Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03
CRANFILL REPLIES.
What tho Probibiuonists Hope to Accom-
plish by the Dallas Convention

What tho Probibitionists Hope to Accom-
plish by the Dallas Convention
GATEsvILLE, TEX, Aug. 3l.-Editol
GAZETTE In your issue Of Sunday YOU
kindly ask me some questions to which
deem 1t right and proper to reply, mas
much as they were asked in a kindly
spirit. No one should fear discussion OF
public questions and have always 70 und
your excellent paper fair, even to an op.
ponent. THE GAZETTE says:
One is tempted to ask, however, what IL I,
hoped TO accomplish at this convention? IL /.
possible the Prohibltionists or some OF tbom
WIN reply mat the Democratic platform coes
not go Tar enough In Its recognition OF the Pro
hiDitonists and their aspirations. This n Dr.
OrantllPs complaint. IL is known however
that many Prohibitonlsts are perfectly salts
fed with the Democratic utterancps re9arding
prohibition. A leading Prohibitioul5t was \
member Of the platform committee and helped
70 lr0me the plank touching prohibition. II the
spectfully ask DR. Crann'l how he likes me
plank Ia the Republican platform adopted al
NaGof That ought TO be broad enough for him
" stand on There 10 breathing room In the
hspuolioan IL ne feels restrained in the Demo.
ctattC camp.
10 IHE GAzETTE's question as to what
we hope to accomplish by the Prohibition
convention, | reply;
We VIII perfect Prohibition uartv
and through that party we will ultimstely
accomplish both the theory and fact Of
prohibition. And now l ask TIE GA
zETTE; What could we accomplish bv
remaining In the Democratic partyY
Ihere has never been since reconstruc-
tion a single day from the election of our
nrst Democratic governor until now bnt
what the Democratic party could have
lnaugurated prohibition. Ii is almost
twenty years since then and the same
scenes, with sllgdtly varying chapgss
are enacted every year. In rhe
very nature of things the Dem.
ocratic party can never declare
for prohibition Its national nl.t.
form pledges itself uualter.bly to rnm
l. Is NOT pledged to prohibition in q single
state III the union Its source of national
!, iies IN the hoodlums and slums OF
ene Notlhern cities and If 1t declared for
pruhioltlon TINS vote would abandon I,
, forever Inc Gazs says "a LEADING
: lonloltiohist was member of the plat-
lorn committee and helped to frame The
p'anh toucnlng prohibition" The plat.
l ln,., III order TO further hoodwink Pro.
generously says msn can
laVor local option and still be Demo. |
st Local option" as referred 10 by
va w latOrm, as aptly applies |
~ the local-option hog law
a. does 10 the local-option
nquof law THE GAZETTE is too sensible |
paper TO urge that the platform fnvors
ptoniolt'on The "leading Prnhlbition.
lsts. VINO are well satisfied with IL wou,a |
PC sstlshed II the platform declared thai |
neu was summer resort aud nominated |
= ~ uenlilonn Tor governor. Under tho
sDeiloeratlc administration in Texas ovsr
,out thousand saloons ind sure aud saf,
plo.ection. The Democratic party l.,
pa.thersnlp with every one OF these "a.
i"ons' IL gets part OF the blood manev
, ~" ~ nolus IL up to the view Of the peonls
~ texas, AL dripping with the blood of
l rt manhood, and calls il revenne
nis is the record OF the Demo
'ssuc party. This will be its rac
.au Whsh, through the corruntjon
.uni anu monopoly, It falls limp and l,le.
oss lhto lts grave. A ProhibitionISt NH
'otes Tue ticket this year votes lar
Won slump-speaker for governor. "a
'o.7s LOT nigh license as a policy ~ ,he
,sa.o governments he votes for a nsr,onaI
ATTY p'edged In NIL its platforms fnrrha
isss yen years unalterahly to rum DO NY, MY,
us irohlpitionist has any hnSiness
y we talented editor Of the Galyas,a,,
t ny Apply remarks, "shelterino nS os9n
ny democratic umbrella.u And ~, ,,,,a.
tai NOT oe long that they will try to n o,','e
ne legs OF the lame equal. " MAKE
LII ihk GAZETTE asks another question =,
ol'owsi III the Democracy aid nv, as
AZ enough We would ask DR.. Crsra, All 80
: likes the Fertilization plank IN sha nov ps
,uoucsn plaltormgn In another NJ. ne
ne same issue TnR GAzErrT saw p'aev "a
said the Republican psr,y ,,;,i ~