The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-07-24
EDITOR GAZETTE:

EDITOR GAZETTE:
We learn that the prohibitionists
intend to contest every inch OF
ground upon which they can plant .
doubt or bubble in law in their IA
vor Before the election, when they
were jubilant over anticipated sue
cess, the cry was 1.-THE voice OF the
people is the voice of God Or IN
popular p~arlance, vox populi, vox
del. 1t Is a strange rule that does not
work both ways. The voice of the
people has spoken, and certainly in
tones loud enough to be heard, and
we think should be felt. Whether
this old Latin maxim observed IN the
days of pagan theology should have
any weight in this day OF christian
civilization, we leave to others to de-
eide, but insist that when it Is ap-
piled at all it must cut both ways,
both sides are bound to respect it or
falsify public obligation. 1t is utterly
absurd for the prohibitionists to
say that they had the intelligence and
the moral virtue Of both sexes and
both races in their favor. We do not
challenge the comparison but will
meet it fearlessly. Votes are deter
mined in this free Republic, not by
communities, corporations, churches
or associations, but by units, the low
est in the scale of social influence and
the highest in the scale ofiDtellectual
power, counting equally in determin-
ing results. But with all the prohi-
bition pretenses, suppose that both
sides were equally weighed in the
balances, morally, socially, intel
lectually and financially, we would
like to know by what rule in physical
, or metaphysical philosophy they
l (the prohibltionists) could claim any
advantage? Because the anti-prohi.
: bition side M ade no external demon
STATIONS, it was not because they
: were destitute of these elements Of
s excitement, but because the prohibi.
d tionists had sized that outward show
of manufacturingpublic opinion, that
e they preferred to rely upon the cold,
S sober sense of the people in theil
b mansions, their cottages, and in theil
cabins to come to the polls to vote
down an eruption against their life
long usuages, their vested rights, ano
\ their constitutional ordinances. The
result is before the people and WI
, think that our "vox del" people
should be satisfied that they were or
:, the wrong side, or that the "vox del
v was, and which horn Of the dilemms
- they prefer, is at their option. In al
n seriousness, 1t takes II united ener
40 gies, brains and capital to make
W respectable, enterprising little town
If there Is q prohibition merchant il
" this town to be injured by accepting
the results, we would like that h
, would come forward and state his in
LURES. If there IL a benevolent asso
10 citation in this town to be injured b,
70 them, we hope that we shall hea
II from 1t. If there is a school to be tn
~iooser, we hope that Ito head will
make haste to proclaim Its losses. ]
T.. there is church that Ia O looser, the,
y should appear at n and proclaim
:, their delihquencies, and at the sam
IS time prove every charge, and no
g rest upon idle distractions and so
'e ph%isticated conclusions. We learl
If that one of our colored Methods
churches has delivered itself of som
Re thirty anti-prohibition members; an
Of we learn still further that they (th
g cast-out) intend to build . church
ID their own and maintain it withou
If the intervention of a Pope who ha
n the keys of heaven and hell in hi
own hands. Let this prohibitio
N matter rest until another election
m and then, we predict 1t will be stiffle
x out Of existence by the common sens
er of our people. What we need now
unity-socially, commercially, mo
O. ally-without any afterclap of retr
button. RESIDENT.
u ave are credibly informed tn.