San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-10-14
HON. E. L. D0HONEY,
The Prohibition Candidate for Gov
ernor--.Synopsis Of his Speech
at Paris.
TParis News. ]

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[According TO announcement, Hon. +. l..
Dohoney addressed the people of Paris at
the courthouse There was quite large
crowd Of gentlemen and number Of Indies
present to hear the address. The following
IL short synopsis of Colonel Dohoney's re-
marks
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Tho Prohibi-
ton party of this State had its initial organ
ization In May, 1885, but out Of Difference
to the Democratic party, no attempted deh-
mite organization was entered into until af-
ter the recent Democratic State Convention
was held in Galveston. We thought and
hoped tho Democrats when they assembled
in convention, would agreo to submit u
prohibitory amendment TO tho vote Of the
people of the State, but they refused to do
this. The. Prohibitionists then held con-
vention in tho city Of Dallas and placed e.
State ticket in the field. Now, there are
practically but two great parties--the labor
ing Glasses and the monopolists. The DEM
ocratic and Republican parties have both
outlved their usefulness. In the first place,
II was tho mission of the Republican party
to free the negro. They succeeded in this
many yerrs ago. After this party had ac-
complshed its mission, instead OF disorgan-
izing it proceeded to make and foster mon
opoiies and millionaires. There has in fact
been no issue between tho Democratic and
Republican parties for the last ten years.
Ills true that they disagree on the tariff aud
silver questions, but ench of them are also
divided among themselves on these two
questions. On the silver question the DEM
ocratio President is on the side of the Re-
publcans, as the Democrats of the South
endorse the free coinage of silver. While
this is the case, you find Southern Demo-
Gratis endorsing Cleveland's administration.
When they do this they antagonize General
Maxey, Senator Coke and Congressman Cui-
berson, who favor the free coinage of silver
The fight between the Democrats and he-
publicans is extremely disgusting, rs 1t Is
nothing more nor less than greedy scramble
for the offices. The Democrats have allied
themselves with that hydra-headed beast,
the liquor traffi,. Tho liquors which were
smugglei from the United States to Bermu-
da and Holland some years ago, were
brought back under Oieveland's administra-
ton, and under the ruling of the United
States Attorney. General, there was no reve-
nue. paid on these samo liquors. This swln-
died the government out OF $35, O0O0 00D OF
revenue. The bill to appropriate the pitt
| full sum of $1,000 to have q committee,
composed half of temperance men and half
of liquor men, to investigate the evils OF the
liuuor traffic and get the true facts in the
case, passed the Republican Senate six times
and'iust az often was it smothered in the
Democratic House. Coke, Ross and Mills
hnyo outraged and insultod the Prohibition
lists. They said Prohibition was on enemy
| to the Democratic party and must be sup
pressed. When they did this. they spoke
in behalf of the Democratic national lead
ers. All this proves plainly that the Demo-
cratic party is IN alliance with the liquor
traffic. For six years the Texas legislatures
have insulted aud spurned the Prohibition;
lists by refusing to recognize the sacred
right of petition, and by refusing to allow
them to vote on this question when they
were petitioned by thousands of people.
They boldly trampled under foot the sover-
eign rights of the people, whose servants
they were. Crhe speaker here read from
an address, copy of which, he said, had
been presented to each member of both
houses of the last Legislature, which, among
other things, said that If the Legislature re-
fused to let the people vote on this question
it would lead to the organization of Pro-
hibition party. Notwithstanding this note
of earnest warning, tho legislature for the
third time refused to submit the prohibitory
amendment. This being the case, there
was nothing left but for the people to or
Qanize party of their own, which would
give them their rights. But as have said,
ont of Difference TO the Democratic party,
we waited for the Galveston convention to
be held to see il it would submit the ques-
tion to a vote of the people. This they re-
fused to do, and the Prohibition. party was
thoroughly organized on the seventh and
eighth instants at Dallas, rs l said before.
The speaker then read the platform adopted
by the recent Prohibition convention
Now, VIC come before you standing on this
broad platform, recognizing the fact that
what is morally wrong can not be political
ly right. We don't come before you in
this canvass to discuss the evils of intemper-
auce, but we come before you on the sole
issue of the sovereignty of the people.
claiming for them the right to attend SIM
ply to their own business and the right to
vote on this question il they want 10. After
We have got prohibition Legislature, then
we will come before you on the merits OF
Prohibition. When the issue came up in
McLennan county, General Ross, the Dem
ocra;ic nominee for governor. advocated
the cause of the saloons against the men,
women and children of his own home. (The
speaker read an extract from one Of General
Ross speeches. He didn't tell you the
liquor traffic was the enemy of the women,
the boys. the church and society, but he
said that Prohibition was the enemy of the
Democratic party. He places the Demo-
cratic party above everything else dear to
the hearts of the human family. It il the
most blatant demagogery to sny that Pro-
hibition is not political question. Whom
the Democratic party advocates the liquor
traffic, il advocates crime. The reason why
Prohibition does not prohibit, is becouse
Democrntic officers do not enforce the law.
In the State of Iowa there was preacher
who was Prohibitionist. He saw that the
law was openly and boldly violated every
day. and he took steps to enforce i. The
result was he was assassinated By being
shot in the back in the dark. This was
done in the interest Of the saloon Colonel
Doboney here read a circular which be
said the saloon men Of Chicago sent TO the
chairman Of the Prohibition Executive Com
mittes Of Illinois, and which contained the
direst threats 10 take the ehairman's life IL
he didn't cease his efforts 10 close ont their
whisky trafic) I Just read this 10 show
you the spirit Of the whisky element. I
don't ask you 10 leave the Democratic or
any other party. The Democrats platform T.
absolve- every man from the very party IL /
self CThe speaker then tanned his aften- 1
ton 10 TIE labor qnestion). The Tailroads /
ouehi 10 be paid liberal price for carrying .
TIE farmers products. hut When they are
srtartiouaie as they nov are in their prices. /
they are simply ro5biiig TIE laboring nan ]
1hs monsr-rings on Wall street. IN Nev
York rule he country. They hx prices on
the flr1nerx' prodace and place i 20 low