El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-15

Possibly one Of the wisest, clean
est and most wholesome looking set
of men were gathered at this great
Democratic convention that ever as
sembled at a political gathering ike It.
Possibly its great leaders at Washing
ton, who so conscienhously and God
fearingly have discharged their duty.
had unconsciously inspired Its members
by their examples.
All eyes were fixed upon this great
Democratic convention throughout our
great republic to see what they would
do with this, the greatest question that
has ever agitated ours OF any other
nation since Christ stood before Pr
late. Slavery was a question of the
moment IN It's day, but It pales before
this, the greatest evil. that ever per
meated the individual and national life
of any great country.
The primaries which had preceded
this convention had registered 10000
votes against It. Out of a registration
of 100000 votes, 10000 of these had
registered for It. 10000 votes were
silent as the Sphynx. No living soul
could tell how Texas stood on Prohibi-
ton. But It was evident from the fact
that millions of money had been poured
into Texas BY the liquor interests to
drag to the poles every living soul who
had the slightest leaning to Anti. That
the 10000 votes against It was their
sum total. leaving 10000 positively
Pro-, with every possibility that the re-
naming 10000 were leaning to Pro-,
but with a different view as to how to
reach their end. So that Texas IN the
great national contest of life or death
for the liquor interest Will overwhelm-
ingly stand for righteousness.
There Is no question but that this
great convention saw It, and catching
the inspiration from Plate, washed
their hands of it and threw It upon the
individual conscience Of the voters.
where It rightly belongs, saying: His
blood be upon you and yours.
There was weeping and wailing and
crashing of teeth on the part of the
liquor interests. but the wisdom Of the
Ferguson platform shows brilliantly. It
had placed no pledge or restrictions
upon Inc conscience of its supporters as
to the liquor interest. And 1t could an
swer the liquor Interests In their own
language, which they had used so often
to their own conscience when it re-
belled against their business-if |
didn't take your money somebody else
would." And stunned and amazed
after the greatest effort Of their lives,
with their money gone. with no help
nor future IN sight. they awoke as IN a
daze and murmured: "Stung."
So the great upheaval of quick
ened public conscience in its onward
stride for national prohibition has much
to hope for and nothing to fear from
the Ferguson administration IN Texas,
who, by their strategy and wisdom.
have shorn the enemy of Its power
and left it stranded on the shores Of
time-wretched. ragged and forlon.
until It's arch conspirator, Bailey. with
anxiety freezing his heart. threw him
self at the feet Of the great conven-
ton and begged them to get no more
money out Of his clients for campaigns.
Why? Lest there should not be enough
left for him when he would have to
defend them IN higher courts when ma
tional prohibition had won.
When he wrings from them the last
dollar Of their ill-gotten gains in their
dying agonies.
After all. why should any man help
the liquor interests? It has greedily
souandered vast fortunes that you
should have had in your own business,
cost YOU vast fortunes to keep up ex-
Denses in prosecuting and harrassing
The people. The saloon men. by their
ability, are capable of making greater
progress toward prosperity and happi-
ness IN other businesses and can nd
themselves Of obnoxious hangers-on
and the stigma and prosecutions that