New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-25
PROHIBITION m GEORGIA..

r, 4. ,romi.e of lyely work in the Georgia
80 A. a. D,,btIess some heads will be
broken before nightfall. Over seven thousauu moA
will struggle to get to tho polls 70 oecIuo ~,
tboir city shall 90 dry p" or remain wei no
arc only two voting places and both parties "''nu
to do much challenging it is probable tha' h.'ry
man will be unable to cast their baliots lor "au'
time There will be great rush Tor the po'i' 0aiS
this morning aud the chances are that tho PaiS
first on the ground will carry the election la'o
corers will have to fight hard to get within sight
of the boNes A.,
This local option election is the outcome OF tho
,o., r,morl,ahIc temperance crusade ever known in
any Southern city Within the last ton years lZI
COMMITTEES of Georgia have elected to stop the sao Oh
liouor. but tho wlskey interests IN Atlanta haso
thus far successfully Oppose every attack Vi t"o
Probibitionists With the completion, however VI
the new Kimball House and the establishment VI
connection with it or one OF the Dnest pao IA '''
the Sonth there the part or its rlch o"no'
some of the hest known of GeOrgias pubic men
n cry for high lccnse This cry proved n rock upon
which the Liquor patty split The Keeper OIL ,no
lager beer saloon felt himself going down heioio MS
rlcn competitors. He declared war. and whlie lho
strife ragged the ProhlbitiOnists mtlStercu ''o'i
forces and rushed into the breach. ,,.
The movement spread with wonderful rapidly.
Old men, yOung mon, ulobiloIS, "''N''
and sweethearts-in short every element OF society
all ages sexes and ccors became working IlchooiS
of clubs for the protection or overthrow OF hd'or'
Wel-kuown men from distant cities and States lehI
tbcr aid to one PARTY or the other On the siuo VI
tho prohbtionists were Senator COlquitt, anu Nh"i
(ones ana Sa II Small, the L" Old 81 oil Southern
journalism and Ben" Hills oldest son. ana
George l. Scnoy's friend, the Rev. AttichS W. ii"S
good Even Parsun FELTON,, independent leader ah"
OK Congress took his boom Tor G0Vernol III h'
hand and put his suOulher 10 the wheel "h"''h
l. plcdgor the foremost colOred man of the State
stool ND for The liquor men along with cH-Cohe'ess
nan "Jenr Long and Senator Joe Drown
oldest son Tiny were not less active thHh tho
Prohibits pnists Both sides drilled and paraded the
streets with bands playing and banners flying.
sneakers were escorted wherever they wehtby CLUBS
a thousand strong Tho liquor men wore conspicu-
ouslv red badges marked Liberty and fought Oil
tho defensive The fgnt has drawn out the inl Not-
inc strength of Fulton County. Tho lgnres Tor the
OcIober election were 39i7. This crusade hns IN
duccd ncarl, 900 persons TO pay their poll TAX ana
REG stcr or this number fOur-iths are coIored men
whose votes bot parties have fought hard to secure
The question of politics has been no factor III tho
contest Republicans and Democrats are arrayed
on both sides and in many instances families are Ill
vldcd on the issue.
Ii is thought that if Atlanta q goes dry the
movement will sIrcad through all the Southern
states. But what will become Of the moonshineT
Has he been forgottcn' Away up in the mountains
OF Murray and Pickcns counties that irrepreSslDlo
buzznrd is undisturbcd by tho conflict ia tho
cit,us However town. county. or state may go IL II
all the same TO him. With lis trnsiy rifle no VIII
continue to guard hrs only shack aud keep back
the he pIrss strong arm of tie law. 30 long As
p,,cbes rIpcn upon those rocky hills. so long Will
Red Eye" triclsIo from his Illicit sull WINE corn
crows IN those narrow valleys. "Tanglcfoot VIII
,,t c.,s, to tlourlsh nor Mountain Dew " to nOw.