The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-09-24
SOME METHODS OF THE ENEMY.
Prohibition In Lincoln County, Miss.
Beat No. q. - =.

Cor. swo d AMI Sd eld.I
InsSmurli as yuu have requested some
man To- write mp Prohibition ~ ihrir part
of the country, will say that, us we ''set
down" on one FveTet Furlow, of Copiah
county, who tried to get u whisky shop
| in our beat, that we have handsome ma
jprity III our beat. though the beat is di-
vidcd-the northrrn aud southern is Pro-
hIbition, while the centre i, anti prOhIbi-
ton; but they are principally negroes and
dcmagogacs. ! had the good fortune of
witnessing, on the 5th, one of their con-
ventions and 10 see how they propose io
carry the thing
The convention was called to order by
Alfred Magre (col). On motion, A.
Graves was called To the chair, and the
Hon. Il. W. McNair, the present sncrifI,
was chosen secretary. Then our irIend'
J. VI. White, presented for the a"a~idcr
alton of the meeting u list Of ls"'lphi0n
resolutions which brought about hot de-
bate. The antics would listen to their
speakers with profound respect, but
when the other side would get up they
would holl"r and curse like lot of
heather. and say, Let Us unite in pray
e.; brother Brit, please lead, and III fact
il is sufficient to say that i'll spite of
the chairman and even the sheriff of the
comfy, they flew in the face of the other
side, " no soOn tOund, like Solomon, it is
folly to he wise when ignorance rules; but
in spite of their bigoiry and deylltry, t e
other side, which was 30 ably defended,
only lacked four nr five votes coming OUT
vinner At last. They told the other side
% .ney would wait unit they made their
nomination they would listen to them.
The convention resulted in the noinina
tion OF amiton Smith as their choice
for superv isor. The Prohil'i:i,n speaker
rose and challenged the antics to divide
time with him, claiming tie floor accord
ing to promise. The challenge VAS az
ceptrd by three rough, stalwart l""king
men, two white aud one coioI'.d. The de.
bate was opened by J. NJ. White in favor
at Prohibition, who held the t""r Two
hours; aud let me say to the credit al the
auiIrs that they kept good order tor about
ten minutes, when the riot b"@hn-
whipping, cursing and vulGarity IAN ri"t
over the audience, n spite Of the chair
man and the amy appeals of tn" sheriff.
There was one middlr-a@rd man, the
father of two grown children, that We
wish TO speak of in particular. He stond
out in the aisle wit three or tonr n"gra"s
around HIN, ana talked in an audible
Voice Who would have Thought II al
man Ofhrs age and once an officer vt Tie
law; but that in the Kind Of matrI lal that
il takes To constitute II true amiI. We ar"
Glad that there some people IN the VOL.
Wranrr than the devil wants them I" II"
hot that We are glad they are rn"a',
int ii th V will hr mean, let them IL IL
ni-at. As some of tlo~, were last Saturday
tor they were So mean. that mean pc"Pi"
cot ashamed of them. and S-vrrIi II them
expressed their bitter condemnation 1T
such proceedings. and said thai # il took
that 10 set up free WHISKY they We're Pro-
hiIit ioniS'S. % We have. nut hing I" far.
Suffice il Ia say that long before the
Prohibition speaker got thr ugh the AniI
speakers had taken I" the woods. llke
drove of frightened sheep.
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