Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-10
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
A Large and Enthuriastic Meeting in Which
the Wisest Counsel Prevailed.

The prohibition convention met II
lIazlchurst on Friday the 18th day o
June 1886, and organized by clcctin.
j. II. Thompson chairman and T.. q
PcytOn Secretary.
The following committee on rc.o
buttons were appointed tu whom wa
referred sundry resolution, and pa
pcrs;
W. u. Bingham clmirinan: VIM
Oliver, J. Il. Middleton. e.. W. Mil
Ter, j. VI. Cook.
While the committee was III worl
Rev. =. II. Ncycls and Or. l.. a
Rowan wcrccallcd on and made ,hOr
addresses that Were very encouraging
To the prohibition cau,c.
The committee OH resolutions mud,
the following report which was unami
ously adopted:
WHEREAS. the wli,kcy men of Cos
Z llllI 'NUN'N HlN' l'llli'li'l 1IiN h'H'i
T able board OF supervisors, Of thi'
county. for the sale of whiSkcy among
lis; and. whereas, the said board o
I supervisors has, in accordance Will
/ the law. ordered an election 10 be Ia
ken on this question throughout tli,
entire county of COpiah Oh the 29tl
/ inst. therefore
RESOLVED, list, That We are salts.
| fled. after u wears experience will
b the closed saloons. that intcmpcrancC
! and drunkenness has greatly drcrcas.
/ cd anon. our people; that prohibition
does prohibit toa great degree, and
that greater diligence only il needle,
To secure better enforcement of III,
law:
md. That the open saloon is Il curse
Ia any community aud antagOni~tiC
to all legitimate and honorable bust
nr~~. and that the more Intelligent
and moral people among uS do not de-
; Sire return To- the traffic in Whi,kry
5rd, That We recognize IN the NO-
man Christian Temperance Union 4
. strong arm of power on thl, great
. question. and that We will encourage
/ their organizations III all their work;
4th. That We urge every man WHO
/ feels an interest in the welfare of lii
ncighbor. the Welfare OF his country
3 and the happiness AMI protection of hi
own home IL Use every honorabl,
means To induce the VOTERS OH Thu
great question OH the 18th Of June {,
/ vote against the sale, thereby
stamping our seal Of disapproval oil
this nciariou> business;
9TH. That this convention does con-
drmm the action of ANY officer or court
+ whereby the violation al the law Pro-
hibitin. the sale of Intoxicating Lii
puur~ in tupial county i cOndOncd
CO.. cvadrd.
/ 9th. We lcpricatc and dcmouncc the
,mdry violations of tie prohibition
: law uf our county 10y druggists and
men in secret and underground bar
rooms. and we also condemn the grO,'
neglect of duty on the part Of certain
official, in our county who tolerated il
not encouraged these unwarran tee
procedure, the effect of which has been
I io brine the prohibition law into dis
rrputr i'm certain quarters. and men III
uur county are now boldly asserting
that prohibition docs not prohibit.
eth. That pruhibitionclUb, lac form
Ell al every voting precinct IN ia,
county. to To- composed of the LEGAL
voters. white aud cOlurcd, who favor
urnhibitiun uf the ,,atr amt H." oI Ii
uuor in the county IL sct forth in the
recent arl> Oi the Legislature on tiiH
subject.
stA. That an executive committee
of fifteen bc appointed 10y this conrcn-
ton. three from each supervisors dis
trirt. 10 effect IL soon IL possible the
organization of these clubs, who may
invite speakers for the occasion To- tie
liver addresses, and thus awaken Il
proper zeal and interest in this work
al it, very outset
gth, That these clubs meet at least
once II week Tor the enrolment of new
members and iurllcrancc OF the best
interest of the cilII>c>, AMI tiat every
member be constituted II recruiting Of
ticrr 10 increase the membership of the
club.
10th, That we rCitcratC our former
declaration al principles ~ the nom
political character Of the prohibition
partv. and we again declare our pllr-
pose. "a, fur ~ we are able. To Keep
prohibition out OF party politics. But
We also affirm that we regard Sobricty
n, an essential qualification To hold Of
lice i'm this county, ina>much H. in
temperate habit, di-qualiiics II IMAM
for the rightful discharge Of every OBJ
igatiOn:
nth. That mass -mectin@~ be APP
pointed at such time and places Il, may
seem proper during the present can
va>s. and that distinguished speakers
bc invited 10 address our people upon
the points embraced in Thu issue;
l2th. That we advise the friends of
prohibition To vote ar open ticket on
/ the 29th. that we may know who are
/ for IT, and and who are against u> III
this great contest:
18TH. That the following delegates
be- appointed To represent this county
in The State convention Oh the 18th day
of ,Iuly:
District l-E. G. Pcyton, Il. ID.
! Middleton. =. II. Nevis, \. W.
/ Banks. l.. l.. Britain, |. y. Ellis, j..
=. sexton, joel Lilly, j. /. Nichol-
son, II. MAY.
Dist. 2-L. ID. Smith. Il. II. Pur-
ser, Henry VI. Smith, l.. a. Rowan,
II. II. llolling~worth, :. G.. Snltcr,
Vim. lizard. j. Il. Afford, L. +.
Cammack. l.. Il. Ramsey.
Dist. st. T.. Millsaps, Robert
Douglass. II. II. Barlow, j. Il. MIDI
dlcton. Vim. Davis, Il. ID. Godbold ,
\. j. Foster, Jesse Thompson, Ben
Davis, VIM. McCalip.
Dist. -Scipio Cunningham, Il. j.
Scott. W. Il. Trim, Cornelius john
son. j. I. Smith, |. o. LLOYD, W.
W. Lcggctt. II. II. Grccnlcc, JAS. y.
Young. j. ID. Millsaps.
Dist. , Geo. w. Miller, j. III.
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