Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23

seems 10 DC the leader OF the other wing,
opposed II. The trial Of strength showed
the Dallas wing to have a small majority
In the hall, with the committee Of nine
and several delegates temporarily absent.
AT this junctnre the convention took q
recess until Up. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The convention was called TO order at
2 p. m. with DR.. Mitchell In the chair.
There being nothing before the house,
DR.. Young suggested that the meeting
give lbs time 70 speech-making u. NJ.
Booth OF Longyiew was called for. He
said the llqour men were beginning to
See their Goom and were supporting
temperance and high licence.
Rev. o. Il. Rogers of Coleman City said
be wanted to hear all he could and desired
20 say as little as possible. Prohibition
would have large vote In his county II
the ProhibitionisiE did not lack "Sam
Jones' backbone" The ladies OF his Sec
ton were active and would poll 200 votes
In Coleman county.
w. ID. Robertson OF Hood county said
the time was when lady would not come
to Grsnbury 10 trade, but now IL is one
Of the most moral towns 10 the state.
The people did not take good care OF To-
cal option when they had 1t, but they were
organizing, and had now q Band of Hope
Of over 400 members,
Rev. Haggard OF Dallas moved that the
convention Invite Mr.. Dohoney to speak.
This called out Mr.. Caldwell, who was
not In favor Of his speaking; but the mo-
ton was carried by a large majority.
The candidate for governor, Mr.. Doho-
ney, SAID Re was nfty-fonr years OF age,
and twenty years Of his life had been
spent In lighting the liquor t.ai-
fic, Society must conquer the liquor
traffic. Anything which looked to that
end he was In favor Of.
Temperance societies had done much
good, but Notwithstanding all they and
moral suasion had done, there must be
some other remedy before the greatest
crime-breeder could be eradlcated. lao
favored laying the hand OF the law upon
II. He had sixteen years ago fought for
this aud succeeded as we know. This
was question of right or wrong. II
wrong, II should be prohibited, but IL
right 10 should be made free He had
concluded that we could not secure II
In the Democratic party. He was In the
constitutional convention In 1875 and
1876, and he recited how the passage of
the local option law was placed In the
constitution. Local option was success
where the officers were not In opposition
TO 1t, but local option was only designed
by its friends as aItemporary law. Since
then successive legislatures had neglected
TO either submit the prohibition question
TO the people or amend the local option
law 30 as TO make II effective, lie read
from mis- record In the Legislature and
gave history OF the formation Of the
Prohibition party. II the Democratic
party, he said, had submitted the constl.
tutional amendment In time Prohibition
party would not have been formed. They
waited until after the Galveston conven-
tion, and when they refused to declare In
favor OF the people expressing their
views on the liquor question ard the right
OF the people to be heard, they violated
the fundamental principles OF Democracy,
He was freely cheered when he said
he would never again petition
or prohioitory amendment. There were
no issues between the old parties. Thew
were both divided on the tariff and
silver coinage, and II there were any is-
sues the Democratic president was on
the Republican side. Cleveland and his
administration were pledged TO liquor
A Democratic congress had passed a bill
that cheated the government out Of mil |
lions OF revenue on liquor. He spoke Of
Senator Coke and Roger O. Mills, and |
said that when they spoke against pro-
hibitlon they reflected the sentiment OF |
tne national Den ocracy. He spoke OF |
the Dallas Prohibition ticket which has |
respectable platform. Pro-
hlbition Is like religion, all Prohibltonlsts
will get IL after a while. Laughter. |
Now is the accepted time. He nad worked
side by side with Gen, Ross, and said
nothing about his opponent. He would |
get q large vote in Northern Texas. The
people would be surprised az the aiZe OF
that vote. He would get large vote In |
Tarrant county. (Cnes OF "McLennan |
too - Preachers who pray
against LIQUOR but vote the reverse are TO |
be found. II every Christian would vote |
at one election for prohibition, we would |
soon wipe out The liquor traffic,
At this iuuctura a bouquet sent by
Waco lady was presented to DIR, Mitchell, i
who war in the chair. Russell kingebury |
presented II with congrAtnlatory speech.
DR., Mitchell in responding, said II
the men were as true as the ladies, prom-
billion would soon prevail"
Dir. Bnfleson asked Mr. Dohouey who
we're the men who defeated the submits
sion Of prohibition In the past, and was
referred 70 the senate journal. II could
be heard whispered over the house
. Terrell Is ono
A recess was given for the enrolment
u new member, after which DR.. Burle-
son spoke OF the poop who we're pollti-
ally running with the whisky crowd,
md seasoned his talk with well-told
anecdotes. He said we must have
1atiepce with those who are still with the
whisky crowd.
j. Il Harris of Bell county spoke next.
He inquired il the preachers were not
,oting as they prayed. ICries, "a few" |
)ne church cannot bear the burden Of
many. lie had been under the impress
lion that It was the Christians who were
LONG this work, lie did not waut 70 see
temperance dragged into politics and as !
oclAted with political wire workings,
He was followed by Col. Dobotey, who
maze some explanations. lie said all
empefance work IL due TO God, the
women and the ministers.
j. G.. Caldwell, who Is lawyer, started
rs epeech, 'Gentlemen Of the Jurg,n