The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-09-04
MILLER COUNTY DEMOCRACY,
Score a Decisive Victory Over the
Combined Opposition Of
Pops and Repubs."

Pops and Repubs'
So far as yet heard from, which
reduces the matter to a certainty,
Miller county has again achieved a
sweeping victory over the combined
forces, of Populists and Republic
ans, receiving for its county ticket
as well as that of the State, sub
stantial majoritles at almost every
voting place in the county, at yes
terday's election.
Under the admirable provisions OF
the new State election law, the con-
test passed off quietly and peacea-
bly,, at every voting place in the
county. While the vote was not so
large as heretofore, owing to the
poll tax qualification for voters,
there has, perhaps, never been a
more intelligent expression of po-
ltical preference or opinion, in Mill
er county, than that which was
r1ade at the polls, by it's citizens
Yesterday.
One of the GROWING features of
Yesterdays contest was the victory
which is now generally conceded to
have been achieved by the oppo-
nents of the whisky traffic, who by
their efforts, it is believed, have Sc
cured majority of the votes cast,
against license, which means, if
true, as now Indicated, that there
will be no further sale of liquor in
Miller county for the next two
years, after January LIST 1895. The
impression that each Township
must decide the matter separately,
is erroneous, as the law expressly
says that a majority of the votes
cast in any county, shall decide the
matter for or against license for
such county, as whole.
1t is reasonably certain that Mil
Ter county has given a majority
against license, and if so, that set
ties the liquor question in said coun-
ty, in it's entirety, for the ensuing
two years. 1t will be remembered
that in the contest for prohibition
in the state of Texas four years ago
Bowie county went against liquor,
but same was defeated in the state,
At the election two months hence,
by petition of citizens, the liquor
question will be made Il feature of
The state election, in Bowie county,
and Il determined effort made to
secure prohibition in that county.
In the event of a successful issue in
Bowie county, TeXarkana will be a
prohibition city in the fullest sense
of the word. So much for the L.
quor question, which was forced
forward in the fight in Miller coun-
tyby the open and fragrant viola
ton of the Sunday law by saloon
men ofithis city EAST side.)
We regret our inability to give
full election returns in todays pa
per, but, owing to inaccessibility of
some of the country boxes, COM
plete official returns cannot be OBJ
tanned before tomorrow or the day
following. Upon receipt of such
returns we shall publish same in
tabulated form. That the victory
is one of which every Democrat
may well feel proud there can be no
doubt, and if an expression of pop
ular public political opinion goes
for aught with Miller countys con-
tingent of Republicans and Popu-
lists, it will certainly sound a death
knell to the last expiring hope for
either in said county for years to
come. The vote of various boxes,
as reported up to 2:3O p. m, the
hour for imposing forms for this
paper is as follows
GARLAND TOWNSHIP,
Ward on, ,..,,.,..,.,,. ., l09