The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-28

tlQt tho MANUFACTURE uhu o"io
toxicating liquors as a beverage, IS TN
prolific source OF the evils enumerated
itself an evil of such magnitude as tt
ieopardize the highest interests OF the
State, filing it with drunkenness anc
crime. entalling poverty and wretched'
ness. and becoming the intolerable
curse OF thousands of homes through
ont the land, aud the fatal destroyer Of
thousands Of more, this Convention
feels constrained to utter, with all pos.
sible emphasis, the solemn conviction
that the question of the prohibition OF
this traffic is one the State cannot Ion
ger evade; it cannot discharge its high
and solemn duty as a government,
while it leaves society prey to the most
merciless destroyer ever known to man.
Therefore, in order to accomplish this
result, be it
Resolved, That the President Of this
Convention appoint an Executive Com
mittee of fifteen, two from each Con
gressional District and three from the
State at large, five of whom shall con-
stitute a quorum, and whose duty ii
shall be,
First,-To prepare and submit to the
Legislature at it's next session, a me-
moral setting forth the evils of the Ii
quor traffic in this State, and, in the
name of this Convention, praying and
demanding that an amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting said traffic in
this State, shall be passed and submits
ted to the people for ratification or re-
lection at the next succeeding general
election.
Second-To facilitate and further
the organization of Prohibition Clubs
in every county and town throughout
the State, and disseminate accurate and
reliable information among the people
as to the evils of the liquor traffic.
Third-To render such service as
may be deemed proper in the prepare
ton of constitutional amendment above
referred to, and such as any committee
of the Legislature charged with the
special duty may request.
Fourth-To call any Conventions
State and county, which may hereafter
become necessary, either for the pur'
pose of promoting the ratification o.
such an amendment to the Constitu-
ton as the Legislature may adopt, oil
for the more efficient organization Of
the friends of prohibition throughout
tie State, should the Legislature fai
or refuse to pass the amendment desired
in order to secure all needful repressive
legislation, aud protect the health
lives and property of the people
against~th evils of the whisky traffic.
Resolved, That any vacancy in sale
Committee may be filled by the Presi'
dent of this Convention, or by any
three members of the Committee; ant
that the Committee constituted undel
these resolutions shall hold Office uu'
til superseded by soma future Prohi'
bition Convention.
Resolved, That the people of the sew
eral counties and towns in this State be,
and they are hereby urged at n tC
organize Prohibition Clubs and appoint
County Executive Committees, and pre-
pare, by suitable subscriptions . and
contributions of money, for the circu'
lation of petitions for prohibition. af'
ter such form as the Executive Com.
mittee NAV adopt, and the presentation
thereof for signature to every man and
woman in the State, 10 the end thai
there may he a full ard fair expression
of public sentiment on this S fol
the Information and guidance of the
Legislature. And that the severa
County Executive Committees wher
organized shall correspond with and be
subject to the direction of the State
Executive Committee.
Resolved, That pending the submis
sion of the said contemplated constitu-
tional amendment, the Legislature be
requested to provide by law for the de
termination of the question of licens'
ing liquor dealers, by u direct vote oil
the people within the towns, counties
and Supervisors districts in this State,
within which liquor is sought to be
sold, for anulling the existing license
laws; and if the people agree to license
dealers, for limiting the quantity fol
sale to not less than n gallon while
the price Of license is largely increased;
and that the Executive Committee be
charged with the duty of bringing this
matter to the early attention of the
Legislature.
Mr.. P. W. Coor introduced a resolu-
ton requiring candidates for office to
declare whether they favored prohibi-
ton. He supported the resolution in
an earnest, eloquent speech.
Rev. OR. Galloway hoped the Con-
v%ention would not adopt The resolution.
He was a pronounced, uncompromis>
ing prohibitionist, and favored a law
that would be like a>,awful plantation
fence-horse high, bull strong and pig
tight. But the action in,cated by The
resolution would be premature and
prejudice the cause at this stare of the
movement.
MIR. David Mitchell, of Holmes, h~oed
the resolution would be adopted, t>d
declared he would vote for no man TO.
the Legislature who is not friendly tt
prohibition.
Mr.. e. G. Gates, of Washington, ar
gued against the propriety of adopting
the resolution. We should not try tt
get to the main question in too big {
hurry. 4,
Rev. Mr.. Gambrell approved much
that Mr.. Galloway had said, but the
friends of the movement should not be
too conservative. For himself be In
tended to know whether candidates 10
the Legislature shall be willing or no
to submit this question to h people
Rev. DR.. johnson offered the follow
ing as a substitute for the resolution
offered by Mr.. Coor, which the latte
accepted:
Resolved, That we will support ne
man for the Legislature who will MOI
pledge himself to vote for an ordinanc
submitting to the vote of the people oil
amendment to the State OonstltutioI
prohibiting the traffic i'll Intoxicating
liquors, if a majority of the citizens O
his county petition the Legislature To-
the adoption of snch an ordinance.
Judge Watson hoped the Convention
would not go further than is indicated
by DIR. Johnson's resolution.
Mr.. Mcneil, of Prentiss, favored the
substitute.
DR.. Bardwell hoped the report anc
resolutions, as submitted by the com
mittee, would be adopted. He was OPP
posed to the resolution offered by Mr
Coor, and to the substitute offered by
DR.. johnson. He made an eloquent
and earnest argument against any &C
ton that would savor of party politics
A colored delegate moved to table Or
.Johnson's substitute. and the substi
tute was tabled by a decided majority
The question recurring on the origin
al report. Mr.. Montgomery. OF Kinds
favored earnest, immediate, aggressive
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