Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-23
PROHIBITION.
The Objections to u by the Minority Il
Tia. reNaS Legislature Considered.
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tho reNaS Legislature Considered.
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list. "'ihut ali sumptuary laws are
contrary to the.spirit of FREQ govern
mtnt.n
lin the licensed liquor traffic lies
the vital power of intempcrance,p
The authority to license involves
the right to prohibit
I'd, "1'hat said proposed law, even If
adopted by the people, could never be
enforced and made ctlcctual, bat
would remain "A dead letter upon the
statute books"
While whisky remains II lawful in
stigator OF crime laws to control and
punish them must and do remain rs
dead letters upon the statute books.
Temperance lies at the foundation
of AL social and political reforms
fth The local option provision in
our constitution and laws afford ample
remedy
IL lies dead letter upon the statute
books, because IL is countcracted by
another the license law.
$50 long "a we have licensed drink
selling we shall have drinking, aud SO
long rs we have drinking We will have
drunkenness.
Sd That the propo G amendment
IA contrary To public policy, ns the en-
forcemcnt of prohibition law would
cost the state OF Texas millions OF dol
lars, aud would lead to The corruption
of officers and citizens.
Joseph Cook, the great lecturer
upon the questions of the present day.
IN n lecture In fremont Temple 10
\ nearly 5000 persons, stated, "thnt the
! liquor bill of the United States out
weighs all we pay for the civil service
Tor the army, the navy for congress :;
! all we pay for state, city, town and
/ county governments, and for common
! school education"
! II sacrifices 10000 lives annually I'm
/ this country. II is causing now and
! chtallinS upon coming generations, in
sanity, scioiuln and II host of other
! diseases and a predisposltion to Intern
peraucc and crime,
That at lcust eighty per cent. of the
| pAupcrisn and crime of the cities comes
/ directly from licensed drinkey houses.
/ That of all devices of satan To min
! mankind mono has ever succeeded like
! ths,and yet II Is contrary To public pol
| icy To allow u free people To vote
! whether they viii or not submit to
these evils, and IL might "corrupt Off
GERS and citizens!n Whisky has mo.
nopolized that business,
oth. Deoauso the adoption of the
proposed amendment would cOmpol
the legislature To levy an Increased adj
4 NAiOrcm Tux to meet the EXPENSES of
the state" The great English states.
man, Gladstone, said to the COMMITTEES
| ~ parliament who oppressed 10 him a
like fear, "Gcnilemen, lot the work of
reform go on, | shrll bc able To get nil
the revenue this kingdom Will need
from sober people, keep the whisky
Z shops open To make revenue at the
I price of blood! Why, for every dollar
/ you get with the blood stain on IL. we
! pay out three for the conseuuences
| sober people VIII give all the rcye-
! nuc we need.
! TN, Because the Submission of this
/ amendment which is highly obnoxious
/ 10 the majority of the people of the
! great state OF IeNAs would iniurc the
! passage nnd adoption of ether impor-
tailt amendments 10 the constitution.
whieh W'li he Submitted 10 the people. "
MORAL questions are NOW COMING to
/ the troht lh determining political re-
( suits,
/ Tho Development Of this sentiment
, IN our country is in advance of liz
I legislation. Hut the question
OF intempeNnce, while de.
ieated, except in Oregon, has come
! IN tor share of consideration in the
I legislature of the several states nnd
the result shows q strong vote in its
favor.
9th, "llecause only about 500 citizens
o' Texas have petltioned in favor OF
submitting the ampndmpnt and only
about onc-lmlt OF them are qualified
voters
Women aud children, and younu
( men not yet twonty-one, are not anal.
filed voters; hence they have no ciaim
upon the attention of the legislature
of reNas.
The drunken husband and father Is
q qualified voter, aud these legislators
look Ia him for guidance and direction
IN their deliberations as Ia how they
shall vote, especially upon tbs liquor
question,
They understand that &c the voice of
women Is to he recognized on this sub
iect, in any way, "that Il il 10 the
whisky business rs tightening Ia the
oak;N j. Cook.
Her work Is going on; Il knows no
defeat public sentiment j. being
aOuseds III the world was lost
throwing woman, she is NOW working
20 save IL.
Miss FWillard, when interviewed by
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