The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-24
A Matter of Inconsistency.

A Matter Of Inconsistency.
Put these together and see how much con-
'istency there Is in II Unfair argument is as
Times
Prohibition is undemocratic.-wAoo EXAM
INER.
The New York Star Governor Dorsheimers
paper Is holding rs own nooly: II Is one Of
all the country WACO EXAM SKR
A prohihltionist can be democrat as long
As he votes the democratic ticket--New York
Star.
IL this the inconsistency Of the Texas de- |
OF IL II tho idiosyncrRncies of an edi-
tor belonging TO the democratic partyf An ad- |
vocRle who uses unfair arguments and makes l
which easno, be su sna injuries
against prohibition, butt IL not the undeno- |
cratic, srmptusry or personal liberty fea re-
fcoS The saloons viii vii you moi dive Il the
fireside: and will not family drinking be more
loathsom disgusting and injurious thr sa- /
ss,rousg n WstbtnI so Bp nj |, "a ever he pef
ogative OF q free and democratic people 10 eg-
lslats for themselves. This Is q free country.
and justice 'hould be the motto from every |
quarter.-Temple Times
We are rejoiced to have the oppor-
tunity to recur to this subiect-glad
that the Times, in genteel way, has
afforded us this opportunity. There
is no principle in the democratic
faith more firmly established than its
incorporating opposition to sump-
tusry legislation. Prohibitory laws
come under that head, if they come
anywhere. Now when there Is
democratic ticket in the field, either
national, state or county, and there is
at the same time prohibition ticket
also, under Governor Dorstcimer's
rule, can true democrat vote for
prohibition and stu be considered in
full fellowship with democracy We
We had national prohibition ticket
in the field in the last race, and had
the prohibition democrats voted il,
he assured Grover Cleveland had
never been president. If 1t were an
election simply upon the adoption OF
measure of no political force or sig
nificance, we grant that a democrat
could vote on either side of il he
chose and still not lose his identity as
true party man. We have main
tanned that up TO this time prohibit
ton has only succeeded in states
largely republican, and that party has
been recruited from the republican
party rather than the democratic
party. In the south-in Georgia
Observation-Disclosures the prohibit
ton and democratic forces confron,
each other, the prohibitionists must
get their strength from the demo
cratic party. In the south the demo,
cratic party is all-powerful, the re
publican party is the opposition, ant
everything which throws vote Il
them or strengthens them in any
way, or subtracts one from the dem
ocracy, is a measure against tn,
strength of democracy. II the prohi
bitionists did not aspire to elect pres
idents, governors, congressman, sen
ators and state legislators, in othe
words, If it were entirely and trull
non.noliticaI WIS., entirely and traI,
only only moral or religious mat
ter, we would have no difficulty at al
I'm arriving at a nonelusion that 4
could be supported by democrats
But is not the entire history of III
aims purnoses and enternrises ON IN,
national mr. state f,el5 altooether Z,
favor Of the no,i,;caI s,upificance n
The moves Has 81 John and Kans.,
been forgotten2 Has 81 Jobn ant
the national race for the presidenc,
last wear been FORGOTTEN?
.,overnor Dorsheiuer,s paner I,
certainly one 90 the truest ant
staupcbest papers. on every otbel
pronositiou in the count, v and upou
This whenever prohibition apains,
democracy Is an issue in New York
he will he on the side of democracy
beyond a doubt. Indeed. we bav,
seen a great number of briefer ar
ticles in the Star which show tina,
upon this question he is fully a,
sound ne mon all other oroo, It,, -
of difference between the democracy
and all others in imposition. In
treating the question broadly one
speaks of its national and stat.
-, :.
there are hundreds and tbonsands of
the truest democrats In ,bis s,.,o u,ha
voted for prohibition tbis san NO
know there were hundreds En- tlis
Countrywide did not copcelvo ,ha, !,
was a political measp,e Who ,vor,d
pever vote for I, irJ,haa - u
a county ticket in The field In dire,
opposi,iou 10 The democrocv