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Texas State Library
JACKSBORO GAZETTE
VOLUME XXXIII.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY AUGUST 8, 1912.
NUMBER 10.
The Jacksboro National Bank HOT TIME IN OLD ^
1.1
NO. 7814.
Capital $30,000.00. Surplus $10,000.00
W. A. Shown, Pres.
E. W. Nicholson, Vice-Pres J. G. Mullens, Vice-Pies.
Wm, Turner, Cashier.
tures of which will probably not be
agreeable to Gov. Colquitt, and the
e ection of a Scate Executive Com-
mittee to its liking.
It ;S true' that before the prima-
ry elec ion suggestions were made
to the e-ffec; that the convention
shoft.d purge the roll of the re-
TAFTINACCEPTING
PASTY NOMINATION
INDICATIONS THAT ANTI-COL- ; tjrris from^any’counties" which ad-| SOOr‘ES ROOSEVELT,
QUITERS M AY BE STRONG EN
PRESI-
OUGH TO MAKE THOUBL.E
S. Castleberry
E. A. Gwal'ney
J. G. Muilens
DIRECTORS:
E. W. N cholson
W. A. Shown
Sil Stark
J. H. Timberlake
Wm. Turner
J. H. Walters
ABOUT MAJORITY RULE
J mitxd Republicans or any others
thru Democrats. It is not at ail
likely, however, that that course
will be pursued. It will be remem-
bered that the amendments of
1907 to the primary election, law,
providing for a blanket primary and
the plurality rule, were enacted in I
i response to a demand made in the
DENT HINTS AT RIVAL CAN-
DIDATES AS SOCIALISTS.
Recalled That Got. Colquitt in 1900 j platform of 1906, that the law Executive Asserts Tariff Is Not the
This bank considers the interest of its customers as a matter of
the greatest importance; at all times, we endeavor to give every
pat: on of »hl« Bank courteous and prompt treatment, and to pay
particular attention to aU matters in which he is interested.
Come in and open an account with us, we will aid you any way we
can; and, should you requiire an accommodation you will find us
ever ready to serve our customers.
Prudent conservative banking is our aim.
Is it not to your interest to do bus ne s wit'll us?
The Jacksboro National Bank
Convention Declared for Sec-
ond Primary System.
! should be changed so as to make it
j possible to nominate candidjfitgs
I “without the intervention of con-
jven'ions.” Now, if the convention
! should throw out any of the prima-
Wanfcs Democratic Vote.
“To them I appeal, as to all Re-
j publicans, to join us in an earnest
I eftort to avert the political and
economic revolution and business
; paralysis which Republican de-
| wi.! bring about. Such misfor-
tunes wi.l fa.I most heavily on the
j wage earner. May we not hope
that he will see what his real inter-
est is, will understand the shallow-
ness of attacks upon existing insti-
tutions and deceitful promises of
undenied benefit by undefined
STAND IS CONSERVATIVE President had Heard official-
ly of his nomination at Chicago
from Senator Elihu Root of New
York, chairman of the notification
committee.
“I accept it,” he began, “as an
approval of what I have done un-
der its-mandate and as an expres-
sion of confidence that in a sceond
;®i
m
• rfgS
Cause of High Ccst of
Li. ing.
; rl§
Praise for Root.
‘The issues presented to the
Tom Finty Jr., in Da1 las News: ry returns, that would be consider- With the moving picture opera- administration I will serve the puc-
Reports from the Democratic coun- able intervention. It would be to tors clicking off thousands of feet lie well,
ty conventions held on Saturday I sec- a precedent, the effect of which of film, inside the White House,
are indicative cf lively times in Iwc>u d be to restore the old conven- Preddent Taft surrounded by his
the State conventon at San Auto- j ^on system in all of its alleged family was formerly notified of his H , ,.
nio, with the ilines tightly drawn j <lae itionabie glory. It is not prob- nomination by the national Repubii- .. . IT 1C .J°Ur. ^ aAI",
between the Colquitt and anti-Col- ajl3 that ev€n the bitterest, enemy can convention at Chicago. * P SUCh a JUt anCi
quit factions, and with the odds °* Col quit, would attempt any- in bis address the President de-
an 1 the majority probably on the thing of that kind, for there is ev- fined in detail the issues of the
side of tie anti-Co’quitters. er possibility that chickens may campaign as he saw them, he re-
Jacksboro,
Texas
Whether or not a platform dis- c>rre borne to roost.
, tasteful to Governor Colquitt will
i be made depends more upon the
Colqui t and Majority Rule.
As to the plurality rule, it
|served the right
| statement in a letter as the
paign develops.
| humor of thotee who oppose him wary probable that the convention ! Tae supreme issue that confronts
(even hand, made a crisis in the par-
sty’s life.
; “A faction sought to force the
... psfrty to violate a valuable and timer
o amp.li y is honored national tradition by en-
trusting the power of the presiden-
cy for more than two terms to one
man, and shat man, one whose re-
cam-
tha* upon their ability, tor the re-' may declare against it. In writing tae voters, the President declared, j cently avoW6d politieal views would
ports indicate that they probably j upon this subject several days ago, is that of the maintenance of the haye eommi ted -be party to radicaj
will be in the .majority. It may be, i made the statement that Gov. nation’s ins itu.ions and the pres- ; protwls involving dangerous
however, some of them, as , Co quitt, in addressing the State e vation q* the constitution, threat- ; chaXnge3 in our pre»ent coneatution-
fioar once he 1As tasted life te- ca3® heretofore in con enuon of 1906, when he with- «ned’ he said> on the °*e Land ^ al form of rep*«*mU*ve govern-
simnhr circumstances, will feel in- drew in favor of Gov. Campbell, ex- the Democratic party and oh the i ment ^ our indepeildent jumo4a.
disposed to “slap the nominee in ; pressed himself in favor of the plu- oker by those Republicans who ry This occasion is appropriate for
the face,” and, instead, will permit ra i y rule; also that he had borne bad left the parly to try their for- the ex;re3sion of profound gratitude
him “to write the piaifoim. ’ j much criticism as being a “minority tunei in a newr one. at tbe victory fox tbe won at
The tentative conclusion that the ! Go ernor.” Then I added that, I Nex* in importance Taft placed CMcago By that victo,ry the Re-
antl-Colquitters will have a major- s nee he had now become a major- tae tariff. In the proposals of the pub!icail party was sayed far future
ity of the votes in the State con- ; j;y Go ©rnor, probably his opposi- Democrats for reductions in the
rule might present schedules, he said, lay dan-
ger of business depression and hard
YOUR HCSBAXD WILL
RE UNWILLING
to have yon go bn ok to oftktfary
licTous b*f a4. edkee, etc., you
bake from Jacksboro flour. Why
not try a sack of it? The result
will please him and you too. The
cost of Jacksbqro is no more than
that of common flouf. Order a
sack the next time you run out.
JACKSBORO MILL AND
ELEVATOR COMPANY
ven.ion is based in part upon re- t on to the majority
port3 from the county conventions c^ase.
Mil
JACKSBORO STEAM LAUNDRY
With a complete equipment of machiney and
an abundance of the best of water I am prepared
to do in best shape all Laundry Work
Your Patronage Solicited
MRS. CORDA PHIPPS, Proprietor.
usefulness.”
Title Unimpeachable.
and in part upon past experience, j a friend has called my attention times. The Republican principle! “Tour title to the nomination ss
Divisions are Different. !t* an error in the first statement of revision only where scientific in- as clear and unimpeachable as the
t * .... i v 1 abo p referred .o Gov Colaui+t vesiigation shows it necessary, of any candidate since politic-
I. case Of an, po it.cal ennirov^- ; £*•«of ^ marked the straight road to conti£ ; conventtiona began.”
m
sy in this State as between North
«
k m
ii
Are You Interested in Reduc-
ing the High Cost of Living?
IF SO, CALL AT
BERRY & GO'S. STORE
The Right Store, With The
Right Goods, At The Right
Prices.
DEALERS IN COUNTRY
PRODUCE
Phone 120.
or South Texas or on the urohibi- ^ou ht Campbe’l, having received a*d prosperity and commercial ‘ That was the keynote of Senator
«ou qvmsttoTor auvixtog allied the most voces, ought to be made Peace. _ . jE^u Root’s address, ^IJreMdent
to. the division of the convention the nominee, but it was an “in-che^] Cost of Living. , mUtee^of'-’ nodfi£tu!** he tormanl
1 vote does not square with the. dl- circumstances” expression. He also In discussing the tariff, the Pre&- ad vised the President ' of his noml-
viaion of the primary vote. This to d the' convention he favored a Jdint said tbac .it was untrue that! r i(> bv th ch-caso convention
is'because majorities on the South doable primary system, eo that ma- to it3 door could be traced the high j ‘« rhe commit of no-lfication ”
Texas or ami-prohibition side are J°rity nominations might be made cogt of living and pointed out that sajd senator Root “here oresen-
made upp largely of almost solid ^8T® conditions of living were alike over h“ag the to advi^ you farI
votes in a comparatively small mim- quo ations fiom the speech as pub- tie worid \ political promise „„ v
ber of counties, whereas the ma- iisued in The News at the time: could not remedy such a condition, : ^ and dujy no^t^ted by^ the na-
jorit es on the North Texas or pro^i For Second Primary. he sad. (tional convention of the Republic^
hibit on side are more evenly dis-! - ‘ i have said that I advocate a law As an issue only less important par y to be th9 Repubiican candi-
triLuted. which would have reuqired the sub- than the tariff the President plae- ’for presid&nt for the be_
In 190S, it will be remembered, mi8 ion of the names of Thomas M. el the regulation of trusts. H€ ginning March 4. 1913.
submission carried in the primary Campbell and Micajah M. Brooks to said the Sherman law had been en- «For the* second time in the his-
election by a slender majority, yet a £eeond Democratic primary elec- forced with succisa but ad4ed that t(Jry of the Rgpul, ican party a part
the submissionists had nearly two- tion in this State, I stand for that speci ic acts of unfair trade should of the de!egates have refused to be
thiids of the votes in the Stare today.” j be denounced as misdemeanors that bouiyi by t“e action 0f the conven*-
cenvention at San Antonio. j Campbell and Brooks, it should be such acts might be avoided or when ti£)n Now fas on the former occa-
Eifect of Bun.hcd Majorities, explained, were the leading candi- commit ed punished by summary sion> the irreeoncilable minority de-
In the primary election of this dales-for Governor in the primary p.ocedure. Interstate business en* ciares i s intention to support eith-
year Gov. Colquitt received approx- election of 906, but at that time it terpr.se^, he said, should be offer- ei. y0ur Demcciavic opponent or a
imately 55 per cent of the votes was to the convention to make ed a Federal incorporation law. third term. The reason assigned
cast and Jud?e Ramsey 45 per cent. a choice in the event% no candidate ; ^ Aside from t'nase is,u*d the Pres- course is dissatisfaction
Colquitt’s majority of 40,000, how- bad a majority of the prorated con- ident, pointed to the record of the w;bb bbe decision of certain con-
ever, was made up largely of sev- veuf °n vo.e. Republican part} and partciularly ^g3^s making up of the tem-
era! big hunks in counties which j Gov. Colq\*;tt went on to ask the duAng his own administration as an porary rou tbe convention. Those
went almost soAdly for him. Ram- delegates who were instructed for ea:nest of what it might be expect- contests were decided by the tribu-
sey s maiorities were more evenly bim to vota for Campbell, saying: «d to do in the futute if the peo- na, upon wbich the law that has
distributed. Therefore, if the coun- j “Noninate him, my fe low-citi- pie ye.urned it to power in Novem- g3vern€d Republican party for
ty conventions were all in accord zens- not because he is the choice ber. more than forty years imposed the
with the primary vote for Governor of ail the people, or a majority of He attacked the Democrats ai du[y 0f deciding such contests.
ss
GEO. SPELLER,
SURVEYOR, NOTARY PUBLIC*
GENERAL LAND AND CCL-
LEOTING AGENT.
Hmm only Abstract of Jack County
Land Titles.
Policies in any of twenty of the
Best Companies.
JACKSBORO. JACK CO., TEXAS
DR. L. B. WOODS.
ician and Surgeon
KSBORO, TEXAS
tone Connections.
lu respective counties the ten— the people, but because at this time other points than the tariff, making
ha is the choice of the most peo- special reference to thee refusal
To illustrate: Suppose that Col-1 ple ”
quitt carried eight counties by a
ombin^d majority lof 17,000 and
that Ramsey carried an equal num- cbe past, that the man who receiv-
ber of coun.ies by the same major- el ^bs most votes should not go
ity. These majorities would effect down in defeat.”
each other in the nomination * for ; It was this latter remark which
Governor It do s not follow how- was In my mind when I set Gov. row Wilton by name but referred tional committee, the committee cn
o o “ j fo-loultt down as an advo-ato of the each. While he did not accuse credentials and the convention it-
jever, that the convendon votes j Colquitt down as an artvo^at- or tne , .,lnir ^ .
i wou d balarce. Wi.h Co quLt’s ma- ,P u ality rule. It seems, however, | e^ber o. embracing the
jority of 17,000 coming from coun- that the remark was applicable on- ot Socialism, many of tne proposals
‘ Deci'ions Made Honestly.”
[of that party in the house of rep- lon£ a® those decisions were
In another connection he said: ! resenia.ives to continue the naval made honestly and in good faith all
“I do say today, as I have said in pol cy of two battleships a year. i persons were bound to accept them
a3 conclusive, in the making up tof
AXiLon and Roo-eve.t. tbe temporary ro'l of the conven-
Ta t did not mention either Colo- tion, and neither in the facts and
nel Roosevelt or Governor Wood- argume-.t', produced before the na-
mm
ll
doctrines self dots there appear just ground
for impeach ng the honesty and
the President good faith of the committee’s de-
Fmrland Looks (o America for Bulk ties whIch ca8t onlY 25*000 votes ln ly to the Par icular occasion, and ;taey had made.
England hooks to America ror liuik ^ _____ ^ „___tihen said, savored of
of Cotton.
______rr o a a tm wav nnnpr law rrvr spniirinv h v*w»-vu ** T*v" ***** «.«**»*** ---«■----• — * ---• —
cordqd to the persons upon that
e:l directly to the conservative vot- ro.l, whose seas were contested
Liverpool, Eng., Aug. 1—The es-
tima e of the Crop Reporting Board i
of the Bureau of Statistics of the j
United States Department of Agri- j
culture has reached this city and
the reduction in acreage and back-
ward condition of the crops has
caused a brsk buyiing on the market
here.
Although many abortive efforts
have been made by the European
the primary and ' R_amsey’s 'from ! was made because there was tjhen \ said, savored of it s-rongly.. He cisions. Both the making up of the
counties casting 5^ 000.' Colquitt no way under law for securing a cloeed with a review of his admin- temporary roJ. and. the rights at-
wou'.d have 100 convention votes i second expression from the people istrative achievements and appeal
from his eight counties and Ram- as betw en the two leading candi-
sey 220 convention votes from the ■ dates.
e s of the Democratic party to join were in accordance with the long
w'ith the Republicans at the polls, established and unquestioned rules
“I know that in this wide coun- of law governing the party, and
try there are many who call them- founded upon justice and common
. selves Democrats, who view, with sense. Your tit e to the nomina-
■The! the same aversion that we Repub- tion is as clear and unimpeachable
eight counties in his favor. j , _
Besides some four or five large j
counties which gave Colquitt ma- Texas Peach Crop in Fine Condition,
jorities have named anti-Colquitt, v
convention, * Board p1S,C“onS"Z
and will send rival delegates to San
^ . Antonio. These are not likely to
governments to wrest from the west- . , .. ... ,.__
° ^ t , cut much figure In tie eeequation,
ern hemisphere its supremacy in
cotton production, the spinners look
almost entirely to American soil to
produce their fibre and a steady
advance in prices is looked for on
the markets here.
for the State Executive Committee
al Department of Agriculture re-
cently made its report showing the
condition of the Texas peach crop.
The condition is shown to be 83 per
Brownsvi le—The city has Just
completed the paving of 23,000
will decide which of them shall be j cent normal on July st, as com-
s ated in the temporary organize- pared wi.h 30 per cent on the same
tion date last year. The condition of
Non-Intervention Likely.
It is not at all likely that the an- jp:r cent of normal.
ti-Coluiqtters will attempt to re-
verse the verdict of the primary
gan.
line of writing a platform some £ea- ‘ an in r.ase of $68,481.
ment that are reckless’y advanced
to satisfy what is supposed to be
popular clamor,” said the Presi-
dent.
“They are men who revere the
constitution and the institutions of
the en i:e crop of the United j their government with all the love
States on July , 1912 was only 68 and respect that we could possibly United Stites Department of Agri-
have, men who deprecate disturb- culture today quoted Texas corn at
ance in business conditions, and are . a farm price of 93 cents per bushel,
yearning for that quiet from dema- Qn the same date last year the
Comanche—The Tax Assessor re- gogic agi ation which is essential j fam price per bushel was only 74
Farm Price of Corn 93 Cents Pa*
Bushel.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 3.—The
J square yards of street, with wooden j elect’on as shown by the returns
Ijcullural department of bloc ks resting upon six inches of , for Judge R msey has already ports that the taxable valuation of } to the enjoyment by the whole P®0- cen Th f i f th IT i
[Belt Railway estimates ; concrete with a sand cushion. Sev- gracefully accepted his defeat. If Comanche County is $11,297,093 as pie of the great prosperity which ' e arm pr ce 3r e n
SJiit and truck crop of eral miles of paving will be laid they do any.h r.g it will be in the compared wi h $11 229,617 for 19M t ie gool crops and the present con- tsd S ates as a whole. Is only 81
4d tions ought to bring us.
c n';s per bushel this year.
Mi
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1912, newspaper, August 8, 1912; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730281/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.