The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916 Page: 4 of 20
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OCCUPATION ISSELLlKin
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114,703 LAWYERS
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CONVINCING THE JUR*
The Public is The Jury
From Whom
We ask a Favorable Verdict
We endeavor to adduce evidence in each sale we make
as to the quality and dependability of our goods, which
should be incontrovertible in your deliberations as to
the place to purchase your needs in the drug line.
GIVE US A TRIAL
Western Pharmacy
THE REXALL STORE
business men need
spirit of'76
•HOULD LEAVE LESS MONEY
AND MORE LIBERTY TO
POSTERITY,
More Rain
Tuesday night a light rain fell
here, heavier on southwest.
Thursday morning the wet (foods
are coming down again in great
shape. Sunshine wouid be more
acceptable at this stage of the
game, but if we are just going
to have rain twice a year, per-
haps it would be well to have a
good one while we are at it.
Seed! Seed!
We have the best Seed Corn,
Kaffir Corn, Dwarf Maize, all
kinds Sorghum Seed. Call at
Elevator. Fuller Grain Co. 29-30
Beds, Springs, Safes, Cabinets
Chairs, Tables, Congoleum and
Matting Rugs, Window Shades,
etc, at bottom prices for cash at
the Big White Store, E. A.
Rogers.
Compare our new line of
hosiery with others.
Racket Store
If anybody owns that pig at
my house, please come and get
him.
Jim Clark,
For Sale- A span of mules and
a span of horses. See Daughtery
& Gorman, the land men, Sey-
mour, Texas.
Union Prayer Meeting
Will be held next Monday
afternoon at the Christian
church. These meetings are
well attended and are interest-
ing and it is hoped that still a
larger attendance may be had
than heretofore.
I New spring slippers for ladies,
Misses and children at Levin-
son's.
Easter Falls on April 23rd.
Now is the time to do your shop-
ping.—Lively & Kellum.
We are as strong as horse-
radish on fishing tackle.
Racket Store
E. W, McGuire writes for his
Banner to be changed to Fare-
well, Texas. Of course we had
rather send it to him nearer
home, but if Farewell is where
he wonts it sent, that is where
we want to send it.
Talking machine records, 10c
and up. Racket Store.
If you want a picture framed,
bring it to the Big White Store.
H. G. Koester of San Antonio
has been employed as expert mill
man by the Seymour Mill & Ele-
vator Co.
New Spring Goods
Men's Dress Shirts .... — to M.25
Good line Men's work Pants from. $1.00 to 92.50
Ladies' and Gents' Underwear from —25c to $1.00
IJnior? Suits from % -- to $1«*>0
Ladies' Dress Goods
Nice Line of Shirt Waist Silk, Serge, Shepard Checks,
Lawns, Linens, Crep#4, Beach Cloth, Flaxon,
Gingham, Percale, Calico.
FIRST CLASS GOODS AT THE
BEST POSSIBLE PRICES
L N. OLIPHINT
County Road Gang
The officers of the County have
instituted a County Road Gang,
beginning last Monday. This
will enable to keep employed all
the convict labor brought about
by persons being convicted in
courts of various misdemeanors
and offenses. Heretofore persons
convicted of offenses less than
felony and being unable to pay
their fines and costs, have been
committed to the county jail un-
til the fine and costs were fatis-
fied by due course of law. This
was getting to be a heavy drain
on the treasury of the
county without any return. Un-
der the new system, these con-
vict! are put on the county road
and are now breaking up rock to
gravel the roads with, and are
making fine progress with the
work. Under a guard this con-
vict labor can be well utilized,
and be made to pay the county
something and should be ma le a
permanent thing.
Seedl Seed!
We have the best Seed Corn,
Kaffir Corn, Dwarf Maize, all
kinds Sorghum Seed, Call at
Elevator. Fuller Grain Co. 29-30
Mexican situation maps
Racket St re
J. H. Huffmeyer went t ballas
Wednesday.
D. F. Goss
Attorney-at-Lav,
Seymour, - i -xas
WICHITA FALLS
Summer Normal and
Summer School
Both series. Hitrh School 'redit
Fquipment and Faculty. 1 jition
and Board at reasonable rates.
For particulars address.
LEE CLA11K
Qood Citizenship Can Build an Em-
pire Upon a Rock.
By J. 8. Cullman
Chairman 'iVxus lOconuinlc I.enguu.
Tho -business men of this country
have bcon accuBod of being coward-
ly, Indifferent and Hellish in tliulr
relationh to government, but tho av-
erago biiHlness man lion perhaps had
less to d»S with ahuplnK the political
policies of tho country than any othor
cluss (ft citizens, and therefore very,
little responsibility for tho present
state of affairs can bo laid at his
door. The moat serious charge that;
oaii be successfully lodged agaluBt
him 1h that he accepts slavery In
proforence to sovereignty In 1i1b cit-
izenship, and there Is nothing so;
dreadful or so difficult to overcome
eh voluntary servitude. But as a
whole ho Is to be pitied rather than
condemned. He cannot teU whether
he 1b honest by consulting ills con-
science. lie must ask his lawyer.
The right to think has been legis-
lated out of him. Individuality has
been torn from bim by law. He is
but a ghost of the citizen created by
the Constitution of the United States.
Not only have liberty and free<lom
become vague and uncertain terms
sublet to contradictory interpret*-,
tlonfl of those who hold office, but)
so complicated has the citizen's re-
lation to government become that1
human rights 1h a floating substance^
moved by the current of legal oplu-i
Ion, and tho remedy Hcb In a more
active, jiatrlotlc and responsible citi-
zenship.
The buslneHs men of this nation
need the spirit shown by tho busi-
ness men of '76, when Robert Mor
rls, the nation's wealthiest citizen
opened hia purse strings and said, "1
will give all I have to my country
except my Integrity," when John
Dickinson tho wealthy farmer stop-
ped forward and said, "It'B my duty
to leave liberty to my children, but
not iny duty to leave wealth to
them," and Benjamin Franklin over
70 ysars of age when called by the
Continental Congress said, "I am old
and good for nothing, I am but the
fag end, taike me lor what you
please."
Men ancj Money Needed
I wSnt men to Join me in the work
of the Texas Economic League in
giving the fag-ends of their lives
and a part of their money to getting
this country back to tho American
■ Ism of WashliiKton and the liberty
of Jefferson. There are mairy of
us In Texas who need to leave less
money and more liberty to our child-
: ren. I believe I make no mistake
j In saying that the general trend of
! business men of wealth in this conn-
I try today Js to reverse the statement
i of Morris, Dickinson and Franklin |
I The readiness with which some of |
our citizens plead guilty to business
crimes, suggest the conclusion that
they are willing to give their country
their Integrity If they can keep their
money, and it seeirvs to be universal-
ly conceded by most business men
that it is their duty to leave wealth
to fhelr children, but not their duty
to lAave liberty to them.
1 am not one of those who believe
that the solution of this problem lies
In business men making laws, hold-
ing offices and fitting upon Juries,
although it is a laudable thing to
do, and a duty that no good citizen
should shirk. This country could
survive tho ordeal If we did not pass
another law for ten years, and it was
never contemplated that the people
should depend upon office holders to
preserve their rights. The contest
for liberty has always been between-
government and the citizens, and bad
government is always the result of
bad citizenship. Neither do I believe
that the liberty and freedom of this
country can be preserved by endow- i
Ing foundations, universities, churches
and libraries. Greece gave us the,
most polished and powerful products
of tho human race, and while the,
I genius of her day was swaying the
world, Ijrnorant savages destroyed
lies government, and led her master
minds captive to foreign countries—
the result of bad citizenship. Pales- i
tine gave us the mlshtiest religious
teachers In ail civilization, and whilq
the world was marveling over her
faith and her miracles, Infidel* nnd
heathens destroyed her Temple and
threw her prophets !n prison- the re-
suit of bad citizenship.
The pages of history abundantly
prove tisat neither the fertility of tho
soil nor the business sagacity of tho
people, are sufficient safeguards for
the preservation of government. Thq
I'tolomfes of Ancient Bgypt eriwt.
jlished a powerful dynasty In the mo.st
j fertile valley on the globe, but It
! withered and died as a result of ba l
I rdtlzenshlp. The mighty Caesar es-
tablished In the floman Empire the
J world's greatest financial center and
i ill nations and all men paid tribute
io the money powers of Rome, but
the nation crumnlrd and fell as a
-esu!t cf bad citizenship. Good clt-
zenshlp can build an empire upon a
rock and bad citizenship will make
| a desert of the most a no*»**••
legal profession
heeds ran
PUBLIC RECORDS SHOULD BE
KEPT OF THEIR TRANS-
ACTIONS.
L^wyeri Are Publlo 8ervanta
(editor's Note!—The following la the
third of u neri6* of nrt1cit»« by J. CuN
llii#tit. Chairman of tho Texas Doonomlo
I.eitKun, on tho Administration of JuHtlco,
to which »ubj«<:t the l.tuguw is uuw uu-
UroMMliiK Ituulf.)
By J, 8. Culllnan.
Thore may be those who regard
tho AdinlnlMtrutloa of Justice as a
matter entirely In tho handB of office
holders, axul not one that concerns
a citizen and that our system of gov-
ernment will hold nocuro tho liber
tloe of the poople regardless of tho
conduct of tho cltlznn. To those who
may feol that there Ib safety in in-
difference, und who place blind con-
IIdoneo in our system and our ser-
vants of govern menL I wan to
quote a paragraph from u statement
rocontly made by Hon. Thoa. R.
Marshall, Vice President of the
United States, as follows:
"Eqi>itable enforcement of the law
can never be made to "rest upon the
office-holder** of tho land. It must
rest upon the individual. It cannot
be said that It Is tho system of gov-
ernment which Is wrong. It Is the
unjust u£e of the system. It haa not
been the use, but the misuse of the
powers of government which has
produced this discontent In the minds
of men."
In a previous article I have sug-
gested that It was the legal profes.
slon which was making tho Temple
of Justice tremble, and stressed the
Importance of hlghor legal ethics as
a source of relief. But the perils
of Hlegalism" neither begin nor end
with disorderly conduct on the part
of unworthy members of the bar. We
have become so legalized that bus-
iness efficiency is largely determine
ed by law, and property rights has
become a legislative prerogative. Thei
subordination of business honor to le-
gal ethics bos not improved the mor-
als of Industry, and It has resulted
in waste, incompetency and insta-
bility. The Constitution guarantees
rights to persons and property, and
government was established to se-
cure those rights, and nowhere in
our Constitution Is a citizen requir-
ed to get from government a per-
mit for liberty or a franchiso for
freedom. They are divine rights.
Tho citizens are tho Joint stock-
holders and ownerB In government,
and it Is for them to define tho
rights of persons and of property.
This government Is ours—yours^and
mine- and we have no right to turn
it over to legal counsel or to farm
it out to office holders. If we are
not willing to discharge our responsi-
bilities as sovereigns, then' we should
change our system of government
and employ a King to run tfrn coun-
try.
A Remedy Suggested
Having engaged In these criticism*
it Is Incumbent upon me to suggest
a remedy. The business intorests
have, during the past quarter of a
century felt the influence of two
powerful forcoe— Regulation and Pub-
licity. While both these agencies
have been misused, they have made
good, and I do not believe there are!
many honest men fn business who
would withdraw them. Their worth,
having been proved, I would apply
them to the legal profession as law-
yers are pnbllc servants, and have as
much of a monopoly on law as ou?
transportation systems have upon
traffic.
Considering the public or se«ni-
public nature of the duties of the
loigal profession, there would seem to
be no further reason why Its affairs
should not be open to scrutiny quite
fia much as applies to corporate bus!-;
news where the National or State
Governments very properly fix or re-,
serve the right to investigate, such
corporate business.
Let the Sunshine In
The lawyer has been quite actfce
In regulating business, and Is no
doubt more capable of working out
the details of regulating his profes-
sion than a layman, but my first Im-
pression is that nil lawyers should
be required to keep permanent rec-
ord of all their transactions, and re*
ixirt annually to some department of
State the name of all clients, com-
pensation received, from such clients,'
and the character of serlvce render-
ed In court or out, and the place
where rendered, and that the public
and the press be given access to
these records.
This nation must depend upon just
men for Justice, and no man asso-
ciated with the Administration of
I est ice should fail to endow his con-
duot. with the influences of publicity,
md no lawyer can afford to dismiss
in opportunity of presenting to his
fellow citizens evidence of righteous
stewardship of his client's welfare,
:>r fall to challenge an occasion of
winning the confidence and esteem of
the people by making public and per-
manent records of convincing evi-
dence of his professional honesty and
Integi.ty. The books of almost a41
business concerns are open to In-
spection of proper officials and why
not let the sunshine In on the records
it the legal#profession?
The regulation of the lawyers le
suggested as first aid" to Justice
ind not as a complete remedy for
injustice.
When your
eyes are ex-
amined here
the work is
done with
the proper
equipment and experienced care
and skill—there is not the slight-
est guess work. Your glasses,
naturally, then, fit properly and
give your vision the help that it
requires.
Our glasses are not to be con-
fused with the "specs" you buy
at a store-our glasses are thoBe
that will give real, beneficial aid
to your eyes.
A. E. RICHMOND
Jeweler and Optometrist
Union Station Park
Dallas has voted|$250.000 bonds
with which to make a park in
front of the new union station.
At the same election it was
voted to bar saloons from the
Dallas Fair grounds and to se-
gregate the negroes of that city.
All kinds linens in white and
colors at Levinson's.
Our line of fishing tackle is
now complete. —Racket Store.
Mrs. M. M. Jouett came in
this week fromUHaskell where
she has been visitingfher brother
and will be here now with her
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Brown.
Pretty new|Springifootwear. —
Lively & Kellum.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized to announce
the following named parties as
candidates for office, subject to
the action of the Democratic
Primary Election, July 22nd 1916:
For Representative 102nd Repre-
sentative District.
BRUCE W. BRYANT
of Haskell
For Judge, 50th Judicial District
JUDGE J. H. MILAM
JO A. P. DICKSON
For District Attorney (50th Judi-
cial District)
BERT KING
J. ROSS BELL
(Of Paducah, Texas)
For District Clerk
G. E. WHITESIDE
For County Attorney
ELMER GRAHAM
W. D. GAMBLE
For County Judge
T. J. MOSS
B. F. BOWMAN
NATG. MITCHELL
A. H. GOLDEN
For County Clerk
J. G. SMITH
S. H. POST
PAUL McLEOD
For County Treasurer
HUGH L. WHITE
JOE BALLEW
SAM HALL
For Assessor
W. S. SCRUGGS
For Sheriff and Tax Collector
W L. ELLIS
JOHN SELF
O. J. NAYLOR
J. B. ADAMS
For Constable, Prec. No. 1
L. E. ROBERTSON
For Public Weigher
J. C. WEBB
JNO. C. HANNA
T. H. FINDLEY
MACK WILBANKS
For Commissioner Precinct No. I
# G. B. MORRIS -
G.R. JONES
For Commissioner Precinct No. 2
JAP L. HALL
(Re-election)
For Commissioner Precinct No. 5
GEORGE HOLMES
For Commissioner Precinct No. 4
W. H. SNYDER
(Re-election)
A. L. McFARLIN
For Justice of Peace Prec. 1.
R. C. JONES
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916, newspaper, April 6, 1916; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth429803/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Baylor County Free Library.