Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-28

their feelings upon this question. II
you pretend 10 govern morals by pro-
hibition, let me say to you you are step
ping beyond the bounds OF God Al
mighty Himself. from the very fact
that through all the teachings OF the
Saviour OF the world there was one
grand lesson that was taught to HIS dis
clples, that was directed to all others,
and that was to persuade men from
lower plane of life to higher and mo-
bier standard. 1t was the mission OF
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to
20 into the htyels OF the lowly, the de-
graded and the downcast and by His
love and His charity llft them from
these fallen places and place them upon
higher plane. and by so doing there
responded In the hearts of those de-
graded people a love. and by that love
He led them to that mount which Is
said 10 be the mount OF charity the
mount II love. the mount of honesty,
the mount Of nobility, the mount OF
Christianity And, fellow citizens, you
may search the scriptures from Genesis
TO Revelations and you will find that
In every sentence, In every word, In
every thought from the divine mind of
God. He taught that man can by his
own will die and go to hell or by his
own will live and reach the land Of
bliss,
Now II It Ia moral question, II
II is principle that should be incul-
catod into the minds of our people,
why is II they do not say to the people
Of this county. I'm order that we may
have Il better state OF society in our
county we will not only stop the sa-
loon, but we will stop the whisky BUSH
ness altogether?" Why say that
whisky may be sold upon prescription
by the druggist? why say that II is
necessary? II whisky Is so damnable
to our institutions, to our country and
TO our town. why is 1t they do not say
to you. let us prohibit 1t altogether?
If one man shall not sell 1t, say to any
man in your town. You shall not sell
IT, Say to one and all that we be-
lieve II IL evil. Believing So there
hinges upon 1t moral question that
every Christian should vote against,
and that IL the wlckedness contained
In the salo of lntoXicants. II you do
this, follow citizens, you Will at least
be consistent. You will at least have
nrrayed upon your side one PROPOSE
tion, and that is we are going to deal
with all alike, from the very fact that
that IL you stop the saloons from the
selling of whisky and put the whisky
business into the hands OF tippling
drug stores and into the hands Of the
physicians Of your town to say whether
| shall drink or shall not drink, you
nre acting contrary to the declaration
class you shall not do It and to another
class you may.
Now our prohlbtionlRts friends say
to u.s. 'lt all you have said Is true, II
prohibition does not prohibit why are
you and your anti friends, including
the whisky men, opposing IT." II Is
being opposed, first. because " adopt
ed II IL an admission that man IL too
weak to govern himself and needs n
guardian - surrender OF the first
man IL capable OF lf-goyernment. 1t
Is being opposed because II is an
abridgment Of mans individual liberty
To use wine beer or other liquors on
his table or elsewhere. Murder, theft
ana rape are prohibited by law be-
cause no man has the natural right to
commit either OF these offenaes But
all men have the natural. God given
right to drink wine from the grape
God put alcohol In the grape and other
fruits OF the earth for the use Of man
and recommended 1t to him. Alcohol
Is not TO blame. but man Is to blame
for its use. Teach men from their
youth the doctrine Of temperance and
moderation In all things. This is the
Key to the situation. DO not try to
force man by law to be moral. You
VIII have more evil resulting from II
than good. II Is being opposed because
1t VIII, II carried create a local panic
In your city without doing any good
leaving blind tigers instead OF regu-
lated saloons, Because the liquor deal
ors of your city occupy hundreds Of
residences that will be left vacant Be
cause the workngmen Will be thrown
out OF employment in your city who
are now feeding their families. Finally
fellow citizens, because we believe in
the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der; because We believe that our Ameri-
can institutions are so founded that
men are capable of self government.
that men are capable OF so controlling
their hppetites that may rise from a
low plane 10 a higher elevation In life
to noble manhood ana wumanhood.
And, finally we oppose Il. fellow citi-
| zens, because We believe In the personal
rights Of individuals to live life OF
morality or a life OF degradation as
their wills and consciences may die
tate