The Panola Watchman. (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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Carthage, Texas
the last day of the Pair, Mr.
Sam Wilson of BeckviHo, won
Mrs. Alvina Plamann.
to find out whether or not Porunn 1m ftuud for
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PANOLA COUNTY PEOPLE
EiptIM State Senator Fran
BlotHot of Texas Speaks to Large
and Eatbuslastio Audience
AT THE PANOLA COUNTY FAIR OROUNDA
•etoliDp tlis Veil sf the Thirty-First Legislature of Texas Me Is
Asked te “Pull the Bridle Oft” end Gall ■ Spade a Spade,
He Oees—Tells Why Me Was Expelled aad Gives
d(T) For Sueh Action-Touohes Up Senator Braehfield
“Just a Little** Using the Words of Our Savior te the Peo-
ple Who Sent Him to the Senate.
Thursday morning:, the third
day of Panola County's First An-
nual Pair, Hon. H. Buscomb
Thomas of Sulphur Springs. Tex-
as, according to program, ad-
dressed the people assembled at
the fair grounds, his subject be-
ing “The Evils of the Lobby.
Graft and Corruption at Austin,
and Why I was Expelled From
the State Senate.’’
Mr. Thomas was billed to begin
his address at 10 o’clock, but ow-
ing to the lateness and time
consumed in awarding of prizes
by tl « fine stock judges, which
was done in front of the stand
from which he spoke, he was de-
layed in beginning the same un-
til near 11 o’clock.
, The speaker was introduced by
Hon. S. S. Baker, Panola coun-
ty’s Representative, who, in a
few well selected sentences, pre-
sented Mr. Thomas to the audi-
ence as a man who had probably
been talked about more and writ-
ten about more, abused more and
eulogized more during the year
1909, than any living man in Tex-
as.
Rising and thanking Mr. Baker
for the compliments paid him in
his preliminary remarks, Mr.
Thomas raised hi3 eyes to be met
by one of the largest assemblages
at Austin, and the cause of his
expulsion from the Thirty-first
Senate of Texas.
Mr. Thomas said that at a cer-
tain session of that august body
he arose to the point of personal
privilege and stated that the anti-
lobby law was being grossly vio-
la ted, and that graft and corrup-
tion was rampart in the legisla-
tive halls of Texas. He said that
statement was the cause of his
expulsion. It created a perfect strength and on the morrow he
However, he would merely state
that he (Braehfield) introduced
the resolution calling for his ex-
pulsion, and that he hoped the
Savior in His infinate power
might have mercy on him for so
doing. To his hearers and the
people of Panola county for send-
ing him (Braehfield) to the Sen-
ate, he said he would only use
the language of the Savior aa He
hung (bleeding upon the cross,
“Father, forgive them,they know
not what they do.’*.
In describing the scene st the
time the Sargant-at-Arms ap-
proached his seat and escorted
him from the hall, his parting
words to the body, of how as he
attempted to send a telegram to
his wife, but could not write it,
the meeting of himself and wife
when he reached home, almost
the entire audience were noticed
and the eyes of stalwart men, as
well as women and children, were
filled with tears. He told of how
his heart was broken, and the
family was disgaced—he had
done it because he had seen fit to
espouse the cause of right and
oppose graft and corruption.
But as he thought of it,he gained
desk, saying that he would rath-
er have the good will of those
ladies* telling him that he was
right, and to keep up the fight,
than to have the riches of na-
tions and act as the Lieutenant
Govenor had acted.
Senator Thomas made many
lasting friends during his short
stay here, and should he ever
decide to announce himself as a
candidate for higher honors, he
will be warmly supported by Pa-
nola county people is our predic-
tion.
fee,
rink Cook’s Pride Cof-
finest in the world
5dd by H. R. Jones, ex-
clusive agent.
Old Fiddlers’ Contest.
At the Old Fiddlers’ contest
the
of people over come together in
Carthage, the new, heavily braced
storm in the Senate Chamber.
He aaid that a committe of three
was appointed to “investigate”
the charge, two of whom he ob-
jected to, but to no avail—his ob-
jections were overruled. He-
said the committee held its ses-
sion behind closed doors, news-
paper reporters and the public
generally being excluded. He
said that he was finally permit-
mitted to employ counsel to de-
fend his charge, provided he pay
for il^c same out of his ow n pock-
Sonator Thomas said, to show
the unjustness of his expulson,
that at the very time he was ex-
pelled for makmg the charge
that graft and corruption existed
in the Thirty-first Legislature of
Texas, Speaker Kennedy of the
House was being tried for ihat
had determined to announce
himself as a candidate for re-
eletcion.and that he went before
the people of his district with
clean hands and heart, telling
them he had kept the faith
and his oath was unbroken,
and that people are still counting
his majority over his opponent,
Judge Dook.
He described the scene when he
again went to Austin, flushed
with victory, of how he was met
at the door of the Senate cham-
ber by the ladies of Austin with
large and beautiful wreaths of
flowers, telling him that the
Lieutenant-Governor would not
permit them to be placed on his
first prise, $7.50; R. L. Hensley
of Carthage second, $5.00 and
Dr. Hedly of Loganspurt tho
third, $2.50.
Tax^Collcotor’s Notice.
Tacoma- -Monday Oct.25 till 12 M
DeBerry-- “ “ 1 P. M
Bethany......Tuesday, Oct. 20-
Mid Jett.....Wednesday, Oct 27.
Deadwood •. - -Thursday Oct. 28.
Logan - - Friday, Oct. 29 till 3 P.M
Torn Sholar’s residence, Satur-
day morning till 9 A. M.
Old Center - • - Wednesday Nov. 3
Woods........Thursday, Nov. 4
Gary.............Friday, Nov. 5
Ragley.........Monday, Nov. 8
Jumbo..........Tuesday,Nov. 9
Longbranch- Wednesday, Nov. 10
Clayton......Thursday, Nov. 11
Fairplav.........Friday,Nov. 12
Brooks School House1,Mon. Nov. 15
Tatum........Tuesday, Nov- 10
Harris Chappel.....Wednesday,
Nov. 17.
Beckville----Thursday, Nov, 1H
Walter Walker,
Tax Collector.
One of Wisconsin's Mothers
Who Always Keens
Pe-ru-na in
House.
“I Mi MOW »• do lujr hoes®,
work nguiu, ami knv* a good
Uto. I hava uad thirteen
a# Parana and an# #/ Maiu.*.
My husband and atiUdran an- alaa
to good heal lb. Wa alvaya k» p
Parana In tha honaa. I Uianh
yon a thousand Utn.-a for y.,ur
advlaa.”—Mra. Alvina Plimiano,
1M4 Wain at bt., Mllwaakea,
A baby who would he naturally auk?
ana who la prejudiced against PernnaT Soma one actuated by selfish motives
Who la opposing Parana for tho sake of the notoriety*
Would any sane person who really wanted ta know about Parana ask any
Of these people* Of course not.
Who would they aek* They would aak mothers who have raised babies and
Med Parana for their babies times without number. They would ask the parents
who love their families, and know more about Peruna than all tho professional
writers In the world.
Above we give the portrait and testimonial of one of the mothers who has u?< d
Ptoruna, and who lias raised heallhy and happy babies. Wo have many tuor.> such
mothers in every stste In the Union. These mothers give tlo-ir tostlmoni ils en-
tirely unsolicited, without pay or espeetation of pay. Thoir only desire L. ta
point out to other mothers a useful and reliablo family medicine.
tbr
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Some one who never used Peruna* Hum^
very olfense, and was asked to
resign, but that he (Thomas),
grand stand being literally pack- because he made the s atement,
ed, and more standing around on : that graft and corruption, (the
the ground outside who could thing for which Kennedy was
not be seated. At the outset the
Senator was infbrmed that “the
bridle was off” and that our
then being tried) did exist, was
not asked to resign, but was
“kicked” out.. He held up this
people wanted to know from his] imaginary picture before his
own lips the condition of things
hearers, and as they, gazed upon
the scene, the comparison was
most ridiculous indeed.
The Senator cai ried his hearers
into the committee room and
told of how the witnesses were
examined, of what was excluded
from the Journal and what was
permitted to enter,statingthatthe
people of Texas did know' a third
of what really happened in that
committee room.
He told of the several raids of
gambling rooms in the hotels at
Austin in which Senators and
; Represent*t ives were caught
i playing poker|with professional
| lobbyists stating that the lob-
byists paid the fines, and that
! if any doubted the assertion, it
was a matter of record in the
! courts of Travis county, and that [
Style - Quality - Service
Why
down si
nice ta
your m<
are all blended, welded and wrought
into these Mastered Tailored Clothes
Fop Men and Young Men
Your clothes have much to do with your business and
social standing that you cannot afford to be contented
with the ordinary kind.
You need not be a Tailor or Clothiet and yet
you will instantly recognize the difference
between our clothes and other clothes, they
are made for us by the Ceebrated ::
MERCHANT TAILORS AND 0ESI8NERS
Sch loss Bros.&Co
OF BALTIMORE AND NEW YORK
The young chape that toant to be original—Better s«»p this
»lnming-~tho—world—Lmis—winners—and—.you'll look., evory inch a
Ivz,sr
but if any investigation was made
nothing v.as ev^r heard of it. I
He told of a raid by the police of
a gambtimT me n ’ in a certain
Austin hotel-in which were Trr-
restid-Sehaters. Representative-;,
county judges.
Tiaeineee men to ho are particular tvith the\r clothes
will iippr«tciate our extraordinary collection of ‘‘R**ady-To-Wear
Hand Tailored Clothe*"’—priced so reasonable that it is within the
reach of every gentleman t >dress becomingly at HlLle ■oat. -----—
m,ginary put
!» i i trials - arresting. j-
senfencing to the!
(diary a poor fellow*
. 1 -: hut with -a dirt.
>•; ,*ith stealing aside
. < n his neighbor’s)
• to appease the
in; >r of a dependent
arving children. He
fell *w was a prince
compared to tnose who deprived
him of his lilierty.
Senator Thomas “touched up”
Senator Braehfield * ‘just a little,
saving he would not have much
to say about him. inasmuch j
as the honor*’.lie gentlemen wasf
not present to defend himself, j
Economical, too, for while our prices
are as low as others, our clothes arc
better.
- and upward*—
i!re»*cs you sty I
ishly and becom-
ingly.
We have the Best, Most Fashionable
Clothes for Every Calling in Life, and
f Br
5UI10SS BBC'S t: CO.
r-fftCloMtcN Makers
Jri Rev Vrrk
You will be Agreeably Surprised to see How Moderate the Prices.
Men’s and Young Men's Furnishings in New Shades—Greens,
Olives, London Smoke—every hue that fashion dictates.
O. H. Butler
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Park, R. M. The Panola Watchman. (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 1909, newspaper, October 13, 1909; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth896512/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.