The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-01
WAxnhn0hle.

WaxAhaohis.
WAxAHAoHIE, Aug. 3l,-[Specisl.l
The county prohibition convention,
which was called for Saturday, met
in the court house at 2p. M, with ]. II.
Mulkey, OF Ennis, In the chair, and L..
ID. Robuck, secretary.
Elder @. McPhearson opened the
convention with prayer. The court
room was Allied with representstiv @
.aen from all parts OF the oou aty, and
iaany ladies' graoed the room with
their presence.
On motion OF Rev. Mr.. Ray, a CON-
mittee gu resolutions was appointed,
which res,cad to draft tho same.
A committee, c0nsistlng OF w. A..
Calfee, M. w. Mcknight and IA. r..
Yesger, was appointed to take suon
steps as they may consider
necessary to secure an election
on prohibition at tho November
term OF tho commissioners court.
Speeches were made by Colonel Mo-
knight, J. D. Works and others, max
lug many happy hits, aud adding
much to tho enjoyment of the meet.
Ing.
The committee appointed on resolu-
tions, reported the following, which
RasaIxsJ Eirst Thst s;,o ,,
zion want mo etyact ON tho a1tp, S Ep
nj Octobsr. 1894 aaid Inw noe Nav ~
faithfniiv exocntad' and 90 r,,iIw co. '
ried into effect. IA anv Other cri,,ina
law in our criminal ststuta.
Second-That MANY efforts have haer
made, by the Oppenenta or iora
opslop. to make Iha la a
odious and jneffactnaI Nm,
suoh wicked and unWarnntsd sttocku
on tho law have fsiled. and bavs 10.
monstrsted beyond a doubt. tho fact
hat prohibition dses nrohibit In EiIis
onuntv.
Third-That tho aro.t bodv ~ our
poople have boon benefited Nv thu an.
sctment of local optiOn. moraiiv. so.
clslly and financially: morally IN tbs
su opression of crime, sociallv in ths
elevation of a more refi mad state NJ on.
ciety, and financially in saving n large
outlay of money for intoxicatine mi
dsmsaipg drinks. and that our neoola
have saved not less than 800 0N0 in
money. ('rheso figuras wcrS has, 4
upon oslcuistion M s1oon
each annually TO the o. s,.
looms doing business In Ellis countv
VIXEN some of them did as mueh "a
SO0O).
Four -n-That uo ranell with bono.t
inuiunatjon ali and avery ins;nustlon
and deeLrotion. whether made orsiix
by prlynte letter. corresnondencs ~
by outside newspaper renorts and
conments. that local option ia a faiI.
urs in Ellis county: thai we recoyni,a
Nil euch attaoks az a ref actinm NJ, ",,y
civil officers and law. abiding oitizens
Fifth-That wa h,lleve orr ntiicors
have been efficient and fnithyn, in liz
discharge OF their 0fIiejnl trusts IN r..
gard to local option. and we berahv
commend them for the sauna
Sixth-That we believe that all at.
tonpts made by public man and noii.
tlcians to read honest men ont or RI a
Democratic or other parties. on NO.
cunt of sllegi .neo to prohih,tion are
wicked and uncslled for attacks. cal-
culated to jniure the penoraI moral
good OF our comfy: that we bal;avn
Ill good goysrnmsnt, To be founded
on tho consent Of the rnvernat"t In
Democracy maiorities mnst rrla
Seysnth.-Thst wa knosr of ~, m.nv
good men who honestly onnosad iocSl
Sp.ion nj tho election last yesr who
having aeon jta banof,ci.I sfs",s " ars
now in favor Of tho Law and vii, aid
In naintainin0 the sama TO ai, snai,
we give a cordial walcnme.
Eiphth-That. Wsoreas' at tho lao.
tor NJ of orr conmissi ,nar., court
Dstitions were nr.onred hv arti'n,n.
hibitioni,ts. ask inc an elsction r nv mo- mo-
hIbition. as to tho towns NJ Wa.