The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-02

place within two months Of any gen.
eral election. BY this prov's on the
question is eliminated from any
county or Safe political contest. II a
county, by msiority vote, declares in
favor OF the sale, then befors license
to retail can be granted 20 any appli-
cant within an Incorporated town or
supervisors district he must present
petition signed by twenty five owners
Of real sstsIe within such municipality
or district. The petition must be
filed and lie over for thirty
days to await eounter-petitions,
II within that time counter
petition, signed by majority OF the
qualified voters OF said incorporated
town or supervisors district be pre-
scented. then license shall not be grant.
ed. That provision is eminently wise,
and, whatever the result OF the county
election, will OF necessity secure the
protection Of prohibi ion to large
msjerity Of the towns within the Stste
All places nov under specsl prohib-
itory lave, where chartered manu'ac-
tories aud institutions of learning are
located, will remain undis'urbed by
this general law.
This, friends OF Prohibition, is our
position to-day; VT have eleven en-
tire counties In which the sale OF
liquor is prohibited. In not Que OF
those counties can a saloon be opened
until majority OF the legal voters at
the ballot-boX shall give their permits
sion. With ne growth OF moral sem
timent in ga counties. educated aud
strengthened by the workinPsof pre-
hibitory law, we expect to hold every
one OF them firmly in the advancing
column of reform. We start out
sfresh in the conflict with eleven coun-
ties and number OF college and man.
ufscturing towns already secured. The
next few months will witness other
victories, as one county after another
shall express It's convictions at the
polls. The issue is sharply defined.
Personalities are eliminated, and the
one question for the people to decide
is, whisky or no whisky. In SUI b a
cont st ia II difficult to forecast what
the people OF Mississ ppi will doP On
which side the line Of public morals
Will buty htduu
Our friends are mu t'plying and the
weak are becoming strong. The little
company Of few years ago has be-
come great army. Statesmen ard
political leaders have heard the distant
thunder OF tue trampling hosts. We
are no longer derided and der bounced
as fanatics and inquisitors, except by
certain ign orant stripe and stamp,
and the principles on VIII ca we stand
are recognized as fundamental, and
righteous as the throne of God. Pro-
hibition is the watchword Of moral
reform. Around 1t public opinion is
steadily crystalliEing. CommunitieJ
and Swallowed homes claim this as
their surest protection.
The 10 lowing suggestions are made
to our friends in the several counties:
First-Do not bring on the contest
precipitately. Develop and organize
a sentiment before the issue is Joined.
Arrange for vigorous, vigilant, sggres-
sive campaign.
Second-PerfeCt your organizations
in each county. Let there be well
selected county executive commit
tees, With representative from each
school district. Appoint no man to
compliment him, but because of his
force and fitness. Invite the co-OpeTa-
ton Of the Womau's Christian Tenn
peTauce Union. With their unions
organized in each neighborhood we
will have efficient cola boreTs,
&Third-Avoid personal or political
controversies. We have no enemies
to punish. Our mission is to win
friends and shield the Scr owing. Let
nothing discount the purity of our
purpose, or beguile w from our only
and holy mission. We are moral re-
formers, and not regulators or pc itical
doc'rinaires.
Fourth-Sow down each county with
wholesome temperance literature.
Thus we will educate mind and con-
science. We must induce the people
to think in order to get them 10 intelli-
gently act. Agitation begets consid-
Grafton, and that is the life Of real re-
form.
Fifth-Let special attention be given
toward assisting the colored people in
their temperance organic lions. We
need their hearty cooperation; their
suffering condition appeals to our pa
triotic consideration. Whisky is the
greatest enemy to their elevation.
They can never be ful y emancipsted
ultil every open saloon Is Theoretically
sealed. Their church organizations
have spoken with no uncertain sound.
In the great contest at atlanta ma
jority Of the Colored people voted for
prohibition. A like loyalty t. their
church vows we u az expect in Missis-
sippi. 1t vii be an honor to the race
Lately enfranchistd if by their ballots
they shall wave the flag of freedom
over the empire Of rum and ruin.
Friends of'tempeTancs reform, ours
is great opportunity. We have
"come to the kingdom for such a time
as this" And this opportunity is the
measure OF our responsibility. Every
friend Of freedom must be up and do
ing. No soldier can afford to slumber
on his post II the contest in each
county is managed disereetly there is
lite doubt but that three.fourths Of
them will declare for prohibition
within the next eighteen months.
There must be no divided councils.
Let the ranks close up and every COM
rade prove hero.
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