Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-16
A MINISTER TALK S.
HE IS WILLING TO MEET HIS REV
EREND ANNIVERSARIES ON
THE LAST DAY.
Proceedings of the Initial Meeting
of the Antis, Who Are Ready
for the Fray.

There was a good crowd at the anti
prohibition meeting In the auditorium
of the city hall last night, despite the
counter attraction Of the railroad meet
Ing at the opera house. There was a
good representation OF all the various
business interests of the city. a jollier
crowd never got together and they
We're noisy In their Impotence for the
proceedings to begin.
MIR, ID. s. Ross stated that the object
of the meeting was to form an Organl-
cation to represent the opponents OF
prohibition, in view of the fact that u
local option election had been ordered
for September 9.
II. q, Holloway was chosen chairman
ON motion Of Senator Bailey. In taxi
ing the chair Mr.. Holloway returned
his thanks for the honor, saying that
he esteemed it an honor to represent
the people In anything In which the
pubic interests We're at stake. He
said Fort Worth had all It could do to
get along without the local option fight
but II 1t must come he would be in 1t,
whereat there was much applause.
c. W. Hoel1le nominated John c. Phe-
Ian for temporary chairman, and the
nomination was made unanimous.
On motion of w. T. Stewart, Messrs.
Bailey, Ross and Walter Maddox were
appointed committee on permanent
mig were added to the committee,
When the committee retired for de-
liberation there were loud calls for Mr..
Gillespie.
He responded by saying that the
applause which greeted him was a
rather strange sound falling upon his
ears from a Fort Worth audience but
this time he was with them from prln-
clple and policy. lie understood II was
a business mans fight. He understood
they We're here to ward on a cruel, prof
itless step, aimed at the prosperity of
the city. He said Fort Worth, like the
other cities, was working out of hard
times If let alone. The crouching tiger
would bound onward IL let alone. lie
did not believe you could leglslate NOR
ais INTO men. He did not believe YOU
could say what man should eat or
drink. He had never taken drink of
whisky. but did not wish to be Il tyrant
70 dictate nus nelghbors' appetites. The
Tine MAD come when every one should
speak out. there We're too many isms bv
which men We're seeking to beat others.
lie believed the city was safe. and that
the fair minded men OF the county who
already had local option where they
wanted IL would vote ON this question
as the people Of Fort Worth wanted il
TO go. He believed with proper organI-
alton by the business men, and presen-
iatlon of the subject to the fair minded
men OF the city. they would come Ia
me rescue OF the city. and help avert
the threatened blow.
w. G. Brown made u few remarks
me committee on organization re-
ported as follows:
for permanent chairman. Frank u
stanley; for permanent secretary. q "
hoel1lei central executive connittsc
NMaiter \. Maddox, Frank b. Stanley,
henry Early, Oscar GulesnIe IN =
Ross, 5. NJ. Fry. W Il. Stewart Al
Conllsk, O. II. Munnig.
~ Is recommended that the central
committee be empowered to appolnt nIi
other committees, conduct the cam.
peish' anu take general and fun charge
OF the canvass. &c
me report was adopted unanimously.
chairman Stanley being cnIIaI 49,,
made patriotic address. which u,o up WI
celVed with great applause. charging
| upon the principal of indivIduni ins
| erS' For Illustration, he representsd
tne penitentiaiy as the ideal OF probi-
pltloh government.
lie said prohibition mich, ho ,
! Tor outlying districts which ha5 no I'M IN
| GERS. But 1t was not necessarv ~.
| Fort Worth, which had the renufo no.,
| OF being the best differed cltv in
the state. wy !"
He pointed out further how well the
law was enforced and said IL was da,
gerous to get drunk.
re said the reason the liquor men
TOOK an interest in politics was ne
cause they knew that there were mar
! row-minded people who wished Ia do
stroy their property. He enlarged con-
| slderably on this branch of the subiec,
showing how two million dollars WORTH
OF property would be destroyed by the
INCEPTION OF the local option law He
| pointed out how tyranous It would he
| u the liquor men compelled everybody
to drink beer
He suggested each individual OF those
! present see neighbor and talk 10
him.
He described the early struggles M
Fort Worth He referred to the SCUM.
houses established by the saloon men
at time when there was general dis
tress In the county. He then smoke on
the reputation OF Fort Worth for hos.
pitality and ltberality, which she should
be allowed To retain. He asked II the
audience did not know that there were
great many men who thought there
was great demand for them to come
out and help God A'~>'~hty. They
wanted TO help God by hurting the
| country.
". IL. Kittren of Erath county was
called upon.
He opened by stating that he was
mere ny choice and not by compulslon to
tell the trut s->as he had seen n films
trated IN EraTt and McT.ennan counties
where he had been engaged In contests
with the prohibition movement which
had been Instituted throughout Texas
He said he claimed to be minister OF
the religion OF Jesus Christ. and be.
leved the Bible to be inspired from
Genesis to Revelations. but had failed
20 ind therein any Justification for the
position which had been taken by The
ministry In this matter. He then pro-
ceeded with an argument deduoed
from the Scriptures contendlng that
prohibition was opposed 10 the Main
teachings OF the word OF God as wen
as the principles OF free government
The closing address was made hv
Senator Bailey. who pointed out how,
disastrous prohibition had been 10
Brentwood. and how It's adoption here
would operate 70 the Setriment of Fort
Worth In savor OF Dallas.
The following notice has been iss,,as.