Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-22
WHISKY AND WATER.
The State Prohibition Convention in
Session ut Paris.
Earnest Workers for the Overthrow Of
The Liquor Traffic.
A Stirring Speech by Mis- M1ore-An
Appeal 10 Texas.


opesoi w tibo oaLebtes
AT the evening meeting OF the pro.
hibitlon convention, the president
called the meeting 10 order, and alter
singing the Sweet Bye-and- Bye. %
Judge a. II. Wilkinson of Denison ad.
dressed the meeting upon pro-
hibition, asking the question,
who put the liquor traffic into
politics, and answering 10y saying
that 1t has forced itself into politics
because OF the overwhelming influence
1t has had upon the corruption ana
evil III our midst. Statesmt n, think
er aud others are learning that the
saloon dictates and nominates the can
didates for office, and the note of alarm
has been sounded first by those
who are not known as prOhibtionists
and the prohibitionists had them take
IL up as question that must be met
and solution founa. The republic is
still upon trial, and the liquor tratli
will have much to do in determinin,,
whether the republic is ~ stand or
TO fall, drowned by a SEA
of intemperauce. Prohibitionists saw
the republic shall live, and live freed
from the corruption of the liquor trsf.
iic. How are we going to meet the
question, of The destruction of the
liquor traffic? We do not aim
1T national prohibition party
we desire TO accomplish
our end through the parties now in ex-
istence, but If 1t cannot come 10y this
means, then We Will try to bring ii
about by the organization of national
prohibition party.
Mrs. Bella French Swisher of Aus
tin was ihtr, duced To the audience,
and recited "rne Bar-keepers' Adver-
tIsemeui.n
Mss Henrietta G.. Moore of Ohio
then addressed The meeting with u
calm dignity that won its way into The
hearts of her hearers, paying just
tribute to all measures that have been
advocated in the Post for the destruc-
ZION of the liquor traffic. She
launched into Justification OF
the cause of prohibition rs the only
true remedy tpstve the American peo-
pie from the Niagara OF ruin that
sweeps 100, 900 Of lis people every yea
TO ruin. | appeal, she said, in behalf
ot woman and woman's home. lis II
the best we can do ID lei
the saloons be the traps inrc
which our boys are enticed, running
the brightness of home and crushing
out The lives of our women? | pray
God that tue people may be stirred
until we shall cake away from those
who barter liquor for the peace
and happiness OF its thousands oi
homes Tie license and the legal right
to sell the fiery water of death. There
Is no reason why the traffic in liqu
should not be banished from this grand
state If the good men of your state
would remember that we are our
brothers. keeper, it would he swept
from your beautiful prairie and lovely
cities In India there is class OF
bsnditti known Us thugs that rob the
traveller and then divide their spoil
by giving part for religious ceremo
MES, and part to the
friends of The victims. So have
we in Christian America a bsnditti 81
thugs that rob our men Of their man
houd, and wives of their rights, aud
children Of their homes, and then
divide the spoils with yon. Christi 4
voters, you are going to the ballo
hoX hand in hand will
these traflickers in human blood, anc
voting for the those whom they hav'
nominated for Office, because yot
would not be untrue to party
while they are true only to the laws
that are in their interest. We de
mand permanent constitutional pro
hibition, with men ever ready to bach
| the law.