Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-05
DIR. oRANFILL,S DILEMMA

NV pAf4hANE AAfAs - LILLE "a 4hals
The interview published in THE GA
zErTE with MIR. w. d. Jackson of Waco
is something OF n damper upon our Pro-
hibition friend, DR.. Cranfill. Mr.. Jack.
son Is lifelong Prohibitionist and the
chairman of the Prohibition executive
committee for the state. In the face of
Dr., Cranhll's call Mr., Jackson comes to
the front and says that his (Jackson's)
name which appeared appended to call
published In Crannll's psper) for state
Prohibition convention to nominate a
state ticket was unauthorized; that he
Chairman Jackson) does not think II
wise or expedient to have a Prohibition
convention or nominations this year.
Finally, Mr.. Jackson says he was very
much astonished to see such call with
his name signed TO IL. II was news to
him, and what is puzzling him is how his
name got there. We shall leave 'Brer
Cranfll to enlighten Mr.. jackson on the
latter point, as that is peculiarly matter
TO be settled by the two. We pre-
sumo, OF course, that II ,cW be adj
justed to the mutual satisfaction OF the two
gentlemen. 1t Is an open question whether
this rather unexpected episode will
have any perceptiblc effect on DR.. Gran.
Ill. II would check the zeaf of the aver
age man, even Prohibltionlst, but Gran
I'LL Is bent on having a distinctly Prohibi.
tlon convention, and he win be In Dallas
next week TO call his convention together,
II he has TO act as chairman, secretary,
sergeant alarms and audience too. Gran.
dll is-Cranfll, and we shall let him 20
his way. The incident ought TO open the
eyes Of some people, though. It confirms
the advlces published in Tux GAZETTE
from time to time regarding the views Of
leading Prohibitionists throughout the
state. IL shows that there is by no
means a desire on their part that Prohi
billion ticket shall be put In the field
TRE GAzErTE happens to knotc that Hon
w. X. Homan, whose devotion to the
Prohibition cause will not be questioned
by anybody, does not assent TO the expe.
diency or proprlety OF convention this
year--that he has stated emphatically he
does not desire TO be nominated
as prohibition candidate for governor
Finally this incident vindicates IN,
force Of the position taken in these col
umns more than once since the Galveston
convention; that large per cent. OF tn,
prohibition element is satisfied, Tor IN,
time being, at least, with tho utterancel
OF the Democratic platform regarding
prohibitions that nothing Whatever ca,
be accomplished by distinctive movement
and that II will be simply time waste,
for the Prohibitionists TO get together an,
nominate a state ticket. They can carr,
out their policy Of iptrod ucing local or
tion In counties or cities and remain /,
the Democratic lines, where most o
tnem have spent their lives, IL they fee
that the Democracy Is not as llbera
as ought TO be there Is ever the Republi
can party a. q refuge. Its platform de
clares unqusllnedly for the submlsslop,o
a prohibition amendment to the state con
stitution. But Prohibitionists, as a rule
are Democrats. They feel more at HON,
Ia tho Democrats camp than anywher.
else, and their fellow Democrats wan
them 70 remain where they are. We sn
4 ticipassa comparatively slim gathering ii