The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

expound the principles, aims and purposes
of the Prohibition party, State and ma
tional. Judge Eldridge opened the meet
ing with n five minutes speech, eulogizing
the exalted character and philanthropic
services of Mr. johnson, after which the
latter took the platform and spoke sub
stantaly as follows
My friends, il would appear ms though
one who had lived here since 1851 will
hardly necdan introduc ton TO Memphis
audience | have been away for year
living in GAINESVILLE, my adopted home,
but my hopes and affections are conferred
here, aud when | register ut hotel II is
ms J. G. Johnson, Memphis.
Every one throughout the United States
is willing TO say Oh, ] see the Pro-
hibtion party is going 10 be the coming
party, but they ask are you going 10 win,
and add II my vote could do it | would
sink the liquor traffic TO the bottom Of the
ocean or some other place. The four mile
law was good law and II 1t worked in
cities as il does in the country il might be
all that we could ask for, but can we de-
pend upon the men charged with its
execution Clearly not, because IL Is a
notorious fact that liquor is sold in Mem
phis on Sunday; that II il sold TO minors
and sold on election day, and yet there is
law forbidding all these things
We arc asked why do we not seek 10
carry out our purpose by means OF the
old parties. The answer is We tried that
method and failed You remember the
last election, when the best people, assisted
by the ladies', battlcd on one side against
the whisky power on the other side and
were beaten. The only remedy is 10 have
party OF our own and remain consistent
10 its aims There is no hope from the old
parties for the prohibition Of liquor traffic
In Tennessee.
The State Democratic executive com.
mitiee in refusing 10 divide time with us
said: II is not u political question. Well,
II not political question IL IL moral
question, and they do not dare TO come up
and preach immortality. They dare not
touch the question. II YOU 20 90 their
meeting they will talk Ia You about the
tariff. Tariff, tariff, turin. from the Prcsi-
dent aud Governor down 10 the ward
constable.
Now the prohibition question is more
important than the tIril, because while IL
n claimed the tariff creates a surplus Of
only Si3O, 100000 the liquor traffic costs
the country $500, OOO,OOO. The two qucs- !
tons, prohibition aud the tariff, don't be-
gin 30 compare in importance.
Onc-thid ni the revenue OF the State * |
caused 10y criminal prosecutions, and
thrre-flurths ui the crimes committed are
caused by liquor.
Mr. johnson completed his remarks by
plcdging his party 10 the extension Of the
Tour mile law to all parts Of the State, |
cities and towns included.
Prot. James A. Tate was the next )
speaker. lie is young man with
smooth, hcarllcss face, aud small though
piercing dark ewes. Ills yocc * good aud
his manner earnest. lie said objection
wNs mNdo 20 the Prohibition party because
" IN one iACa party, hut SaiA the
speaker, no great reform has ever been nc. |
cumplishCd 10y ANY party bat one idea
party In illustration 1T thlt theory /
irul. Tate drew from American history. |
and argued after the fashion ui a school
teacher brating q fact into the head, of a
lot Of dull Witicd pupils Here il an iui.
iaiion Of Prof 1aics style
"Now, fellow cuuulrymyn. listen, wan,
20 say this That nD great cause over
triumphvd boz THIS country which WIS moi %
iaihcr,d 10y q oup.idya party. II BEGAN
bciurr the revolution, II wis like this
One teller would go 10 another uul say !
Say, 1911, how do You like the way the
mother country is treating u-F and 1911
would rplN Wei, don't like tia bit
Aud then the icllcr would go tn Tom and
FAY: Tom, how do you like tho WAY thc
mother country 10 treating usF and Tom
would ay I don't like it biz Now.
these were Wlgt Then thr irlIor would
80 to John aud sly John. how do Won
a. Ian
iuaiing u.s. aud John would p,pI,s
:, on shes treating us all nahi, don't
think We ought 90 complain NuW. John
was Tory, and ibli fsht between ibr
Wings and Tories brought on The AmrrI.
can revolution and American ind,prud.
Cucc.
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tons v,rr uspl by Prof Tate 10 explain
The history ui the STRUGGLE between tbr
lcdrra.lsi aud States Rights parties. br.
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