The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1909 Page: 4 of 12
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mall matter.
date printed
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i pager or oa Om wrapper lndl-
tne time tm ^hkk yonr tab-
la paid. All subecrlpUcna
the flrat of the month. Any
_ the pai
will pleant notify aa.
1
Ws do not send receipts for money
paid on sabecrlption, but credit
same on slip nttached to paper; if
wadft Is not shown on slip in ton
days from date of remittance, notify
SMALL TUB MINORITY BULB?
Chas. A. l-oddy. county attorney of
Hunt county, has been to Austin to
assist In the fight for the submiss-
ion plash In the democratic plat-
form. He saye:
"This la the flrat platform de-
mand of the democratic party in
Texas that was ever carried out by
a direct vote of the people and
ahould therefore have a peculiar
binding force upon every man elected
upon the democratic platform. If
the proposition is established in
Texas that a representative has the
right to Ignore the platform of his
party and to ignore the will of the
majority of the voters of Texas, then
popular government, with the theo-
ry that the people rule, is a sham
and delusion. If a representative Is
to follow the instructions of his own
district when the people of the
whole state have spoken then the mi-
nority rule is established instead of
the majority rule. Suppose that the
proposition ot establishing the rail-
way commission was submitted to a
vote of the people of Texas and sup-
pose those in favor of this proposi-
tion should carry 16 senatorial dis-
tricts by an average majority of ten
votes, making a majority of 160 in
those districts. Suppose those against
the proposition should carry only 15
senatorial districts by 200,000 votes.
Then, under the circumstances, al-
though the entire people of the
8tate would be against the proposi-
tion submitted by 199,840 votes, it
would be established because they
carried a majority of the senatorial
districts. This la a strange brand
of democracy Indeed that puts in
the hands of a minority the right to
rule the state. Whenever the entire
people of a state pass upon a ques-
tion of interest to the entire state
and a majority of them are in favor
of it, then their will should be re-
spected.
"Submission may be temporarily
checked but It Is not defeated. It Is
coming sooner or later, unless the
people surrender the reins of govern-
ment to the liquor traffic and say to
them: ‘Thy will not ours, be done.* ”
TROUBLE BREWING ON ISTHMUS.
The more the people and their rep-
resentatives In the United States
Senate, investigate the plans for
building the Panama canal the more
accentuated becomes the idea that
there Is something wrong on the
Isthmus, and future investigations
may shake that international enter-
prise more completely than would an
earthquake. Yesterday’s outbreak
In the United 8tates senate on the
subject may be accepted as the pres-
sage of a larger controversy which
will not only Involve engineering and
political questions, but disclose dif-
ficulties in financing the enterprise
that hftve pot heretofore been con*,
pidered.
i'he canal committee’s advance re-
port on the Hopkins bill was due to
the committee’s unwillingness at this
time to indorse in this tacit way the
plana which are being pursued. It
was this same committee that two
years ago authorized the plans that
are now being followed, and the
change of temper denoted by today’s
action Is due to its dissatisfaction
with subsequent developments.
The doubt as to the safety ot the
Qatun Dam has Infected the minds
of some who formerly were firm In
their faith. But what has occasioned
most dissatisfaction Is the constantly
growing estimates of cost. Origin-
ally, or three years ago, a majority
ot this committee were in favor of a
sea-level carnal. It was the assurance
that this type could be more easily
mads st Pansms thst caused some of
them to transfer their allegiance
from the Nicaragua route. When, af-
terward, they were aaked to act con-
trary to the advice of a majority of
the board of consulting engineers
authorise the construction of a
they were moved chiefly
> Argument of economy, and in
of this an estimate of $189.-
was made. The latest estl-
than twice this amount
si expectation la thst
tiffin be Pa grassed.
brewing on
i «nd President Roosevelt
bar-
re Is (craubfirry barrels are smaller
t h an lost barrels) with dressed tar-
keys sad shipped them to Memphis.
Tbs three were sold at wholesale tor
f ltd.
There ware leas than fifty birds In
the lot and none of thorn large.
It this farmer grew throe bales of
cottos It took seven to sine acres of
b*s hill lands to mpke it. Tbs vain#
of the seed probably paid the rent on
the land, leaving the cotton for the
labor of making and gathering it and
Interest on the money Invested in
tools, stock, etc. He sold his cotton
for 946 per bale. It brought him
then about what his turkeys did.
The growing of the cot(on took
weeks of labor aad time; the tur-
keys hustled for themselves and ate
bugs and worms which would prob-
ably have damaged his cotton. Mach
of them at maturity found ready
cash sale.
Isn’t there something in this
showing In favor of turkeys as
against cotton or In turkeys lb com-
bination with cotton? And it a
small barrel of turkeys with the
feathers plucked is forth $43.33.1-8
cotton is certainly not high at 945
per bale.
TEACHERS' PAY.
’’What is the matter wVh our pub-
lic schools?" asks a writer in the
January Delineator. There are a
number of things the matter. Out of
them all one defect In our education-
al system stands out glaringly. It
la most tersely told in the last re-
port of the United States Commis-
sioner of Education. It’s a simple
statement of the salaries that Amer-
ican cities pay their school teachers.
And that, ladies and gentlemen of
the school boards. Is wbat Is the
matter with our public schools. We
pay our unskilled street ' laborers
something like a dollar and a half a
day. We are paying our school
teachers some less and some a little
more. It is the wages that a dull
brain and a primitive mind are
worth. In return for ruch wages we
are requiring a service that should
be intrusted only to a mind and
heart enriched with all that litera-
ture and art and science can con-
tribute to a perfect culture. It
should be only such a personality
into whose training we give the fu-
ture citizen of the Nation.
Until we realize with a conviction
that reaches our pocketbooks tnat
the school laborers are worthy of
their hire we are not. going to keep
the best school teachers In the public
employ. •
to BBSS1
It Is A popular
belief that the gasses statute books
oontais measures regulating every
thing from tbs length of kerosene
wicks In the farmers’ lanterns, to the
diameter of the drive-wheels on the
railway engines which pass through
the State: But not all Kansas legis-
lation Is of thU character, says the
the Port Worth 8tar.
This week, as in Texas, the legisla-
ture of Kansas has convened. By
Tuesday it had got down to work on
an important topic—good roada
Representative Mitchell, who had the
assistance of Governor Stubbs, pre-
sented the bill, which Includes the
following provisions:
For s State engineer of highways,
who must be an experienced road
builder and a graduate of some en-
gineering school.
Por s road supervisor in each
county appointed by the county com-
missioners. All actual work in each
county is to be done under direction
of this supervisor hut all work must
be done under direction of the State
engineer.
Por the drainage and grading of
all main traveled dirt roada.
For the Issuance of bond* by any
county or township deciding to build
permanent roads or for providing
for such work by a special tax levy.
One provision of the bill is that 75
per cent of all money collected In any
road district must be used for road
building in that district. This pre-
vents taxpayers in one locality pay-
ing for work in another miles away
from them.
With the backing of the admin-
istration Kansas’ road bill seems as-
sured of success.
It is a good bill, genuine construct
lve legislation, and its features are
respectfully commended to the mem-
bers of the Thirty-first Texas.
Some days ago we noted the prep-
aration of a petition to the legisla-
ture from Jones county asking for a
bill much like that now in Kansas.
Between the requests of Jones coun-
ty, which has had practical experi-
ence In good road building, and the
example of the Sunflower State, Tex-
as ought to be able to do something
toward rood roads which will benefit
the town and country of the whole
State.
2.
purt in tbs Am*, lean polities |
ot the Immediate future. Car the
iwepoa that It Is the one lsflue
the one organization to which prop-
can turn wUh hops of help
the rising revolution for n
better distribution of the fruits of
labor applied to the earth.
The Catholic church Is dead
sat ajrMnst socialism. It has
what Protestantism lacks—authority.
It can enforce its authority. It is
the salvation of wealth. Protestant-
ism Is flsetparous and powerless
Catholicism In the United Btatee is
the pre-deetined ally of the vested
interests. ”
BACK TALK.
It will soon be crop planting time.
Plant corn, raise hogs, and let the
children go to school.
It is said the Niagara ‘ River is
frozen over. The whirl pool is a
body of ice and the water fall is re-
duced to a trickling stream.
Some writer figures up how much
good roads cost a section. Up to the
present time it has been impossible
for a person to figure out Just how
much bad roads cost.
If you want work, or want to em-
ploy help, register your name with
the secretary of the Commercial
Club- He will aid you without mon-
ey and without price.
Broom corn sells readily in the
market at from $60 to $70 a ton and
an acre of Collin county dirt will
produce all the way from, one-half
to a ton. Plant broom corn.
Mr. Taft says he will be president
of the whole people, and that he fa-
vors honest tariff revision. Maybe
to, but it appears like Mr. Roosevelt
made the same kind of a noise. But
time will tell.
A Kansas City paragrapher hat
provided, after much deep thought
and hard study, a splendid test for
those who think they are Messiahs:
If you think you are, try shooting
yourself through the hand. If It
hurts you are not.
Good roads should be the para-
mount Issue in Collin county. Of
course there will be opposition; all
progressive measures meet with op-
position, but that should not in the
least dampen the ardor of good
roads advocates.
In .our eagerness to secure other
desirable Improvements we mnst not
forget that lnterurban from McKin-
ney to Bonham, and from McKinney
to Port Worth. The one ws have
haa been a great help to us; another
line will help more.
The best thing that has been done
at the Texas Agricultural and Me-
chanical College in years was when
on yesterday the board summarily
expelled five students on charges of
Now, let
It is only about sixty-four miles
to the packing houses in Fort Worth.
Raise corn, fatten hogs and reduce
the cotton acreage. In this way you
can help educate the youth of Texas.
The Dallas Times Herald says that
the editor of Harper’s Weekly Is al-
ways asking questions. Why com-
plain of $100,000 salary for Presi-
dent Taft when, according te the
senate committee on appropriations,
the country has been paying Presi-
dent Roosevelt $179,000 a year In
addition to his $50,000 wages? Col-
onel Harvey does not like President
Roosevelt and for that reason is
fond of throwing pebbles and asking
questions.
The Dallas Times Herald passes
this up for the consideration of Mr.
Mobley of Henderson: Mobley of
Henderson In assailing the press of
Texas is in danger of being mistaken
for "a damage suit lawyer.” The
gentleman from Athens In most re-
spects Is a lovable character, but he
should take a tumble to himself.
Were it not for the newspapers of
Texas outside of Henderson county
the world at large would have never
known there had been such a man
born aa Mobley of Henderson. The
lawyers as a class are a fins body of
men, but everybody knows there are
as many shyster lawyers as there are
shyster newspaper men. Let’s keep
the record straight while marching
through this vale of tears.
Senator Thomas W. Perkins is
standing up for the preaa of Texas
and insisting on the sacred right of
free contract. The Times Herald,
which stood with James Stephen
Hogg in all his great battles for
the people*goes on record as saying
thst the weekly press of Texas was
loyal to the great Commoner and
stood behind him In all hia cam-
paigns. . This much merely to kesp
the record straight. The last letter
Hogg ever penned was addressed to
The Times Herald. He thanked It
for Its unswerving loyalty to the peo-
ple, complimented It on its unawerv-
ing fealty to their cause and appeal-
ed to It to stay on the firing lino.
No, the country press stood for
Hogg and his constructive politics in
the darkest hours of his life.—Dallas
Times Herald.
Louis Mirror (rep.)
or less Interesting re-
The St.
makes more
marks in this fashion; "If Mr. Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan wants to know
one reason for the overwhelming
character of hia defeat last Nov
I can (all him that It
There is a very general opinion
’hat there is a lot of politics mixed
up in the Haskell ease. It does
look like the Roosevelt lightning Is
wonderfully fortunate la striking
only those whom he dislikes. By the
way Haskell’s people are sticking
right square up to him.—Clarksville
Times.
Why shouldn’t they? Mr. Haskell
has done much to place Oklahoma in
the Tront rank of states.
The McKinney Courler-Gaxette
Biiggei.j» that an lnterurban be built
from that city to Greenville. There
is no doubt whatever that such line
can be constructed and that right off
if the business interests of these
cities will get busy. It would be a
good project and would not be un-
worthy of the effort to secure It.—
Greenville Banner.
McKinney, like Barkis, Is ‘willin’,
come over and help us.
Broom corn is selling at $150 per
ton, and broom corn can be grown
with profit in Collin county. The
crop might prove a good diversifies
—McKinney Courier-Gazette.
Broom corn has been raised in the
country adjacent to Denison and
has proven to be a profitable crop.
This year’s prices are due to the fact
that a corner was run in broom
corn but at average prices it is a
profitable crop.—Denison Herald.
Prof. J. M. Carlysle who conducts
a military school at Arlington was
for four years 8tate superintendent
of public schools and had Influence
at Austin. Last year he had a con-
tract with the American Book Com-
pany to get Maury’s geography
adopted then had to aue the company
for his fee and he got judgment by
default for $5,000.—Ennis News.
All of which goes to show that
there must be a mighty big profit to
the makers of Maury’s geography.
A dispatch from Washington states
that a dead man’s leg was grafted on
a live man, and the operation will
prove successful.—Cleburne Enter-
prise.
That Isn’t the only wonderful
piece of "grafting” which has been
accomplished in Washington.
There is every indication that Dr.
Crum, the negro -collector of the
port of Charleston, S. C., has a very
short lease of life. The Senate has
again failed to confirm his appoint-
ment and it Is hardly probable that
Mr. Taft will take up the fight when
he enters upon hia duties as Presi-
dent.—Denison Herald.
And there is where Mr. Roosevelt
is displaying some more of his tact-
ful politics. If he were but entering
upon a new term the Strenuous one
would pull Crum through or shake
the capltol dome from Its base with
his indignation. Mr. Taft has been
making goo-goo eyes toward the
South and it is perhaps for fear of
embarassing his administration that
Theodore I refrains from butting in.
And here’s a thought for any Tex-
as town that’s run down at the heel
in commerce and civic pride: If
ybu haven’t the initiative to write
bulletins of progress in the material
development of your town, don't pro-
long the sessions of the whittling
committee with pessimistic prophe-
cies, but gst out and at least carry
water for the men on the Job—do
anything that will assist home town
expansion and Incidentally help Tex-
as grow. Dead towns bury dollars
deep. Live ones dig ’em up with a
commercial club and put 'em In cir-
culation.—Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram.
In McKinney nearly everybody la
working on the Job—there are not
many water carriers. Never before
in McKinney's history haa there been
a more united effort to advance along
material and Industrial lines, and
strangers who visit hers talks of the
town's push and progress when they
go away.
The Arkansas legislature haa
made night riding a capital offense.
The hangman’s noose la none too se-
vere for the night rider, whether he
abide in Arkansas, Tsnneaaee or Tex-
as.—-Beaumont Journal.
And the "hangman's nnoae” in
prospective will deter many from en-
tering the bualneas of nt/tht riding
and make of the night riders mors
desirable citizens. When man think
they are superior to law and govern-
ment it Is then that law should as-
sert itself in a way that will bring
the outlaws to a realization of tbs
fact that outlawed JneUce will nets
w. ItRKiNs
BpiTOA OS THt
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—Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Keep In mind the good roada
question. It Is worthy of your con-
sideration.—Planoe Star-Courier.
From reports from different por-
tions of the county the people have
the question in mind, and the good
roads missionaries at work are said
to be winning converts every day
The dollar that works overtime Is
the dollar of now, and its dividends
are earned In steam, and smoke, and
sweat. Idle money declares divi-
dends of selfishness and sloth. Leg-
islate for the pay roll as well as the
plow.—Fort Worth Star.
The Star coaid not have uttered a
greater truth. If the pay roll ia a
good fat one prosperity will abide
with us.
The spirit of P. T. Barnum, de-
parted, seems to be reincarnate In a
Missouri town where they advertise
a big murder trial and charge 10
cents a seat in the courtroom.—Fort
Worth Record.
And it is that spirit; that love of
the spectacular In all things that la
a menace to cherished Institutions
and government In America; too of-
ten It la the man who In public life
can successfully play to the galleries
or suggest the most drastic laws
who occupies the center of the stage.
Such a spirit augurs no good to a
people, to a slate or to a nation.
A Methodist preacher, Dr. E. W.
Alderson of Terrell, took the prize
on Golden Wy andotte chickens at a
recent poultry show. It Is fit. It also
shows that preachers.of the Method-
ist persuasion can raise ’em as well
as eat ’em.—Dallas News.
A great many people In McKinney
know and love Dr. Alderson. They
also know that his love of chicken
would prompt him to raise none but
the finest birds, so there’s nothing
very remarkable about the fact of
his coops of Golden Wyandottea
taking the prize at a poultry ahow.
Kaufman county is a unit on the
good roads proposition. Just watch
the dirt fly this year.—Terrell Tran-
script.
VERY SPECIAL SALE.
For the benefit of our oat of town
trade we will continue oar Manu-
facturer* Sale of shirt waists and
mnslln underwear and white goods
—-Saturday, Monday aad Tuesday.
Matthews. It will pay you to come.
MEDALS FOR RATTLE HEROES.
Survivor of the IlattJe of San Jacinto
Talks.
During a short recess In the Tex-
as House of Representatives on the
13th inst., the members were ad-
dressed by Alphonso.Steel, a survivor
of the battle of San Jacinto.
The press dispatch describing the
scene, says:
Mr. Steele, in a thin qtttverlng
voice which proclaimed his 92
years, recited briefly that he came to
Texas in 1835. fell in with and join-
ed General Houston’s army on Its re-
treat from Gonzales. He stayed with
the army from that time on until
after San Jacinto, at which battle he
was severely wounded, had recover-
ed and was thankful to have lived to
see the State he loved so well grow
great and prosperous. He was
proud of the magnificent capita)
reared on Texaa’ sacred soil, and felt
It was a part of his blood and toll.
In the course of the narrative a
committee which had been dispatch-
ed to the State library came down
tbs aisle, bearing the tattered and
torn battle flag cantered from Santa
Anna’s army. The appearance of
the captured emblem was greeted
with vociferous applause.
In concluding the old hero asked
that the battlefields of Texas Repub-
lic be cared for by the State and
made worthy of Texas’ generosity
and gratefulness.
Immediately on the house resum-
ing business, s resolution was adopt-
ed voting for gold medals for 8tcele
and W. P. Zuber, who was also con-
sidered a participant In the battle of
San Jacinto, hut was left out of the
actual fighting by bslag placed is
guard duty.
wni ANXjrm- X
HAKY NUMBER. ♦
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The McKinney Weekly
Ossete oa February 4th
lta 96th anniversary by getting out a
mammoth aad cracking good special
edition brimming over with facta ot
an historical and industrial kind.
And then too a glimpse at lta adver-
tising shows that its efforts to make
McKinney a city are appreciated by
lta merchants and citizens.—Beau-
mont Journal.
The McKinney Democrat-Gazette
haa sent out an elegant paper cele-
brating Its 25th anniversary, which
gave handsome illustrations of the
town and county. The paper reflssta
a splendid condition that seme to
exist in Collin county where the
black waxy farms have contributed
their abundance to enrich the people
aad sustain an up-to-date county
seat and other county towns.—Ger-
man Democrat.
The- McKinney Democrat-Gazette
had a special historical and Indus-
trie! edition last week, which whs a
credit to that paper and a splendid
advertisement for McKinney and Col-
lin county. The paper consisted of
twenty-four pages, Illustrated with
half-tones, and containing a greet '
deal of interesting matter.—Denison
Herald.
' The Democrat-Gazette celebrated
Its 25th anniversary last week by Is-
suing a special edition, giving an ex-
haustive review of Collin connty. It
waa ably edited, and neatly printed
Among the many excellent features
was a complete list of county and
precinct officers of Collin from the
organization of the county down *q
the present. The edition waa a
credit to our city and county and to
its editors. The Examiner Is glad
to note the success and prosperity of
its contemporary. We believe ao
county in the State has a more cred-
itable lot of newspapers.—McKinney
Examiner.
The McKinney Democrat-OazeUe
has completed Its twenty-fifth year,
and last week celebrated the fact by
getting out a 24 page special edition,
just a little ahead of any editioa ws
have ever noticed got out in a city
the size of McKinney. McKinney
was always a good town and now
with an lnterurban road and s Sen-
ator Editor, she la just simply hump-
In herself.-—Clarksville Times.
The McKinney Democrat-Gazette
issued a special edition last week In
honor of Its twenty-fifth birthday,
and it waa a hummer. It dealt most-
ly with ancient history of Collin
county, and among other things of
historical interest a list of the slave
owners was published from the tax
rolls of 1864. This shows that
1,593 slaves were rendered at a val-
uation of over one million dollars^-
Raines County Leader.
|The McKinney Democrat-Gazettes
twenty-fifth anniversary edition last
week waa a creditable issue and cen-
tal ned much valuable Information,
especially to the people of Collin
county. It gives a history of McKin-
ney and Collin county, which ia not
only Interesting to the old settlers
but to the younger Texans who are
now making Collin county their
home.—Plano Star-Courier.
^Judging from its mammoth twen-
ty-fifth birthday edition, the Mc-
Kinney Democrat-Gazette is foil
grown and parting ita hair in the
middle. The edition waa a hummer.
—Savoy Star.
The McKinney Democrat-Gazette
appeared last week in a twenty-four
page 25th Anniversary edition. It
was splendidly gotten up and Is
typical of the ’get up and get’ of
that thriving city.—Moody Courier.
The twenty-fifth anniversary ed-
ition of The Democrat-Gazette Is a
paper the entire citizenship of the
county should appreciate. It ts lad-
en with historical Information that
ahould be read with interest by ev-
ery one in the county.—Wylie Rust-
ier.
The 25th Anniversary Edition of
the McKinney Demorrat-Gasette is s
very interesting publication. It
deals with the history of Collin coun-
ty since the days of the Indians oa
down to the present time. The de-
velopment of Collin connty speaks
well for the seal and enthusiasm of
pioneer and modern citizenship. The
editors deserve a goodly share of
praise for the labor they have per-
formed in the premises. McKinney
la a fine town. Collin la a fine coun-
ty and the Democrat-Gazette ia a fine
paper ably handled.—8bafter Lake
Herald.
The McKinney Weekly Democrat-
Gazette published a special historical
and industrial edition last week. It
was a credit to the journalistic abil-
ity of the men who are behind this
sprightly paper.—-Waxshackle Light.
- - -
Last week’s McKinney Democrat-
Gazette waa a splendid Issue, made Jgk
up of twenty-four pages. There was
some advertising and plenty of
Lng matter. "Then and Now-
totical" !• the leading article and it
gives the history of Collin
from its formation up to the
and it is a very readable
eating statement of the pi
and progress of that groi
tural county. ThtH
has set the pace for other papers
not only preserving the history
its county but placing the
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1909, newspaper, February 18, 1909; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857142/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.