Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-01

the voters OF the county not to wreck
the prospects of this city by step
that promises, as they sincere he-
lleve. no results but agitation, STRIFE
wasteful expenditure OF public monies
In costly litigation, decrease OF public
revenues. and worst OF all, an agra
walton OF the evils that II ia proposed
to doctor. This is the earnest belief
of an overwhelming majority OF the
people Of Fort Worth, the most OF
whom would gladly assist in any move
ment that they believed TO be practical
to reduce the evils Of intemperance.
Let the voter also remember that
the proposed experiment ia without
precedent in the world. There .Js no
city anywhere under local option.
cities have tried It. They have, With
out an exception, abandoned 1t in dis
gust, those who assisted in foisting
the system upon them oftentimes, TO
atone for their error, taking the lead
In getting rid OF 1t. Even where state
prohibition exists It's failure in cities
is notorious. The saloons In the four
leading cities OF Kansas run wide
open. and Governor Morrill, stated but
n few weeks ago that It was impossi-
bic to enforce the law there against
public sentiment.
The experience OF Atlanta, Ga,
ought to be sufficient to convince any
unbiased man OF the unwisdom OF ex-
porlmentlng with local option in Fort
Worth. After two years OF disastrous
results, the community rose up under
a common impulse, and by a sweeping
minority. Kicked the system out
thoroughly discredltcd, a wretchcd and
n proven failure. The following from
the Atlenta Constitution Of November.
1857, tolls the story OF the popular up
rl7lng against a faroieal scheme Of regu-
lation, that is commended TO the
thoughtful reading OF every voter OF
rurrant county 1t Is better 10 profit
by Auanta's experience thnn TO pay
dearly for an experience Of cur own;
The grandost and most enthusiastic
crowd that ever assembled in Atlanta
nllcd DeGiye's opera house and paeG-
ed lis cnvrons last night Ten tnous-
and men shouted Themselves hoarse
In Indignant protest against the renew
cd EFFORT TO wreck the city by prohihi-
tion, The march % the opera
mousse began at seven O'clock and such
"a march has never been seen In At
lunta since sherman and johnson leu
their soldiers through the city,
Among the great number seated on
the stage at the opera house were Or.
L. d. Spnuldlng. John FIFTEEN, u. NJ.
Bun. Hon Frank Culley, Mayor Price
OF Macon, Mayor Cooper Postmaster
tteufrue Collector CrenshaW Or. SID
Holland, John Silvey, Councilman Beu-
tell, Livingston Minis. Jacob Haas, j,
j. spuulding, Walter Brown, John
Ryan, Sr., a. r. Woodward, John l..
Tye. j, Van Holt Nash. Dr. Robert
westmoroland. Peter Lynch, $. Il.
Huyt. W. NJ. Heath, Amos Fox, John
Berkele. James r. O'Neill' w. p. Hul'
II. schmidt, Dr. Curtis, James ~ And
orson. w. a. PledRer, James GoOdlett,
Dr, Badger. j. c. Bell, IL. G. Faln. Rev,
G. Scott, Rey. ] W. Carter and others
OF tho most influential clti2ena.
From the speech Of Capt. IL. T.. How
ell, editor OF the Constitution The
building trembled with applause as
Capt, Howell rose TO speak. He said
"Pell0w cltlzens--i may not II ia true,
be ubis to make you as eloquent a
speech as you would like to hear but
one thing 1 can promise you. what
facts aud figures I shall give you VIII
stand. I came to this place In the
year 1851. Atlanta was then small
village. / saw It grow Into a town,
then Into "a city, have secn u tried
hy Are | have seen u emerge from
all Its trials triumphant, have mark
ed It's progress until II became the
most enierprising and prosperous city
in all the South. II was this up TO
two years ago, when II began to de-
cline. What caused this deellnef "a
voice; "Prohihltion.D Ia there any
man OF sense In Atlanta who does not
know und admit the cause OF the de-
cline? None Of the prohibition speak
eTs stick 10 the true Issue involved in
this conteat. They deal IN glttcring
gonernlities and Introduce issues for
elgn to tho question. The real ques-
ton Is not one of whisky or no Wits
KY, but sale or no sale. They 30 OF
and talk about temperance. They
argue that no whisky should he sold
because II In sometimes abused. They
might IA well argue against flre. Be-
\ cause IRE produces steam and steam
sometimes bursts boilers and causes
| destruction OF property and life. they
would abolish flre and say. "Leta get
| rid OF IT, and when we want to get
| WARM ifl . 50 hhA VI WV country
| daughter and cheers) l am not an
| opponent OF temperance, | am In fav-
or OF II. But In all places where prohi-
billion has been IN vogue liquors have
been sold as freely as In Atlanta. Just
aq long as 1t is profitable TO sell 1. will
be sold Coming near home. I Offer
the following statement OF our collect
or OF internal revenue.
" have Issued 81 special tax stamp,
for the nalc OF liquor In Fulton county
for the year 1887.
within the last week Ave new dis
tlllerles have registered and begun op
GRAFTON. Three have doubled their pro
duclng capacity from 20 bushels OF
grain per day to 40 bushels per day
Four have doubled by Increasing fron
10 10 20 bushels OF grain per day.
have notice that FIVE new grain dstll
lerles will register and begin opera
tions the last OF the month There ar,
moro than twice as many distilleries II
operation now than before prohibition
went into effect. Tho production o
corn liquor In Georgia during IN,
month OF october, 1851, was three time
as much az was produced In the cor
responding month of October, 1885
MY collections for the tax yep~ Begin
ming July ], 1886 and endinr -,ue 50
1881, were $4,000 In exeesR OF ", cor
responding year ending June 80, 1885
My collections for tho current tax yea
VIII be $4,000 greater than for the las
tax year. My collections are almos
entirely from liquor, The LIQUOR pro
duced at the grain distilerles md
fonAV aa1a "a % a. a. ,,..I. A. -,