St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-10-11

Luem C0ererOre nappF. Inc speak
er did not think that kind of logic called
for any reply whatever.
| He thought that CAPT. Hoskins's logic
about the saloons of Brookhaven and
the WhitwOrth Female College about
the same kind of reasoning-Few sa-
looms in BrOOkhaven, few young ladies
at the cOllege-plenty of saloons bring
large numbers of young ladies, and
make the college strong, prosperous and
popular.
Col Williams apology for drunken
ness as but slight fault, stating that
the Scriptures do not condemn it, that it
produces but little crime, that "the fiend-
of sobriety" is the one who is guilty of
most of the villainies, are all of them
remarkable statements. "DO not the
Scriptures say" said DR.. Galloway,
that no drunkard shall iuherit the
kingdom of God? Have not ever two
thirds of the crimes of society been
charged TO intemperance in all civilized
and enlightened countries, by all of the
| judges and best informed. from Sir Mat
thew Hale down to 1884? And are
s0be people to be branded as the "iends
of society 7"
Capt. HOskins referred to Kansas as
having an prohibition Governor
He, in justice, should have added that
the whisky triumph was the result of a
conspiracy of the diStilleTs, saloon keep
eTs and politicians, and quarrel among
the politicians of Kansas and the use OF
money from the distillers and saloon
keepers of the United States in amounts
needed to carry the State, and all the
free whisky they wanted besides. The
writer who penned this article threw in
this paragraph by way OF q mere re-
minder.
DIR. Galloway referred to Kansas, and
said that Notwithstanding the results of
political confusion in the State there
were 10000 barrels of whisky less sold
in Kansas than before, which shows that
the Legislature and the friends of pro-
hibitiOn are still at work.
DIR. Galloway in his closing remarks
made u powerful appeal to the women
to stand hy prohibition as protection
against a host of evils that threaten
them on all sides. "Close those saloons
and save your boys, and save yonr
daughters from drunken husbands, and
save the country and the State. Men,
women and children all have deep in
terest in this prohibition movement in
our State, and the cause needs earnest
workers all over the State.
1.-The cOlored people, said DR.. Gallo
way SIdAA An 4AO&L AEE7Nt Va GAAS ASASAAA
Whisky Is their great enemy, and will
keep them poor and wTetched until they
holp close the saloons. am Chaplain
of the PenitentiaTy at jackson, and
know from personal inquiries that more
than twO-thirds of the crimes commit
ted by colored people in the peniten-
tiary were caused by whisky, though
our brother HOskins NAV not agree
with me. As a lessee Of convicts he
Capt. HOskins) would not get one
third the convict labor he now gets it
whisky were driven from the State and
kept out"
1t has been stated, said the speaker,
that prohibition originated IN the old
Pine State of Maine, and that Union
soldiers came from State to annoy and
harass us in the late war. What has
that war to do with prohibition 7
that prohibition did originate in the old
Pine State, The slavery question
started up there, and they never stop
ped agitation until slavery was btOtted
out, and we will not stop battling for
prohibition until our conquered banner
is planted on every hill top and in every
city all over this whisky scourged land,
and until those dark fountains of crime
and woe, the saloons are sealed up, to
be opened no more, forever.
have merely given the substance of
DR.. Galloway's speech, not clothed IN
his earnest and eloquent language. He
said much more which would be glad
to furnish. but have not time and space.
Lincoln county has about seven hun
dred names out of about thousand
voters in Beat No. 1, which includes
Brookhaven, against licensing any
more saloons in the beat for one year
from the time the petition is granted.
All the other beats are stronger for
prohibition than this.
The discussion at Old Brookhaven on
the 19sb inst, and the great prohibition
petition No. /, point to the fact that the
days of the liquor trade in Lincoln
county are already numbered. When
the last saloon in the county is blotted
out there will be general rejoicing that
the day of our deIiverance has arrived,
and that the arch enemy of our peace
and prosperity has been forced to de-
part.