valid, always risk public opinion and jury verdicts in this
county.

We hope this matter will end where it is. Nobody wants
to see Brann driven away from Waco, nor do we believe
such a thing can be done. Men will be found in ample
numbers to maintain his right to dwell here. He is a
brilliant man, who can be distinctly useful as a writer.
On his part he owes something to the community which
is willing to maintain his every right--to the friends who
are still his friends even if he makes a mistake, and that
is to remember that Baylor University is part and parcel
of Waco, and that the reputable element of society here
does not share his views concerning the disrepute alleged
to attach to Baylor. Most of us wish Brann well; most
of us wish Baylor well.

It has been said that this is a matter of "religious"
differences and prejudices. It is not so, save where
individuals want and see fit to make it so. It has been said
"personal liberty" and bigotry are involved in this
matter. We fail to comprehend how or wherein. God knows
there is not a spot on the globe where there is more
diversity of opinion, more freedom of expression and action
as to religion than in this town. Once more, we hope
the matter is ended and for good.

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