Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-08

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ceeded in most places admirably well in
keeping them away.
As to Prohibition hurting this town,
we undertake to say, without fear OF
successful contradiction, that eight out
of every ten business men in the town
would certify that they are IN favor of a
continuation ofthelaw 0fcourse there
are some men who slip around and sell
whisky to some men they can trust, but
no one of any intelligence or regard for
the truth will say that Prohibition does
not prohibit We have more sober
young men in Corinth than has ever
been here before in proportion to the
whole number here It is the very
rarest occurrence to see a man drunk
here who claims any respectability for
himself To say that Prohibition does
not prohibit at Corinth is falshood of
the rankest kind.
Our free schools are in as good con-
dition as they have ever been and run as
many months in the year as they have
ever done. and the idea of favoring the
license saloon to raise revenue in this
town is characterized as old fogyism and
ceases to be an argument used by any
body.
And we say further, that the Prohibi-
tion element Of this covnty has not lost
any of its followers, but on the contrary
is continually gaining recruits, and that
from the once strongest advocates Of
liquor side.
The Temperance people are more
hopeful and determined in the county
to-day than ever before and the whisky
men are more discouraged over the vote
in the late election than anything that
has happenened to them. They had
confidence in the people at the ballot
heretofore, that was completely Knocked
out by this election
We believe as strong as we can be-
lieve, that if the election had been one
or two days later, that the county would
have gone against the sale by nice
majority.
1t is fact that wherever we had an
opportunity to work in the short time
and the last week of that time was hard
and continuous rains, we made large
gains and carried most of the boxes; the
two boxes which went strongest for the
sale, no work any consequence was
done.
We wan to say further that we do |
not presume that any town in the State
has more solvent mercantile business
than Corinth, and we believe that the
merchants of this town are in better
as whole, than ever before;
there not having been single failure
among them since Prohibition took eff
feet. and that too, in the face of the fact
that A1corn county has sustained two
short crops: and we cannot account for
this, only on the presumption that what
little money the people do make they
spend for purchasing the necessaries of
life and paying honest debts, instead of
spending it in the saloons, as hereto
ore
Attribute the length of this article to Il
he fact that we endeavored to answer
il the many questions that has been
ent here from different parts of the
state.
1t is statement of facts and not con-
ecture; and we trust will be of benefit
0 the cause of morality and sobriety in
his State.
: w. WoRsHAM, j H. MITCHELL, j
Secretary, Chairman !
Alcorn Co, Temperance Committee. i
NOTE: i
The commissioners Of election in AL :
orn county have failed to makea sworn !
eturn in ten days as required by law; J
herefore the election recently held in )
hat county is nullity The Prohibi- !
onists can now so at it again and if we !
listake not, they will give the anti's a !
cry bad case of toothache.
What stronger argument can we use 7
} rouse the distilling and brewing In : !
rests, the wholesale and retail liquor !,
ade of the United States, than sim 7
Ie recital of facts as they are daily :
'owding upon us in startling reality? :
hat time is passed when the liquor in Z Z
rest could laugh at or ignore the gnats :
id mosquitoes, the mice and the rats, I
lie barking dogs and believing bulls Of Z