The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1914 Page: 2 of 16
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COL BALI’S
Fire or Tea-Mlle Law.
PROH1BI-
was
TION VIEWS
tabllshed.
National
Submission and Prohibition,
OUR GROWTH
It
Near this
courteous
We cordially invite you to open an account.
FIRST STATE BANK
GUARANTY FIND BANK
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of jealousv, envy, malice.
Ot|r large fire-proof vault is free to the use of patrons and friends
Nntloiml Prohibition.
reso-
and
Read!
■o-
Reflect!
Resolve!
IM
A
Start
Bank Account
a
Many
Why not make the start today
DO YOUR BANKING WI1H US
when
BIG RAKRECl E IT < ANET.
FOR THE LADIES AND CRILDRCM In itself Is enough
proper
4
If a bank or business house shows a steady constant growth «nd
prosperity, there is always a good reason for it.
Large Amount
Which To
<. Try his plan. Your account will re-
ceive proper attention at the—
Capital, $50,000
Surplus, $75,000
Collections
Made
Speedily
at
Favorable
Rates
Is a Local Optionbit, For Submission
and Statewide Prohibition, Bat
Opposed to Waking It
MtionHide or
Statutory.
It lx fair to pro
anti-prohibitionists
SERVICER IT THE BAI*.
TIST
up until 3 o'clock at night
the Heart of Oak plank <
turtle Clark declaring prohibition in-
Democratic. and voted for the subr’I-
tute nlank offered by a statewide p-o-
hlidtionist. Senator Sam Pell Ma- v,
declaring that “A man’s views of P’o-
hlbltlon should not affect his party
standing.*
often
degree
Every
Accommo
dation
Consistant
With Sale
Banking
Methods
Extended
to our
Patrons
That
both
hlbftfon agitation
am
gained his success by grasping every
opportunity that promised a saving
of capital or an increase of credit.
<_’ He carried an account with a home
bank because no other plan of con-
serving his income was so G O 0 D, so
S U R E, or S A F E.
flu
While Waiting
To Save a
With
for °r
prohibition." for |
First National Bank
Bay City, Texas
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Worth 11 " Hl ,"r’ nf the August convention more until the restraining laments arc . ---- ——-----;----------------—-
Bay City Bank & Trust Co.
We Want Your Business Guaranty Fund Bank
Bay City Texas.
have not changed my views nine* that!
time.
The management of the Pastime, al-
ways on the lookout for features that
please and entertain, have secured a
special feature for Saturday night
that Is particularly for the ladles and
children, but one. that Judging from
our own feelings in the raster, most
men are "kid" enough to enjoy our-
selves. This feature la a "beauty”
production of " Hansel and Oretchel,"
the amaslng adventures of the wood
cutter’s child as told In Grimm’s Fairy
Tales. It is In three parts and Is
really a grand opera production of
this beloved fairy tale. "Earlle and
Matey." the two best known and most
famous of all child actors, play the
parts of Hansel and Gretcbel and that
ness
ear i___..
God’s will concerning their life and
knows definitely what God would have
them do as a life work.
4. The ministry (a only one of a
multitude of callings In his kingdom
The gifts of the Spirit are many and
rich, not every one Is given the same
gift or place of service
“But covet earnestly the best gifts".________
He said let there be continual prayer 4rrUkIn< one of the heat ever had
that each of ns may find our Pl*<**J(f| county.
225;
education . j nsalnst
The throe minutes talk, by Messrs. jeers as
liny
determine
of liquor
"If the light in thee be
how great Is that dark-
Slatnlory Prohibition.
I do not favor statutorv prohibition,
and that being mv position I could
not. of course, allow ft to become a
law unless the legislature should pass
It over my veto. Further, I would
not be willing to risk the fate and
snerosa of statewide prohibition upon
a statute around which every political
contest would be fought for years to
come. to the obscuration of every oth-
er public question, and which Its op-
ponents would constantly discredit In
the hope of Its nullification or repeal.
Instead of being reconciled by Its per-
manent place In the constitution.
I shall not go Intn a legal argument
about Its contltutlonallty. Huffler It
to say that the constitution provides
that "the legislature shall Paas ade-
quate laws whereby the voters of any
county nr subdivision thereof, city nr
town, may from time to time vote to
determine whether the sale of Intoxi-
cating liquors shall hr prohibited
with snch prescribed limits."
I do not believe that the legislature
can obey the constitution which com-
mands them to allow the people of
counties. subdivisions, cities and
towns to vote on any question by pass-
ing • statute that they shall not vote.
My petition on statutory prohibition
la not a new one. At the great prohi-
bition roily at the Pallas State Fair.
October Id. 1ft*. I declared my belief
that statutory prohibition could not
be had so long as our local option laws
rrmaloed In the constitution, and I
Never was there a more Ideal pic-
nic dny than yesterdav. Clear and
cool, no blustering winds, no threat-
ening rain, nor anything else to mar
the pleasures nor the program, and
as a consequence the big barbecue on
was a huge success from every
view point.
One of the biggest crowds that ever
gathered at a picnic In Matagorda
County was present yesterday and ev-
eryone bail a fine time.
The program was very Interesting
and conducted In a splendid style.
There was a quantity of the very
choicest barbecued meats, consisting
of hogs. cattle and goats, which amply
fed the great throng.
All the candidates were on hands
and regaled the attentive crowds with
reasons why they should be elected.
Baseball, foot races, comic races
'and many other amnaements were af-
forded and altogether the whole un-
brewcry and liar room interests by
laws which will run the gauntlet of
♦he courts, that even they will be
asking to let the people vote.
If the amendment be submitted
pending Its fete. I shall take up other
public business. Including amend-
ments to our election laws that will
help us to get a fair election, hon-
•atly conducted and returned, and
prevent the liquor Interests from us-
ing nionej- as they did In 1911 to over-
ride the will of the people.
If submission does not carry. 1
shall regard It as the expression of
the will of the people to postpone the
question of statewide prohibition nnd
shall proceed to deal with the liquor
question by such regulatory laws ns
In mv Judgment and the judgment of
the legislature are lawful and which
will best minimise the evils of the
The Successful Man |
Regretting our inability to handle
Col. Ball’s Greenville speech In full,
we must content ourselves with a re-
production of his prohibition views
as we feel that this one subject in-
terests more people than any part, or
even all, of his opening address. It is
as follows:
To accomplish the same purpose
’ftat statutory prohibition would hav‘
has been urged by many that we pass
a five or ten-mile law, that la, pro-
hibit the sale of liquor within five or
ten miles of any school supported In
whole or in part from State funds.
While the legislature could pass a
law to prohibit the sale of liquor
within such a distance from a school
house or church as to remove a nuis-
ance, a five or ten-mile law would be
statutory prohibition in effect, as it
would deny practically every county
or town In this State the right to vote
from time to time to
whether or not the sale
should be prohibited.
It would be lawful to circumscribe
the sale of liquor In any one of the
subdivisions named, but ft would not
be lawful to destroy the constitutional
right of these subdivisions by such a
measure, so that liquor could not be
sold In any way therein, even if a
majority of the qualified voters so de-
sired.
I do not believe that we could get
around the constitution indirectly In
this way, any more than I believe
that we could hit. It full in the face bv
statutory prohibition, and I could not
sign such a law If ft were passed.
1 have been asked as to both of
these propositions If I could not sign
[them If passed and let the courts de-
cide. I would be willing to do this if
I were in doubt about their constltu-
tlonalitv, but convinced as I am I
could not, of course, pass up my oath
of office for judicial decision.
We can close saloons at fi or 7
o'clock, or close them altogether, by
a sealed package law We can take
them out of residence districts and bv
appropriate legislation about which
there can be no doubt, do the best we
can until we get the constitutional
amendment. We can purify our elec-
tion laws and prevent the liquor in-
terests from controlling our politics!
The call to service comes nl-'flne Weather Insured Record < r"wd
From All Pari* of the
County.
recommendation
as to the quality of the picture. It’s
worth while, so bring the "kiddles*"
and give them a treat and there will
be no extra charge for the secret en-
joyment you will yourself get put
of it.
"The White Squaw." a trilling 101
Bison western drama, and another of
those laugh producing Joker come-
dies, A Pair of Bears." will complete
this wonderfully pleasing picture pro-
gram. The Pastime Solo Orchestra
will have a special musical program
and five sets of fine china will also
be given away on thia night. Alto-
gether, it Is a "corking" good show
and too good to miss for the low
prices of only 5, lb, and 15 cents.
I am for submission and for con-
stitutional statewide prohibition, and
until we can wipe out the liquor traf-
fic In Texas by constitutional amend-
ment I favor minimizing Its evils by
all proper measures which will better
regulate the business ami keep those
engaged in the traffic from corrupt-
ing or controlling the politics of this
State or of any county In it.
I have no sort of patience with the
idea that prohibitionists are fanatics |
with but one Idea, nor with the de-
mand upon the part of the liquor In-
terests to "let us alone and we will let
you alone.” who. under the Inspiration
of the breweries and liquor dealers, In
the State and out of the State, are
continually agitating the prohibition
question by paying poll taxes for vot-
ers, meddling in politics and pulling
off local option election in numbers
of dry counties whenever there seems
a chance to catch the prohlbitfonlts
napping.
We are going to have submission on
our ballots In the July primaries and
I shall do my utmost to help carry It.
If It carries and the legislature re-
fuses to obey the will of the people, I
will try and make It so warm for the
, , , , . . .
a Dollar Gets Away
If a man
nrogress In evil regardless of |
overcome and It breaks out
nlank which was adonted at Snnj|ke n wild prairie fire, syeeping ev-
I concede the right nf anv erythlng before It. and finally becomes
"Jake of fire, where their worm
not and their fire is not
Ample resources, conservative management and
treatment to all patrons—irrespective of the size of their accounts
—have contributed to the success of this Institution.
i Hie HeuKM rHtlc iiartv to •’ *n unmitigated evil and none claim jf thin he only figurative language
prohibition and tn destroy 'here Is anv virtue In It. but T denv how terrible must he the reality ti-
hts. The prohibitionists of their rleht to any that n man can not .self: if only a shadow, how fntoler-
be a Democrat nnd vote to wipe out able must be the substance,
the saloons anywhere upon God's makes
ton.ntnni where children arc born, men the good Influence nronnd him. how
and women live, where homes ar< 'much greater will be the tendency to
hullded. schools taught or churches' py|] when these influences are with-
erected. | drawn. This downward progress
(continuing forever Is called in the
I Bible ''the bottomless nit.”
.... I Ven- seldom, said the speaker, do
TARERMCLE. 1 preach on this subject, for I do not
• ove to dwelt on the unnlensnnt thing’
Number present In Sunday school, of thia life, hut It Is lust as necea-
offering, |8.40 for ministerial J sary thrt we shall point out and warn
the evil elements and dan-
ft la that health officers shall
(subject, "Bearing Our Cross;" J warn the people acnfn’t the lurking
Sutherland, cn "Counting the Cost;":disease germa that threaten our bodies
Democratic Prohibition,
Within the ranks of the Democratic
party nearly 200 counties have been
made dry under Democratic laws, and
the evils of the liquor traffic greatly,
lessened, and all because of the pro- I the way for idolatry and wrought the
The charge that 1 (destruction of the Hebrew nation.
trying to commit the Democrat!' s our present great enemy and is the
nartv to either State or National pro-j beginning cf hell on earth.
hlbftion is in face of my record. g an allied element of hell known as
1n 1989. ns a member of the nlat ••darkness,” often spoken of In its
form committee at Fort Worth. I sa' uperlatlve degree as “outer dark-
t fl "Min" ness." This element is responsible
offered ’>y I for all of our doubt skepticism and
mistrust. This ia the undiscovered
unknown quantity in all our spiritual
equaslons. the unconquered In our
rear. This element appears at first
as onlv a fleck casting a shadow on
the landscape of our earthly existence.
_________„ I then a cloud of darkness deepening in
In 1909. at San Antonio, when th' otlr horizon Is covered by its black-
prohlbltlonists were In control of '’’*!ness and we are enveloped in outer
State convention. I urged the plank |d<»r'cnesa.
declaring that “the Democratic psr‘v jderkne**.
was not thereby committed for "r ness.”
iagainst statewide prohibition.” fori The fire
which the prohibition majority in that and hate |« an element of hell that
'convention unanimously voted. burns in the heart and conscience of
After I am nominated In the Tttlv men |n this life. This exists as a
.nrfmarlea and submission has carried rankle in the soul, burning more and
for the resolution if they saw fit.
I am a firm believer in State’s
rights, but do not assent to the views
of many of my friends who believe
that advocacy of National prohibition
Is equivalent to advocating the de-
struction of State's rights. There is
ample room for debate as to its wis-
dom, and for objections to it as an
unnecessary or unwise reaching out
of Federal power, but National pro-
hibition could never come except In
the manner provided by the States
when the t'nion was formed,
method requires two-thirds of
houses of Congress to submit and
three-fourths of all States to ratify
any amendment to the consitutlon.
and this plan was assented to be the
States when our government was ex-
it would, therefore, be no
more subversive of States’ rights to
adopt National prohibition In that
wav than it was to amend the consti-
tution so as to elect United States
senators by direct vote of the peo-
ple.
The action of the Fort
meeting In endorsing the joint
lutlon for submission of a constitu-
tional amendment for national prohi-
bition has caused some Texas prohi-
bitionists to become alarmed, and
anti leaders are declaring It an effort
to commit “ ~
national i
State's rights.
Texas will no more seek to commit
the Democratic party either to na-
tional or statewide prohibition than
they would allow the Democratic
party to be committed to the doctrine
that democracy stands for the li-
censed sale of liquor anywhere In
these United States.
I believe a democrat can advocate
or oppose either local prohibition.
State prohibition or National prohibi-
tion. and 1 do not believe it to he
business until Texas gets rcadv to dis-1’’ro’w*r ,o * democrat's position
solve partnership between saloon and, n ‘iw'sHon a teat of hfs dcmoc- i
State.
There are differences of opinion
among prohibitionists Upon questions
of law nnd methods of procedure as
tn the moat effective wny to deal with
the liquor q newt ton
hlhltionlsts and
alike that I should define mv position
regarding some of th* measures up-
on whch such differences have arisen.
Chelf among them are statutory pro-
hibition. the five nnd ten-mile law.
sealed package law and national pro-
hibition.
I racy.
As for myself. I have never aligned
myself with the National prohibition
'movement. I have no sympathy with
I the legalized liquor traffic In nny
State in this Union, but I believe It
best to treat the State as the social
unit and by State prohibition, adopted
by State authority, drive out from
their borders the business of selling
liquor.
The National government has al-
ready practical? surrendered the
control of liquor selling In dry terri-
tory to the States, and that has gone
far to remove objections to th* abil-
ity of the State to properly deal with
the question because of Interstate
commerce laws I expect a bill to be
passed by congress In the near future
to provide against the Issuance of
licenses to dealers In liquor In dry
territory.
Having these views, I can not join
with the large army of ardent prohi-
bitionists tn a campaign for national
prohibition While I think they are
clearly within their rights In espous
Ing the cause of national prohibition,
I do not think It the wisest and best
plan by which to drive the liquor
traffic from all the States, but 1 do be-
lieve the way to do It Is to vote It out
State by State.
It mav be claimed that I should
have declared myself upon National
prohibition at the Fort Worth meet-
ing. or opposed the passage of the
resolution offered The Fort Worth
meeting was c»1le(| to endorse a can-
didate for governor and the county
mass meetings had declared with
practical unanimity for me The Fort
Worth meeting carried out their
wishes and after I had made my (
speech of acceptance. In which I did
not declare for National prohibition. (
the resolution asking Congress was
presented by that great temperance
advoente, Mrs. Nannie W Curtis.
I knew the resolution was going to
be preaented. because she showed ft to
m*. I did not object, and I had no
right to object, as It was entirely
for th* delegates there to »ot*
n the church and that the church
nay continually discover those whom
God has called into special service.
“As the Father Hath Sent Me, Even
So Send I You." was sung by the
choir as a special number and
very fitting to the message.
We wish that many more could
have heard Bro Morrison Sunday eve-
ning on, “Elements of Hell." The
following is a mere sketch of his ser-
mon.
We have a great deal of speculation
on the subject of punishment. The
things that are known are revealed
n the Scriptures. We know any ob-
ject by an acquaintance with its con-
stituent elements, especially those ele-
ments which are tangible and begin
In this life.
Among these elements are Igno-
rance, mental and spiritual darkness,
guilt, anguish, mental contrast and
lost opportunities or regret, which
finds Its fullest expression in remorse.
Ignorance lays the foundation for
the greatest disasters of the individual
or nation. “If they had known,” was
the element of destruction underlying
the greatest calamities in church or
State during the days of prophets and
apostles. This element at the hase of
deception Induced the first sin, paved
of the Democratic party, favoring th-- finally
same i ‘
Antonio.
Democrat In Texas to vote to keen | a
onen saloons in all this State or anv dleth
nart of It. although I regard the saloon quenched.”
!;•’ an unmitigated evil and none claim ‘ if this b<
Anderson. "Txising Eternal Life." were I with dfsesse nnd for the further res-
fine. son that spiritual health Is more es-
Hro, Morrison'* sermon was Inaplr- scntlsl to our being than physical i
le t and helpful to nil who heard ft strength.
His sublcct was. "Finding Our Place.” , The doctrine of judgment and sep->
Text, "f magnlfv my office.” Romans ! aratlon Is practiced by every prudent
11:13. housewife In separating from the help-
lie said the office of Paul Is set fill things the hurtful, by th* prudent j
forth In his call to the ministry. The farmer, merchant and every profes- j
apostleship tn the Gentiles was the Bion and calling. Our Civic League,
special season for his salvation—and and council has just urged Bitch a
call to th* work of preaching the separation, adjudging hurtful things to
Gospel. the trash heap of our city, that we |
Paul 1s not nn exception ns Samuel, mav nnt have damage from them.
Isaiah and many other Illustrious ex-j There was a hearty response from
amples shown us. I the audience as a great number gave
1. Each disciple when saved la,their hand, saying that their earnest
saved for a special work. "They are desire was to be cleansed from every
created In Christ Jesus unto good element of evil, ],
works " Finding our special place j
and work ia second only to our sal-
vation. if not Indeed a part of It.
2. ’
most always at the time of our con-
version. An impression, pointing out
the life work, as definite as our con-
viction for sin and conversion to God.
accompanies the salvation of many
disciples even of this day.
3. If the call to service ft not def-
initely known, it may he known by
praver and fasting, confession nf sin.
by the Impression made on your f*l- Caney
low disciples and by special blessings
In certain lines of work In Christ’s
kingdom,
The only reason that we do not
have such constant abiding Impres-
sions Is a heart surfaced by worldH-
i and blackened by sin. An open
and tender heart hears and feels
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1914, newspaper, April 24, 1914; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1309765/m1/2/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.