Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-28
srAny for urann,p,--A Correction.
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BRYAN. TEX, Oct 20, 1885.
To the Editor OF The GAZETTE
In your Issue Of yesterday appeared an
editorial with the above quoted caption,
witch contains a statement so perverted,
30 utterly foreign to the facts 10 regard to
the late Waco prohibition convention that
am persuaded TIE usually candid aud
fair editor Of THE GAZETTE must have
been trifled WITH, misled, imposed upon
by some designing, unprlncipled fellow.
am sure that, even IS partisan, ana
however much THE GAzErTE's at0te-
msnis might fatter and otherwise please
him, DR. Craufill will ia no wise give his
sanction to the perverted view you give
OF that convention. For however the
doctor ay be regarded as an ex-
treInist, and violent in his utterances,
be ia too brave to falslfY the truth,
Neither the first nor second Waco con-
vention was called for the purpose or
with she desire "to sit down ON Brother
Cranfll and his state ticket-squeech
both If possible,n as you represent. Had
that been our object the discOurtesy OF
inviting them to attend would not have
been offered to the Dallas convention
and It's supporters. But they were corr
daily invited ia both Gale, snd by private
letters and kilograms In the first Waco
convention every member or follower OF
the Dallas convention, SO far as they were
known to be present, was placed upon the
committee TO formulate 8 declaration OF
principles and policy. There were three
In the committee Of ten, ard three in the
convention OF tfty-eight, represent
ing the Dallas convention. Certainly
If those who did not approve the action
Of the Dallas convention were "willing"
and were seeking an opportunity"
to sit down upon them, there was nothing
possible 20 prevent. Seven against them
and Il ty-fve against them, gave fair
opportunity" II they had been twill.
ing" to do so, as THE GAZETTE sup.
poses.
THE GAZETTE mistakes entirely the
anlmus and object OF those who Gen
gineered" the Waco meetings. The
writer Of this article was party to the
call of both, assisted In presiding in both
and was ON the committee OF each assem-.
| bly, to draft declaration OF principles
and policy. He is therefore competent
tocertify that the leading object of the
entire movement was to harmonic as faI
as possible, and not TO "squelch" any
! IOAJ VI IIuuAUALlOAiNAGf anu lAiih Whc
Effected without attacking the Dallas
convention, or the slightest in.
dorsement OF it. The Waco
convention marked out wholly
different line Of policy from that OF the
Dallas convention, and advise all Prohi
bitlonists to "work and vote In accord
auce with that line Of policy" 1t is q
strange peryersion OF language and facts
to call this triumph Of the third party
men. All, of every shade oHthought, felt
that 1t was triumph Of Prohibition and
| its cause. But none either thought OF
felt that it wss victory specifically Of
either wing, much less of the third party
men. DIR. Cranhll and his following were
"gratified and delighted with the result
OF the convention, as were all others, be.
cause he learned that the whole body
wos united upon every question at al
vital TO prohibition, aud tust there waf
no desire to wound, much less tC
''crush" anybody. A further object
IN these Waco meetings was tC
meet, beforehand, the statement which
was being proclaimed abroad by the OPP
ponents Of Prohibition that the vote fol-
the "thrd party" as it Is called, viii
show aud "develop the strength OF pro
! hibition in TeIas.n It WAS believed, and
! is now, that three-fourths at least, OF the
I Prohlbitionists Ia the state were not in
harmony with this movement, simply be
cause they did not believe it the wlsest
| policy and it was known that the mora
effect would be lost II they waited until
after the election to say so. Hence
these Waco conventions and their objsc'
and desigD, have been perfectly and mos
satisfactorily attained. II THE GAZETTE
and Democracy are satisfied with the re.
suit, We will not complain. We viii
| see after the election who laughs
Whether Prohibitlonists vote for the thirC
party ticket or not, they are not advised
or likely TO vote for the lesders of OF
workers with the whisky lesgue. There
will be great reduction OF maioritles a
the approaching election, whether meI
vote differently or withhold their votes
| And when another general election occurs
the present leaders of the Democratic
| party will change their ground or prohibi
ton Democrats, that is the people, the
true Democracy, will take control OF tn,
party.
Anf now Mr.. Editor, l have sought
courteously to correct THE GAZRrTE,s
view Of the action at Waco. [ know
have given it Alright. The assumption that
there was another status Of facts on
other motives than are here gIver
Is wholly gratuitous. The two votes
upon which reporter based his con,
ciusion were simply questions Of courte
81, l. e. the reading OF letter, and in.
wiling gentleman to speak. All our &C
tioas, in committee and in convention
! upon any question german TO prohibi
ton was unanimous, and every one fel
tnat 1t was the grandest triumph thai
prohibition has ever had in Texas.
Do me the favor TO publish this in youl
next isaue aud oblige,
Il. 7. MITCHELL.