The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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MEXIA, TEXAS, IEHURSDAY, MAY 16, 1912.
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WALL STREET CANDIDATE]
lions of dollar** a year. And Har-
mon, the "Wall Street favorite,"
i with all his prestige, strength
From, the Omalui World-IIerald.! and Sp««* abilit.Y> is fighting it.
The most formidable "Wall His brief i« a masterpiece of
DID YOU KNOW?
That by some concerted action,
Street conspiracy launched in plain ami simple reasoning. It i otne display of energy and en-
many-years is the fight to kill j a railroad enjoys a reasonable l<l,st" on tli,! Part ot our c't'"
the State railway commissions, return under State rates, he; alexia has a probable chaoe
and to wipe off (the statute books
of the various States, as unconsti-
tutional, the 2-cemt fare lawp and
maximum freight rate laws.
The most important case to
come before the supreme court in
the present generation is that in
which it i« to be decided wheth-
er the States have the right to
regulate railroads and other pub-
lic utility corporations engaged
in interstate commerce, or wheth-
er, within the) confines of each
argues, it enjoys every right to!"1 st(:ur'ntf both an interurban
whether the b'c.al rates fixed by
city. While in Dallas a few days
the State commission are fair and {aK° ' """de an effort t<j
reasonable. and not whether the ia(" interview with Mr.
effect of fixing the local rates
will be to lead rdlmade to lower
their interstate rates. If it does
bave that result it is a perfectly
lawful -condition, the advantage
of which the public is entitled to
enjoy.
The case is not a conflict be
State, these cinporations are to tween Statu anil Federal author
be left without any regulation jiy^ Governor Harmon makes |ni
whatever except their own sweet| ,>|,ajn |)Ut between tin.' States and • .
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wilt. j the railroads. lie says :
, Who is the central and mowt „No 0Qe that etm.
important figure in tlie tight be- j cou,a exw.ekt)Jauy coUtl.ol
ing waged, for the States and the j (W|ft> th(J p(lrdy ijl>lerlMl-
people, against Wall Street ™%Ul,r,.0 of ()j(, States.
the Wall Street controlled mil-: ^ j
Strickland, the promoter of
tne Dallas-Waco electric line, but
lie wais out of the city at the
time. 1 was informed that tthis
territory had been considered
and that with the proper encour-
agement from our citizens, we
could probably secure an exten-
sion of the line from Cor.sic ami
to this city, it was suggested to
me tha' the Industrial Club here
a tatter to Mr. Strickland
and invite hj.ni to come to Mexia
and look over the route from
here 4,o Corsieana anil also to
coin- j Waco. If we were unsuccessful
The
effect jn tlji.s
,, . ... decision (ot foe lower. WOu|,l probably
roads, m this giau iMiiu^t ' court) is not to take power from ] jn wetting another
Who but Governor Judson,liar |thu ^ ^ ^ Jt wHh
moii of Ohio, whom a tew person-
inc.
our efforts
e insf rumental
line built from
i .. east to Palestine as .soon as
i „■ i,,11.1 i nrress, but to take power from thei the prt sent line has been oomi*
al and ijacitiomil enemies aie 1(ju<1-| ^ ;■i.. i , • . . .
leave tne lauioailsjpieetil anil is in operation. It is
free to charge whatever rates worth the effort anyway.
the
Pior pout in th,'jr traffic with" The steam road whk-h I havi
lyt denoiuucing as
Street candidate
dency, and
favorite!"
The governors of the States, in
their convention last suimmcr.,
realized how great was thisi crisis.
the States, for if the States
can not regulate these rates no-
body can."
Strange language to fall from
They took the extraordinary ac-l^e lips of Wall Street and Pier
tion of appointing a committee .ofjP0"* Morgans chosen candidate
three governors to defend the j f*>r ,Jl« presidency.
rights of the States 1-.fore the j There is nothing so unreason-
supreme court—Harmon of Ohio,,;able and unfair as the rancor of
'Iadley of Miouri, and Aldrich ofjan American political campaign,
cj.fas..* The two later turned I duwge.% reckless., cruel, false,
iiiemibeis of the committee, recog-j outrageous, are flying broadcast
n.iiiug Governor Harmon's great I against not only Harmon hut
experience and ability as a busi- Clank, Wilsrtn and Underwood—
mm, his learning and pow- great democrats who, until a
er as a lawyer, intrusted to hian short while ago, were universally
the preparation of the brief recognized and applauded as
which Governor Harmon has jusft.jstatesmnB and patriots of ability,
filed in the supreme court. j integrity and a zealous willwg-
lloxv amazing it must be tojness t« serve the people. In
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those ^wlw) have listened to the
cruel >landers of Judson Harmon
as the candidate of the Wall
Street and railroad bosses, to see
him fighting in the supreme eour.1
of the United States, a gains., all
tlie by railroads in the Union,
,t .till-, a brilliamt, galaxy of rail-
road lawyers, in behalf of the 2-
ctsttt p iSseiitgcr laws, i.n beliall' of
the maximum freight rate laws,
to save the existence of the State
railway commissions tiiat the
raiWuls are seeking to cru«!i to
<1 ath.
If to take this stand is to
brand one's self as a Wall Street
tool and railroad favorite, then
Governor Harmon is doubly
|irnj ded He applied the brnnd
>be first time when, he appointed
a State commission in Ohio that
raised railroad taxes between $2.-
000,000 and $3,000,000 a year.
If this kind of a man is a rail-
road and Wall Street favorite,
what must an American states-
man do, in the naiine of every-
Ifling that iA fair and sensible, to
get out from under the yoke?
Jn his brief Governor Harmon
points put that the pending de-
lusion involves not alone the reg-
ulation of railroad* and their
rates, but of telephone and tele-
graph companies, natural gas anil
oil companies, and many other en
torprises. Kuthcrmore, he shows
that it. would apply also to State
Iti/ws regulating the hours of la-
bor and doshrdleutaoinvbb mam i
hor and to workmen's compen-
sation acts affecting all corpora-
tions engaged in interstate com-
neive. Its importance, in short,
plain and simple reasoning. If
means, to Wall ftreeit, many mil-
Harmon's ease, his splendid rec-
ord as governor, as attorney gen-
eral, as special trust, prosecutor
under TtmoseveK, had endeared
h'rrn to democrats and progress-
iv.s everywhere. But now that
lie has become a candidate
the presidency personal rancor,
f.ictionnl unfairness, make haste
to match from his brow the lau-
rels he has so splendidly earned
and maliciously to plaster him
with mud and assail him with
hriekVnts.
ft is not the way to .build up
a party. It w not thw way to
win a fight. It h not the way to
gain or hold the confidence and
respect of intelligent pepole.
in mind is. that which is to be
built from Beaumont to Waco,
and which is now being promot-
ed by John L. Spuriin. Saturday
morning delegations from several
towns in this part of the State
met in Beaumont and were enter-
tained by the Beaumont. Chamber
of Commerce. The question of
building the BeaumMMi't-Waeo roa*
was discusseil at length and en-
thusiasm manifested which as-
sures the construction of the roac
The net. result of the conference
was that Mr. Spuriin has pledged
himself to build the road and
$100,000.00 ban been pledged by
Beaumont, Waco, Huntsville, ami
a numiber of smaller towns have
offered smaller bonuses. Repre-
sentatives were .present from
Waco, Huntsville, Mart, Corsica-
na, Galveston, Lufkin, Crocket,
Je.wett, Fairfield, Thornton,
Kosse, Marquez, Norniangee, Sara
toga and other towns. We failed
for to see amy mention of any dele-
gation from Mexia. Now is the
opportune, .time for the Industrial
Club to he revived and get busy,
and make some effort to help
Mexia grow. Let's either arouse
ourselves from our protracted
sleep or else take an overdone of
sleep-producing dope and make
room for more enterprising and
progressive citizens.
M. h. McDonald. j
WHAT HAS MARRIAGE TO
OFEERTOA WOMAN?
In an article on "The Ameri-
can Girl" in the May Woman's,
Home Companion, J. Niksen l*au-
rvik says:
i i TIT t«i * "
iiiii nan marriage iu oner
in compensation for the many
things of which it deprives her,
is a question that the young Miss
of today asks herself with a
growing scepticism. What oppor
tunities of enjoyment does it
hold that are not open to her be-
fore marrying'/ And with an in-
creasing sophistication she con-
fidently answers, 'None,' weigh-
ing with the greatest nicety the
actual and known joys of girl-
hoodi against the problematical
and restricted joys of wifehood.
And not infrequently all the fuss
and fea'1 rs attending her en-
gagemout is merely the parapher-
nalia of the most delightful make
believe ever invented, in which
the yirl pretends to the man that
she regards him as the nobles
arid handsomest of human beings,
while secretly in her heart sh<
feels herself superior to him or
any other mere men! At least
that is the half-veiled attitude to-
day in certain suctions of Amer-
ican society, whose women mem-
bers have come to adopt definite-
ly the view that the girl has noth
ing to expect from marriage that
she did not already possess; that,
instead, she is confronted with
certain definite duties attendant
upon the care of a household
which, if not positively distaste-
ful to her, are certainly not to be
regarded as sources of actual
pleasure. It must be admitted
that she is far oftener right than
wrong, in arriving at this conclu-
sion, and who will blame her for
refusing to allow herself to be
either cajoled or coerced into as-
suming a relationship that offers
so few opportunities for self d<
velopanent as does the average
home of today ?"
AT
ST
Mrs. Win. A. Allen, Chacon. N.
M., had so severe a cough that
it nearly choked her to death.
Mr. Allen says: "We tried rnanj
things without helping her when
by good luck I got a bottle of
Foley's Honey amd Tar Com-
pound. It helped her at once
and finally cured her. Tt is the
best medicine we ever used."
19TB. JUNE MEETING
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PUT 'SO/AE
A\ONEy IN OUR,
Bank
C<M Nitht fey C. 1 . _ .vur*Tm«0 - - No. M>
When the crops are in and the
profits of the farm can be counted
in money the time to start a bank account ii ripe,
by doin;jj so you may conduct your fa ■ as every
good business is conducted.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Capita! 000,
Jos. NussbHu.nPr.ii.
Surplus ■ 10,00%
W. I.. Murphy Vice-f'res. David.Murphy. Oasoie
S JACK WOMACK. Pre D. M. PR&NDEHGAST. Vi. i're*.
8 J. SAN I)FOR DlSMITH, Canhie MRS. J. h. SMITH. Vice
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| Prenderpa&t, Smith & Company
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® MEXIA, TEXAS ESTABLISHED 1882
Capital and Shareholders' Liabilities
$150,000
SIttL LOCK BOXES fOC THE t Rt t LSI Or OUR CtSTOHfBS
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There never was a time when
people appreciated the real mrits
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
more than now. This is shown
by the irocrea.sc in sales and vol-
untary testimonials from persons
who have been eurod by it. If
you or your children are trou-
bled with a eough or eolil give it
n trial and become acquainted
with its good qualities. For sale
by all dealers.
"What Texans Admire
is hearty, vigorous life, aeeord-
ing to Hugh Tallman, of San An-
tonio. "We find," he writes,
"thai Dr. King's New Life Pills
surely put new life and energy
into a person. Wife and I be-
lieve they are the best made."
Excellent for stomach, liver or
kidney troubles. 25c at II. C.
Roller.
FRUIT JARS
We have prepared to assist
you in saving the Itrge fruit
crop, have purchased 175 gross
of fruit jars and will very much
appreciate your business.
Jaekson Bros. Co.
HAYING MACHINERY
If you are in need of a Mower,
RaUe, Hay Press, Binder, etc,
come and see us—we have some-
thing new to show you.
Jackson Bros. Co.
For a burn or scald apply
Chamberlain's Salve. It will al-
'ay the pain inmost instantly and
quickly heal 4,bc injured parts.
For sale by all dealres.
Remember, the 2nd Saturday.
May 11th at 12 ni. will be held a
meeting of the Juneteenth Orga-
nization at Comanche Crossing.
Every community be sure to send
delegates. Important business to
transact. Get ready for the Cel-
ebration. You know the changes
our new constitution has made.
Don't faW to come.
Ned Echols, President.
L. K. Wagoner, Sec'y.
Coolidge, May 2, 1912.
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GrandiOpening
Galveston Causeway
May 25=26th,
Stop off injfHouston
Go Down Bv
INTERURBAN
'The Convenient Way"
18 trains each way Daily
All cars pass New Passenger Station Houston
Mrs. Norris Makes Statement Re-
garding Husband.
Mrs.,Norms makes the follow-
ing statement: My husband
bought a bottle of Hunt's Light*
nimg Oil for Rheumatism. He
has been bothered for over two
years. It has done him a gireat
deal of .good and lie thinks it
will cure him. Mrs. Mollie Norri
Colbert, Okla. There is nothingI
better for Rheumatism, Neural-
gia, ana tfe like.! 4]
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912, newspaper, May 16, 1912; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302384/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.