The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-07-17
The Prohibition Cause of Missis-
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About 1877 one paper 10 thi
Stale began the agitation of tn
! Prohibition Question. Since earl
in 1882, LeeLurer has been almos
constantly in the field. Herewit
is presented you summary of tn
Prohibition Laws The Legislator
Of 1878 prohibited the sale OF intox
icants in eight towns and near tw
churches. That of 1880 in on,
county, one supervisors district
twelve towns and near nine church
es. That of 1882, in one county
three supervisors districts, forty
nine towns and near five churches
That of 1854, in eight counties, ter
supervisors districts, thirtY-four
towns and near eighteen churches
and schools.
Thus in seven years by agitation,
we have secured prohibition in ten
counties, fourteen supervisors dis
tricts, one hundred and three towns
ard thirtv-four churches and
schools. In addition to this, the
last Legislature amended the Gal
Ion Law, making the provisions OF
sections ll03 and 1l04, Revised
Code of 1880, wherein a majority
petition is required before license
can be granted, apply to it. Anoth-
er result, we have in the State about
forty papers whose columns are
open to The discussion of the Pro-
hibition Question.
Our cause is in most prosperous
condition except as to finances.
Letters are constantly coming to me
from men and women who are
cursed by whisky, begging me to
press the work, but how can the Ex-
ecutlve Committee do this without
money? 1t cannot. "No man goes
to war at his own charges" TEN
perance people have this reforma-
ton in their hands ; they are res
ponsible for success or failure. Do
you desire this work to go on till
the lj,00O000 annually spent for
whisky in Mississippi shall be turn
ed from the undermining of our
Political, Social. Moral and Relig
ions Institutions to their upbuild-
ing? Do you wish to restore
happiness and plenty to 10000
wretched and poverty stricken
homes Do you wish to assist in
saving from the Drunkard's He'll
$500 of onr citizens who go thither
annually ? AT a Prohibition Meet
ing in Nashville, Tenn, May 23rd
$l2 900 were contributed to continue
the agitation in that State. You
are one Of twelve hundred men on
whom we feel We can surely depend
for a contribution. A widow said, as
she gave $500 to this cause, "I
give one dollar for the protection OF
each of my five boys" Will you
not give $l.00 or more for the pro-
lection of the LIB boys in Miss
issippi? A young lady, eighteen
years of age, sending contribution
said, my father was killed while
drunk, my sainted mother died from
while looking after his
dead body, my two brothers, all
that's left ne now, are drinking so
hard. l made this $500 quilting
and cheerfully deprive myself of
needed clothing that l may give it
to the cause for which l pray every
day. God pity the drunkard's
child! Won't the good people help
to dry the widows and orphans
tears - Will you help ? g. b.. a..
The object of the Executive Com
mittee is TO create sentiment that
will secure the passage of General
Local Option Law. Georgia has
such a law, and the saloons have
been closed in. ninety-six of the
ninety seven counties that have vo-
ted on the liquor question. Won't
you speak on Temperance as often
as you have opportunity, and organ
iZe Prohibition Clubs /? Please let
us have your contribution insmedi-
dtely, and write that we may depend
upon you for some speeches. l re-
main at home a few days only to
hear from you. Address me al
Brookhaven, Miss.
j, H. GAMBRELL,
General Prohibition Organizer
BY authority of the Executive
Committee, w. L. NUGENT, Chair