Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-28
WHISKY OUTLAWED.
IT CAN'T BE SOLD IN THE FORT
SILL COUNTRY,
Inducements That Settlers Can
Count on In This splendid Section.
W, q. n. u. People Can Bo Gunran-
toed Temperance.


COMANOHE l. n, July 20, 1905.
IN my former letters to homcscckem
have tried tn give such information ns
would give those at distance u practical
knowledge OF our country | have written
" our eplundid schools, our churches, tho
rich land the splendid crops, thu nnc TIM
Dor, tue good water, tho cheap lhnd tat
ss SSa'. pblctSs sSottIes r country E'p viii
Thousands more writing aud coming THIS
fall aud winter. There In one important
feature that ! hnv0 not mentioned IN Tho
hope TINT Others who make christianity
profession would ngitato md guard against
IN thls country. I'D II over occur 10 the
homeseekcr that the trofilc In intoxicating
drink was u ucnitcntinry onense In this
territory? wcll,it IT, nn9 that il why w0
can hold such vast meetings with such
good order with such little law. IN answer
10 many Ms TO what Inducements this Coun-
try ofsn homcserkcra, we say, In addition
to all that nature has done for this coun-
Try, whisky IL outlnwrd here, you eau
aud VIII i've sober here, or be- Il subject
Tor the pen, Your children are raised sober
and with the knowledge that the use OF
whisky Is u legal and morul crime. We
want tho homcseckere 10 understand that
now We want the man that ptutcH Of pcr-
sonhl liberty 10 excuse his political hnbu
10 know that home here means u sober
home, u he don't want or can't rtand
that klud of home no had better never
start here, nut you nsk ls the law strict
~ onf0rccdq We answrr, not nS II should
be. With the advent Of civilization comes
u u u
thirst and business, II ever there WINS
nvll promising good results for temper.
nnce work that Held Ia the Zig |. n,
write this In the hopo that Il viii reach
the eye " some one connected with the
W. = r. H. or some similar society. who
viii 10 to work, aud TINT at once, 10 save
this fair lnnd from tho curse or Intern,
pernncr, Prompt organisation alone viii
do H. why have the enttlcincn held us
out " the Fort SIN country 30 iongI Sim.
ply they knew their way 50 prevent settle.
settle ns To use tho cattle kngr' anawer
20 our prppolal to be satisfied With com.
promise OF I'VE square miles, be said ~
YOU ever set Your damned foot across Rod
river you win never stop until you have
II ALL" Lot US sound the warning TO all
frlcnds OF temperance thnt unlvHs PROMPT
Wort IL made 60 protect this country whlA.
Ny viii capture ~ While this immense
Immigration ~ going IN and new corners
are turning their attention 10 getting
hoipes An1 Improving them. before tnklng 4
X NJ work. hence the need Of prompt action
by those who would rather SEQ this r..
main Indian Land aud sober land
than drunken white mans land ! am
fully aware Of the criticisms my position
VIII call fur, hut that cuts 10 figure what.
ever, There nrc enough temperance people
20 settle THIS country ana keep II Az sober
al Il n under lndiam rule. Tubs IL a ouos.
tion 20 he settled In changing our polltleni
autonomy TO Hinirhpod. Unless prompt
action l. tnken II will b. settled IN favor ~
whisky by dcfauit Within twelve month";
IN my opinion the chichnsaw nntinn Viii
be Ms thickly settled No the Older sfntos
u IL time for questions of public lntcrost
90 be taken ilp and settled right hnpe la
see the people who want 20 Fee tcmpninuro
maintained here 80 10 work at once whiin
they have the laws IN their favor and
arouse aud orzanlxe the people In defence
~ tho country, Cannot the churches ia
~ They dent. WHY Nou tell. IL N
less than three ycalp since. ! WIS on lhe
STUMP Ia Texas working Tor temperance
apd the leading CHAMPIONS Tor whiaky were
called thriatiRua What We need Ia ,,io
hprc " prohibition movement etraiehf
that viii glristianlsr and maintain lin
moral sentiment OF this great army IN
humnseekefs M complete harmony win
onr present laws Adopting the tusties ~
the cattlemsn fnAkr king Alcohoif loo,
hts damned foot south Of the lied riv.r
aud north Of the Canadian. wv
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