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4 66USTOKAIr08TtpmDAY MORNING. JULY4 10. 1908.
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Democratic Anti-Submission (Club
OF HARRIS COUNTY
To the Democracy of Harris County:
There are more than 150 counties in Texas that have obtained prohibition
under the Local Option Law and there are some prohibition precincts in nearly
every county in the State. The laws have been written to give the widest pos-
sible opportunity lor counties and precincts to prohibit the liquor traffic if they
desire to do so.
It has been the policy of the State to apply the principle of Home Rule to
the liquor traffic and under Home Rule the 245 counties are dealing with the
liquor traffic just as the people of the counties or precincts desire it dealt with.
That is the Democratic way.
In what respect can the situation be improved by a change? What good
could possibly come of people of 150 counties who have what they want forc-
ing upon the remaining counties what their people do'not want? The people of
the counties where the liquor traffic is prohibited voted it out because they were
convinced that it was best for them to do so. And just so people living in other
counties have preferred to regulate the liquor traffic and permit it because they are
convinced that it is the best way to deal with the drink evil.
Who are the best judges of what is best for counties like Harris Galveston
Fayette Bexar Travis Austin Dallas Jefferson El Paso and others that might
be mentioned the people who reside in these counties or the people who reside
in distant counties?
No one will contend that the people of Fannin Lamar or Kaufman are more
intelligent than the people of Harris Fayette or McLennan. There is no.reason
to believe that the people of Hui or Denton are more intelligent than are the peo-
ple of Jefferson and El Paso.
The intelligence and enterprise of a people are usually manifested by the re-
sults they accomplish and in every respect the people of the counties where regu-
lation prevails have shown themselves good and progressive citizens and capa-
ble of do ing great things.
Above all things they have shown themselves capable of self-government
and that is the test of high patriotic citizenship. And if they are capable of
self-government then the people of other counties who prefer to deal with the
liquor traffic differently should esteem it a privilege to go to the polls on July
25th and say by their ballots: "Let the people of the license counties manage
their local affairs just as we manage ours. We would resent it if it were pro-
posed for the license counties to vote license upon us regardless of our wishes.
Under present conditions people of every precinct in Texas have what theywant.
Change the present system and one portion of the people would have their
wishes respected by law while another portion would have their desires ob-
structed their economic conditions impaired their political conditions plunged
into confusion and their moral conditions rendered chaotic.
One portion of the people would have gained nothing socially politically
morally or commercially while the other portion contending with conditions in
constant conflict with public sentiment would suffer socially politically com-
mercially and morally without gaining one compensating benefit.
We make no plea for the liquor traffic. We demand the Democratic privi-
lege of dealing with a great social problem according to the dictates of reason
and in the light of human experience.
We demand the Democratic right of deciding for ourselves what is best
suited to each community just as the people of other counties the
ratification of the present constitution enjoyed the Democratic
what was best suited to their environment.
Local Option is consonant with social and moral progress because
guards that abiding respect for law upon which civilization rests.
Prohibition is a form of suppression that incites contempt for law because
it invades personal rights which the citizen holds sacred.
Local Option is liberty regulated by law; Prohibition is law regulated by
tyranny.
Local Option is government by reason; Prohibition government by emotion.
Local Option is Democratic individualism; Prohibition is paternalism.
Local Option is liberty diffused amng the people; Prohibition is tyranny
concentrated in the State.
Under Local Option Tennessee ha9 banished saloons from every county
in the State but three. Under Prohibition the saloon flourishes in the State of
Maine. Lo-cal Option has brought the liquor traffic under control throughout
the South and has minimized its evils.
Local Option has proved its utility in Texas. Prohibition would destroy
or greatly impair the good it has accomr 'ashed even in the counties which have
banished the saloon under the local option law.
Do not letyour emotions stifle your judgment and common sense. Hold
on to Local Option the worth of which has been demonstrated by experience
and avoid Prohibition which has been a miserable failure wherever tried.
PROHIBITION IS THE MOST VICIOUS FORM OF STATE TYRANNY
jonathan lane
t. h. McGregor
b. a. riesner
f. a. heitmann
james a. radford
j. m. geiselman
g. m. bailey
jos. f. meyer
h. m. garwood
H. B. RICE
ALEX. KIAM
ED KIAM
D. A. HAGERMAN
HENRY S. FOX
HENRY S. FOX JR.
P. C. SCANLAN
D. RICE
C. L. BURNS
J. S. BONNER
BEVERLY D. HARRIS
W. V. LAURAINE
W. M. McKINNON
E. RAPHAEL
L. A. HAMBURGER
H. HOLTKAMP
O. L. COCHRAN
JOHN H. KIRBY
SAM LEWIS
P. B. TIMPSON
W. R. ECKHARDT
JAMES SHELTON
E. H. HARRELL
J. T. GIBBONS
EDMOND BROWNE
JULES HIRSCH
J. J. SWEENEY
MAX TAUB
THOS. B. McCARDELL
HYMAN LEVY
J. N. TAUB
J. MORRIS
C. C. LEWIS
T. PILLOT
JOHN McCLELLAN
J. B. ADOUE
H. A. WILLRICH
P. D. FOLEY
GEO. N. TORREY
W. C. CONNOR JR.
B. F. BONNER
R. A. BOND
E. H. BISBY
Deepwater Texas.
SAM PERRYMAN
JOSEPH E. BROWNE
A. Y. AUSTIN
G. A. MISTROT
JAMES HAYS QUARLES
H. H. FRANKS
JAMES APPLEBY
T. A. CARGILL
GEO. P. BROWN
E. J. HUSSION
DAVID DALY
DAVE F. BURKS
J. HORNBERGER
JULES SETTEGAST
JAS. ANTILL
HEADQUARTERS 214 Main Street Phone 809
MONEY FOR CROPS
TIXAS BANKS DO NOT HAVE TO
SEND EAST FOR IT.
Trice of Cotton Is Put in General
Circulation and the Bankers Get
Back All They Pay Out.
(Houiltn Part SM.)
Al'STlN. Tfins. July iVr-Dr H. P.
rwiliiH.t. president of tha AMUn National
ln n k . pnl.l today tl.lt tha ASMtln banks
w'.Il not liavfi to net i East for money to
1.i:ii1I the I'littmi t-ropt If the crop
Is pKi'fclH to I'P ni. unaaniajljr lares on
tills yml Ho )! tl !' -nouirIi
l AiiRtln to li.n . . y bls M o6lton that
win ! itoukm to n i tty.T
Si''ukln of the nattar. . JJr. Wllm.it
ifian buvs
joo I'rIok of cotton n tha trt )!
kIi.h clocks lo i lo- illftereM people ho
buys from nn.l lin y hank for
tnt iirv Somi'lllneB t .nJT 6PU It anine-1liii-H
thev pay th" : bU oftener
epciiil It with II"' I mWhints. In
tin- mil o K.-n.-iai i rat J hnre f It
ta. k In n i- K' ' t Jroin the
mini who hoiiKht tin- ottiin for the monev
we have let I. Im hi we) Slt to our
l'n-li-iii i-orresponili i i and H M collected
In Its ilue loiimi- yott V'We 1() net
i m to Import limn to ipaJMM the cot-
ton crop." . J
News Notes of AjUtU.
AUSTIN Texas. Ji 1 railroad
ruinmlaalon l wltho" JIWsi Com-
mlsslonrr Colquitt IwwinK lft tho city
latt tiIkM for Norlh Tcxhs ri buslnrss.
Walton 1'ptf.M MiM'rctury if tin Klrlmrd
M. Wynne rnm;niK" ''UiinilUro passM
through Austin last nlKht on rout to
Fort Worth from CoIIr Station. While
here he haM t hat t here Is little doubt
as to the result of the attorney Kener&l'a
race Colonel Wynne being assured of a
magnificent innjorltv
Colonel K T. M liner commissioner of
agriculture in expected to return to Aus-
tin tonight
The local lot life of Klks will wear badges
at the reunion in Pallas next week hear-
ing the picture of Covernor T M Camp-
bell. The bndgen are t iv handsome and
will llkoly be in great demand by vlaltlng
Klks from other State.s as both the Stato
house and the governor appear upon
them.
New Texas Corporation!.
(Hcmgfon rott Sfiiiol.)
ACSTIN. Texas. July Chartered to-
day :
' I-yrlc Theater company of Hnnatnn:
capital stork $li000 Incorporator- John
IUckey. I-ouie i Itls-slnger ami I (una
Wi lght Purpose eret t lin am! mainten-
ance of a play house.
(irand Temple- and Tabern acle of th
Bona and 1 laughters of the People's AM
Association of the Slate of Texas. Con-
roe no ..ipltal slock ItiorporalnrH J.
A Washington. L I. Iluna. C. Will-
lam and ot hei s
Santa Maria Mutual Canal company of
ItrowjiBvllle. 'Rmerou count y . capital
lock iJti.fluo In 01 poi atot s Frank Kabh
W. A. McNeil and F. W Klbbo.
Appointmenti to Normals.
ACRTIN. Texas. Julv 9 -Captain W.
R . Davie secretary of state announces
the following normal appointments:
Sam Houston Normal - Mia Bessie
Davis of Crockett. Mis Kffle Coo.k of
Austin. Miss Hubr Ulnef of Woodvllle
Mis Hula Fdgar of Cuero J I. ltur-
i oiis of H unt svilli- Owen I . iraham of
M llano c. K. li.Lrnos of Chester. Miss
Willi.' Mae Stout of Auguata Mlia Win-
nie (irlgg Ciroveton
Soutliwst Texas Normal Miss Ger-
trude llohson of 1 o ken ridge Miss Mary
(Jrav of Calvort Miss Sallle Hughes of
Haskell Miss F.dna HI n key (f Temple.
Miss H.-il.ih F ana of Pontotoc. Miss
j tattle Martin of I rlft wood. Miss Fffie
Moom of Jewett. tieurg-e -" Howard of
leine. W J Carndl of Godley.
North Texas Nornutl -Miss i.ertrude
Jlrandes ot Cltftoi. M ls l.outse Crose -close
of Farmers lllo M in Ftnma N I. h-
ol of l'ei.loii. Mrs. F.l.lle Ktephens of
liuckner. Albert Stewart of Juiirll'.i;. p.
C. Tn'.or of CIs o. J F. Oranstaff if
Hprlnt-twn. J F. VaUn of Shannon .
P. Cok of It-yd.
Reports From Counties.
H uston rMf .VftvioJ.)
AT'STIN. Texas. Julv 3 About twenty-
five counties have reported their assessed
valuations to the comptroller and nearly
every one of them shows a material in-crefi-e
over last year's figures None of
the Impel- counties have been received.
JSlyet es I ' In g the most valuable which
has rep"! trd up to (his time
Bonner in Austin.
Al'STlN. Texas. July 9 J H Ponner
of Houston Is a visitor 1: Austin t hi
nioinliig having buslneM hti lth fiiv
4 if I lie St ate depart incut s Mr I ton iter
hns sutuntt te1 a Mil l the rate jmr-
bl.l t-
having agent on '1I and U tnti lotted In
the n in d of contract for the fuinlshlnsr
f this fuel.
American Brewery Pays Taxes.
APSTIN. Texas. July 9 Anions; the
corporations paying gross receipt taxes
today wu the Amrhmn Brewing
elation of 11m
upon the rio-
ending June
beginning Jn!
quarter anion -v
taxes paid lis.'
' 'n. the am ount be'n g
icceiptM for the (inart.T
r.d to ctn-er the nhtrliT
The re -etpfs f.tr If -'
d to $91804 M and t:.u
Dr. Bmmby Returns.
AFST1N. T
Itmniby. Stat
this morning f
pol l s liil ivh
gootl lie U a
h will rcin.U
the time In
tiunrtl i tl.ei'
geon geneial
(T v 't n foil Special )
s. July 9.- lr
l.eallh officer
t i't
M.
rn.d
"I Houston. Wl.i'l" ':e t -
llld KHIl'l.'ll -..! .1 -MS
fir I.eon Spi ti k;-. w! . ie
during the i t ! .if
' : h the Tcxa- N .i : . iii.il
ie doctoi Irelllg t!.e nui -
' l ha guard.
Warren Is Buried.
Al'STlN. T v.ia. July 9.- The re-ml"
of Claude W ren. the former A: '::
tMty who wn-i l !lleV in Houston i -d:iy.
reaclotl ! -e this morning und n
interred ti ls . ' ternooii.
Is Issued a Permit.
it'
AI STIN. I
Ma hlm r a
1 rilV tf CI
to. lav tilled
tie S'ate F
bo at F! P.i-
.f-s Pott Stfctai.y
is. July 9 The Am. r! :in
Kngine4Tliig com tn - v of
- apit.illjed at p"" n
permit t d-. l.-.'n.-is 1 .
Texas hcadi.u.u (t : a w . ;
CASTOR I A
For InianU and Children.
The Kind You Hate Always Bought
Bears the
Blgnaturo of
CAMPBELL'S DATES
WILL CLOSE CAMPAIGN WITH
HOUSTON SPEECH.
Is to Go Into Dallas the Birthplace
of Opposition for Speech Just
Before July Primaries.
(H-mton Post SfteiaL)
AISTIN Texaa. July 9 Governor
Th.on.is M Campbell will address the
cltlxriis of Houston on July 24. the day
tef.'ie the democratic primary election
on the Isj-.it's of th campaign now on.
In win. !i he U being otuxiscd for re-
ele. il.m t-y Hon. It U W lldams
( :i Julv Ul he will HiidieKs the cltl
z. i.i if I'.ilitis and this sM-e h will proh
ah' v be cue of the best which he will
tle'.i er dm lng the t tinu ulgn due to the
f . t thHt the ppo.sp 1--n to his re .-Ir-ti-
!i started In tt.Ml city
i Ml.': tlates w; Ich hne nt heretofore
1 . ii aniitiunced u e it.s follows Staui-
t.l July b. J 1j 1 1 1 1 1 1 July Itt. Uian
I Hood conn: Julv IT. Cumplell
It i.i "imty. Jil In. Pai is. July ;o. ami
. -hen vllle. 1 ;ra t !i ci uiit v July 2?
1 1 ;iernor s speiiklng dittos up to
M-n'.t. July l.i wlici h will web'omft
1' :w lo Pallas and t Texas have
t -i p: e l-uisly mentioned In these col-
i. ii. i. -
Putting in Phone System.
A1T Texas. July 7 - Tha Fanners'
1'rd.m people ir putting them In a first
class phone system. It will toon b a
t erf ret network nf Unaa all over Cheo-
ee county '1 lie Alto system has al-
roadv in-arly 30 phone In op ration lly
the first of September next ihey hope ii
tiavA 3t"t phones connr. ted with the Alto
T'nlon phone e . ha n u which 1? f r ec to
all. U'lien thev km good connection with
tha Southwestern system they will hao
one of the best exchanges In this whole
count ry
GUFFEY COMPANY PURCHASES.
Concern Is Buying Extensive Hold-
ings at Spindle Top.
(H.utfln l'. .t SfVt-uA)
PBAPMONT. Texas. July S -The J.
M. Ouffev Petro'eurn company. It can b
at h ted reliably hns for seme time past
adopted the policy of making purchase
of oil properties tn t 1 e oldT Texas and
Ijoulstnna o!l fit-Ids This was reflected
In the pun i aso of the Heywood propsr -ties
at Jenntngi some time ago. and now
the Jutfey t-u.pari !-i said to be mak-
ing exteiiMw pur !ii -cs m Spindle Top.
hu Ink ui the h.lti:ngit of u number
of Individual producers while a deal Is
shIiI t be -tn lor the purchase of the
Hull nnd Ahercroinhlo hoh lings on Spin-
d .. Tp by this company and another
and larger detl l- sa'd to .v pending
widt h :f oiiMimtnated. will Involve the
convex nin e tf five or six oil wells and
a . -oiLsiderable tract of land at Spindle
Top.
ATTACKED BY WILD HOGS.
One Member of Party Shot While
Making for Tree.
(fen roit Sfftial )
COKPI S CHItlSTl. Texas. July S Yes
terday afternotn white McMKrs J. dm Pln-
negan. M M 1 olson and a part v f
eight friends were hunt Ins; In a thicket
near the mud bridge la the vicinity of
Flour Bluff they came upon a reritmbh
nest containing about fiOO javellnaa I wild T
hogs i. which took after them. $
All the "hunters emptied both barrel 1
of their guns Into the bunch of Javelin am. -jf
which seemed to come from every dlno-if m
Hon and killed about fifteen of the hogs
This Infuriated the animals and they '
made for the hunters who fled to ths)
nearest trees. -..
Mr. FTnnegan waa crawling up a DMr
quite tree and dragging his gun after hbn 1
when the weapon waa discharged tear
Ing the thumb and part of the wrist of-ivtfcj
ids left hand almost off while twenty-4 4:
eight of the shot lodged In the left ata'V.v
of his face. -jtvti
Pr. Lkdge was summoned to attend th( 5
wounded man and. accompanied by Dr. $
Forbes he went down In hla auto arrlv-" .
lng ther about 2 yesterday after noon 1
The wounded member waa treated and t
bandaged and at midnight Mr. Flnnegasl J
arrived here In a wagon and waa taken
to the Snohn hospital.
Outside of lelng badly scared by lha '
presence of so many wild hogs at on j
time the other members of the party j
escaped without Injury. Early yesterday I
morning before they came upon the hogs
the party encountered ami Kinea a iargj
Mexican lion It seems that wild gam
Is plentiful In the vicinity of Flour Uluff.
Htrayed or stolen from Or. T. S f
I tunam. Spring. Texas a bay horsa .
about if years old. about 10 hands higbg M " 1
no hi and no slupe--. furetop cut out short J i
Hume wire cut on ftoth front feet otif f
)i:d foot white. $10 reward. A. R. Andef jT
Bon sheriff Huns county Texas. f
Chikl Injured in Runaway.
. 11 r... rM
M'KINNKY Texas. July 8. Charll'i
tli 1-vi'ni "M non of Mr. and Mr. BL
A. Hui-k of Fort Worth was Mrtoosl
hurt In n runaway asnMrnt har t4af.
The Injurlea may prava (tuL .
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