The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-04

thpA the Advocate, aud even within
his Swa political told, he has been
criticised.
But II must be remembered al the
while that not emily was MeLennsn
county, not only was the State con-
eerned in the widening movement,
but that movement has been, and will
be, aggressive from centre 20 circum-
ference until King Alcohol and Gam
brlnus and Pan shall DO proclaimed
outlaws all, and bsnished the country's
realm by national decree. The coun-
ties anJ the States prohibition efforts
are but AS the several tentaclss OF the
entwining cultleiish that eafslds the
victims one by one. The
leaders OF the movement have so de-
slared. As proofo OF this, observe some
OF tho methods to be used, and the eud
proposed. The Senate committee on
education, labor and capital, in the re-
port this year OF their designated
work Of investigation, placed under
examination the leading lights OF che
movement in Boston. Amoug the
numbers were the president aud the
secretary OF the w. G. T. u, who, boz
ing questioned. said: ave propose to
press our plan by means of certain
temperance educational books TO be
used in tho public schools, by the dis
tribution of litersture, by the press, by
tho church, by tracts, through
legislatures, by thorough organization
every where, and by woman suffrage,
And We propose to petition the Log
islaturss for compulsory legislation in
the direction of this temperance effort.
We have already succeeded in forcing
these temperance books in 81 towns
lin Masssohusetts) through the school
committees, and now have tho sub
ject before so others, which we will
capture this year." Again they said
"Wo also intend then, TO aglt.te the
tobacco question in the Same way.'
Being shown tho difficulty AS to inter
county and Interstate traffic, they
replied: "We will have, then, the
United States to take control Of legisla-
ton on tho subject and prevent the
manufacture and sale of whisky
everywhere, Like the movement for
tho abolition of slavery, we demand
immediate emancipation from the
evil" Even tho chairman of that
Senate committee, Hon. HENRY W.
BLAIR, was In accord therein, and
OK parte, remarked: "Well, l am in
favor OF woman Suffrage. Women ara
moro apt TO vote right than arc men,
certainly no on moral matters,
The slavery question WAS q question OF
conscience, and 80, also, is the temper
ance question. So, too, is tho labor
and industrial question. All these
would be better settled IL women had
tho ballot"
SENATOR CoKn apprehended
that the opening wedge, once
entered, there would be no telling how
much tsbncco, pate'-de.fols-gras, regu-
latlon- CO sat business, etc., otc., might
BIO poured In, and therefore in tho in
terest of true Democracy, he deemed
it best to knock in the head at once
the loud throated young bantling,
and thus demoralize the balance of
the coop. Ii IL irrelevant about the
young COKE having como to Texas
35 years ago with predictions toward
that grand old organization, now ex.
tioct, known 81 tho Wing party. 1t
is irrelevant TO say that the "local OPP
ton" law was passed during his adj
minlstration in 1879, and signed by
him ~ governor. The arst taunt cuts
no figure In the case; tho second fling
Is OF equal force, as the measure WAS 8
Democratic ono on the real, cardinal
principle of decentralization Of gov
ernment.
No, the panel OF the prohibition
panorama will now gradually glide
into the limbo of past psculisrities,
and the Jolly of the special scene OF
certain coloring OF the "flles" should
not condemn the sterling merit OF
tho Democratic drama, or inspire un-
Just criticisms against any ACHILLES
or AJAX or AGAMEMNoN who led the
fray.