The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, July 21, 1911 Page: 3 of 12
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NEMECEK BROS.
The Sanitary Meat Market
Wc have bought the interest of Rudolf
Nemecek in the Sanitary Meat Market.
And we are wanting all kinds of fat stuff
for butchering purposes. See us before you
■ell.
A & AR NEMECEK
WEST. TEXAS
PHONE 34
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TOBY'S
Practical Business Colleges
WACO, TEXAS NEW YORK CITY
li-rymxl Capital $.30,000.00 School of Coer., IK Fifth Afe,
Bookkeeping, Banking, Shorthand, Typewriting
Penmanship and Academic Departments
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Metropole Barber Shop
Good Workmen and the best of service
Laundry and Baths a Specialty
J. W. VanCleave Proprietor, West, Texas.
WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY
GO TO THE
ST. CHARLES CAFE
Everything Neat. Clean and the Cooking—Just like mother's.
Lunches and Short Orders a Specialty.
R. E. BURNS. Prop.
North Frot St
Everything New and Up-to-Now. Nothing
finer in Central Texas. Special Attention
to Laundry work and Baths. If you are
not our customer, we solicit a trial......
Will Tubb, Proprietor
The Sm«iu»oo» Restaimii
J. Y. SMALLWOOD, Prop.
EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT
Short Orders, Lunches. Fish and Oysters
in Season. Quick Service.
of which would be regarded by them
as an invasion of their personal lib-
erty. They are, besides, an excep-
tionally law-abiding and tax-paying
people. Often their Jails are empty
ami the delinquent tax list unknown
to them.
"The adoption of constitutional
state-wide prohibition. In my judgment,
! would he particularly unwise and un-
safe. In view of the experience of
| such States us Alabama, Maine and
| others, state-«lde prohibition at best
j would be an experiment.”
Senator Joseph W. Bailey in giving
j Ids reasons for being apposed to Its
adoption made the folowing state-
ment:
"After ir'vliig the mutter my anxi-
1 ou.s t' • ht. I fiml that state-wide pro-
i hlbitlon presents me these alterna-
tives. We must either suffer the law
to be openly violated and defied In
many counties, thus bringing not only
that law, but all others Into public
contempt, or else we must enforce a
state-wide prohibition law by abollsh-
J !ng that local self-government In many
counti s. As a citizen, I can not ac-
cept the first alternative, and as a
| Democrat, I can not accept the second.
1 therefore feel compelled to avoid
! both by casting my vote to continue
I our present and excellent system of lo-
| cal option which has already done so
| much and which is certain to do still
j more in the years to come.”
In the opening speech which I made
at Wichita Falls last year as a can-
didate for governor, I made the fol-
lowing statement concerning the en-
forcement of the local option laws:
My Own Position on Enforcement.
“Within the constitutional preroga-
tives of the governor, I will do what
is within my power to see that the lo^
cal option laws and all other statute*
of the State are enforced by the prop-
erly constituted authorities.”
I am carrying out to the fullest my
promise made in the above statement.
Not a single preacher nor politician,
so far as I have heard during this
heated canvass, has charged that I
have not. During my canvass last
summer for the nomination, l made It
plain that I was opposed to the prin-
ciple of prohibition, but favored the
governmental policy of local option. I
stated repeatedly that I did not In-
dorse the principle of prohibition and
would not vote for Its adoption, but
that If I was governor, and the amend-
ment should be submitted and adopted,
1 would do my full constitutional duty
In an effort to see the law enforced.
But I do not hesitate to say, as Cul-
berson and Bailey do, and as the ex-
perience of other states shows, that It
would be most difficult to secure a
satisfactory enforcement of it. In-
deed, I do not think it could be done
except by the most drastic and un-
usual methods—methods which no lib-
erty-loving people should desire.
Libel and Slander,
The vileness of some of the libels
and slanders which are being hurled
now could only find toleration In a
prohibition campaign, intolerance and
misrepresentation Is not argument, nor
good morals, nor religion. Nothing I
have done or contemplate doing In any
contingency, justifies the utterance of
the following slander by a Methodist
preacher at Sherman lately:
"The man who sits In the govern-
or's chair (not fills it) Is a tool of the
liquor trust. When he took the oath
of office he said he would enforce the
laws; when he says on the stump that
If state-wide prohibition carried the
law can not be enforced, he becomes
a constructive perjurer. If he is elect-
ed again your Judiciary will become
debauched. Any courts appointed by
him will be creatures of the saloon,
and the time will come when people
will be afraid to take a case to their
appellate or higher courts. Texas la
In the hands of the whiskey trust, and
men appointed to office by Governor
Colquitt may reasonably be supposed
to be men who at least may be ap-
proached by the saloon Interests."
The above utterance is libelous and
slanderous. Nothing that has ever
taken place justifies It. The fact that
the preacher who gave expression to
these sentiments has several times
been arraigned for immorality does not
lessen the moral obligation resting
upon him to tell the truth. I have
not made a man's view on local option
and prohibition the test of his fitness
for appointment by me. I have ap-
pointed one justice of the supreme
court to fill a vacancy, and while he is
not a prohibitionist he Is almost a tee-
totaller. I appointed three Justices of
the court of civil appeals for the Ama-
rillo district; one of them Is a con-
sistent advocate of local option, one Is
a prohibitionist “all along the line"
and only one of the three Is an anti-
prohibitionist. The views of the three
justices of the El Paso court appointed
by me on the prohibition question, 1
do not know even now, and made no
inquiry about it before they were ap-
pointed. Most of my appointees have
voted for local option In their counties
There are prohibitionists and local
optlonists on the board of regents fOT
the university, and on all the boards
governing the other educational and
charitable Institutions In the State I
have appointed some local optlonlste
or probibitonists. The principals of
all the State normal schools are pro-
hibitionists. I have conceded to my ap-
pointees the same right of opinion on
this question that I claim for myself.
I have appointed more preachers to
office and places of trust than ever
held public stations during any pre-
vious administration, and there aTe to-
day ten or twelve preachers employed
In the State penitentiary system
preaching to and teaching the con-
victs, whereas there were only two
employed heretofore. I believe the
preacher has the highest calling eith-
er from God or man. But he should
not degrade It by libeling and slander-
ing those who differ with him on a
question like this. I am for eccles-
iastical liberty, but l am also opposed
to ecclesiastical abuse and oppression.
This Is merely one sample of Intoler-
ance that seems to be the dally viola-
i tion of the rules o£ the Christian so-
ciety organized by John Wesley.
(Received too late for last week)
Good rain Friday.
Showers on Saturday.
Likewise showers Sunday.
Miss Rosie Janak was at Shiner
Saturday.
Louis Spanihel was in Halletts-
viile Monday.
Joe Matyka was in our midst
Monday night.
Forest and Leslie Willis were
at the barbecue.
Emil Schindler took his dar-
ling to the barbecue.
The S. P. J. S. T. lodge had a
meeting at the Mont school last
Sunday.
John Gerlich and little daugh-
ter, Albina, were in Hallettsville
Tuesday.
J. Fajkus, Sr., of Williamburg
left Tuesday for Wallis for a
month’s stay,
F. Bartos and daughter, Miss
Sylvie, of Ezzle were at Halletts-
ville Monday.
J. E. Jalufka, the merchant of
Moravia, attended the barbecue
at Hallettsville.
Theo Srubar and Miss Mary
Machlicek of Ezzle were in Hal-
lettsville Monday.
J. A. Kutack, M. Z. Orsak and
F. Hollub were in Hallettsville
on business Tuesday.
Souis Sciba of Orange is visit-
ing his parents near Kinkier; he
also attended the barbecue.
Mrs. F. Jirkovsky of Yoakum
spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. A. Benkovsky, at Halletts-
ville.
Misses Albina and Justina
Orsak and their cousin, Miss
Marye Staffa, visited the Sinirak
girls Sunday.
Mrs. F. Pustejovsky of Carnes
City is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Fabian, at Halletts-
ville this week.
The barbecue at Hallettsville
July 10 was just tine, but the
speech of Hon. Method Pazdral
was much better.
Kasro Anibla.
You have had a campaign of
education, and have no excuse to
vote unadvisedly.
FROM OUR CREEK
Plenty of rain I
Charles Prasifka of Brigman
was here Saturday.
Charles Sycora of Elm Mott
was in Tours Saturday, and re-
ports plenty of rain in his sec-
tion.
We enjoyed a game of base ball
here Sunday evening.
Joe Prasifka, Jr., called on
Alois Rauschuber, Sr., Sunday
evening.
Frank Urbanovsky was in West
Friday.
Dr. Currie will move to Tours;
we are glad to have him among
us again.
Those who attended reporta
jolly time at the Leroy picnic.
John Linart spent a few days
with Louis Skopek.
Miss Jennie Chada passed
through our territory Wednes-
day.
Mr. Charanza of Brenham vis-
ited Frank Urbansky Sunday.
Misses Mary and Emilie Pus-
tejovsky passed through Sunday
evening.
Charles Bucanek entertained a
number of friends last Sunday
evening.
Mr. Skarpa of Ross was in our
midst Sunday.
John Barton of Tours took in
our ball game Sunday.
John Seith played ball with us
Sunday; he is hard to beat any-
where on the diamond.
Louie Uptmore knows ‘'What
Are the Wild Waves Saying;” he
has been there.
Several are attending the Cart-
wright picnic today (Thursday)
from here.
Heartbroken.
than
Love laughts at more^^H
locksmiths. A St. Louis woman
with a very pronounceable name,
has just married G. Pappagean-
nakopouloa.—St. Louis Globe-
Democrat.
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NEMECEK BROS., DISTRIBUTORS. WEST, TEXAS.
Wm. Cameron & Co.
Can furnish you with the best Louisiana Long Leaf
Lumber on the Market, B. P. S. Paints, Linseed Oils,
Builders Hardware, Red Picket Fence, and in fact any-
thing that a first-class Lumber Company can handle to
make a complete stock—Come around and figure with us.
We Always Make the Price Right!
Wm. Cameron & Co. Inc.
Rogtr Barton Mgr.
Cotton Carnival
On July 29th the third annual
Cotton Carnival of Galveston will
open and hundreds of visitors
will worship at the shrine of
King Cotton. This exposition
was planned and carried out by
the public spirited citizens of
Galveston for the purpose of in-
creasing the cotton production
and increasing interest in the
South’s greatest staple, and has
been made a permanent organi-
zation, Cotton in every shape
and form wiill be on display ami
a replica of the Galveston sea
wall will be an interesting fea-
ture of the exposition.
Very Serious
It I* a eery serious matttr to ask
tor one medicine end have the
wrong one given you. For this
reason we urge you in buying to
be careful to get the genuine—
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BUgkKkHT
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Terrell, H. B. The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, July 21, 1911, newspaper, July 21, 1911; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth588098/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.