Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-11
reasons satisfactory to himself, is not
q prohibitionist. That Is all.

poSltiou uoWu, say, anu taNe Soui
microscope and look away down in
the bottom of it, ysu will see "Prohi-
bition" written in very small letters.
Doctor Carroll has published two
columns of an open letter to tell us
why he cannot support Mills and yet
after wading through it we find he
has been uncandid enough in the end
not to do it. will tell him why he
can't support Mills. 1t is because
Col. Mills is not a prohibitionist and
that is more honest reply than DR..
Carroll has given in all of his two
columns.
The Judge related the parable of the
Publican and the Pharisee who went
up into the temple to pray. and then
said: 1--WE have pharisees in politics
to-day. Men who set up their indi-
vidual judgment against the COM
hined wisdom and judgment of the
party, and when their party speaks
they stab the party and 60 over to
to the enemy"
Judge Clark, in connection with the
prohibition feature of the canvass,
alluded to the unanimous renomina-
ton of Mr.. Lanham by a convention
composed of majority Of ants, and
yet Lanham was a prohibitionlst.
Again, in Eastern Texas, there is
distinguished gentleman who saw fit
to espouse prohibition. Who is ma
king war upon him? His district,
believe, went anti, and vet the demo-
Gratis of his district met the other
day, buried prohibition, and said
Dave Culberson is good enough for
us, and renominated him by acclama-
ton.
In the Sherman district we have an
other Illustration.
But we can't do it in Waco; we are
too good. We can't lay aside the old
scars; we must nurse the old sores and
treasure up the bitterness of last year
and in so dong must so far forget
ourselves. our duty, our patriotism.
our principle as to try to stab the very
embodiment of Democratic principle.
Why should we stab the man who
stood by US and send Col. Jones to
Washington ! What good would he
do! He would be so lonesome he
would have to send for his Demo.
cratic(!) friend, Davis, to keep him
company. Who would he affiliate
with IN Washington Could he occu-
Ply place in the Democratic house.
hold7 No! We have not got that
kind of Democrats there; we have
good Democrats there, time-tried and
fire.tested, and they don't allow such
Democrats as he to sit at the table.
He would have to do as Wash Jones,
who was elected as an independent
democrat, did; he would have to go
into the Republican fold where he be.
longed.
What good would he do? What
influence would he have? Would he
represent the Democrats Of this dis.
trict when he is carrying the banner OF
the enemy?
He would stand there in the Repub.
lican party. What sort of crowd has
he got into-one of them will tell you
he is not a Republican. Ask another
and he says, "I'm a Union Labor
man." Then you believe in pension.
ing all the Federal soldiers? "No,
don't" "Yes but your platform says
you do" Now, l do not object. said
the..speaker, to the proper pensioning OF
soldiers. The government that would
not pension its crippled, MANNED and
disabled soldiers is government not
worth fighting for. But l object to
pensions for those who do not need
them. UnionLabor men also advocate
governmentownership of all the rail.
road and telegraph lines, but how are
you going to bring this about. You
forbid the issuence of more bonds, you
have not got money to pay for them,
then you must resort to robbery and 1
for one, beg to decline to violate my
country slaws in that way.
Your platform also demands female
suffrage. I love the ladies but don't
want them at the polls, especially In
that ring, streaked and striped com.
bination of all sorts Of parties. Why,
up here in Gatesville they have a
; "Human" party; meaning, l suppose
, that every other party is the animal
party. You don't dwell together in
unity. l read few days ago the let.
ter of DR.. Cranfill on DR.. Carroll, and
thought to myself, it's monstrous
hard winter when the wolves begin to
eat each other.
What is to be gained by this com.
hin ton. uOu DOME oDraa m ,o,,th;o ~.