The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-09-04
ProhIblLlon and pon...-

Louis Sthade. adit6F oftha y.
insfon ID. CJ Sentinel. nnll,.ns
in d reeent ndAht4 Of his ,snar
reharkahlc afticie eatltlat
above. lie shows thstt proh,l5,os
measures are Of New Rncla',s
growth, and that HEY spting s,.n.'
me SoulhS biltplpsf enemies M.
main Object of disturbance. ~ ~
part OF lbe leaders Ii tile main,sp
ance or acqnisiliolrn political nov
er--tempernnee bVi6c n mer. asa.
text, just as Slayery Mas. BhfH.
tide issue 0fspeisonaf iheafi q
Democratic platform, sir. Scbags
contends tlnit Grover Cleveland
would never have entered the White
House. la-Hy
The editor ot the SeafiaeI il ANA
zed that some SuuflI,tn Demoersss
instead Of prodtiyg by the Rrpuh'
lican iasGo IN tie North, ssl,onl,l
now esponse as-ilietr own The yery
issue which has defeated their ~.
pOnents at the late election. and
should step into the worn out mo.
hibiliOlLSA0eS OF the Radical pIrtv
thereby placing their brethren IN
the North in a most fudicrons ard
.impoteut position nas.dpstfayin5
the best Democratic ammunition
for the coming campaign
The case of North Carolina is d
ted, where the people .repmalud
this Puritan heitsy by atremen.
donS vote. Eating by Il direct N.
tack, Il flank movement called aLo.
cal OptionP is esrayea. And if
Filzhp2h Lee, IA Virginia, i not
superior 10 his platfurm, which con
fnundS This issue aud denies the
Chicago party uttefaticc, be will be
defeated.
To show the tue int,nt Of pro.
hibIliun, lis danscroas assnmp.,
lious, lis despotiSln and hypocrisy,
we append the fam0us letter Of SER.
ator Dayard, which Hon. John s.
Davidson bad read in our Lesisia.
ture for the public benefit:
WAsnINGroN, ID. c.. March s, 1880.
Dy Dear .Sir-I do not like To in.
trude my opinions unaskedfor upon
members OF the Legislature.
agree with you ia thiakfng 10.
cal option" laws of very lunLffHl
conSti,uiiondlitN and positively in.
eSRe,llrut.
Us / understand them they sub.
mitfa la@ to popular vote, in LEGAL
districts, ana this defeats the prin.
clple OF oar goNpnmeut, which is
representative IL its character aud
places the whole EM-n ikiug power
and discretion in lie Legislature
aud NOT ia tie people IN ttpil mere
numerous force aud primary ca
WacitA,
II punishment OF Gia inals Nas
to br adiidgel AMI hihicipd BY
"Local OWion' Instead ct through
arls OF Leafs ailuc, c2rvutcd BIZ
Judges AND juips, il would tp hcll
wholly ut Variance with oar ihra.
~ 81 goVcrnm.ut, aul a. aIpS
siieIl a ruit, Q 80 wade spread anl
daiA a lii1it as the us,.of airoholn
or frfm used beverages IS, III my
judgment, qniie as uustle.
So ltf is my experience goes,a
well Regulated IS stem Of h%crrsrS,
whereby ic>cnHs iSlugely brought
the pahlic treasury, cpuplnl
with severe penalties i0rnhru sale,
has pr0ycl the most etlifirpt cheek
upon The ahuSe Of the liln1FAahie.
In many rrspcc ) the qtrS'ta 81 IS
IA Sumptuary one, ana laws attempt
ing 10 establish silmpiuaay iesua-
tlOns become iuquiSitoriai aud im-
possible of execution, 50 that IN
hose communities In tins country
they have bea1t euae.ed itry
eithernsgravated the evil they
Intended TO prevent, or hato
.allen into contempt aud uStleSs'
IcSs aud been repealed.
The statements IhaYe seen otthe
real condition OF those COMMUNITIES
a which rotul prohibition has been
haze impressed nc very d.
strongly iltvoniirmation OF These
,lews.
PcIsoLul iunQrnee aud examplee
Ind prrreps, and The IeeognitloHo
be Elest truth fhatintemprlenec
- tie Use ofstinulants Of all kinds
) 4 morbid physical isct both IN
sause aud eject is. IN my ludg'
nent, the proper view to commerce
Statistics abuudantlS prove
hat the attempted Suppression by
tduies OF The uSe OF alcoeollcsilm.
is accompanied by an in
rease in the use of opiat 5, ana
hat open eriuking being SlVpleu
ecret drinking ensnes.
40 not believe any man nesa
horror0f intcmperance tna"
-aud my appreciation OF iisaAb'
.ers and evil effects grow VIII NY
experiences Of human aifiirs; but
he graver Tie evil, tue more essen
ial to apply the right principle "
Is cure, aud Tor the reasells aase
md many other. ] bals
Experiment. OF "local option ntn
ct be tried by oui Leglslatafe ons
icreasetl cItoks wider fbeI ieelse
ystem % coutnaef
lyons sInteneIfs
"a, Il n4VaED.