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The Liberty Hill News
VOLUME I
Liberty Hill. Williamson Count* Twm*. Thursday Morning July 5. 1 C»
Nl'jlilEK 41
Religious Revival Will Start Friday Night
Kev. W. D. Boswell j
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Gov. A1 Smith Defies Prohibitionists
OUR COLUMN
WACO PASTOR WILL
CONDUCT MEETING
BEGINNING FRIDAY
The summer revival meeting
mill the local Baptist church will
atari with advices Friday night
thia week, and will continue inde-
finitely,
Rev. N. A. Sanders, pastor of
the Baptist church here and at
Bertram haa been here thia week
arranging for advertising the
meeting and completing other
plana. It is his desire and that of
the membership of the church,
that all the yeople. irrespective of
church affiliation, come into thia
meeting and take active part in
worship at all the services.
Rev. W. D. Boswell, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of North
Waco who will do the preaching
is one of the truly good men
and strong and forceful gospel
ministers of the church. He will
deliver messages that will be
worth the time of anybody to
hear.
Mr. Ellis Kendall who lives in
the State of Oklahoma, but is a
member of the public school
faculty at Bertram, will lead the
choir and direct all song services
He is a good chorister. The pastor
and those who will' conduct the
services, also desire the assistance
and co-operation of the singers of
the other churches.
The purpose of this meeting is
for the spiritual uplifting of all,
the winning of the lost to Christ,
the advancement of Christian life
in the community.
Three more Big Shows this
week. Don’t forget—the Jazg
Singer, a big special. Thursday
and Ftiday nights.
Saturday night, a Zane Grey
picture. “NEVADA”.
NEXT TUESDAY- Don’t fail
to see “Acroes the Atlantic'' with
Monte Blue and Edna Murphy,
a thriUinj remonce of the air.
In our “Pre-convention Edi-
tion" of April 19, we said that
prohibitionists were about to be
“compromised out of ail they had
accomplished”. We declared our-
selves, and for us to yield now to
I those who spoke for the democ-
racy of our nation and accept
their ultimatum, would be an act
of cowardice. This number then,
is our “Post-convention edition”.
The welfare of government and
the people is a serious matter, and
we make no apologies for publish-
ing a couple of numbers devoted
tr politics.
On the eve of the Glorius
Fourth of July, the 152 anniver-
s:iry of America’s Independence,
we enter a new period in the pol-
itical life of our nation, and are
confronted with problems as ser-
ious as were those of our forefath-
ers when they sought to establish
independence and aet their hands
to the task. We are on the defen-
sive.
Would Change America
As glorious and progressive as
has been our nation, there are
those who seek to change it, and
while our most dangerous foes
are always those within our own
borders, we must keep our eyes
on the enemies abroad who have
watched our progress with jeal-
ous eye. Time and space forbid a
discussion of this, but we cite you
this evidence, so you needn’t say
this editor is dreiming: “Re
birth of the L\ S.” is the subject
of an article that has already
appeared in the “Unita Cattolica”
influential Catholic paper and or-
gan of the Jesuits, enumerating
the benefits Italy and Catholi-
cism will enjoy under a demo-
cratic administration under Gov.
A1 Smith of New York. This
Rome paper says “it is to be hop-
ed therefore that the democrat-
ic party will triumph in the name
Smith,” and adds, “Religion in
America is no longer a religion of
the forefathers and what is need-
ed is ‘the yeast of Catholicism",
and ‘the election of Alfred Smith
will be the token of this necessa-
ry Christian Rebirth’ ”.
Yes, in the Houston Conven-
tion, every speaker disgourged
himself of all that was in him a-
bout “religious liberty," while
the New York bosses sat reared
back in the boxes listening to the j
speels that were being delivered I
at their domination. Included
in the spellbinders were some of |
our Texas sons, and daughters.
We say to every one of them,
take your sham “religious toler-
erance" stuff to the Unita Cat-
olica, back to the country where
that propaganda came from. The
I AM A DEMOCRAT, BUT-
<A Contribution i
Pledge: I am a Democratic, but I will not vote for A1 Smith
nor for any man who yielded to his bunch at Houston!
Neither will I listen to any of their campaign thunder. There
are very few people in the south who do not know the difference
between real thunder and wet fizzle. Yes, I am a democrat, but
not of that nasty wet donkey they have made of my old mule. A
dry elephant beats him all holler. . .. But my old Mule! How I
love him! Alas! Alas! for thee! Is he somewhere in green pas-
tures, or has he shrunken into that litt le wet jackass that can’t
lift the pope,a feet off the ground? I hope to find my old mule
some time, but that nasty thing covered up with the pope's
robes with only his tail and the tips of his ears visible, is NOT
MY MULE. All he can do now is bray “farmers relief.
But the farmers have no relief from him.. . America is not hurt.
She has a chance now to rid the country forever of the curse of
of Rum and Rome, and she will do it. If they wouldn't let me
ride MY mule to final victory, 1 can ride the elephant once. (And
by the way that huge old animal haa been purged, had bis blood
purified, pampered, shined and massaged—is alert, sees the way
and is able to keep his head up out of the wet and his tail out
of the mud. It will be pretty good riding—a comfortable journey
marred only by the sadness when I reflect upon the fate of my
old mule).
The National Democratic Convention has insulted the Old
South and put a contemtible jackass in the place of my old
mule. The sober and serious masses of the people will not be
mriled by the fizzle made by the New York wet donkey and his
subtle ability to dominate a minority convention.
No! I have not bolted the party. There is no good old demo-
cratic party to bolt. 1 do not hate, but rather, love and pity the
man who thinks he must stay with Al Smith and his bunch, in
order to be a loyal democrat.
Catholics have more freedom of
worship than you have, and no-
body is trying to deprive them
of their religious rights. But if
that is your mentality towards
those who would safeguard Amer-
ican ideals, go prate your “tol-
erance” to those who subscribe
to the doctrine, first and always,
of unity in church and state; help
them destroy the great public
school system that educated your
parents, yourselves and is to ed-
ucate the generations to cune;
say " t our great system is
wrong and that you indorse the
laws as set forth in the Syllabus
of Pope Pius IX which says:
“The state has not the right to
the direction of the public schools.”
“The church has the right to de-
prive civil authorities of the en-
tire government of the schools.” |
*The Catholic church has the
that ignorant, but if we were, we
wouldn.t be as ignorant as one
who can’t see the danger of this
Roman mentality which has al-
ready gotten too much hold on
this country.
The United States is the only
country that has been suggested
as a more logical place for the
seat of the Vitican. Roman lords
were pleased beyond anticipation
of their fondest hopes at the
reception given, and what they
accomplished in the Eucharistic
Congress held in Chicago in 1926
and they hailed the nomination
of Al Smith as the greatest piece
of world news in s century and a
half, and will resort to boundless
means to bring about hie elec-
tion.
Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibitionists never got a
right to interfere in the discipline in **
of, and choice of teachers for, the
public schools.”
" Education outside of the control
of the Catholic church is a dam-
able heresy.”
Romanism already has hold
enough here; she has balance of
power enough to control a national
democratic convention, without
being given the legal power. 0
yea, we hear you say
He is pledged to that and has SMITH AND ROBINSON
bee.i all the time and says so. RECEIVE NOMINATIONS
Aa for the enforcement plank in ON FIRST BAL1XJTS
the platform, it ia nothing more --
than what Al Smith would have The I >em«cralic National Con-
to swear he would do if he takes vention opened in Houston on
oath of office. Even M. M. • rane Tuesday, about the noon hour,
knows that much, in spite of his and about the same hour of the
statement to the contrary, that's day Friday, only three days, had
the reason we are not afraid to a platform completed and adopt-
tell him what lie told the people ed, a national ticket nominated
to do if they voted for a certain and ready for adjournment. This
fellow in 1918, “go back and has been the quickest and easiest
teacii your children that it is right accomplishment of its land yet.
to lie”, etc. Headlines in the A session was held Thursday
dailies "Al Smith Backs Dry night in which the lengthy piat-
Laws’ should have read "Al form of the party was read and
Smith Turns Back On Dry Ia*ws”. unanumoualy adopted without
An Austin paper which lias favor- an attempt of alteration or con-
ed Smith all along, did c om* out tesi on the convention floor, af-
in “box car" letters. “Al Defies Ur which the first ballot -the
The Dry*”. That is something only one nc.i-s.vary, was taken
for the wets to applaud, the and the New York governor re-
pretending pros to sulkingiy in- cfjyejj votes, about 36 more
dorse, but sincere prohibitionists than the necessary two-thirds for*
will accept the challenge and en- nomination. During the demon-
gage Al with his defiance, in bat- atration which immediately fai-
lle to finub, in spite of party poli- lowed the first balloting, dele-
t***- gates from several other states '
Fai l Taxas Flayed who had cast votes for favorite
The Texas forty vote* were cast “oru- gained recognition and hud
for a worthy native son. Apparent- lh«,r voU* ebanged, giving them
lyshe never yeilded. It wasn’t 10 Smith which swelled his total
necessary, for the two thirds was 10 'otes. I he demonstration
registered without her and some th»’ Mb*#**, including several
of our great dry leaders were (See Convention, last page -)
saved emb.iraasn.ent and exposure
before their constituencies. What 'JBJL -J-wame
a relief’ Smith leaders said long lhtir , ,1Mg united. Tbe cutuUlu.
before the voting, that they had llonaJ LX-nacnU ask nothing
a little more than enough delegates 1Ilore llUn the thing8 y* (^vern-
pledge I for success on first ballot. ,, who i rg„aaeii antl led the
Tntir estimate* was conservative- j UemocraU, plead for
they had it and more. They said m hu umuus back-lo-the-wall,”
they had 23of the I exas votes un- futj|e lig.it in the platform com-
der their control, then they might milt.w- There was no reasonable
have had 25. excuse why these two forces could
The fact that Al Smith was ™* have been un”ed '« »
nominated without Texas, and against a common foe. It
the enemies of prohibition w« proposed by one of the form-
triumphed in spite of Governor « whose i ry record is without
Moody's "famous bark-to-the- blemish, and was rejected by
wall”, lone fight, gives the |>apers ’be leader of the latter as
and his admirers lots to parade, “base and insincere' . Tne leaders
him about, doesn’t lesson the sin ’be former railed tj Mr. Moony
upon our state one bit, because ’wo yean, ago and he was glad to
•omebodv is accountable for th> ’heir help, but seemingly un-
fact that we should have hail an grateful, and out of prejuik*
entire dry delegation, thoroughly which he was willing to put u- *
instructed, to which we were en- two years ago. he chow other
titled and couki have had. instead company and we have the trugic-
of a half wet and half dry dedga *1 results. Before the conventions
tion which would have been ex- •» when the effective work is ac-
paae I, inevitably, hid it been complished and we needed was
necessary for Al Smith’s nom.na- I»rohibiuonist who can stand the
tion. Texas should have been in a acid teU. What we now neeu is
position to set an example. enough prohibitionists who are
.. „ , pro enough to vote that way. If
Too many other state* made . v, ..
.. v. . . . « .. wehavnt got them, the Eight-
the s*me mistake, but Texas the1 _.. . * , . : ,
.__. . * leer,tn Amendment is doomed.
host to the convention, was spar
ei unnecessary embarrass.ne >t. Wednesday, July 4, anniveraa-
Our gov. rnor “stood with hi* »ack ry of our Independence, Al 8mith
to tbe wall pleading and fighting ft^rd his opening guns in a speech
Rather, they have lost ail unless
they can prevent Smith’s election
Some of our lexas politician.'
have already commenced decep-
tion. They are making statements
that tbe nominee is pledged to the
enforcement of the 18th amend-
ment, and that right in the face
of Al Smith's wire of acceptance for a bone dry plank”, alone. >n TAM MAN i H.\LL
in which he restated his attitude when it wa.-> hopeies* and lolly to echoes are re-sounding the cam-
which is nothing leas than that do so, but again we say, upon -sign is on. WHO IS WILL-
“prohibition w fundamentally j somebody's shoulders rests the ING FOR 1HE MUSSOLINI
people think if Al Smith is elected wrong" and that it is tbe “duty deplorable sin of the Tex*» ufy OF AMERICA TO SIT IN
this country would be given to of the lender in the government foi.es bring split aunk * ani GEORGE WASHINGTON S
Rome at once”. No, we are not to point the way' to itsrepea1. mu doty stood in the way <>f -bEAT ?
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