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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
FUSION IN ALABAMA
Inc ho'b osmocr"ts and People. Part,
Unite.

The Koib ormocrats and People. Part,
Unite.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, August ls-A..
result OF the meetings of the E1scu.
tive Committee OF the People. part,
and the Executive Committee Of N.
kolb party here the two organizations
agreed to fuse.
The two committees hold a joint s.,.
sion yesterday afternoon, and sfts,
great labor call was promul9at.d
for county conventions September 10
to elect delegates to a State Convsn.
ton to meet in Birmingham September
18th. The call is given below.
After the meeting the member, of
the committees left for their respectivs
homes.
The object Of the fusion is to begin
an organized fight on Democracy.
THE CALL.
The members of the Jsffer.on;.n
Democracy and the Peoples party of
Alabama are requested to meet at thu
court house of their respective conn.
ties, or such other place as may he
designated, on Saturday, September
10, 1892, in mass meeting or convention
for the purpose OF expressing their in
dignation on account of the frauds
and Outrages perpetrated i'm the recent
State election In Alabama, and also 10
appoint ten delegates to a State con-
ventiOn to be held in Birmingham on
Thursday, 18th of September, to nomi-
nate candidates for Congressmen for
the respective districts and Presiden-
tial electors, and also to transact such
other business as may come before said
convention.
The apportionment of representa-
ton will be fixed by said convention,
and the delegates from each district
respectively will nominate the candi-
date for Congress from that district.
In counties where delegates have al
ready been selected, their ratification
by these mass meetings or conventions
will be sufficient and meet the de-
mands.
P. G.. Bowman,
Chm'n State Dem. Ex. Committee.
GEO. +. GATHER,
Chm'n Peoples Party Elk. Com, State
of Alabama.
Birmingham il to be the new head
quarters of the Kolbites, Alliance and
Peoples party. They say that when
they capture the State government
they are going to move the capitol here,
too.
G. +. Gather, one of the joint Chair
men of the Kolb- Peoples party comb,
nation, It is said, told 1t here last night
that General Weaver, candidate OF the
Peoples party for President, will be In
Alabama on September 14th. He will
address the Kolb- Peoples combination,
which Is booked for an engagement
here on September 18th.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
THE STATE ALLIANCES


special to the Mississippi LEApER ]
srARKvrLLE, Miss, Aug. 23.-The State
Alliance met at the A. & NJ. College to
day. President Jamison, Secretary
Smithson, State Lecturer Burkitt, and
Messrs. Dyer, Millsaps, Bailey and
Hannah of the Executive Committee,
are all here. Delegates from SO coun-
ties answered to- ren call. The days
proceedings have been taken up in
hearing the Presidents address and
the appointment of the various com
mittees, etc. The Presidents address,
which was frequently applauded, adj
jured Alliancemen to stand firmly by
the Ocala demands.
There is no disposition by the AL
lance to take partisan action, but the
the Peoples party sentiment is very
strong among most of the members.
Gen. S. ID. Lee, and his assistants, Prof's.
Tracey, Walker, White, Hutchinson,
Connell, Mckay, Herbert, Magruder
and Lipscomb, and steward Galloway
are showing every courtesy and atten-
ton to the delegates, and their efforts
In this behalf seem much appreciated.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
EVENTH DISTRICT COMMITTEE
MEETING

The decision of Mr.. Gambren not to
accept the nomination of the Peoples
party for Congress in this district,
makes the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the district. called to
meet in Jackson Sept. 3rd, one of in
creased Importance. Among the reso-
lutions adopted by the district conven-
ton July 2Gth, was the following, by
which it will be seen that it will de-
volve upon the committee at its APP
preaching meeting to make another
nomination to fill the vacancy:
Resolved. That the district Executive
Committee be authorized to fill any va
cancy that may hereafter occur on said
committee, and also be empowered to
fill any vacancy on the congressional
ticket by death or otherwise.
This and other business to come be-
fore the meeting makes the necessity
for full attendance of the committee
of unusual Importance.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
PROHIBITION HAND-BooK.

1.-THE Handbook of Prohibition
Facts" is new publication edited by
Wilbur +. Copeland, of the Voice edi-
torial staff and just published by Mes
Sis. Funk & Wagnalls. 1t is bound in
flexible cloth covers; 12S pages; ga x61S
inches; price so cents, postage prepaid
to any address in the United States.
The Handbook of Prohibition
Facts" Is a new and commendable de-
parture from the usual plan of politi-
cal manuals, In that it discards mat
ters of merely local and transient in
terest, such as cumbrous county and
township election statistics, and con-
denses into a surprisingly small COM
pass thousands of significant facts of
general and permanent value. Proba-
bly, there was never before published
so thorough and systematic pocket
compendium relating to any public
question. An important feature is the
platforms of all the political parties
for 1892, and qualification for voting In
the different States. e
The form is convenient, the type
clear, the paper first class, the binding
substantial. These qualities make it a
book every Prohibitionist should carry
in his pocket, especially from now I'M
til election. a.
The publishers have the LEADERS
thanks for copy of the indispensable
little volume.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

.
IAN Ounce of Prevention" by Au-
gustus jacobson, is the title of an inn
portant book on. current problems in
American politics which has just been
issued In a handsome paper edition at
30 cents by Charles H. Kerr & Co., ITS
Dearborn street, Chicago. Col. Jacob
son takes the ground that the rapid
accumulation of large fortunes is a
menace TO the future of the Republic,
and he therefore advocates the imposi-
ton of a succession tax ON all large
fortunes that are inherited, the tax to
begin with one-fourth of.one per cent
on all estates less than $4,000, and to
increase progressively up to fifty per
cent. ON five millions or any sum above
five millions. Along with this tax the
author advocates a thorough system of
public manual training schools, the
money for which would be furnished
by the tax just described He pro
poses to make compulsory education
really and universally effective by pro,
yidlng compensation for the loss of
children's time, to those parents. who
are SO poor that the help Of children Is
an essential part of the support of the
family. .An Ounce of Prevention
is heartily commend by Lester G. Hub
bard, author OF THE Coming Climax
while its interesting style and yigor-
GUS thinking have called out praise
from such papers as the Philadelphia
Press, Boston Journal of Education
and The Congregationalist. We shall
be glad TO supply it to any of our read
ers, postpaid, on receipt OF price.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
FRAUD IN ALABAMA,
Candid Old Democrat Writes to the
Age-Hcrald About 1t.
SELMA ALA Auo % 1900


SELMA, ALA, Aug. %, 1892.
Editor Age-Herald:
Mr.. Hewett's article touching the
Kolb-Jones embroglio is the most SEN
sible and nearly just yet printed. When
the newspapers stated that Mr.. Kolb
had large majority of the white votes
gave up the ghost and thought Kolb
had fairly won and / was undone l
understood the extra Australian meth
DDS of spiriting away ballot boxes
negroes have filed and substituting
others filled by the party managers,
and knew how the job was done in
Birmingham, and Selma and Montgom-
cry and thought it all we'll enough
when we were fighting negroes and
Radicals; but i did not think that this
sort of machinery should be employed
to defeat a white man, a native Ala
bamian, and supported by majority
of the white voters" of the State.
Therefore, entertaining these views, I
was delighted when read Mr.. Hewitt's
written and solemn declaration that
he believed Jones was elected"
Please have Mr.. Hewitt repeat that
assertion. Until he made it my con-
science compelled me to recognize Mr..
KOlb as the chief magistrate of Ala
bama.
l am delighted, too, to observe that
your most earnest flash light Mont
gomery contemporary is ''sure that the
honest Democracy of Alabama will
adhere to Cleveland" whether Kolb be
dealt with fairly or not. You will OBJ
serve that a rural gentleman 'learns a
heap" by reading the newspapers. I
had innocently imagined, from what /
hear the people saying, that this I'M
happy Misunderstanding" as the good
Mr.. Hewitt puts it, would give both
Alabama and Mississippi, by 10000
majority. in each, to the Third party.
But Mr.. Hewitt "lives In town" and he
knows how the country people never
resist supposed or real wrongs.
You've won Jones but lost Cleve-
land. q.
.... A
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Hon. j. d. Miller, the Peoples party
nominee for Presidential Elector for
this district, will speak at Fayette, JEFF
ferson county, Thursday, Sept. 1st at
IL o'clock a. m.
On Friday, Sept. End, at II a. M,
Hon. I. j. Millsaps, one of the Peoples
party nominees for Elector for the
State-at-large, will address the people
of Claiborne, at Port Gibson.
All new party men in both counties
are requested to take due notice.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

We all read about the big Democrat
ic rally and revival at Damascus, in
Copiah county, where Private John Al
len, Hooker, Dodds and Sexton all
spoke and were said TO have paralyzed
the Peoples party and won back the
erring ones But tree is judged by
its fruits. Now comes the news that
at Gallman, the nearest precinct in
Copiah to the great Damascus demon
station except Hazlehurst, the Demo
Gratis could get only IA votes poIled at
last saturdays Democratic primary
And at Haziehurst, the nearest pre-.
cinct to Damascus, and the home box
OF Candidate Dodds. less than one
hundred people participated i'm the
election Oh, yes, the people are very
enthusiastic for Democracy in Copiab
since the Damascus hurrah.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

Mississippi's new Constitution was
framed to make it possible to have fair
and honest elections In Mississippi,
and for the whites to divide as they
please on political questions, without
jeopardizing white supremacy. This
it has done. Senator George himself
is authority on this point.
Among the many excellent provisions
of the article on the elective franchise,
is the following, taken from section
40:
Constitution and laws of this State "by
the proper officers of this State, is
hereby declared to be an essential and
necessary qualification to vote at any
and all elections"
Right under that We quote what the
Supreme Court of Mississippi said in
an opinion delivered the latter part of
May in the case of Robt. Sproule VS.. F.
A. Fredericks, In the contested election
case from Warren county:
'The regulation of the right of suf-
frage belongs to the State, and the only
limitation thereon to be found in the
Constitution of the United States, or
the latest amendments thereto, will be
found in the prohibition of discrimi-
nation against persons on account of
race or color. It is an idle consump-
ton of time to talk of this as at all
doubtful The Supreme Court of the
United States has more than once az
firmed it."
In view of facts and figures like the
above, the twaddle so popular in GER
tain quarters that Mississippians must
vote for the candidates of the New
York plutocracy and the National
Whisky Ring, or submit to force bill
and negro domination, doesn't arise to
the dignity of respectable nonsense. Il
Is worse. II Is an insult to intelligence
and reason.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
MIR. GANIBRELL'S LETTER.

The LEADER lays before it's readers
to-day the letter of Mr.. Gambrell to
the committee of notification, declin-
ing, for reasons therein clearly stated,
not to accept the nomination of the
Peoples party Convention for Con-
gress in this district. Mr.. Gambrell is
no doubt entirely sincere in all he
says, and we believe he is altogether
correct in assuming that if he were to
accept the nomination he would be
elected. Since first announced, his
nomination has been received with
that steadily increasing favor among
all classes of earnest reformers, which
presaged certain victory, and which
can only be equslled by the genuine
regret which his detention bringsto
all who know and appreciate his splen-
did abilities and true worth.
1t is gratifying assurance. however,
that while the Peoples party of this
district cannot have Mr. Gambrell for
its candidate, they will lhave his in
fiuence and active support in the cam
paign, which will count for much and
probably be equally effective. The
vacancy on the ticket will be filled at
an early day, and, with nominee as
loyal to Prohibition and the platform
of the Peoples party as he, the reform
forces of the district will stand should
er to shoulder and march forward to
splendid victory in November
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
HON. FRANK BURKITT.

He Is the Choice OF the Peoples Party for
Congress In the Fourth District.
Special to Mississippi Leader.l
STARKvILLE, Miss, Aug. 24.-Capt.
Frank Burkitt was nominated by the
Peoples party at Eupora today for
Congressman from this, the 4th dis
trict. Capt. Burkitt is here attending
the State Alliance and was not can
didate for nomination. He replied to
the committee of notification as fol-
lows: "Tender the convention my ap-
probation Of unsolicited honor, and
say to the delegates l have never yet
refused to obey the behest of my
friends"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

Mars is said to surrounded by a sea
of beer. A project to construct pipe
line to the plannet is now to be expect
ed. The distance is only thirty five
million miles.-BOlivdr County Demo
erat.
The LEADER suggests that stomach
pump be used on the astronomer who
made the above discovery. A suffi-
Gent quantity of beer would doubtless
be found without unnecessary labor.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION

CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The Old Parties Neck and Neck In Ex-
travaganee.
The appropriations made by Con-
gress in the session just adjourned are
the subject Of dispute already, the Re
publicans viewing with alarm" the
fact that these appropriations exceed
by over thirteen million dollars those
of the corresponding first session of
the preceding Congress, and the DEM
ocrats pointing with pride" to the fact
that they are less by thirty three mil
lion than the appropriations made in
the last session Of the preceding Con-
gress. The truth seems to be about as
the Prohibition platform puts it !:
Zach [partyl accuses the other of ex-
travagance in Congressional appropri-
atoms, and both are alike guilty"
Here are the sums appropriated by
three successive sessions Of Congress,
the first two under a Republican ma
jority, the last under a Democratic
majority: ~
First session 5ist Congress s4e4, S56, 2is.O0
Second session 5lst Congress - a0,2ao672.OO
First session 53d Congress. 5o7,7oi. 5000
Totalh years ......... . 81 DC, SIS, 5000
Average for each year,. 5i4, 467,767 20
This amounts to about $40 per year
for every family in the United States,
and Is over five per cent. ON the aggre-
gate annual income of the people Of
this country. This lisa stupendous pro-
test. In three years a surplus Of esq.,
OO0,0O0 has disappeared, and the Treas
nry to-day is unable to meet its current
obligations, except by the makeshift of
covering into the general fund money
that has no business there. The
Voice.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

Inc Peoples party mass meeting at
"estviile on the 18th inst. was a sue
cess The court house would hardly
Mold the enthusiastic crowd. The
meeting was addressed by Hon. t. J.
Mliisaps, of Copiah, candidate for
Presidential Elector of the Peoples
party for the State-at-large, who made
telling speech; after which central
Peoples party club was organized with
nearly 300 members. n -ta
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The Truth From a Democratic source.
The large negro vote received by
Gov. Jones, the straight Democratic
nominee, In Alabama, goes a long way
towards settling the race problem.
The problem is solved whenever the
negroes cease to vote as race, and di-
vide on politics like other people, :
State Ledger.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The unhappiest people in Mississippi
to-day are the Prohibitionists and AL
lance men who realize the utter in
consistency and Standardization of
their longer remaining in the Demo
cratic party, but haven't the moral
courage to come out ON the right side.
They are more to be pitied than de
nounced.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
NOTICE.

Two persons are wanted in every
county in Mississippi who will give
special attention to the interests OF the
Prohibition party in their respective
counties during the impending
campaign. All who will do 80 are re-
quested to send their names and post
Office address at once to either of the
undersigned.
HENRY WARE, Chairman,
Pass Christian, Miss.
w. ii. PATTON, Sec'y,
Shubuta, Miss.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
Stands Solid on the Anti-Sumpt-
nary Plank.
Editor Mississippi Leader:

Editor Mississippi Leader:
Mr.. Jno. S. Williams, of Yazoo
county. called on me while at this
place, soliciting my suffrage for Con-
gress. When questioned on how he
stood on Prohibition he said no wss
opposed to Prohibition and WAS an
nti-Prohibitionist. I feel that Chris
tian people should know where MT.
Williams stands, and if they care 70
vote for man that is on thatsidc they
can do 80 with full knowledge OF
his position.
Shubuta, Miss.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
THURSDAY, August 25, 1892.

ADDRESS all business letters to Mis-
sissippi Leader, Jackson, Miss. Mon.
en- may be sent by registered letter,
postal note. posto1ice money order or
enclosed in letter at our risk,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

Yallobusha county held local option
election last week and voted out the
saloons. The backbone and main re-
lance for this triumph over the liquor
traffic were the Alliance and Peoples
party men In Mississippi they are
down ON all monopolies, including the
high license liquor monopoly. ..a...
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
------------
DOdds Gets Copiah.

We learn as we go to press that Hon.
Geo. Dodds has carried Copiah by a
good majority. The Copiah Signal
says that the county convention will
have Al votes for Hooker and &C for
Dodds. Copiah's six votes will there
fore be cast for Dodds in the district
convention. s F.3tf s
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The Democratic congressional pri-
maries take place in all the counties Of
this district today except Copiah,
which held hers Saturday The dis-
trict convention will meet in this city
next Wednesday.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

A local option election has been
called in Claiborne county Sept. LIST.
The LEADER hopes no stone will be left
unturned by the Prohibitionists down
there to make the victory over the
dramshops a decisive one. In fighting
the liquor traffic the best motto is,
work, watch and pray"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
GEMS. WEAVER AND F1rIn
fhey are Coming to Missis.;,,
pr in September.
Ana VIII Speak nj Ny..,n
r"peio, Hazlehurst and
Grenada.
BArEsvlLLE, Miss, Aug % ,Oo0

BArEsvlLLE, Miss, Aus. q ,0oo
Editor Mississippi Leader: -''-'
am authorized to say that cor
b. weaver and Gen. ]. A. F,sld .
nominees of the Peoples mart, , %,
President and Vice President ., uOr
United States, will address, the n., su'
OF Mississippi at the following ,;'
and places, viz: ""cs
GEN. WEAVER.
. T Sept. 10th
~ A"peio ''.''.............S Sept. 10Th
GEN. FIELD.
a. naNlenurst' Sept. 10th
0iie''a '''''..... Sept. 10Th
AT each place the spea king will b.o;n
at ii o'clock a. m. u"
G. W. DYER,
Chairman Central National Comm;,
tee Of Peoples party for Miss
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The editor of the LEADER expects to
speak in Brandon next Thursday, at II
o'clock. He wants Prohibitionist, Peo-
pies party men and Democrats all to
come. s a...
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

Hazlehurst, one of the alleged Demo
cratic strongholds of Copiah and home
of DOdds, one of the candidates for
Congress, did not poll 100 votes in the
the primary Saturday.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The Democratic party is opposed to
high taxation and to the Force Bill, but
it is not as much opposed to the illib-
eral financial policy of Harrison, Sher-
man and Cleveland, as it should be.
Vicksburg Commercial Herald, Dem.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The Peoples party has organized in
Tallahatchie county. Steadily but
surely Prohibition and the new party
sentiment is making it's way into the
Delta.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The LEADER is reliably informed
that no election was held at majority
of the precincts in Copiah. The voters
failed to make an appearance, much to
the dismay of the Democratic leaders
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The Prohibitionists of Starkville e1-
poets to get up a big barbecue in honor
of DR.. Cranf1ll's visit.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The LEADER is fighting the battles Of
the people. Help us fight effectively
by getting your neighbors and friends
to subscribe.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

Gen. Weaver thinks he will carry
every State west Of the Mississippi
river and eight of the Southern States,
and will be elected.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The Peoples party organized in
Newton county yesterday. Old New
ton will give good account of herself
in November.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

There is said TO be perfect stamp
EIDE of voters to the Peoples party in
Iowa.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The Prohibitionists OF Claiborne
county will hold big rally at Rock
Springs next Saturday.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

THE PERFECT TEMPERANCE CREEI
Moral suasion for the man who drinks,
Mental suasion for the man who thinks,
Legal suasIOn for the drunkarl-maker,
Prison suasIon for the statute-breaker.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
TWO PICTURES,
READ THIS.

Adlai StevenSon.Dem-
Ocraiic candidate for
Nice-President, visited
Louisville. Ky, recent
ly. On the reception
committee" appointed
by the Democrats to re-
criVe him. were six dis
tillerS, two brewers and
three liquor dealers.
On the escort commit
tee were distillers
Shirley, Roach and Her
man and Brewer Nc
Mutt.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

Why is Dodds like the man who
fell out of balloon? Because he's
mot in it."
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The showery weather continue. in
nearly all parts of the State.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The moneyed aristocracy must fold
its tent. There is no room for an ar
stocracy of any kind In free America
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25
Total In years 81. 5f3, $50 500. d
Average for each year 5i4, 467,767 a

The people want to hear more finance
and less tariff speaking in this coun-
try.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-25

The LEADER for the campaign fol
Is cents.