Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-27

OF Democrat 10 thoroughly under.
stand that any man ought to be proud
OF such a state, and willing TO hghl
and die for It, and II is Just the
kind Of state 10 bring twenty-foui
elephants, most extraordinary and
instructive chronological congress OF
strangest people from the remotest and
strangest lands; a surprising and Jolly
carnival OF terrific high dives. difficult
aquatic acts and laughable antics in a
miniature lake; the only lady clown,
the only lady ringmaster and the only
Trllby on horseback, who have taken
the country by storm; twelve champion
male and female horseback riders; an
innumerable array OF rarest wild
beasts. performing animals, renowned
trainers and brilliant performers; three
circus rings and two elevated stages;
most thrilling and graceful aerial acts;
an imeprlal programme OF classic and
oomlcai hippo-dramatic races; special
animal performances and attractions
far too numerous to mention, and a
free street pageant of SURPRISING
magnitude and splcndor. and all for so
cents admission. too. and that Is pre-
cissly what we are going to do, and
We hope and believe that everybody
win be the better and happier for our
visit.
How do regard the liquor question.
which appears to DO the burning issue
and probably as often inside as out-of
the hourf Well, assume that you ask
that, not necessarily for publication.
but as an evidence OF good faith as
you say to correspondents. Mr.. Bar
mum, you know. was a temperance
orator and advocate. and Mr.. Bailey
never drank glass Of liquor In his
life. but the former favored high Ii
censa as the best and most practical
way OF controlling what he regarded a
great danger and evil, and the latter
neither assumes to dictate to nor ad-
wise others. What Is known az local
optlon-the right to determine by vote
whether or no liquor should be sold
In any town-orlginated in the state of
pennsylvania, where 1 resided for
many years. BY a special act of the
legislature, the borough of Glrard first
voted on the question and went dry
by large majority. After a two years
trial II was tho concensus OF opinion
that the law was a failure, and tended
TO lnjure business and to surreptltiously
incrsate drinking. and Il was repealed
by a much larger vote than the one
by which It was adopted, many mem
beers of the United Sons OF Temperance
voting for license. What the effect
would be here ! do not feel authorized
to say Your readers are as we'll, and
from a-.ocal stand point better quail
Ned than / to settle that issue and
the record Ia open for inspection. This
do know, however, that several spe-
clcs OF ar imals viii drink whisky and
eat tobacco, and Mr.. Barnum used to
tell them that they ought TO he
ashamed of themselves. / have seen
an elephant toss on ten gallon keg
of old rye, under the prctext that he
had chill, but the wink OF his left eve
gave him dead away. Jumbo would
swallow tobacco by the plug. and un.
doubtedly by the cord. could he have
gotten II. We can't settle moral ques-
items for cthers-man or beast Suffice
II TO say, that the greatest show on
earth stands always for law nnd moral
lily for what Is the cleanest, best and
most pleasing in amusement. for the
elevation and good name OF popular
recreci'on In this II is as exceptional
~ In magnitude and quality. This is
why 1t ls everywhere patroniaed by
thousands never seen at any other kind |
IF entertainment and II is the only |
show that never exhibits on the Sab |
path"