The Magnolia gazette., 1882-09-08
To rHE PEOPLE.

some reasons for it.
l. The whisky traffic is in no way
beneficial to the State, nor is il a neces-
sory evil" ItisdssIrrc ", viewing il
from any standpoint, imposing an enor-
nous burden Of taxation for which il
makes no adequate returns. It paralizes
productive industry, peoples our Peni-
tentiary, Insane Asylums, and country
poor-houses. 1t banSrupts man aud
womanhood, corupts moral and social
life. Inficts physical aud mental dis
eases that inevitably ultimates in imbe-
city.
II laughs at virtne aud responsibility,
smiles over the woes Of the fallen, home
less and friendless. Scorns the drum.
kards child who IN tattercd garments,
begs for bread. It curses the father,
mother, sister, brother, who ask for the
release Of loved ones; bears to premature
graves many Of the brightest intellects
known to our State. It breaks the VOWS
solemly made at Hymen's altar, makes a
brute Of the husband, father, son, aud
brother.
Q III authorizing traffic in ardent
spirits our State constitutes MI agency
that increasingly heaps contempt upon
it's organic laws. Go into the temple
whose justice IS sought and we SEQ the
majesty of the law is insulted in the
hands Of and often by those who have
solemnly sworn to render its execution
efficient. venture the assertion, there
are but few courts in Mississippi whose
records do not show that the law has
been dehed and trampled under feet
'swift to shed blood" The records
show that all attempts to regulate the
sale Of spirituous or vinous liquors. are
as futile az the most reckless spree o,
the Widest imagination. With all the
restrictions that have ever been thrown
aroundit, the traffic has increased ii
power and usurpation. Until nov the
question to be answered by the citizen-
ship Of this commonwealth is, "ShaIl
whisky and its allies, or morality and its
allies rule thIs country.
| / assume the responsibilities Of th,
position to which have been called
with as unrelenting determination as
ever found birth I'M Caucasian bosom
that II our State persists in bathing III
homes, it's statute books in human
blood, it shall do it over my protest.
The work assigned me is to organic,
against the hYdro-headed monster ans
its bonds servants, the virtue, homo
and morality Of the State. Let there bt
no questionings as TO whether the move
ment will ultimate in success or not. /
will, it shall, it must succeed, if we bu
do our duty. The shout will scarcel,
die away until we viii catch up the gla,
refrain and echo back to redeemed low
Mississippi's redemption. Fathers
mothers, brothers, sisters, wives, son
aud daughters will remain on their knee
in grateful tears to thank God for th,
thrice happy release. aud rise up Il
bless ''the powers that be. !"
Humanitariaas. men aud women
white and colored, in every communit,
in the State, are expected to organic
to put down the traffic in human life
This done and victory will float upol
the ample folds OF our banner in th
near future. Then from hilltop an,
dell Will rise tie sweetest song ever car
rolled by human lips. Then it will b
that humanity, now shackled and in tn
most abiect servitude to the most dea
perate tyrant ever known, win have tEei
chains broken away aud they will b
restored to their loved ones, "clothet
and IL their right mind" to sit aroun
: the hearthstone, 10 tbrin and be thrille,
. by social sweetness which once she kne,
and for which the tender wife and chill
, dren have been praying for these man
years.
: Is this not consummatiou to b
devoutly wished and labored for? VIII
does not wish his or her name recorde
: as working for the happiness and glor
Of now gloomy and saddened homes. Fo
this purpose we catch up Iowa'a hand
somely answered question, which sha
be protected by law, Our homes or 81
loons?' BY the eternal sense OF iustic
2 innate to American man and womanhoot
we will answer that question no les
? handsomely than did the champion STATE
With eternal vigilence against til
! "matchless evil
I am yours truly,
j. H. GAaBRELL.
Gen'l Prohibition Organizer
Summit. Magnolia. Liberty, Wesso
8 and HazIehurat papers please copy.