The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-07-19
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stitulonal prohibition and even
some ProhIbltionlsts have said
"it is lnopportune to agitate the
question just at this time. II is
noted that all such utterances by
Prohlbtionlsts are fulsomely In
dorscd and commended by the
whisky press and the saloon men
generally.
Harmony between prohlbtlon.
lists and saloon advocates indicates
something to the average mind.
1t may mean that the saloon men
have lost their cunning, or that
the Prohibltlouist lamp has lain
down with the whisky lion.
John Allen has said, 'wher |
find that my conduct Is applaud
ed by the worst clements in So
cicty and The enemies Of the cause
| seek to promote, | shall change
my conduct T" There is vastsdeal
OF philosophy and common sense
u that sentence, aud some Of our
prohibition brethren would do
themselves justice to ponder it
well, and they would do prohi-
oltiun a great service 10 act as
docs John Allen.
A great fight is beng made
against constitutional prohibition.
1t Is more popular to oppose con-
stitutional prohibition than it
would be to fight another thing
that is as Objectionable to saloon
advocates as prohibition in the
Constitutions.
10 be specific, the whisky men
OF this State are as bitterly OPP
posed to Sufflage reform as they
arc to putting prohibition clause
in the Constitution. They see, as
docs every thinking man, the
death kncll Of the Mississippi
saloons.
For the reason suggested, the
fight is ostenslbly against constl-
tutlonal prohibition, bat 1t Is real
ly just as much against ballot
reform, and if, by reason of ut
terances of some Prohibitionists
our reform fol ces relax their en-
ergles sufficiently to allow the
election of the majority of the
delegates to the constitutional
convention from the whisky
ranks, there is nothing more cer-
tam than that any and ali efforts
towards suffrage reform will be
defeated by the same majority.
Saloon advocates will do their
utmost to prevent ballot re form,
and, 1t Is repeated, that an anti
prohibition majority in the CON
stltut;onal conveailor beyond
question means an antl-suffragl
reform majority.
If the saloon men were to open
| ly oppose ballot reform they
would be defeated, because o
good many strong, influential mer
who are with them against prohi-
bltlon are not with them on the
suffrage question. Hence they hope
to accomplish their purpose, de'
feat ballot reform and save foT
their own use the negro vote OF
this State by lndiiection.
The man who goes to the con
stltutianal convention pledged
agalns. prohibition will he con,
fronted there by saloon lobbyists
who will remind him ofhls pledge
ii he votes for any measure louk
ing to the elimination Of the igno-
rant element from our elections
This is the scheme proposed t.
be worked, and for 10 other pur-
pose than to save the saloons fol
the sole benefit Of few persons
who are IN the main, foreigners
traficlng IN American homes
| American manhood, American
womanhood American childhood
IN short, American blood ant
brains.
The unfortunate utterances Of
some ProhlbItionists have served
only to put n check on a part o.
the reform forces, and the salooi
men taking a gleefnl advantage
of this fact, are here and there
pIedging candidates against pro
hibition with all that that means
VIII it MOI be a melancholy
reflection for staunch believers il
ballot reform after the adjourn
ment of the constitutional con
yention so know that bowing t.
the dIctum Of powers antagonist,
to their own cause they hav,
helped to defeat IT.
1t will be snythlng but crafty
ing tosuffrage reformcrs andoro
hibltionists to have the causes II
which they justly, reasonabl,
belieye Is locked the future pros
perity, safety and greatness o
this State voted down BY mel
who will be IN that convention f.