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

let us say, hat the Prohibition
Convention from the first. and on
consistently from year to year,
has declared for "the legal and
constitutional suppression OF the
liquor traffic" This IS our goal;
and it ought to be understood
fully by our public men and all
others that the Prohibltionists Of
Mississippi are unalterobly de,
termined to have State Prohlbl-
ton. They have been patient and
iaborlous; they have forborne to
jeopardize other interests, but
they have never expected TO stop
short of constitutional Prohibl-
ton. They have safely passed the
soductions of that guided sham,
high license, and other snares,
and stand for making an end Of
the partnership between the State
and the crinlc-producing saloon.
Therefore we will insist upon
far consideration OF Prohibition
IN the convention. We favor an
alticle III the new Constitution to
the effect that no saloon, gam
bling house, house OF prostitution
Or lottery shall ever be lcgahzed
IN the S.ato. All efforts to regu-
late the traffic have signally fail
ed. Saloons are essentially law
less, and they arc the nesting
places of gambling, thleylng, mur-
der, and prostitution They have
no proper place ID a civilized
State. 1t IS better for the conven-
! ton to recognize its duty to pro.
tect the homes of the people and
make an end of the struggle now,
for the question will never be
settled till 1t is settled right. The
saloon has long been. a domino
ting and corlupting influence 10
politics aud must be eliminated,
for the liquor traffic is satisfied
with nothing less than the full
control of the goyernmen. in the
interest Of its destructive work.
Fortunately, we can 60 before
the Convention with an assured
home experience of the benefits
Of Prohibition. Wherever il has
prevailed, crime has decreased, !,
social order has been established
labor has improved, court ex-
penses haye decreased, vast sums
Of money have been saved to the
people and have gone into home
comforts, saloonlsts ana DRINK
arIs have become good citizens
and peace and good will have pre-
vailed. Moral considerations en-
tirely aside, p Pohibtion com,
mends Itself to thu statesmansmp
OF the country as an economic
measure alone. These are facts
known to our people, and are q
thousand times more convincing
than the reports Of failure whict
come from remote points, citculat
cd by those having a moneycC
interest to serve.
We invoke the aid of all gooo
people to make the coming Con
ventlor one Of great and lasting
benefit to the State. Let it b,
borne in mind that virtue and IN
teligence are the foundations o
peaceful and prosperous common
wealths. In this crisis we appea
To the Christian ministers Of al
denominations to keep iheirpeopl,
Informed on the moral aspect 0
the issues before us. We appea
to tue noble women of the State
who, in war and peace, have beel
the helpers Of the right, to LEM
their influence and give thei
prayers to saving cur State fror
the aliens who's God is mammo
and who are now working fol ou
rum. We appeal to the tillers O
/, the soil, who so largely iepreser
the morality of the State, to lC
sist with their influence and vot
e this great y hisky combine whic
:, seeks to beguile them by the fire
: Distribution of false and deceptiv
= whisky literature in the form an
under the name of farmers pi
= pcrs. We invoke the and of A
mighty God in our effort to dt
liver our beloved State from b,
perilous coadition. and secure
Q all our people, of all races, Il
q benefits of a pure Christian civil
: zation.
> We specifically recommend ar
IL urge
= l. Vote for no man whose cha
i acter and record Is not approx,
# by the best people who know hi
y 2. Vote for no man who IS
/. sympathy with the whisky COZ
ie bine, gambling helis, houses
iy prostitution, lottery swindles,
At the saloon, the foster mother
IN the quartetIe.