The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-09-16
PROHIBITION MASS MEETING.
The Farmers of Lincoln, Pike,
Amite and Franklin Take Coun-
sell Together Against John
Barleycorn,
And Request the People of Sum
NIT to Make Him Step Down
and Out.

hhu Subs
Pursuant TO appointment, Pro.
hibition Mass Meeting composed OF
farmers of Lincoln, Pike, Amite and
Franklin countieo, met at Adams
Camp Ground to-day, for the pur-
pose of taking counsel together for
their mutual interest and the cause
they represent.
On motion, J. f. Carrath was
called to the chair and explained
the object of the meeting, and j. NJ.
Kenna was elected secretary.
Mr.. b. +. Hobbs, Of the Brook
HAVEN LEADER, being present, was
called upon and delivered an appro-
pirate and well-considered address,
in which he reviewed the rapid
growth Of the Prohibition move
ment, its present strength in the
State, warmly endorsed the Local
Option Law and admonished Prohi-
bitionists to be faithful in pressing
their advantage and in seeing Prohi.
bition strictly enforced where it OBJ
tains.
At the conclusion or the speakers
address, on motion of j. A. Terrell,
committee consisting of three
from each county represented, was
appointed as follows to draft resolu-
tions expressive of the sense of the
meeting
T. N. Jackson, j. p. Carruth, L,
L. McGebee, for Amite.
j. B. Wilson, w A Hodges, T. w.
Chisholm, for Lincoln.
| D. A. Buie, j. G. King, J. T. Ben.
nett, for Franklin.
A. S. Turner, j. NJ. Kenna, Jesse
Jones, for Pike.
on motion, J. A. Terrell, B. t
Hobbs and the Chairman were add
ed to said committee after which
the meeting took a recess for dinner
which was furnished by the ladies
upon the grounds.
When the meeting was again call
ed to order, the committee on reso
lutions reported as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN Your Commit
tee on resolutions beg leave to sub
nit the following:
Thankful to Almighty God fol-
the manner in which He has blest
our efforts in the past, and looking
hopefully to Him for strength and
guidance in the future, we, Prohi'
bitionists of the counties Of Pike,
Amite, Franklin and Lincoln, in
Mass Meeting assembled, re-affirm
our allegiance to the cause of Pro
hibition, and declare it TO be our
unalterable purpose to keep up the
fight against the iniquitious liquor
traffic until it is driven bag and bag
gage not only from our own counties,
but the soil of our State as well.
And not only so, but we also pledge
our efforts and influence To have all
prohibitory statutes faithfully en-
forced and to see to it that prohibi-
ton does prohibit.
Three OF the counties represent
ed by us have already placed the
seal Of their disapprobation upon
the liquor traffic, and Summit, in
the county Of Pike, is the only place
where the traffic can hereafter gain
legal status; and whereas, we, the
farmers and citizens OF the counties
aforesaid, make Summit our chief
market place, it is desirable, and we
believe it to be to the material in
terest of ourselves and our people
generally, that the traffic be Danish
ed from that place, as it can be un-
der the local option law, by counter
petition; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we hereby request
all of the merchants and the citizens
of Summit generally to use their in
fuence and names for the suppress
sion of the traffic in that place.
Resolved further, That while we
deprecate any resort to bOycotting,
yet we hereby serve notice on all
concerned that we do not intend TO
tamcly submit to the use OF the
boycott on the part of saIoonists and
their allies in their efforts to foist
upon our common country and our
selves IL business that is VIGOROUSLY
Gods worst enemy and the DEVILS
best friend.
Resolued, That we heartily en-
derse the W. C. T. U. and assure
the ladies at all times of our sincere
sympathy, support and protection in
the their noble efforts in behalf of
the temperance cause.
Resolced, That the newspapers of
our several counties be requested to
publish these resolutions and the
proceedings of this meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. TERRELL,
Chairman Committee.
The report was received and the