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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
4
A column of regional editorials discusses road bonds, prohibition, and government ownership. It notes Cameron road district value, railroads influencing policy, and the mixed stance on enforcement and abstinence, urging responsible use of whiskey and accountability for laws.
A Honey Grove Citizen note hopes readers help those not enjoying Christmas week. The Kosse Cyclone, Mexia Herald and Georgetown Commercial discuss Edi tor George H Boynton potential legislative bid amid politics. Red River county grand jury indictments raise bootleg and Sunday sale enforcement questions.
A Hamilton Herald quote notes individuals may support temperance yet oppose prohibition at different levels. It stresses personal rights to hold varying views on local precinct county statewide and national liquor measures and acknowledges differing approaches to the liquor problem.
The text argues law aims for perfect justice only in an infinite God. Man-made laws often fail their object by restricting natural activities others avoid. It condemns stultification as unnatural and unenforceable, suggesting human laws cannot preserve true justice.
In Travis County the local option election on the 21st preserved a wet majority of about five hundred. The San Saba Star editor mocks Ham Ramsey's Austin vaudeville act while noting substantial collections, and defends Christian authenticity against critics with a biblical rebuke.
Attorney S M Burns Jr based in Cameron Texas is noted as a local lawyer. The item lists his name and title under the heading Lawyers.
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