The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-01-22
Dry up the Fountain Head.

Correspondence Meridian Mercury
The State of Mississippi has an
area Of about 10000 square mites.
and within the last seven years,
there has been Incorporated against
the sale of whisky, beer. ale, wine.
and all other intoxicating drinks-
something over 10000 square miles
20 there is between one fourth anil
one third Of the State under prohi-
!! bition, and our people are just being
aroused TO the evils OF otiniemperabce,
aud begin to realize that either the
homes, or the saloons one must go.
and that prohibition is the best rtn
edy for curing drunkenness. Tue
way phiIantliropists have been
laborinS 10 reclaim the drunk
ard. while -tae saloon is left
TO deccv T!iem into its giIded
walls, has been tried now for the last
century and has proven u signal
/ failure. 1t reminds me OF u
crowd Of people at the ford Of a-river,
busy pulling out the drunkards as
+ they come floating down the stream
of death.take them upon the bank Of
Tie w. c. T. L., Order OF Gool
Templars, Murphy Societies &c, 6c.,
trying TO save them by moral sut
sion, while many Of them are tempt
ed and fall and the number coming
down the stream increases. until
there are 100000 floating To s. drunk
ards grave. and their souls TO
drunk ards hell. Some wise man.
General Fabius, says il was. Neal
| Dow, went up stream To see wliers
the supply came from, and found
men called Barkecpers pushing them
in. He told them what the temper
ance men and women were doing,
and begged them not to be so nur
derous. The. saloon men reply by
pointing to their license purchased
from The State at the minimum price;
also one from the United State grant.
ling them tile ri ght 10 push them in,
(but says shall not .ell them after.
they get in) hut you know we will
sell them so long as. they have any
thing to pay for it. We think you
people are very kind to give us OF
your time and means to help us by
putting our customers in way To-
accumulate some more money for u.s.,
I.but so longas the Stale sells the,
permits to do this work of destruc-
| tion, and l can find n majority OF the
registered legal voters to sign petit
tion 10 the board to grant me the
privilege to prey on their money,
morals, peace, quietude, happiness,
ruip their children, burden thenp
with taxes, impoveliish the county,
and swell our bank account, as. no
other business does, | will continue
to push them in. He comes back
and tells Us We have b. en- working
at the wrong place, and IN the wrong
way that while We are trying To-
save these drunkards by moral sua..
sion, we must use legal suasien on
the rumseler. We must go to the
State Legislatures and TO Congress,
that make it lawful tC push these
men in the stream, and have them To-
take away this privilege from the
Boards that grant them the right to-
do this mischief, to take life in that
way. If your congressman, senator's.
Legislators, district attorneys. sher-
IFS, or any other candidates, offering
tor offices of honor and trust, drinks
himself, treats others to obtain their
-votes, goes on the bonds of whisky
sellers, signs whisky petitions, or is
IN sympathy with the whisky traffic,
elect them to stay at home, and your
cheeks will not be made to burn
with shame for having such weak
documents published To the world
as Clay county's Senator has sent
out.
The drunkards are not all dead yet, "a
And I'll tell yOu the reason why,
The young onessare growing up
As fast as the old ones die.