The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-09-03
PROHIBITION QUESTION
faom A PARTY STANDPOINT


Ausfis, Aug. 2s,-lEiit1r HEH-
ALp.l-In u letter 10 TnH HERALD oi
tho !Gth instant, from DALAI, your
lirespouient,i Jealous Tor loral option,
dive 10 with much and frequent 0m-
lhRsIs on ihs power OF major ici, sr d
tue respect tn which the oniniJns OF
tine majorl.ins are entitled, THAI fea',
as u Democrat. no has iorG0ltRu that
ono of tho organic n DclploH OF tne
Dem1crrlie party II tho protection OF
tho rights Of miroriyies by consti u
poabl Provisions, and by N'iriclly
40 iipg those Iighls thai wo aye
pleased 20 ,erm Rs inallensbls and
pry sac ug 40 -2e,Y ci'2sa. undouOt-
udig ,uo Drnocrp~O psriv has alwE =
opposed any sumpiuRry az kindred
laws UecCm,ng snggaiIed ON our STA
utOyY epuctmantS. In Mcl, ~ has
usti, amidst defeat and dice 1prags
ment, the mi sion OF tho newoc. Atic
patty 30 Limit itself in Legislation
in purely political lma,leiH,' and
u keen ~ 8 ute OF nctlou, cei,tln Nr-
gau'c principles rp.ncr ~ standards
Nv VI Atu lNA AN" AnthNN NhiN
urod, and II some OF these old Orgarlc
marEs could not mo discovered, then
Tho parlv stored clear OF the policy
rU10,ru, lacking those essentials,
4 Parry Is orsapi%ed for ~ political
uuri'G,g. aud, especially In tnis ifue
t4UrtrN, nlu5t ~ guard agaius5 esp'on-
sEn or Interference of personal right,
an 40 seems 10 me inag Is the
,ea,au tina 10 Democratic party haN
survived 80 many defeats aud wl.
urS.ad tho Glsiuts ration OF 30 many
d'io ont parties Oattl Ing R@GinsV Is
yrts.Ra from, aud ~ lpng us ta"ro Is
-u,lic,eut conservatism ia tho Demo.
u,..ir pMly 10 Geer n view these OF
,.,rla prime plos, al partisB NJ 60 ~
p tees in tho iuturO ~ IN 40 rasi,
,unuing R.,ainss the solid OcE Of cen
,sGut,ona, copgstruG.iol upOn which
H. ~ iOut del.
Now, does L. not seem s little Ike
iiyerisrng wnh what u man e1ss. o.
urlnE', or whG. ho raises
AID manufactures, Tor 3 ma
gritty u DGss prob bitoIy
law AGAINST tho msuuiaciure, sale and
use OF liquors? ant. isit not violation
a. those cardinal principles by which
mo Democratic nSlCy have protected
lnA personal rights oi minoritiosY
= acne ~ no man who iameuLs more
he evils douG Dy iptemperance i'll this
country than do, but / believe tue
rgIl IS exaggerated. | happen To be
.us OF those who believe tbsl, as u peo-
ola, we are improving in morals and
ouipsrancs. 1 know that Texas has
40 reputation OF boi0g populated
largely by drunken buliies, in the
Made aud Northern S,i.es, aud a.
,h0ugn [ believed, before L came 10
i,' q, IL was an eEaGSeratlo }, L am
giad 10 rec ord the fact hat for the ST.:
month"; | have been here, have seen
,ut 900 or Two druDken men. Shortly
aver my arrival In Texas, While IN
sau Antonio, l WAS invilei by
nrpther l.wyer 10 SO 10 .he club-roo ns.
VhiIe there, TLs lrtrOduced D sew
rrr' sppLiemer. My friend Invited
The parry 10 take something 10 drinL.
rneie c we're five OF ia sitting siOund
30 ap'e, anu al. but one orIerAd iem
cuade, and that one arolo.i "ed 10.
having his dashed with brandy 80 re-
,teyo . temroraty disorder. II L told
this III u NorLnsrn advocate
81 prohibition, do you tlinG l
would be credited: No. Indeed; 5uJ
nsre where tbe bau' ! OF TeSe geHt!e-
men are Known, il Will be bslieyed.
KNOW That there are many men
VAC destroy themselves with houof,
bail bsliete IL Jrese men wee de-
pfiSed Cr liquor, they wouli destroy
themselves sonle other way even moi9
aI.en'. one OF tie mos h'ghig eau
,sL-d uhysic ans, who Rad oeel su-
pe,IutsndsuG OF iuuaCio asylpms for 10
sears ia the west, to,d me that LIUfe
Gun. moipbia ana laudaGUm pa
Lets were - sTvlr Ms from local op-
S,un d s.r,c .Siupn there 77sre oi ana.
n lO.e d,s.'icjs, aud theG
thel'a is q greater evil in les conseGUen'
css that thaL d l. .'or.
There ia good aud evil ia everything.
The sun, rs IL wheels up in It's vasj
dIurnRi course, IN soTe pa = OF hne
earth, Nsrrs >ege, -O,o1 mo Me- Ia
ctuer paris OF The ea"ta, scorcnes tue
humid growth unit, it sends % MAS
matte o-hala ions, 6liln2 inc air with
deagh and poison. TIE rose that
u!ushes in beauty on The bosom OF
maiden lCysi ness, c1pceais ths thorn.
LIZ us dl3Catd tie evil and Keep the
goGi. Let us te.ch the rising
youth OF the land The degradation OF
{ ,oud,ng the iute 'ec5 and pa,sviug The
arm VI Ia tho noison OF liquor, but lot
Us ts2ch them this, not with the sword
OF Maton 81, bat through The SOU eie-
va.iug tru hs reyea ed 10 humanity by
j esus ClIis.
EuG for moment, let Us re.urn to
the question as parry issue. lbeiieve
Chat If Che Democratic party departs
from It's organic dOCSllne OF protecting
the personal rights of m norlv.e s, 1t
Viit lose its power % perpetua our
epuu'can Institutions, ana | also os-
3ye Luat repub .can institutions de-
pend upon inc Ds.nocraoic par y Eeep-
ing in nowe-, but wneL it Decumes
pal y o SINS l. wit none OF it. Tneie
are her v2vs os !sscuiug tho Youth
Qr Ghe lar ! Gm lIemperance: Ehlct
a law ma ng III felony iJr Liquor
sol err o OF 7r , sell Impure, or liquor
wtnGnv poisonous essences in il, Aud
.rnS.ro lnspeC ors o enforce the law.
POI. onous liGu0r c cafes an upuaDural
aore ,Ce and craving Tor more, and
that ~ TIE cause of drunkenness.
8utprre ,iouG.3 WI not be taken in
excess. l.sn build more oreWerie3
nd E sur facsure Vhe Texas grape in o
wine, so tnat oeer and wine becomes
AS cheap he-e as in Germany, and you
yin thus drive drInSe 1uess rom the
land, buj do no. ~ enot To make Is
moIel mSchi'ls out OF uns Democ TIC
parry. IL bias lis dulles 10 pertorm .
Inc country, and they are limita d 10.
pr g Y POLITICAL issues. ..
For the iudefi ate aches and pains OF
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