Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-18
SHERMAN.
ORGANIZING the Temperance Movement
Under Difficulties.
A CorpOral's Guard Of Greenbaoksrs in
Mass Meeting,
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, May IL. - At n tomne,-
ance meeting held at the court-house
This afternoon DR.. VIM announced
that this was moveme mt of the
friends o1emperance to organize and
take action on the questioa-not as n
political party, but to move on exist.
ing parties and have them effect the
desired object. To fully explain. he
read resolution passed at the late
meeting at Paris, Texas, wherein II
was determined to put the question of
submitting the subject of prohibitory
clause as an amendment TO the consti-
tuition to a vote of the people, to every
Legislative candidate this fall and shape
the temperance support accordingly.
A convention of Greehbackers had
been called to meet at the same time
ana place, and twenty-five citizens sat
III the seats outside the bar of the
court room, but they seemed not to
take any part In the temperance move
ment, and 1t was difficult To get an
| organization.
DR.. VIM was called to the chair by
j. ID. Wood, who with Winn and n
gentleman from Honey Grove did all
the preliminary talking.
Dr. ). ). jackson was put in nomi-
nation as secretary, but having inn
portaDt business elsewhere that
gentleman declined the proifered
honor and suggested the name of
A. ii. Etchison us proper person for
that position.
Mr.. Etchison tried to beg of, but
was proclaimed the choice of the three
takers and accepted the honor.
Capt. Woods made q speech, say
ing that the resolution read by the
chairman was not quite as explicit as
he thought il ought TO be, and that he
understood the object of the temper
ance friends was to have every candi-
date pledge himself to submit the aues-
ton of prohibition amendment
to the constitution to n vote of the
people at the next general election.
He did not wish the candidate to
pledge himself to vote for said amend
ment at the polls, but TO promise, If
elected, to submit 1t to the people in
the true old Democratic spirit, so that
the sentiment of majority may be
made mantle st at the polls.
DR.. Burton of Honey Grove was
next called by Woods and Wiun for IA
speech, but that gentleman said Capt.
Woods had said all that was necessary
and he therefore declined to speak.
AT this point in the
proceedings, the secretary
elect announced that he wrote terri.
bile hand, which he could hardly read
himself, and therefore could not dis
charge the duties of the position.
II. p. Whitaker, who came ms q
Greenbacker, was next put IN nomina-
ton, but he protested that he had bust
ness outside, and could not act.
Thereupon DR.. VIM nominated Dir
HUFF of Whitesboro, who was sitting
present, and although that gentleman
suggested q professional call might teal
him away before the close, he was tri
umphanlly elected and took his seat al
the table.
The chair announced that ii was now
, in order to appoint a central executive
committee, and j. ID. Woods, DIR. A. 4
Wright, Rev. w. G. Dimmitt, S. $
Fears and Il. j. Patty Were appointed
, The chair here called for nomina
tions for precinct committees through
out the county, and stated that the
chairman of said committees would b,
ex officio q member of the central ex
, ecu,iye committee. A. T.. Wilkinson
was suggested by Capt. Woods for tn,
Denison precinct; NJ. Reeves for Potts
= b0ro; DIR. Arnold for Whitesboro; DIR
Hughes for Collinsville; NJ. s. Gilber
/ for Pennington; Cap. j. 5. Patty fo
e Van Alstyne; DR.. David Ray 10
Whitewright; VIM. Dyer 10
/. Kentuckytown; Prof. r.. II
Hughey for White Mound
: Rev. A. Wilson for Bells
! Rev. w. G.. Messick for Howe; DIR
Frazer for Preston Bend; lsham Kyl'
= for Tioga; c.. w. Crump for Gordops
,, vile; James Goad for Rock Creek
: Martin Funk for Basin Springs; jane
Means for Kendall's Chapel; a. II
Etchison for West Sherman, DR.. II. IL
T Winn for East Sherman.
1t was ordered that the executive
committee prepare programme TO
the work, and the same be sent by thu
secretary to each precinct committee
TO direct their action.
!, 1t was moved and carried that thu
y meeting adjourn to meet again on the
l. call of the chairman.
The Greenbackers then proceeded
to organize. Uncle Jake Gum came
TO the front and stated the object o
= the meeting. He said that they wer'
i. for illustrating the long line of illus
I trious men. such As Jefferson, Jackson
2 and Others down to Tammany hall IL
'" 1865. 1--WE maintain, as Jefferson re
: marked, that all currency should b'
furnished by the iineral government
: and that national banks are unconsti
!, tutional. Tammany hall said .tha
4 all money not necessary TO run thu
II country should be paid on the public
3 debt and jefferson said he couldn' res
- on his piller with $1,000, 900 OF debl
!. hanging over the people. Have we
!, Democratic party,or have we a Hepuo
&c llcan partyo Call us Greenbackers, OF
: cali us Labor Leaguers. or what yo'
;, will: we want 10 know now 'he couh
5, try stands" -. l..
o Mr.. Roberts remarked that III
81 thought it best to organize by eiectini
chairman aud secretary, but MI
! Gum said they preferred 10 have
4. little talk first. Roberts said he mac
ic been told that this was strong Green
q back country, but this was the small
h eot crowd ne ever saw, ant
Z he thought the Texas kind wa
!, moi the sort he was used to. He knew
: thew were weak, but they representa-
an idea that eventually would grow
the requirements OF the situation, ans
q ike other and older parties be q powe
IS in the land. He said he chaileDge'