Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-21
WARM.
Mayor Paddock De-
tends the City.
THE LOCAL OPTION DEBATE LAST
LANCES SHIVERED,
Avn uoNoRs ARE EASY DETwEEN
THE TWO, BUT THE MAYOR
CAUGHT THE CROWD
when He Told MIR. Homnn To Go
Home to Dniin. and Begin
Work at Jerusalem.
LANcEs sHNERED,

There have been wilder crowds ana
better speeches, but not often.
According to a ProhibitlOnist view
the nth OF Mayor Paddock's answer
to Evangelist Romans argument was
contained in the Injunction, GO nome
10 Dallas and begin work at Jeiush'-
en-"
That caught the crowd, and other
sharp and witty remarks coming ~
quick succession set them on hre TN
they made the rafters ring Tor fpIt
Worth's neryy mayor VINO Wllhout
any previous preparation and scarcely
any notice met the champion prohibl-
tlon orator OF Texas on the rostrum
OF the city hall last night. and accord
Ing to the belief OF many bested nun
In the sharp exchange Of blows which
followed.
However the Prohlbtlonlsts are
equally confident that they had It all
their own way and so II would be i'm
possible for any one who was not out
To- hear the great joint discussion 70
decide who got the best 1f 1t, and ne
might not be able TO make up his mind
fully II he had been there and heard
It al
Both men were sincere and showed
Irish before they got through Mr.
Holman tried to make the mayor out
u Freuchmnn before he got through.
II one should attempt TO cpltumize
the argument on either side 1t would
be perhaps to say that Mir IIumau at
tackled and denounced the saloon as
an uumltlgnted evil Institution. which
Mayor Paddock denied hi part while
the prohibitiouist asserted that to de-
strOy the liquor Interests VI Fort
Worth would not inlure the town,
which the mayor denied atrenuously,
Rud brought strong facts 10 prove his
position. These were the main points
developed on the debate, which. how
ever was rcplete with incidental nrgu-
mcnts, wit and sarcasm ON both sides,
and altogether, a lively set-to, which
put everybody In the audience 10 think
Ing, and convinced an present OF at
least one fact. and that is that the
campaign which IS opening Is no chlld's
Play and no picnic for either side.
The crowd was a representative one
Of both parties and all classes Of citi-
tens being well represented. The pro-
reedings were opened with prayer by
Rev. Mr. Harris OF the South Side
Baptist church. aftcr which II was an
bounced that note had been received
IN the afternoon by Mr. Mulkey, gem
erul manager OF the local option cam
palgn from Mr.. q. W. Gillespie, asking
for division OF time ln the evenings
discussion, and that a reply had been
sent that the committee would agree
TO division OF time with any rcspcc-
table advocate whom the ants might
designate, the understanding being
that Mayor Paddock or Mr.. Powell
1t was then asked that II either Of
these gentlemen was present that he
WOULD come forward In order that such
placements might be made as would
be necessary to q falr and open dis
lusslon OF the question at Issue Meth
tr OF these gentlemen appearing after
short pause Rev. J. b French then
Introduced Hon. W. X. Holman with
the remark that he supposed the Pro-
hibitlonisin would have the discussion
all TO themselves
Mr. Holman thereupon opened his
address with an enoOmium upon Fort
Worth. and emphasized the excellent
opinion he had formed OF the city,
ana proceeded to make his first point
on the opposition by saying that he felt
disappointed In view " the Import,
anee OF the city that the representa-,
tive business men who composed IN,
committee of the ants had actually
declared that business here wouil b,
ruined and tho city depopulatod hy tn,
wiplng out OF nfty or sixty saloons
Then In sarcastic manner he proceed
ed to declare how slender must he Ia,
basis nf the business OF town which
was dependent upon such a basis. Ill
was describing with tine irony 'ho spec
taole OF Fort Worth's population NOV
ing out. leaving the place where IN,
panther lay down to return to It's orig
mai wilds all ON account OF the closn,
OF few saloons when he WINS Inter
rupted by the appearance OF member
OF the committee OF the ants, VIII,
came 10 bring the message that Mayo
Paddock would divide time with In,
prohibition champion
There was murmur OF applaus
Miie lhe chairman announced IN
terms OF debate. hy which Mr. Holman
VINO was then speaking, would. afto
he had bifen Wdy tor a rgnly cios
the argument In behalf OF the prohibl
tionisis.
Mr., lioman resumed his address AZ
yer the snort interruption. with a smil
ing interruption Of thu promised contro
Nersy, which he welcomed with the re
mark that he had made the acuuaint
Rnee OF Mayor Paddock long ago ii
the legislature, and would be glad i
meet him again In debate on this oc
raslon, ana could think OF no NOR
ntHuhleot Tor discussion with the may
Or than the dilapldnted Fort NurIl
which had been prophesied by the com
mittee OF the ants In direful anlicipa
lion law.
Then. after some facetlous remarks
ne proceeded 10 lay down the genern
proposition that everybody agreed tina
temperance was good thing. Eve
the saloon keepers agreed TO II, n
said. and stated that the grand lodg
OF the saloon keepers OF the state ha,
motto which embraced the word ii
then proceeded to argue that the prin
riple OF prohibition was rs old els tn
soNernmeni Itself. lie quoted fror
the constitution OF the virginia colon
as i WAS In 1902 when a quaint
worded statute read tha the iiauo
traffic should be prohibited ~ not /
jamestown, yet throughout all III
country
The first Continental congress h
saia. had asked the legislatures Z
The different states TO adopt measure
70 do away With The practice of dii
tllllng grain. pointing out the resultar
evils. Then recalling prevailing in
preston that prohibition was produt
Of the cold and frozen North. he prt
ceeded 70 declare that II was not
Yankee origin but on tho contrary.
had originated az he had shown. In III
good old colony Of Virginia. while N
nrFt record OF the manufacture {
itauora woe found to have Noon inn