The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-04-12

social order be tolerated by he
intelligent, ligh-toned manhood
of Mlsslsslppi2
We are approaching Que Of the
most important crises in the his
tory Of our State. On the 18th
of August proximo, there viii be
assembled i'll jackson a conven-
ton, the business of which will
be to frame a new Constellation,
upon which our social order and
political safety for years to come
will depend. i is Of the first I'M
portance that that convention be
composed of or ablest and besl
men; men with ability to under
staGd what Is right, and moral
courage to do it. The demand Is
for broad minded statesmen, not
professional politicians anl time
servers.
Il i our duty TO inform you
that already the great Whisky
Trust or Combine of tho North
and West has opened a vigorous
campaign IN Mississippi, with
view to capturing the conyentlon
in their interest. Ii Is declared
also that the Louisiana Lottery
Company Will cooperate with the
whisky combine to control the
State Its charter will soon eX-
pue aud II Is seeking i future
home. The recent effort of that
constituencies gambling Instltu-
ion to surprise aud capture the
new State of North Dakota by
the la.lsh use Of money, and its
mcle recent effort 20 pave its way
to popular favor in Louisiana BY
the donation of $4,000 for levy
purposes may well put Missls-
s!ppl on her guard, The S ate is
beilg flooded with whisky litera-
ture of the most misleading char
acter, and candidates for the con-
venilon, actual and prospective,
are heing interrogated aud com
mittel to the lerpetuailon of the
liquor traffic IN the organic law Of
the State. In many instances this
il done in the most subtle way by
enissares Of the traffic, 50 that
the parties sought to be influenced
scarcely suspect their ulterior OBJ
ject, aud good men even are liable
to be deceived and mlsled.
Ii this contest, forced upon us
by the Whisky Combine of the
North and West for the purpose
of gratifying their greed az the
cost Of our morality and man
hood. we need to be alert, wise
and courageous. They have great
sums Of money at their command.
Thew will combine with lotteries,
gamblers, corrupt politicians aud
the gleat mass oi ignorant negroes
Like all great combines, only
worse thaa any other, this whis-
Ky olIgarchy will form alliances
with other corrupt and colr1ptlne
trusts TO carly their point. We
can only save our State from per
petual prostitution to the cyl
forces now arrayed against us by
opposing them with all the strength
at our command.
Undoubtedly the great question
before the convention will be Bal
lot Reform. Something must b'
donc to insure white or intelligen
supremacy BY legal and mora
methods. This necessitates cut
ting off the enormous ignoran
uegro vote which threatens u
with destruction. ft will, there
fore, be unwise to support an.
ono for seat in that conYentio
whose past record or present alil
ances suggest that he desires t
use this vicious vote. Politician
will not destroy the foundation
upon which they stand. Mar
for defeat those men who mas
and use the negroes to carry OF
} their personal schemes. Men &
that character cannot be satel
| trusted with the main work OF th
convention, if with any part {
/ Its work. Beginning in good time
; select only such men as measul
: up to othe standard of weIl-rounC
, eJ manhood.
: We do not mean to say that n
one but a Prohibltionlst shoul
: be sent 10 the convention. W
j recognize the fact that thele al
intelligent, patriotic men who al
5 not ayowed Prohibltlonists. VIII
] having no sympathy or alliaE &c
: with the degrading forces Of soc
t ety, through raising or lack {
E careful study of the question, the
t fail to see that Prohibition Is bes
f From the ranks Of such men Il
/ army of Prohibition is constant
| recruited. We only insist, III
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