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Kay Cunningham
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Fifteenth Year - Number 23
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, August 4, 1904
SELF EXPLANATION.
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EDITOR DEMOCRAT: - I desire to
correct an impression that emanated from the article that appeared under
signature of "Citizen," in the daily soon after the pavilion burned. On first
reading but very little attention was paid it, as my conscience was clear and my
conduct and attitude plainly shows the position I have all along taken on this
as well as other forms of worldliness. Hearing some unfavorable and almost
unkind comment and on reading article, feel that I have been done an injustice,
whether designedly or not I can not say. The writer of the article and every
other member of the executive, committee know full well my position and
contention concerning this. I have on several occasions entered my protest
against the kind of entertainment that was being provided the visitors and our
people. I have never contributed five cents for building a pavilion or for its
maintenance nor do I iend the park my presence.
It has never received my encouragement or endorsement,
openly or implied, for with the convictions I have I could not afford it. I hold
that no people have a right to foster or encourage an institution from which no
good can come, and the modern dance, either in our parlors or in public, surely
does not have an elevating or refining influence, so necessarily has the
opposite effect - a tendency to demoralize.
I regret that it seems necessary for me to make any
explanation whatever as my past and present record is before the people for them
to judge. In view of the light in which the article referred to places me, and
fearing it might cause some to stumble, this short note appears. I trust that my
name will not be used as being in favor of rebuilding the pavilion, and hope for
the day to speedily come when our citizens will not give so much attention to
strictly pleasure seekers, but more carefully provide for the comforts of the
afflicted and make this what it should be, a health resort. Closing, would say,
I am a member of the business league, also member of the executive committee,
and have been since the organizations have taken an active interest in the
objects and enterprises that I considered proper and right and that made for the
welfare and material benefit of our town. Am sure many good and laudable things
have been brought about through the league that could not have other wise have
peen accomplished. I desire to say further, that when it comes to the time and
place when I am called upon to compromise myself or my church, in this or any
other organization, to which I belong, I shall promptly sever my connection with
same.
Respectfully,
C. T. CURRY.
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