Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-29


| under prohibition and decrease under
| license prevails. Ohio tried local OPP
tion. More than two-thirds OF all the
towns In which II was carried have re-
pudiated It. Atlanta tried II and was
nearly ruined financially and morally.
Wichita, Kan, has become Disguised
with prohibition, and recently her
grand fury refused TO Investigate Vio-
iations OF the liquor law. and the ra-
looms were thrown wide open ana her
citizens and county officers are stanu-
ing by the grand jury. Such u ths
general history OF prohibition ~ ~
the states that II has cursed with us
devastating and baleful presence
Let us Investigate. in detail the Ell
feet OF local option upon the city OF
Fort Worth. based upon the history o.
prohibition In other states ana locull-
lies. / win commence with the propo-
sltion that local option VIII be detri.
mental to US from financial ana
moral point OF View, and base all OF
my reasons thereon, why II shoulu
not carry in our county.
EFFECT MORALLY.
Renson /. Because, II local option is
carried, II Will prove TO be a direct
blow to our city.
2 We prefer the licensed saloon to
The unlicensed "bllnd tigers" the con-
vivlai clubs. dark alley heli-noles. the
prescription saloons. the cold storage
houses, the bottle, jug and barrel
trade with all their attendant vices.
a we have now sixteen drug stores.
local option they will be more than
doubled, and for me sole purpose 10
deal In adulterated liquors.
A. DlHreputable physicians VIII come
here nnd prostitute the noble profess
sion by giving out prescriptions Tor
sttmulcnts TO patients whohl they
know do not want them for medicinal
~, The thousands Of liquor consumers,
yyho win not visit 'blind tigers VIII
nav 81 for prescription ana o. cents
10 the druggist for pint OF llquor'
when a much better article might nave
hecn purchased OF a licensed sAlooh i"r
fO cents. thus causing the consumer Il
inas az 81 ON every such purchase.
a Those who do not buy their liquor
Of Tho druggist Will visit the unlicensed
dcns and also by an advanced price
for an adultcrated compound composed
of nitrate OF potash, ereosote ana other
deadly ingrcdleuces that VIII wreck
them physically and morally.
z The Young men who do not now
patronlzc saloons Will Join whisky
| clubs. sneak into blind tigers, be-
cause they will deem II smart to de-
font the local option law.
s. Young men who VIII not pntronile
the vile dcns will send to Dallas and
| haye their whisky sent over In jugs
Result. They viii get glorloualy drunk
and ynrousc until midnight ana INTO
the morning hours playing cards ana
o. nailns will MI her Golfers on Of our
misfurtunes, and local option the sole
cause.
10. A class Of disreputoble characters
| will open up liquor joints all over the
vly 'i 'N''S
II. our county officials end city po-
/ lice viii be almost puwerleag to cope
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party composed oi men VINO are op-
poseu 70 l2eh' opuon tISm ptlncip,e,
anu WIN Jake lhtlr preludleea INTO the
Jury DoN, despite the ioet thnt they
may De honorable mon ana intend "a
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heHSe c1nNlvlonA ,9r VOCATION OF the
lovel OPTION lhW VIII pe Few
~ ~ WIZ REQUIRE much larger po-
ilrc loICe tnah VIZ hnNe az present To
peslh 70 enforce the law [us running
our yuy INTO deDt To meet the necessary
outlhy
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uuA'H ~ uou'ls ere pvunu 70 lherense
our city anu county officers disguestcd
WIN lhe attempt 70 STOP the illlcil
uaNnc, anu me Whole people quarrel
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cnkenuvtlnE inter hatred where friend
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eukenuelNu ON, account or thlH Gem
paign. ana local option the sole cause
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rRNcd' one hgalnht the other and tn,
bnrsonhntes, mslnuauons and lnuen
uues uhnN NC Carried !nueiinltely INT,
'he tu'utv' anI lnehl option INC cause
sa' Aireedy nave good men, who be
ueNr thet tne chureh the movlni
vauss OF ms election, become emhlt
,Vreu nsAlnal II, ana VIII Forever with
u ,h' ,aS,r suppol' anu influence IRON
the Chtibtlan taith'
KY AZ mueh LIQUOR VIII, In two Of
anrue ihphths hller lhe Jaw gnes Int
ep neii ~ so'u az now as me history
,,,i Viia'sn ., WE NlNe' uhuer loca
opupn, demonstrates
~ hme eHget upon our rloral condi
NON WI be the increase of murder, as
ShhllN, lUleNlnW, perjury ana violation