Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-12
LOCAL OPTION.
Our Leading Business Mea Express Their
Views 10 Reference to the Import
ant Subject.
The Sentiment, as Obtained by The ia
setts's Reporter, Decidedly Opposed
to the Measure.


commissioners court will on to.mor-
row pass upon the petition Of several
Of our citizens, praying that an election
be ordered TO test the looal.option
question at the polls, and the great In.
terest that is being manifested by our
citlzsns, rssresentativJ OF THE
GAZETTE called upon several OF our
leading business men yesterday for the
purpose OF ascertsining their views
upon ths all-sbsorblug question.
With few exceptions the
gentlemen appeared to bs
very enthusiastic over the question.
From the statements Published below
IL will bs seen that q great majority Of
our most prominent business men op.
pose the movement and will do their
utmost to defeat 1t at the polls on cleo
ton day.
The commissioners will, In all proba-
bility, order an election, which they
are required by law to do within thir.
~ days from the filing OF the petition.
The frat gentleman called upon was
Col. w NJ Harrison, president OF the
State National bank, In response
TO the question asked by
the reporter Col. Harrison said: at
IL a question that care not TO disouss,
especially through the public prinr
have my private views on the sub.
ject, and will 80 express them ut the
proper place --the polls apprehend,
however, local option W i'll be defeated
In this county"
The next gen leman seen was Mr..
Joseph II Brown, the merchant prince
Of North Texas, Mr. Brown greeted
the reporter In his usual courteous
manner aud seemed to manifest
great interest in the pending issue
Said Mr.. Brown; II am emphaticslly
opposed TO local option. I do not
want any of 1t In mine. am
strictly q temperate man, but
cannot see what good can come
from such measures. / apprehend
our merchants In the city Will op.
pose 1t, as they should"
w NJ Sampson, travelling auditor OF
the Texas n Pacific railroad: ~ am
opposed to local option but favor high
license
Mr.. b. f. Murphy, proprietor OF the
gents' furnishing establishment under
Pickwick hotel ~ am heartily in
l1NOl VI u lki 6hh ODTObtu w
local option or prohibition
Mr.. j. n. Manuel OF the Fort Worth
China CO. II am opposed to local
option, teeth and toe nail IL would
be great detrlment tn Fort Worth IL
the movement ucceedsn
Mr., John Lsneir, manager of Gin-
occhio's Union Depot hotel: al am
emphatically opposed 10 local option.
II would work a great injury TO the
commercial interests of our city We're
| II adopted by our citizens"
Mr.. Fakes, the young member Of
the firm of w. II. Fakes 4 Co., furni.
ture dealers: 81 do not care to express
my opinion bat think our citizens will
defeat the local-op tion question at the
polls.n
Mr.. Taylor of Taylor & Barr, dry
goods merchants: ~ am In favor or
local OPP ion and prohibition / think
when the question comes 10 a test 1t
will be accepted by the masses"
MIR. Max T. ser, music and sta ionery
dealer: II am strictly a temperate
man, but opposed to local option or
any other compulsory law
Capt NJ. b Lloyd, president OF the
| First National bank: ~ speak the
sentiments of this bank when say we
are opposed TO local option. | think
II very u2wise and shall do all can
10 defeat the measure"
Capt. Martin OF Martin. Brown Co
Wholesale dry-Roods IN srchants: II
will give you my Views In very few
words. ! am directly aud emphatic
ally opposed to local op ion whether
1t applies to state, county, preclnDt or
city" ~.
Mr.. =. NJ. Willing, treasurer of the
dry-goeds establishment OF Il G. Ev-
ans company: II am opposed TO local
option, and think my views on the
subject coincide with Mr.. Evans, who
Is now In New York"
Mai X. M. NapIindt, president Of
| the Fort Worth National bank:
When the reporter called at the hank,
he was Informed that Maj VanX indt
was at his residence. Accordingly
his views were received by the emis-
sary la telephone. The only in.
form a ion that Mr.. NaDI lndt WAS
willing TO give was that he favored
| local option.
Mr.. Pinkard OF Plnkard IL Joycs,
furniture dealers: II had rather not
express my oplnion.n
Mr.. A, NJ. Britton, president OF the
| City National bank 81 am oppos ID
to local:option; think II the worst
thing that could happen to Fort
| Worth
Mr.. f. b. Harold, cashier Of the
First National bank: III am uncom-
promisingly opposed to local option
and hone II will be defeated"
Mr.. Kennedy OF the Plckwick hotel:
II am opposed TO local option. have
not taken drink OF intoxicating liq-
uors for twelve years, but cannot see
what good could be accomplished by
prohibition or local option"
Several other citlzsns OF Importance
were seen by the reporter, and the pre-
vailing sentiment seemed to be de-
cidedly against the movement.
| Notice.