
senger of truth. The Messenger of
Peace, Jesus ChrlBt, has given to the
world one fadeless rainbow of prom
ise. The human life that incar-
nates the Christ-life, and absorbs the
primary colors, of faith, courage,
knowledge, temperance, patience,
brotherly kindness and charity, mir-
rors to the world of men, the beau-
ties of the yet-to-be. Such a life
is truly "the light of the world."
"May every man resognize his two-
fold relation, his dual citizenship, in
the earthly and heavenly kingdoms,
remembering that the eternal is su-
preme. In life's suns and shadows,
perils and peace, may yours be the
flowery pathway of service that
shall end in the Garden of Peace
Render unto Caesar tho things that
are Caesar'B, and unto God, the
things that are God's.
After Dr. Young had finished Ills
sermon and Rev. Golden had offerd-
ed prayer, the services were turned
over to the flreboys. Chief John S.
McKinney made a very interesting
talk aB to the organization of the
McKinney fire department and the
efficient service rendered by these
brave boys, as they fight to save the
property of tho citizens of McKin-
ney, many times endangering their
oWn life in defense of others. And
especially did Mr. McKinney speak
of the good deeds done and the effi-
cient services rendered by two of
McKINNEY, COLLI X COUNTY. TEXAS, THl KSDAY. MAY D, 1018.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
the members of the department,
who have answered the death angel's
call since the last memorial service
was held. These two gentlemen
spoken of were Hon. W. M. Aber-
nathy and Otis Wilkerson. Mr. Mc-
Kinney then called forth Reynolds
Oneal, Glp Caldwell and Arble Spar-
lin, who were each presented with
gold medals as a token of the faith-
ful service rendered by them in the
department. It is the custom of the
department that when a member has
been In actual service for seven years
he is then presented with a medal
and exempt from further service.
The benediction was pronounced
by Rev. Young.
E PERSONS
ARE KILLED
Hattlesburg, Miss., May 7.—Nine
persons, Including three women and
two children, were killed and fifty-
five persons injured when the first
section of the "Van Zamlt Confeder-
ate Veterans' Special' 'of eleven cars
en route from Texas to the annual
reunion at Macon. Ga., was wrecked
yesterday morning on a trestle a
mile south of East Abuchle, Miss.,
on the New Orleans & Northeastern
railroad.
The locomotive, baggage car, one
day coach and three tourist sleep-
ers were derailed and tumbled down
a high embankment, making a con-
glomerate mass of wood and iron de-
bris. Although several hundred
Confederate veterans were aboard
the train, not one was numbered
among the dead. Several of the vet-
erans were injured, though none fa-
tally. The dead were brought to
Hattlesburg.
The dead:
MRS. J. L. CAMERON, Hender-
son, Texas.
MRS. CHARLES HOLMES, Big
Springs, Texas.
J. S. DOWNING, Atlanta, Ga.,
president of the Downing Locomotive
Draft Appliance Company.
W. A. WOOD, Meridian, Miss., en-
gineer.
Two children, aged 3 and 5, un-
identified.
One woman, aged about 35 years,
weight 150, unidentified.
One man, aged 35, smooth face,
brown hair, unidentified.
C. C. JONES, negro fireman.
Of the fifty-five who were injured
about one-fourth were from what
might be termed North Texas. A
number were from, counties adjoin-
ing Collin, and are as follows: R. S.
Hancock. G. G. Phillips, H. C. Lind-
say and S. C. England, Commerce;
J. A. Kelly and Miss Julia Patillo,
Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Benson,
Mrs. W. W. Fowler, F. Harrison and
R. F. Harrison, of Paris; Patrick
Hagan and J. J. Ellis, Terrell.
Several citizens of Collin county
were either on the first or second
sections of this train, among them
being Hon. E. W. Klrkpatrick, Willie
Apple and Ed Largent. Relatives of
these were very uneasy for a time
after the first news of the accident
was received h«r until it was known
that none of the Collin county party
had been hurt.
Mothers' Day
Proclamation
At the request of the Federation
of Women's Clubs of the City of
McKinney, Texas, I do proclaim
Sunday May 12, as Mothers' Day in
the City of McKinney, Texas, on
which day we should wear white
chrysanthemums or flowers in hon-
or of our best friends and the rich-
est gifts of God to us, our Mothers.
There will be rendered at the First
Methodist church at 3 o'clock p. m.
of that day an appropriate pro-
gram for the observance of the day,
under the direction of said Federa-
tion. Let us all observe the day
and attend the meeting at. 3 o'clock
p. m. at the Methodist, church.
Given under my hand tills May
7, 1912. J. L. DOGGETT,
Mayor.
Attest: Sims Cameron, City Secy.
A Voice From Stoekdnle.
The Democrat-Gazette has many
friends in all sections of Texas, as
well as In other states, who are al-
ways saying something nice about
the big weekly. Among that large
number, and one whose friendship
and encouraging words we most
highly esteem, is R. P. Durham, a
worthy son of Collin county, who is
now connected with the First State
Bank of Stockdale (Wilson county).
Mr. Durham says, "South Texas
looks mighty good to him but old
Collin is hard to beat," He renews
for the big weekly with the state-
ment that it is like getting a letter
from home.
WILSON CLEARLY A WINNER
IN PREFERENTIAL PRIMARIES
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Indications are that Woodrow
Wilson is leading in the State of
Texas, according to the vote cast at
tho Democratic primaries held, last
Saturday. There are C23 votes in
the Democratic State convention, and
it is now claimed that Wilson has
something like 300 of them while
Harmon has the instructions of
something like 100 and Clark only
about thirty or forty. These figures
are not altogether official, but as
near correct as they can be given at
this time. There are a great many
counties in which the primaries
were not held, and the sentiment of
the delegations will not be known
until after the county conventions
are held.
In Collin county, the delegations
vroonsow
W/ltSQAT
came to the county convention
almost, if not wholly, instructed for
the New Jersey man. The four
wards of precinct t (McKinney)
each gave a majority vote for Wilson
in the preferential primary, although
ward 2, in the convention, selected
a Harmon delegation. All the oth-
er wards selected solid Wilson dele-
gations. #
Following Is the vote by*wards:
Ward 1: Wilson 118, Harmon 70,
Clark f .
Ward 2: Wilson 01, Harmon 56
Clark 1.
Ward 3: Wilson 70. Iiarmon 40.
Clark G.
Ward 4: Wilson 34, Harmon 22,
Clark 3.
This gives Wilson every box In
the precinct.
THE PEOPLE HAVE PICKED
PERKINS AS THE WINNER
L. R. Matthews, our good patron
of near Anna on route 2, says to
keep the Democrat-fiazette coming
to him and hands us a dollar to>
make sure that we do it. My! the
good people that read the Demacrat-
Gazette.
O. P. Davis hands us his name and
money for the Weekly Democrat-
Gazette. He lives on route 3 out of
Anna and we appreciate his patron-
age. He's bound to like the paper
for it's the best "what am."
Over in McKinney, which is in
Collin county, State of Texas, there's
a man running for congress. His
name is Tom W. Perkins—not Hon.
Tom W. Perkins, but just plain old
Tom, if you please, the man who
writes editorials, occasionally feeds
the job press and who doee other
laborious stunts about his newspaper
office, the Democrat-Gazette.
It. is needless to say lie is poor,
for he is a newspaper man. He has
been with us for over a score of
years, fighting our battles, standing
up with us in the march of progress.
He is not a perfect man—no home
man ever is that is to say a prophet
is without honor in his own coun-
try. And whenever a man tells
you that he Is all wool and a yard
wide you had better close up the
Cash Register. But let it be record-
ed, we do not know this about Tom.
He is honest, he has made a suc-
cess of his own business and a man
who can do well for himself can do
well for the people. He is whole-
souled, good hearted. As we said
before, the only thing against Tom
iW. Perkins is that, he is a home
man! Still one should) not hold that
against a man when he Is running
for office. We all believe in home
institutions we say—then why not
home men for office? Still Tom W.
does not ask for votes because he is
a home man—that should not be
the rule to follow either way says
Tom W„ says he. It's what a man
stands for, what he has done in the
past that should guide the voter. If
Tom W. hires a printer In his shop
and he does not work right Tom W.
believes In discharging him—that's
the Recall, and Tom W. believes in
the people placing their government
■on a business basis—on having the
right to discharge any employe when
he does not do his duty, in this
Tom W. has his opponents, men who
don't believe that the people have
a right to recall worthless officehold-
ers, but Tom W. is one of those
who will stick with his convictions
no matter what comes or goes. Then
Tom W. believes that if he has a
piece of work to do that sometimes
lie can do it better himself than a
hired hand, hence he believes in the
Initiative and Referendum—the
principle which grants the people
themselves the right to enact laws
rather than trust the work to only
their representatives, for represent-
atives sometimes prove to he mis-
representatives, just the same as
some hired hands occasionally don't
prove to be very good help. And
so it is, while Tam W. is sticking
to these Ideas others are poking fun
at him, people who don't just some-
how believe that the people can gov-
ern themselves without the sage
advice of peanut politicians. Still,
Tom W. goes on about his cam-
paign, saying aught agaiust no man,
Just chopping wood, not sawing it,
for he is a W. O. W., and making
votes, believe us. Tom W. is going
to Congress, going there because
the people have picked him for a
winner nnd don't you ever forget it.
Tom W. always has been success-
ful in every undertaking, because he
has boen right, open and frank and
because he has the ginger in him
that sweeps everything In his path.
Even little Tom W. Junior believes
in his daddy's ability to do things,
forsooth It was the next morning
after Tom W's. announcement had
come out in all the papers. The
family were seated about the break-
fast table when little Tom W., after
listening to over an hour's conver-
sation on his daddy's race, exclaim-
ed: "Mamma, when are we going to
move to Washington?"—Celina
Record.
Bert Brinlee believes in making
his dollars do big work. For an il-
lustration to prove this he has paid
us a dollar for a years subscrnptlon
to the Weekly Democrat-Gazette. A
man can't get a better paper for a
year for a dollar than the Weekly
Democrat-Gazette. We are pleased
with Mr. Brlnlee's selection of a pa-
per to keep him posted of all the
newB. He lives on route 2 out of
Anna.
J. H. Ix)velady, Mving on route 2
out of Anna, likes the Weekly Dem-
ocrat-Gazette and pays us a dollar
for subscription. He's of the "o. k."
variety."
LYCEUM COURSE
IS SECURED
No more public spirited body of
young people is in our city than is
lound in the Young Peoples' Society
of the First Christian church. They
have been earnestly seeking an op-
portunity by which they might be
able to provide for our little city
such u style of entertainment as
would be commensurate with our
culture and intelligence. At last such
an opportunity has presented itself
in the Lyceum Course of the South-
land Lyceum Bureau of Dallas. This
society of young people has signed a
contract with this bureau to give
their course here the coming winter.
Some of the best people appearing
in Lyceum work in the states are to
be with this bureau next winter.
Five of them will appear here in the
regular Lyceum Course.
McKinney is to be congratulated!
on this move of this body of young
people. Such attractions as Gilbert.
Eidpidge, impersonator; The Weller
Trio, musical and cartoon artists;
The Otterhein Quartette and bell
ringers; The Potters, in song and
story and The Liberty Concert Com-
pany.
>1 It. LIE VIS AY WITHDRAWS.
From Race For County Treasurer,
in July Primary.
Being young, able bodied and ca-
llable of earning a good livelihood
otherwise, I have concluded for this
and other reasons td withdraw my
candidacy for the nomination for
county treasurer In the July demo-
cratic primary. In taking this step,
I want to publicly express my ap-
preciation of the proffered support
of my friends In this race. In fact,
I am' as grateful to each and every
one of you as if I had remained in
the race and won the nomination.
BERT L. LIEVSAY.
McKinney, Texas, May 2, 1912.
L. F. Hoaner, a resident of the
Cross Roads community hands us a
dollar with Instructions to send him
the Weekly Democrat-Gazette for a
year. Mr. Hoaner works In the store
at Cross Roads and we are Indeed
glad to have him as our patron.
Among the many new readers to
the Weekly Democrat-Gazette is G. S.
Miller who lives on route 2 out of
Anna. Much oblige.
Two Couples
Happily Wed
W. G. Templeton and Miss
Blanche Myers and Jesse B. John-
ston and Miss Gustava Myers, the
two young ladles being sisters, ar-
rived in McKinney Saturday night
on the 10:30 car from Dallas, and
at once made their way to the court
house, where they impatiently
awaited the arrival of a deputy
county clerk, after which each cou-
ple procured a license and then
went to the home of Rev. E. B.
Fineher, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church where they were unit-
ed In the bonds of matrimony at
11:30, Rev. Mr. Fineher officiating.
The newly wedded couples remained
at the Commercial Hotel over night,
returning to Dallas Sunday morning,
where they will make their future
home. May peace, happiness and
prosperity accompany these newly
wedded couples through their future
life.
Limestone Home Coming.
The 2 4th Annual Re-unlon Joe
Johnston Camp Confederate Vet-
erans convenes at Jack's Creek,
Limestone county, July 22nd. It
has been suggested that that oc-
casion will be an appropriate one for
all former Limestone county citizens
to have a great home coming. I
therefore request all former citi-
zens of that splendid county who are
Interested in the matter to write me
making such suggestions as to them
seem best with reference to the pro-
posed' meeting.
A M. KENNEDY,
Waco, Texas.
R. E. Lawson and wife of the Ar-
dath community were In the city re-
cently and were welcome visitors to
this office. While in they pnid us a
dollar for a year's subscription to the
Weekly Democrat-Gazette. Glad to
have them call and pleased to add
their name to our fast growing list
of leaders.
John Ivy of Blue Ridge waB here
' Monday.
REPUBLICANS
NAME TAFT
The Republican precinct convea-
tion held tn this city Saturday af-
ternoon was full of thrills and ex-
citement throughout. But the Taft
administration advocates were vic-
torious, winning after a stormy Bee-'
slon by a vote of 72 to 27.
The convention was called to or-
der and' Capt. W. H. Love was made
temporary chairman, with L. W.
May hew, secretary. Upon motion
the temporary organization was
made permanent. A committee on
resolutions then Bubmitted the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopt-
ed:
Supplement.
McKinney, Tex., May 4, 1912.—
We, your committee on resolutions,
beg to report, as follows:
lie It resolved by the Republicans
of justice precinct No. 1, Collin
county, Texas:
1. We desire to express our con-
tinued faith in the principles of the
Republican party.
2. V.'e commend the wise, con-
servative and efficient administration
of President Taft, and earnestly rec-
ommend his renominatloii.
3. We are greatly pleased with
the fair, conservative and business-
like manner in which the Hon. H. F.
MacCIregor is managing the Taft
campaign in this state, and we here-
by endorse him as a suitable man to
represent tho Republicans of Texas
as a member of the National Com-
mittee.
We, the Ret>ubllcans of McKinney,
Texas, precinct No. 1, Collin county,
in convention assembled, pledge our
allegiance anew to the principles cf
the Republican party as established
by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas
Jefferson and adhere to the princi-
ples of freedom as advocated by
Thomas Jefferson in the Ninth Con-
tinental Congress In the yer.r 1874
and as upheld and adhered to by the
Llncolns, the Grants, the McKlnleys,
and last but not least, our able and
efficient, patriotic statesman, Presi-
dent William Howard Taft.
We most cordially endorse his ad-
ministration and pledge our best ef-
forts to his renomlnatlon and re-
election, and are opposed to the
nomination of any man to the presi-
dency for the third term, and are
decidedly opposed to the Insertion
into our platform of the communistic
and socialistic doctrine for the re-
call of judges and their decisions.
We regard the judiciary system as
now established by untrammeledi and
Independent judges who may be im-
peached for any misconduct in office
and tried by authority competent to
judge of their guilt or innocence as
the bulwark of our liberties.
Ours Is a republic of liberty gov-
erned by law.
We recommend to the Republicans
of Texas the Hon. II. F. MacGregor
of Harris county as our National
Committeeman, Hon. W. H. Atwell
of Hill county as State chairman and
Hon. Howell E. Smith of Collin
county for State treasurer of our
party.
We are unalterably opposed to the
one man rule of our party in this
State. A. L. RENAU,
Chairman Com.
• • - '.I
We, the real Republicans of pre-
cinct No. 1, Collin county, do sin-
cerely regret that our precinct'^
chairman has, contrary to all pre- }
cedent and fairness, absolutely re-'-,
lused to recognize the right of ma- $8
jorlty to rule the convention. Re- jj
spectfully submitted,
CAPT. W. H. LOVE,
G. O. CATES, <
IKE GRIFFIN.
Following are the delegates who \
were elected to the county conven- Jf
(Ion: W. W. Chapman, Capt. W. H. '•{
Love, I). Doty, G. J. Barlow, G. O.
Cates. Alternates: G. T. Walton, A.
L. Reneau, Henry Graves, R. L. Cun-
ningham, E. E. Cates.
FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION.
Sciiii-Atintinl List of Public School
Land.
Land Commissioner J. T. Robl*
son, Austin. Texas, has sent out the
following letter to the press of Tex-
as, which is self-explanatory- Any
one desiring a list of these school
lands should drop a card to Mr.
RoblBon, who will supply same free
of charge. The letter says:
Towards the last of this month
(May) I expect to have ready for;
distribution the 23rd semi-annual,
list of public free school lands. Thl
list will include all unsold school^
land except a small quantity that is I
leased and some other scattering
sections that are in conflict with oth-
er surveys. While the larger part I
will be for sale to actual settlers!
only, yet there will be some that]
may be purchased without settle
ment. These lists are free, it ti
my desire that every one of youi
readers who wants Information con-
cerning our public lands should
have it. I will send a list free to
every one who writes to me for it
Will you kindly get this Inform!
lion to your readers?
Youtb very truly,
JAMES T. ROBISON,
Commissioner uentral Land OfllQ
S. A. Oshurn, who lives on routl^
out of Anna is another new readc
the Weekly Democrat-Gazette,
another good man gets a good pa{
with his date set up for a year In
vance.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1912, newspaper, May 9, 1912; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292096/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.