The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-10
rne fgMrEnlstg QUESTION


DALLAs, Texas, March ~, $50.
PROT W. n. scalosi
l,y "a unanimous vote, Th0mns Chapel
lodge, I. o. q. r., No. 100, aud Sion
lodge, /. o. q. r., No. 100, through me
MS ". q. 4. Of Thomas Chapel lodge,
have expressed desire that you fur
nish for publication some facts respect
ing the late temperance convention
held In Dallas. They mean that you
state as you understood the OF Jcct Of
calling the convention, and M nearly
M YOU can recollect, the leading Issues
that engaged the attention of the CON
yention, aud especially state the reason
of the seeming unfortunate split. Such
n statement, In theiI opinion, would
not only he highly interesting to the
public generally, but would tend to dis
sipate many prejudices that, perchance,
might arise from an Ignorance of the
facts. In f., IL. and c., s. $. RECORD.
8. $. Record, Esq.
In compliance with the request OF
the members of the lodge you repre-
sent, and, us it is deemed, In behalf of
the true interests of the cause of tenn.
perance, hereby give you, rs far us |
am able, n fair and candid statement
of facts rs connected with the late state
temperance convention held In Dallas,
and called for in your note.
During the past fall and winter petit
lions were circulated calling for state
temperance convention to assemble
i'm Dallas in February. The object,
as understood IL, was to revive, GEN.
tralize and If possible unity the sent-
ments and measures of the advocates
of Temperance in the state of Texas.
The convention met ut the appointed
time and was duly organized. BY vote
it was agreed that every person in ia
vor of the "prohibition of the liquor
traffic" be entitled to membership.
Thus far the convention wac n unit
every member being in favor of "pro.
hibition." But as to the best policy to
secure this end the convention did not
so fully agree. Speeches were made
evidently Indicating the purpose of or
ganizing political prohibition party.
A resolution to this effect having
been offered was promptly voted down,
and in its stead, one was adopted
pledging the convention in favor of
''prohibition," but ignoring the politl-
cal feature.
Every member, think except one,
land he had then openly withdrawn
from the convention) voted for this
resolution. The split, if split it
can be called, was upon the issue Of
forming temperance political party.
Permit me to say for one, | new
er heard of politics in connec-
ton with this convention UNI
til the question was sprung upon the
floor of the convention, after it had
been organized. And in justice to the
sentiment and action of the majority,
/ may add further, as members of u
temperance convention they did not
feel called upon to organize new po-
litical party, nor did they propose to do
so. They have faith in the ultimate
success of their cause, aid would appeal,
by all legitimate means, to the chris
tian sentiment and intelligence of the
prohibition of the liquor traffic in the
state of Texas.
AS to the purposes and plans of the
prohibition Association of Texas"
(Which name the convention assumed),
| would invite your attention, and
that of the public generally. to the adj
dress of the executive committee pub
lished in the daily papers of this city
Oh the 10Th of March, 1875.
Respectfully, w. II. SCALES,
President of state Temperance Convention.