Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-10-06
Lincoln County Correspondence -,
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Lincoln County Correspondents. -
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DEAR BECK ASH ranro4
write yop a few lines. | was yerv WI, VIII
To near that you and the DoctSS glad
Solid 1or the old party, and thai was was
mad organized Democratic club " W you
about only two of the club beinc what "nat
tered I'll tell what Won Jae regis
know Charlie is all right a.J ,,,;, GU
anything to help Us long Can %tn 40
nave him to register them yst5 r. you
you can, though you know il vo,' ,Iillh
do to let it be known. am IIouilht
the thing still around here and opulg
better see Carroll and Alfred 'TT nad
can shut their mouths if won,1 you
great help to us, but don't mention 20
antl-sumptuary plank. BetwoaU n ene
and me that's what's PLAYING Tho , y19
with the church members Ola C "ilu
brell, you know, let the cat ont % 9t tht-
wallet. | wish we could shut ,, " 1ne
GambrelSS mouth, but there's No y ooutt
ly chance to do that only IN Lii iI hinI
ana Oh course we won't do that. The
only way | know is for YOU and tho
Doctor to tell the folks that he's on UIo
after an office. Between you and my
we haven't got to let our months ho
prayer books between this and tbp nlec
ton. If we don't hustle lively thew arc
going to beat us sure for Congress-
L don't believe there's much cbanoo
for Weaver. What did you think ahout
the accusations against Robinson
Wasn't that good? You and the Doctor
must keep them going, that's our onlv
chance to defeat HIM. The law i
against using whisky for elections, bnt
we can keep it a secret.
have just called my club together
and was surprised. Some of the church
members planked up their 30 cts and
we made up enough to buy five gallons.
| have sent to Jesse Moore 4 Go. AZ
least | told them had. but YOU know
there's nothing like the name of
thing. We can get just as good for
less money from Gotham q Co. NO.
and save little money for ourselves
Don't you see? Now you had better
see the Doctor and call your club to-
gether and raise enough to buy two or
three gallons, anyway. See Hamilton
He'll go into it. and think Pole will,
The gang that went to Pearl River
fishing tells good one on him.
There's Bent; he may not subscribe,
but if you get the whisky and give him
enough the day of the election he'll
vote right. | believe you could get
Carroll to drink, Con. will vote like
you, of course. Don't let Joe drink
much, it will be against u. There's
Jesse-he's all right. and will drink
too; you must manage the thing nice
ly; Joe would be the one to carry it to
the election, but he'll get drunk and
give us away. What abont Obed?
He's the biggest fool among them.
think we have lost jeff and Tom; the
old man has had hold of them. don't
suppose we can do anything with the
Whites, they never would drink. You
can manage what few negroes that
are registered by giving them drink.
Say, don't you think we had better
have a meeting and get all our clubs
together You can see W. c. Sum-
mers and let's all meet at the court
house the morning of the barbecue.
You and the Doctor will go a good
share towards the barbecue, | know.
| am told that Bailey has good deal
to say about the whisky plank: you
can meet that by telling the folks he's
crazy on Prohibition. You must keep
our secrets from him, Carroll and Al
fred. If they get hold of them Hobbs
will get them sure. You know how ne
is. How is Joe Burns? Just let MN
rip. Don't you think the KEGS boys VIII
go with the Doctor? Prof, do you
Lear anything about our copying DOC
Coxe's assessment suppose its not
known yet. Don't show this letter TO
any body; no don't show it to Jesse,
for he would tell Carroll and he would
lose a week to tell it. They tel me
your DIR. Robinson is wild over the sra
party. | declare it seems that you ana
Doctor Cowart are alone, lou
can manage Bill, Will and Martin; they
all love whisky. ho
l am an excluded member, but the
fact is simply this: we have got to lay
aside our religion, our morals ana ev ~
cry thing except whisky and the grant lnt
old Democratic party, which we mus u:
order, we must drink and we must dlS,
tribute and talk it all the time lor you
know the saloon men are all WIN Us
and without them we would De lel''
Don't fail to be at the barbecue
Yours truly,