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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
A MEMORIAL
To the Legislature of Mississippi

To the Legislature of Mississippi:
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Mississippi respectfully and
earnestly memorabilia you hereby to
make the appropriation of our State
for an exhibition in the "World's Fair
at Chicago, Ill, next year, conditional
on the closing of the Fair on Sunday.
If the commissioners decide to keep
the Fair open on Sunday in violation
of the moral and Christian conviction
of our great country, we earnestly
plead that our beloved State have no
part nor lot in desecrating the Lords
day, and that you make no appropria-
ton whatever for the Fair. We repre-
sent that the demand for SUNDAY
opening" comes mainly from the for
eign element in the United States who
are not in sympathy with the institu-
tions held dear by all true Americans.
We plead that our beloved Mississippi
shall not aid in teaching the world,
and especially the young of our own
great country, that Americans most
cherished institution, the Lords day,
may be desecrated at the behest of it's
enemies, the foreign element, and that
therefore our boosted Christian civil
zation is but hollow pretence.
For the w. G. T. U. of Mississippi.
MRS L. s. MOUNT,
President:
MRS. VIC GAMBRELL, Cor. Sec'y.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
A BILL AGAINST LINE SALOONS"

DR.. A. M. Newman, Floater Repre-
sentative for Franklin and Lincoln
has introduced bill in the House,
which makes it unlawful for any per-
son or persons to sell or otherwise dis
pose of, in any quantity within two
miles of the county line of any county
or counties wherein the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors is prohibited, any alco-
holic or malt liquors or other intoxi,
eating drinks of any character what
ever. Wine may be sold for sacra-
mental purposes only, and physicians
may use alcoholic liquors in their prac-
tice, and their use is allowed by people
in dispensing hospitality in their homes
The same penalties apply for violations
of the law, as for the unlawful sale in
thegeneral law.
The LEADER adheres and will con
tinue to adhere to the position that
the Legislature ought to do its
plain duty and pass a State
prohibitory law; but if it will
not do this, it should pass DR.. New
mans bill as being good, as far as il
goes, inasmuch as it will destroy what
is in many communities an intolerable
nuisance, to-wit: "the country line sa-
loon"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
Mrs. VIC GAMRRELL, Cor. Sec'y.

The resignation Of A. L. Wimberly
United States revenue Collector for
Mississippi and Louisiana, has been
demanded by the authorities at Wash
ington. Too much sympathy for the
Lottery and Observation-Disclosures Re
publicans of Louisiana is supposed to
be the immediate cause. III. @. Powers,
respectable Republican of Starks-
vile, Miss, is mentioned as his proba-
BILE successor.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
LOUISIANA POLITICS.


Orleans last week, the State Executive
Committees of the Lottery and anti
Lottery factions reached an agreement
by which it is proposed to reunite the
Democratic party and restore harmony
before the general election.
The basis of this agreement is that
the McEnery and Foster tickets are to
stand as they are, and both be submit
ted to primary election, to be held in
every parish in the State on the % day
of March this primary to be restrict
ed to white registered Democrats. The
candidate for each office receiving the
highest number of votes in the pri-
mary is to be accepted as the party
nominee, and receive the united sup
port of the party at the general cleo
ton in April. A committee of seven,
composed of three selected by each of
the State committees and the chair
man selected by them jointly, is to
have in charge the supervision of the
election, and each side is to have equal
representation in the appointment of
election commissioners.
If we assume that the general cleo
ton would have been fairly conducted
it is hard to decide which faction has
been the gamer by this patched up
agreement, or where the party har-
mony" so much desired, is to come in.
The battle which has ragged between
them so long will now be renewed with
increased fury, and is likely to reach
such pitch by the date of the primary,
that what peace and harmony" may
prevail during the short interval until
the general election comes on in April
will not be worth considering.
The LEADER regards it as blunder
though not an irretrievable one, that
the anti-Lotteryites ever consented to
treat with the McLotteryites at all
The latter had sold and done every
thing in their power to deliver the
State and her honor into the hands of
OIlO IuooO pOWOIlul Sdll-
bling monopoly of this or any other
time. They are not Democrats, only
in so far as the empty name can make
them so, and are not entitle ed to be
considered as SUCH It was only when
the monster monopoly to which they
had sold themselves and State had re-
ceived it's death blow from the general
government, that they become so anx-
ious to remedy the discord which they
could easily foresee would be produced
when a venal Legislature submitted
the amendment and McEnery, as Su-
preme Judge, ratified the corrupt bar
gain and precipitated it upon the PEG
pie as the demon of discord which it
has proved.
The Foster ticket represents the true
Democracy and the eternal principles
of right and morality, and if the peo-
pie of Louisiana are true to themselves
and their traditions it will be triumph
antly elected.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
Congressman Livingston, of Georgia

Congressman Livingston, of Georgia
has introduced bill in Congress for
the carrying into effect of the Sub
Treasury plan, which was denied a
hearing by the last Congress. Cotton
and wheat are the products which it
provides may be stored and made the
basis of the additional currency, in
stead of the five products named in the
original bill. The value in each county
is cut down from $4,000 to 100000,
and the amount appropriated for build
ing warehouses is reduced from s50,-
100000 to 100000.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

Louis Schade, editor of the Washing
ton Sentinel and attorney of the Ma
tional Brewers Association, is opposed
to further restriction of foreign immi-
grafton. Ofcourse. Opposition to that
class of immigrants that recruit the
American dives and revel in trampling
under foot Sunday laws and American
institutions is not to be expected from
such quarter
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
BANKER MILLSAPS ON THE OVER
PRODUCTION OF COTTON.

The best and most practical talk be-
last week was made by Major Millsaps,
President of Capital State Bank, who
was specially called upon to give an ex-
preston of his views touching the sub
ject under consideration.
He said he had little faith in any
good being accomplished by the adop-
ton of the proposed resolutions. Ev-
cry farmer who would be influenced by
them would act on the idea that every
body else was going to plant less cot
ton and thus cause an increase in the
price, and consequently he would plant
bigger crop than ever, and as re-
suit, the over production next year
would be greater than at present.
There are hard times in the country
now, as a result of the large crop grown
last year, to the neglect of food crops,
but he believed there will be still hard
er times ahead, for he did not think
any thing but dire necessity would in
duce the farmers to abandon the old
system of raising cotton to buy every
thing else with.
AS merchant and banker, he had
always advised his patrons to raise corn
and meat and enough of every thing to
live on at home and make cotton the
surplus crop. He knew by actual OBJ
servation and experience that this is
the best policy. The farmer who raises
an abundance of corn for home con-
sumption, can always raise his own
meat and have plenty of good stock
around him. He had noticed, too, that
such farmers did not have to buy on
credit at ruinously high prices or Dor
row money at a high rate of interest.
If they did, they were not borrowers
long, because they soon had money to
loan.
There would always be banks, because
banking is legitimate and forms part
of the necessary business machinery
of the world. So far as loaning money
was concerned, as a business man he
would rather trust the farmer and
planter who does not stake his all on
cotton raising than the one who does.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

New Orleans had a s2ooooooo
wee az the corner of Canal and J' Ro las
bon streets. Schwartz's immen.a pour
goods store, Cluverius' drna 'e ory
hunkeis 81 dry goods store, Geo. I Bo",
saloon, Werlein's magpificort Dell'
store, leopold Levey's Garnet mus DiuSl'
1ne Llks handsome club rooms, Wep
gers Garden B, Fcllman's dry g !" ,4
house, Samuel Kruger's maani soOu'
worsted store krauss Bros, McCIoska,
Bros'' and the Crescent Club wer DoI y
stroyed. The fire is supposed 70 w.. uV
been caused by the Edison o ~ na,'
light wires in Schwartz's store ''''i'
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

Some of our great statesmen ..
washington are putting in them ir4 i at
trying to get appropriations for form NUM- oilne
ments, and other things that c nion !
put OIL awhile: What we need now. G !;
financial legislation, and all tb o no. is
men who fail to go to work -t 81 f'a ans-
should be turned down hi; a' :; once
time for sentimental tom.foole pp ~ N
Progressive Farmer, an i0oiefy'-
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
A CHANCE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
HOUSE,

Congressman Glover, of Kansas, has
introduced bill prohibiting the sec
rotary of the treasury from granting
charters to national banks after its
passage. Under the bill all national
banks are obliged sixty days after pas
sage to make application to the comp
troller of the currency for national
bank security to the full amount of &c
per cent. on the bonds which they have
on deposit in the treasury for the pur-
pose and the treasurer is authorized to
furnish the national banks bank cur
rency on application. All national
bank currency now or hereafter issued
is to be the best tender and banks are
prohibited from retiring any portion of
their circulation, and whenever a bank
retires its circulation, the secretary of
the treasury is directed to issue like
amount of United States notes.
Here is a chance for the Democratic
majority of the House to go on record
against some of the evils of the Nation
al Banking system, but it's dollars to
dOugh-nuts that they will not face the
music"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
To Mississippi's Com nissioners.

The Mississippi Woman's Christian
Temperance Union through its Execu-
tive Committee, hereby earnestly ant
confidently appeal to you, as their rep
resentative, to vote and use your infiu-
ence against opening the Worlds Fair
on the Lords day.
If the worlds great exhibition be-
comes desecrator of Americans most
cherished Institution, the Sabbath, at
the behest mainly of the foreign ele-
ment in our midst, our great country
will never recover morally, temporarily
nor spiritually from the terrific blow
Very truly,
Mrs. L. s. MOUNT,
President.
MRS. VIC GAMRRELL, Cor. Sec'y.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
Experiments Conducted by Al
lianccmen.

A Condensed Report of the Committee ON
the Use of Commercial Fertilizers of
Madison County Farmers Alliance by
4. Fleming, j. M. Gay, and l.. ID.
Churchill, Special Condensing Com
mittee.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

There is no stronger argument needed
to prove that the saloon license money
should not be divided out to munich
palities, nor withal a more lamen-
table spectacle, than to see a Baptist
deacon and Methodist class-leader,
who profess to be Prohibitionists,
openly contending for share of the
swag on the plea that it will tighten
city taxes No wonder that it is beine
charged that there is ian ungod
~ league between the church and tn.
saloon
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
THURSDAY, Feb. %, 1892.

ADDRESS all business letters to MIS-
sissippi Leader, Jackson, Miss. Mon
ey may be sent by registered letter,
postal note, posto6ice money order or
enclosed in letter at our risk.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The following are Democratic presi
Dental possibilities Grover Cleveland
of New York d. B. Hill, of New York
A. P. Gormon, of Maryland Horace
Boies, of Iowa Robert E. Pattison, of
Pennsylvania John M. Palmer, of ILL
nois; John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky
Melville w. Fuller, of Illinois William
E. Russell, of Massachusetts, Isaac P.
Gray, of Indiana Leon Albeit, of New
Jersey; Roswell P. Flower, of New
York.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

In accordance with the tariff reform
policy decided upon the Democratic
leaders in Congress, that of bills upon
separate subjects of the tariff schedule,
the ways and means committee has re-
ported three bills, to-wit: The Springer
free wool bill, the Bryan free binding
Irvine bill, and the Turner bill placing
cotton ties, cotton bagging and machin-
cry for manufacturing the same ON the
free list.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The new State pension law for dis
abled ex-Confederates, includes negroes
who followed their masters as body ser
wants or otherwise, and became dis
abled for manual labor by wounds re-
ceived.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Canton Progress, which had its
office destroyed by fire some time
since, is again welcomed to our table
1t appears in new form, of u pages, is
printed on brand new material, and is
filled with the Interesting reading mat
jurisdictions, locals and the spright-
ly, original style of editorials for which
Bro Mecklen is noted.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
MORE THAN a MORAL QUESTION.

Some people enormously assume
that Prohibition is only moral ques-
ton. Ii is the greatest moral question
of the age, but it is more. II presents
trinity of important features. II is
a great economic question and il is n
great political question as well. Con
slider the diagram on this page, and
deny. if you can, that it is great eco
nomic question. Observe the silence
of political parties on this issue and
the subservicncy of party leaders to
saloon influence, and deny, if you will,
that the suppression of the liquor traf-
fic is not great political one.
The LEADER adverted last week to
the power of saloon influence in con-
trolling the action of public men, even
where saloons are as comparatively few
as they are in Mississippi. and we cited
the relative vote in the House of Rep
resentatives from the Prohibition and
license counties on the proposition to
cover all license money into the State
Treasury as partial demonstration
of this influence. This is regarded as
one the heaviest blows that has been
aimed at the saloons. short of Prohi-
bition. That vote so strikingly illus
trates our point it is worth while to
give the names of the counties and
Representative voting against the
proposition. They are as follows:
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Report of the Committee of the
Madison County Alliance on the ex-
periments with commercial fertilizers,
is well worth the attention of our
farmer readers.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Sub Treasury, so often pronounc-
ed dead by it's enemies, with whom the
wish was father to the thought, has 40
supporters in Congress.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Columbus w. G. T. U. manifest
ed their appreciation of the LEADER
this week by sending us five additional
subscribers to our list at that place.
with the cash. Mrs. Garner, the faith
full President, writes: "Your paper is
delightful reading and will prove a
powerful factor in our work, if we can
get it introduced into our homes
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

Prohibitionists throughout the State
are requested to report to the LEADER
every thing of interest concerning the
cause in their respective communities.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
IL (the liquor trafiicl costs

1t the liquor tratel costs than whole civil
navy including
Pension bis our wsef1 local Governments and all National
all the schools
for liquor than for function
How question OF that size to be aside with
UDe.S Sent ~
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

LEADER subscribers who do not re-
ceive their papers regularly and
promptly will confer a favor by com
municating the fact to this office.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

An Iowa man, who is good authority,
says Gov Boies name is pronounced as
if it were spelt Boyce.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Bank of Yazoo City has increas-
ed its capital stock to 100000.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Ripsaw, published at Ellisville,
has been sold to Messrs. Holden and
McLemore, w. L. Lee retires from the
editorial tripod. The new paper will
be called the EllisYille News.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The first issue of the Brookhaven
Citizen, by l. Forsythe, has been re-
ceived. 1t presents neat and attrac-
tive appearance and flies the name of
Hill for President.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

Il tell you, gentlemen, | have more
respect for the man every time who is
honestly wrong, than for the one who
is hypocritically right" -. 4. Lomdr.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

and 81 wet counties. Here we have 33
of the Representative from % of these
license counties voting against meas
ure that is hurtful to the saloons, to
9 Representatives from 9 Prohibition
counties voting the same way.
This same amendment is yet to be
acted on by the Senate, and when it is,
it will be interesting to observe what
proportion of the members of that
body will be influenced in their opin-
ions and votes by the saloon power.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

With some people, office-holding
becomes a sort If "profession.n
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

Mr.. S. N. Sample, staunch Prohibi-
zionist of Holmes county and a mem
Der of the old State Executive Com
mittee, will be married to Miss Mamie
Eggleston, of Yazoo City, this evening
The LEADER tenders it's congratula
tionS.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

Stokes H. Allen, a well-known and
worthy farmer of Lincoln county, died
last Friday.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The House amendments to the chap
ter on "dramshops" have not been act
ed on by the Senate yet, but it is un-
derstood the Senate Committee on
Temperance, to which they were refer
red, are practically unanimous in favor
of concurrence
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Secretaries of all County Ali
ances of this Congressional District
are requested to send the LEADER no.
tice in advance of all regular and
special meetings, so that due notice
may be given.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

De Publican convention was twins
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The Legislature is wasting valuable
time and bordering too near turnkey
ism by going out of its way to invite
certain big politicians of other States
to come here and address them on
subjects of their own selection.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

The total expenses Of the United States Govern
mcnt for the fiscal year 1891, Including
War. Navy, Post Office, Interior, Agricul-
tural and State Departments, Indian and
Pension Bureaus, Interest on the Public.
Debt, Salaries of Officials at Home and
Abroad, Congress, Public Buildings, etc
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25
A QUESTION NOT TO BE PUT ASIDE WITH A SHEER.

The best estimates place Bill of the
United States for 1891, about 81 200 600 600 90
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-05
SPRINGER ON HIS FEET.
Ne Closes the Debate on the Free
Wool Bill.
BUT GETS NO VOTE ON IT
Ana g Another Trick Fails to Iafuence
the Rhode Island Eiection-cariisie Is
Net . ca~ndidate-He Takes tho Case
~ the Kentucky Lottery People.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Mr. Morgan adj
lrsssed the Senate on the subject OF sii-
w yesterday.
The speaker was interrupted frequently
b. Nj. Sherman and Mr.. Carlisle and
Neesrs. Teller and Stewart from time to
time interjected remarks into the debate.
The galleries were not crowded and
there Wa no evidence OF public interest
IN the subject under discussion.
At 2 O'Clock the unfinished business
IVES laid before the Senate, but by unani-
NOUS contest, Mr.. Morgan was allowed
90 proceed with his silver speech for the
'i IL the O. oou sns q it no referred to Mr..
Cleveland ss having come to the presi.
dency with . sort of Wall street conges-
tive chill upon him, - commencing to
prophecy and to prophecy evil; and az
throwing the whole weight of his admin
istration against silver, beginning with a
latter which he addressed to members Of
Congress before his inauguration, in
which he begged them by all the saints
IN the calendar.
In the House the free wool bill was con-
uidered.
McMillin of Tennessee, said Mr.. Spring.
or, chairman OF the Ways and Means
committee, had been stretched on q bed
Of sickness and had been unable to at
tend. the session of the House. The gen.
eral debate had been close but he did
not think that there would be objection
70 allowing MI. Springer to proceed for
20 or IS minutes.
There was none; O was there any to
the request made by Mr.. Burrows of Mich
iean, that Mr.. Springer proceed without
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-05
rhe Onen

The NKws proposes to send at its own
cost . representative Rhode Island wo.h.
ingman to Great Britain to report upon
the condition of workingmen there. 10
will pay all his expenses and furnish him
with guide books and all necessary infor.
nation and assistance in laying u his
route. It will also pay full day wages
for every day of his absence either to him
or to his family. He will start some time
in Nav and will have time enough to do q
great deal Of sightseeing besides investt-
eating huts and houels and tenements.
Thus, II q man has a family, its support
will be amply provided for while he 10
and the wife can put a tidy sum In
the savings bank every week besides, a.
expenses will of course be less with the
husband away. II he is single he can save
every cent Of his wages for the entire dur
alton of The "trip.