Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-15
MORE PROHIBITION AGITATION

MOHb IhOHiDL IION dui ALLON'
THE GAZETTE has published full re-
port Of the proceedings of the Prohibition
convention, or gathering, held at Waco
on the 18th Inst. DR.. Cranhll was not a
participant IN this convention, but we
imagine he read with profound satlsfac-
ton the declaration Of principles adopted.
The utterances are as explicit and as
ultra Prohibtlonlst as Cranilll could have
desired had he been there TO frame the
platform. The only point on which this
convention did not speak plainly, was as
to the Prohibition platform adopted and
the ticket nominated at Dallas. That
matter was relegated, we suppose, to the
convention called to meet at Waco on the
22d Inst. and then DR.. Cranfll will learn
whether his ticket Is to be repudiated or
Endorsed. The resolutions adopted read
very much as though the brethren who
met at Waco are willing to inaugurate q
Prohibition campaign, pure and simple.
The sixth plank of their declaration Of
principles and purposes is clear
challenge to Congressman Mills Of
the Ninth Observation-Disclosures that he
need not expect the votes Of Democrats
who are Prohibitionists Perhaps this
was to be expected. While other as
.pirants for oflce, only too glad to drop a
troublesome question, have availed them
selves of the truce offered by the local
option plank in the Galveston convention
and kept silent concerning prohibition,
Mr.. Mills has gone about his district re-
Affirming his views of year ago, when
the prohibition contests were waged In
McLennan, Limestone and other coun-
ties. This course has aroused new an.
tagonism to him. The tendency and
spirit OF the resolutions adopted at Waco
were so palpable that Mr.. Norwood, q
Democrat, from Falls county, said he felt
1t his duty as an honorable man to
apprise the meeting that he could not 20
any further with the movement, as he saw
its drift would force him into nntagonism
to his party. 1t is noteworthy that not a
man In the gathering felt warranted in
assuring the Falls county man he had
misapprehended the spirit Of the move
ment or asked him to stay with It. The
whole affair indicates that when
the second convention meets on
the 22d iust, there win be a
strenuous effort put forth to either
indorse the CFanfill ticket now In the
field, or make up new ticket, even II
Dohoney and others have to be thrown
overheard. IL is not probable, however
that an emergency in the nature of this lat
tersuggestlon will arise. The gentlemen
now in the field as the nominees OF the
Cranfll convention will cheerfully accep,
pro rata share In redistribution Of
nominations. All tina. they desire is tc
make prohibition fight, and we dare say
every man of them would at once give
way to new nominees II they can be
brought to believe that such course will
help along the cause. TIE GAZETTE be.
lieVes majority OF the Prohibitienists In
Texas are Democrats, and do not favor an
out and out Prohibition movement, They
have accepted the compromise made al
Galveston and desire to observe its terms
in good faith, To give effect to their
views, as well as render service to the
Prohibition cause, they should throw their
influence against the policy which has
been clearly mapped out for the 22nd
Inst. The Democracy has dealt fairly
with the local option question, and
placed II where It need not be
factor of dissension or agitation. 1t vii
be sound judgment on the part OF oul
Prohibition friends II they suffer it to re
main just as 1t is. They can be Prohibit
tionists, aud establish local option Il
they can muster votes enough in any
town, precinct or county In the state, anC