The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-04-30


makes a monopoly Of the most
lucrative business in the State.
The men who can pay the high
license can nave the right to 10
what a poor man can't do. 1t is
undcmocratic and illogical. Pro-
hibition or free whisky are the al
ternatives. The whole license
scheme is in the interest If monopo
ly. until It reaches the point of
practical prohibition. can prove
by the facts and figures that the
increase of drinking has kept pace
with the high lie nse scheme,
taking the country over. La Mis-
slssippi majority oi the Demo-
crats are PiohlbitionistS, of a sort.
Nationally, the party is whisky
soaked. And nationally Southern
Democrats amount to very little,
except TO vote. Party policies are
fol med on New York. Alliance
meu begiu to see his and Pro-
hibitiomsts have known it a long
time. have very little idea of the
amount of Third party sentiment
N the Alliance. There must he a
COOL deal here ana there in spots.
have only one we'll defined
thought and that is, whenever Pro-
hibitlonisls and Allia ce men come
! together in Mississippi on a safe
platform, inside or outside the
Democratic patty, they will carry
/ the State. When the State ALE
ance declined to declare against
the whisky monopoly, it made its
way had. Whether they have
changed enough to help crush the
greatest corrupter Of the age and
tile most colossal monopoly, ! do
not know, nor being f he order,
hut | rather think that they have
changed some within a year,
''In your opinion, would the
division Of the whites into two
parties in Mississippi jeopardize
white supremacy
II agree with tile Vicksburg
Herald Oh that question. The Con
stitutional Convention was called
10 make it possible To have demo-
cratic government in this State,
and there is no democracy where
there IS no choice. Our form Of
government requires a constant
appeal to the intelligence and
conscience of the voter. I'm the
very nature of the case one party
cannot promote the education and
the putty Of the people. The ex-
perience of the Southern States
with the one party idea ought to
carry an important les on Mary.
land sohdly Democratic and a
dpfalcatior, Kentucky solidly
Democratic and Il detalcation. Ten.
nessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi, all IN
donbtedly Democratic aud all with
heavy defalcations. Pennsylvania
reliably Republican joins the solid
South IN defalcaTions. 1t is the
play of one party against another
that pnlities politics. Under Oul
present Constitution negro rule il
| impossible. People ought to b'
honest in politics as in other things
If believed IN the Oi.ala demands
as | do nor, / GER ainly would no
vote and work with people wht
dcnOnnce them. The time hai
come, it seems to me, for the cul
tivation OF a true democracy ant
for the exercise If individual con
science in politics. II this canno
lie done with safety, the Consitu
iional Convention failed Of its duty
| have no fear Of the results 0
din ision.v
.sYour opposition to the Sub.
Treasury last year has been con
strued by some as uniri ndlines
to the Alliance. Have Sou any
thing to say about that?p
'.N0t much. / believe in the valn
Of the Allauce. | fully believ
in the maiu principles Of the ordel
anh know thai tine reserve force
are III the country. | simply d
not believe in the Sub-TreaSur
, aud propo Sc 10 be cndid o. tina
5 question. as on all others. Tbat
+ ali, as to the Sub Treasuty. | iel
| further, that a reform mnyemel
G thar ignored the main tiIII
suppress aon of the liquor tratlii
7 was not what we wapted. ! hay
!. little doubt that the Alliance wi
Z. see the risht thing TO do 10 goo
: time.
l. slave you any objection
: giving your views of the Dram
r Shop law adopted by the la
S legislature r
!. "None. 1t is the best law v
e ever had because it amounts,
J. most places, 70 Prohibition.
/. gives saloons very narrow foo
e hold anywhere. 1t, is, in fact,
n device for the destruction Of Il
lr business piec meal. IL will aboi
l. destroy the traffic in Mississipl
IS I much prefer straignt-forwa
le Legislation, but won't QUAR-
n with those who want TO brgin
ri the tail end to cut off the dog
!" head. Ny idea would be TO beg
IS at the other end, but the new l.
is very nearly up to orohi9iti
il and | give the Alliance credit