Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-01
CHAIRMAN is HEARD.
\ LARan AUDIENCE eaEErs THE
CHAIRMAN OF wHn CAM
sAIes oosnuPTEE.
Fhey Go Homo win New Lights IN
gheIr Eyes and sound sense
In Thsi, Heads.

Hon. f. d. Stanley. chairman Of the
local option committee, delivered an
eloquent and convincing argument
against local option at Benbrook. lie
said In parts
am perhaps a stranger to most OF
you. but your beautiful little town,
sitting like dimple on the smiling
face OF Tarrant county IL not stranger
20 me. L have seen the flowers bloom
on your prniries and the leaves bud
upon your groves for more than twenty
successive springs. have looked upon
the faces OF your citizens In the
crowded streets and court houses Of
your capital city, but this IL the INST
lime that l have had the pleasure
OF addressing you at your own home.
am glad To see so many evidences
OF your happiness Pnl prosperity,
and TO see so many earnest. thoughtful
faces turned toward me. for they tel
ms that the people OF this vicinity are
interested in the important question
now before the voters Of TINS county
Especially am glad TO see such "A
gOodly attendance OF ladies. for their
presence and their encOuruscment
tends to make men better and more
contented. While the women OF cur
county are denied u vote, they are
deeply concerned for the result. FOR
their happiness, their safety and their
well being must be considered IN TINS
contest. AS you well know. our voters
will be called upon TO decide next
Tuesday the important question OF lo-
cal option. Shall the sale OF spirltuous
vinoua and malt liquors be prohibited
in Tarrnnt county, II Is the serious
and difficult question that has been
presented TO our people. and every
honest man who desires 10 do the
right as God giveA him the sense 10
nee the right. may well hesitate be
fore casting his vote. which may bring
disaster to himself and his fellow men
lie should carefully explore every ave
niue OF Information. grasp every ray
OF light, carefully hear and weigh every
argument on ench side. and then with
his mind and heart free from every
unworthy Thought, without prejudice,
without passion, decide for himself
what Is right and best for the whole
people Of the county, and cast his vote
FOR the right aa he sees u. ITO thine
own self be true, and II doth follow
as the night the day, thou canst not
then be false TO any man
The peace and prosperity Of every
nun, woman and child In this county
Is at stake. The rafety and security
Of nearly one hundred thousand people
aud OF more than twenty millions Of
dollars In property ~ at stake. You
cannot afford 90. and must not make
q mistake ut this critical time. A mis-
take made or wrong done now can
never be corrected nor repaired, Re-
. Ereis win not rectlfy, nor an ocean OF
! tenfs atone. We have reached that
point IN oar county nffalra where we
muAt choose one or the other of two
ways. We cannot stand Htill on the
dark mountain OF danger, doubling
.Mhiph way to turn, waiting for clear
Ing sky: we must move on. We cry
IN vain for hand stronger than ours
80 lead. There In no voice to guide un
"a the gloom. no arm TO save us "
We stumble and fall Let us act with
due caution and elaboration, carefully
pa.a.
The anti local option committee, OF
which ] have the honor OF being the
chairman. has heard your request and
has sent me to nsalst you as hest l
may to arrive at q Just conclusion.
am here to DO for this county and
the beautiful city 81 Fort Worth what
hope no man viii ever be asked to
do for me
am here to defend them and our
people from the ISLANDERS OF those who
profess 10 be Our friendA,
To defend their vast property and
business interests against the assaults
OF those who would destroy their value.
To defend our collegeA and schools
and charitable institutions against
those who would take away their sup
port
To defend the boys OF our city and
country against the corruptlng in
10 defend the churches Of our coun-
try against those who seek TO destroy
their influence for good, and who would
tran the white garments OF the min-
istry IN the muddy pool OF political
controversy.
When an important public question
In controversy h TO be discussed II ~
prope' that we should first determine
and fix clearly IN our minds the points
Of difference, and thus save time and
to al %
Our opponents have not been az can
did nor as fair to us as becomes an
honorable Antagonist. ana have sought
20 divert the inquiring mind from the
true iasneH involved, i SHAH try TO
avoid this fault. aud shall meet and
answer every issue In that broad spirit
i Of candur and nrmnesB which should
govern IN political discussion,
Our opponents claim that this Is a
moral question: TO be settled by our
moral JUDGMENT, and claim that they
are for morality, while We favor im-
morality. Nothing could be more mls-
p leading nor uujurl There cannot be
M inaue OF morality between us. Our
ideas Of morality are the same then
how can we dlffer upon 9 matter on
which we agree. Every honest man.
ana / presume that every man whether
hnneat or not viii agree with me that
the AN az fntemperance IL great evil,
and that II should be restricted and
efAdlcAfad n possible, X II d fostering
sore upon our body polite, causes in
jury ind disaster 70 many and benefits
no one. No one VIII contend AGAINST
10 plain prlnciple. What, then, 10
she real point M controversy lf we
both agree. as we do. that intempor-
arEe lahn eyil and should be destroyed
or roatrlcieef
II ia nimply a question of what Is
the hest, the wisest. the Eost success
/ fui inefhun by which this evil can be
corrected. ItiH question OF political
fchnomy. addressed 10 the political
Judgment Upon political questions
men may and often DO honestly diner,
( " Two men are honeFtly endeayoring
+ admit 20 he 4 good and moral end
ana npnefiiy diiferaa 70 the bert means
E 10 atcnmpliBh thai GOOD end. there "
NJ nrrai quastlon b4tween ihoni. Both