Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-23
HE QUOTES THE BIBLE.
QUESTION ASKED WHY NH. Holman
DOES NOT GIVE His AID.
VICE TO DALLAS.
Local option Would lie "a Good for
Dallas n Enforced I'm Fort
worth.

While discussing the coming local OPP
tlon election and the present camp
paign with IA representative of the Ga
Zrttc, Mr.. Henry Furman stated that he
heard the address of MIR. Homan of
Dallas on the question. Mr.. Furmnn,
speaking OF the speech and the orator.
said: "Mr. Holman IL "A clear and furcl-
Bile speaker, man Of VII and cl1uuence
and he Is also a man of large and var
led experience, being at one and the
same time nm eminent lawyer distin-
guished preacher and successful
newspaper man and editor. Certainly
II takes the highest order Of intellect
to make "a success in this trinity OF
professions. The average man re
CARDS himself fortunate indeed II he
succeeds In any one of them. AZ might
have been expected both In what he
said aud In what he omitted to say he
made the strongest possible presentn-
tlon OF his side Of the question. The
local option speaker who takes any
other positions than those presented by
him VIII he troadng ON dangerous
ground. AS | listened to him l could
not help thinking that II local option
was such good thing az he assumed
II 10 be, II was strange indeed that he
did not get up local option election In
Dallas. the city In which he resides,
lNill opium - u kNNu AlllllE lbl FhiN
Worth why IN II not good thing for
Dallas2 n he has to come over to Fort
Worth and take part In local option
election here, why does he not take part
In one AT home? Being "A preacher he
should observe the divine Injunction
and remove the beam from the eye OF
his city before undertaking to remove
the mont from the eye Of Fort Worth.
Local option In Dallas would be bad
thing for Dallas, but local option In
Fort Worth would be good thing for
Dallas.
Therefore he ordinary man should be
careful about accepting the arguments
of a Dallas man on this subject
His speech was but an arraignment OF
the saloon and evils OF intemperancc.
In his way he made u strong appeal
to the sympathies and prejudice Of his
audience He wisely and adroltly avoid
The question involved In this Canvass
the only question at stake, ~ as to
whether local option would cure the evil
against which our friends complain
and which all good men dpplore. MIR.
Holman aid not discuss this question
he omitted II entirely. In this he gave
the highest evidence OF his ability, for
the wise never try to accomplish the
impossible They leave that to their
fecbler brethren, When the ac-
knowledRcd champion Of local option
purHues such n course II " conclusive
NNlANllft AlllA Allt argument ~ NkllNhl
him, otherwise he would not have spent
one hour and a half In talking of some
thing else. Those who oppose local
option do 80 upon the ground that 1t
would cause greater evils than II would
cure and at the same time would In
fict serious injuries ON revenues and
business interests OF the country. He
attempted to ridlcule this position, but
hut was careful not To discuss or re-
ply to IT, IN order 10 excite prejudice
ngnlst II with the unthinklng he stated
that II originated with Mr. Busch,
brewer Of ST. Louis. and that those who
took this position We're doing 80 at the
hehest of the liquor lntcrcst. II was
beneath the dignity Of man Of his
position and professions TO make such
IA statement
II was attempt to create prejudice by
relying upon the ignorance of his audi
tors, Every wen Informed person
knows that this IL the position that has
always been taken by many OF the most
Intelligent and conscientious opponents
OF local option, As he has challenged
their Integrity they can well reply by
saying that II this IL u sample OF his
fair dealing his example win land more
men In hell than his preaching will
ever save, We often hear Of the poetic
license. Some men seem to think that
q preacher can Ito no wrong aud that
there Is such thing as ministerial
this abatement upon that ground.
for one think thar preacher should
be lust as careful In abstaining from
making misstatemcnts as other men.
| agree with Mr., lloman In the state
that preacher has every right that
any other man has, l also believe that
other men have the right to demand
that preachers shall tell the truth about
them Mr.. Holman cannot be excused
ON the grounds OF ignorance; therefore
this attemnt to put those who conscien-
tlously differ with him In false light
IL the more ineNcusable upon his part,
II would have have been much better
II he had used his ability In showing
how local option would promote the
cause OF temperance. The local optIon-
lsts are the aggreasors In this fight
They hold the Affirmative. The sole
burden OF proof IL on them II is not
enough for them to say that lntemper-
ance Is nn evil. They must 20 further
and show that local option n the proper
remedy for the evil
This ia Is the question at Issue and
thus Is the question their champion Inn
ported from Dallas tailed to discuss.
suppose that local option We're adopt-
ed In Tarrant county, Does any one
suppose that the sale and use OF liquor
would cease In Fort WORTH hut we
are told that the law prohibits theft.
that men steal In spite OF this law, and
'f's'N NNFA' RANNAhAhk w NnN AkEff-
ment Of the anti-local optlnniat these
laws should be repealed While this
appears plausible upon the surface. A
little explanation will show that the
analogy Is misleading. The law pro-
hlhlts theft under any and all olroum-
stances. II cannot be justified. There
Is no provision Of law by means OF
which II can be facilitated or covered
W. TIVE local ouiicr law does not mn
hibit the sale OF liquor under aty
and an circumstances. There are cir.
cufnalances under which such sale is
provided for and justified Under these
provisions tho sale OF liluor Is fncill-
tRted and can be covered up. All re-
cognite the fact that theft is a crime
and Il is the abuse and not the use 81
liquor that constitutes the ovii. II is
the theft and not the abuse OF stealing
that constitutes the evil There can
be no difference among honest men on
the subject OF theft. Even thieves ac-
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