The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-10

Even iiurrlson anu Lew are Forgotten III
the excitement over the "uncrowned
king" OF the Republican party.
j. c. JOHNSON AND PROHIBITION
To the Editor Of The Appeal
Ny Frlcud-i, am thankful for your kindly OK
pfcSons and for your invitation 10 come oyer
and help ~ assure the supremacy OF the Demo.
cratic Ticket
2 have taken occasion TO look more thorough.
ly into the cgis alton Of our State on the subject
Of temperance and whilst | cnnuot learn that the
Democratic party has the credit for all Of a. NJ you
| claim ye, nud laws Of 1897. 1895, 1880, 1906
o., ls5l77, iSSls7 rs well restrictions In refer
cnco 10 the class Of persons who may not he II
ccnscd to sell These show that II is tho settled con.
Niotion OF our State Legislators that the sale Of
liquor Ia an evil, that II should not be sold 10 min.
/ or or hnbltunl drunkards; that II should not be
sOd near to churches. school houses hospitals for
| the insane, furnaces, boundaries factories, etc
| that II should not be sold, or even given
away, on sundays or election days Thus II l.
clearly unlawful aud injurious to sell IN certain
persons to sell at certain places and n sell at Ger
| tu times
Now, admitting yonr statement and giving
the Democratic party the credit lor making those
! laws, DO we nud that during the administration Of
| the one who now seeks reelection that proper ei
| fort has been made 10 enforce the laws now In cN
! isvncc' Il there not good cause 10 wish for some
! one 10 come from The Democratic party with the
| Coumgc IA urge the enforcement oi existing laws
ana the establishment Of additional safeguards
4 H. rs you state, "the Democratic party will
never give It's consent ~ party 10 Prohibition"
then may not enough individual members Of the
| party. through your good influence join with MS 10
| "a h0y ms
voter. their responsibility for the evils Of the trni
dc. aud that their party has already by law pro
hibltcd the sale of liquor TO certain persons, has
already prohibited the sale at certain places and at
| certain timcs7
o. 80 we cordially invite them and tho good AP-
| rEAL ITO come over aud help ~ to assure the SUI
prcmacy ~ the Democratic lava As IN the pnac.
teal working oihgh license you need not go fur
thcr than our city of Memphis where va have a
| higher license than any ono engaged In any other
business Of like amount would be- willing 10 pny
aud you viii nnd that Tor the last three years our
good city Fathers and County Court collect about
oncthird Off Please publish the listaud amount
received 10 prove this statement.
The Hot. Neal Dow, IN his letters Of June.
iss7, 10 Tennessee, writes 1.-THE Maine law IL aud
has been great success from the day OF H. enact
mcnt IN 1857 II has suspended every distilicry
and brewery In the State. We save directly aud IA
|
wasted In strung drink" Respectfully aud truly
yOun ]. G. Johnson.
McNlnnville, Tenn, Aug :. 1854
RIsroNsE AND ANSWER.
l. We repeat our invitation aud assure
Mr.. johnson that "whilc the lamp holds
out to burn the vlcst sinner may return"
.. Mr.. johnson hnsd well 10 look up
the license and local option laws Of the
State. II he will go a step farther and
find out for himself whether or not during
the years mentioned the Democrats were
in power, ~ we think hc will, he may be
won upon to give up his wild goose chase
after the Govcrnonhip and win many
Democrats 10 temperance by his ready
concession. lie can do great deal more
In that way than lac can by leading the
forlorn hope Of Prohibltionists in Novem-
Der.
2. Mr.. johnson does Gov. Taylor inIus-
iicc, oven in asking the question. II inn
lill'r lAlufN W huNls bhNh 'ithfN 'hh-
not. We nro satisfied. bc successfully main
tanned. As the Chief Magistrate Of the
State Gov Taylor has done his duty. and
80 We believe have the shorins Of the Sow
cral counties and tho municipal officers OF
the several towns aud cities Of the State,
for We have not heard Of any failure 10 en-
force tho license laws ~ local option laws
and II there had been any dcrclic,on In
that rcspcc, Mr. Johnsons Prohibitionis,s
would have found II out aud rciutcd H.
Gov. Taylor has done very well, NO the
Democrats Of the state, numbering three
iourths NJ the white mcnoi the State think.
hence their denomination Of him In the
State Convention.
T. We do not believe that any we'll
grounded and sound Democrat would help
the Prohibilionisls, when 10y NJ doing hc
would cndangcr the success OF the only
party that stands between the people and
a ncgroiEcd government. No man with
On ounce Of brains would leave well
established political party, organized for
the general good, for n temporary organi.
Eaiion believing that by his leaving he
would help TO defeat the political party
and mako way Tor one whose record In
state legislation Is sufficiently condemna.