Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-05
LIBERTAs IN DEFENSE.
Mr.. DohOney Called on for Some Proof
Of His Assertions.

Of His Assertions.
JEFFERSON, TAX, Feb. 2, 1855.
To tho Editor OF the Gazette.
The readers Of The GAZETTE will
not expect me 10 reply to the article
from Abilene Of January %, and the
article from Paris Of January %,
which pretend TO answer my article
Of January IS. ] am not skilled In
vulgar personalities and low scurrlli-
ties. / have no taste for that kind Of
literature. II would not strengthen
my position, nor weaken that Of my
enemies. ] will take Solomon's adj
vice; Answer a 1901 according TO his
folly.n
Nh L, l.. Dohoney being more re-
Hpectlul Ia entitled To passing notice.
hope the "GlObe-DemocrAJn ana MIR.
Lcgate will survive that nmiHble
gentleman's invectiyes leveled at them
for telling how 81. John tried 10 make
merchandise Of his prohibition rriu-
ciples, and failed But the people be-
lieye It, all the same.
MT DOhoney complains because /
do not prove my facts 10y the internal
revenue rePorts I prefer to conduct
my side OF he case In my own way.
But the reader will remember the fol-
lowing paragraph in my article:
"Mr ID, II Ingraham OF Portl and
Me, writes TO the New York sun i
bsve obtained this morning from
Mr. j. L. Rackltf OF tho Internal
revenue office for Maine the follow
ing atistics Number liquor licenses.
retail, i-HHed IN Maine since Nav /
1883, l,l3l; number liquor licenses
wholesale, Z; number malt llquor deal
ers, ll7i total, / 255. The population
OF Maine IL 10000. Divided by 255
we have 5lS-0ne licensed LIQUOR deal.
er for every 5lS inhabitants.
FOR Portland the assessor gave me
the number OF retail liquor licenses
Issued, 20Oi wholesale, 8; total, 2O3.
The :, pulatlon OF Portland IL
about 5000 There Is one licensed
liquor dealer for every III Inhabitants
In the city. This 10 80 astounding that
thought must have made
mistake till went
lhfee Times over the figures. As 10
me wisdom and proprlety Of adopting
the constitutional amendment pro-
posed, this s'ckening exhibit must suf-
Mr. Dohoney either saw these sta
llstlcs from the internal revenue or
nee Tor Maine IN my article or he dld
/ hN. II ne did, he stands selfcon.
Yleted OF deliberate and dlshonorable
Misrepresentation. This am not
wilhug 10 believe, and am disposed TO
,nlnh thhl ne read my article so care
leenly rs TO overlook It's cOntenta
WDHI lNa Mr. N .hnua., ~
Internal revenue sfatIstics2 He says
the internal revenue reports f,r 1854
show that Maryland paid 81 2s6 Ie2 rs
more revenue that year than Maine
Mark you. reader, Mr.. DOhoney. savs
All this. lie gives no Nance, no au-
thorily, no reference, but Mr.. Doho-
ney says II. Must a man not have che, L
10 ask the public 10 take his word
unsupported by solitary r, ference
and then turn round and tell me h
produce authority, when / have pro
ulced an array of facts and figures
which he dare not aasAil?
huli suppose his naked assertion IA
true Does that prove anything "a IA
the condition III thinRs in Mama tsn
years after In 1883 AZ Does II nroye
that the law WIS not evaded IN 1874 ~
u alwa, has been and always viii no
The fact Is, Mr.. Dohouey's word viii
not be taken IN this controversy
l certainly will not ask any.
BODY TO take my word for anything
or hot may state have
shown by evidence from the Internal
revenue on . in Maine, that IN Port.
land there IA one retail liounr deai,r
for every III inhabitants, and one for
every ols In the slate Further I
nave proved by facts and figures.
stated Win elreumstantisl PARTON
safi1yi that prohibition is hunbug,
ifsud aud great failure. no tli2se
facla and figures / respectfully lnvIt,.
attention. No amount 81 senfrilitv
an5 personal abuse win ever dIsproys
one OF them. IfRFRrhs
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