Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
A BIG FIGHT
For Prohibition Will be Wased Next
Year.
Rev. Geo, R. Stuart Gives His Plan TO the Publie--A
Law Similar TO the One In Mississippi win
Be Advocated.

eec mas Deen uOlnlnaJeu Dy the
liquor traffic, ut the same time a
majority of the best people have
been opposed to the saloon. In
our election on the amendment,
money and fraud were used for
our defeat. A majority of people
in many towns, counties and dis
tricts in the State desire to rid
themselves of the saloon, but are
pOwerless to take action of any
kind because we have no law up
on which to base an action. 1t
seems that we cannot for the
present get State prohibition, and
the next best thing, if not better
thing, is to move step by step,
create sentiment, and do execu-
ton little by little. Surely now
is the time to take a step, and |
propose the following plan and
ask for the cooperation of every
man and woman in the state.
First of all we must have law,
therefore our starting point must
be at the Legislature of our state,
Some may say this is not neces.
sary; we have sent good men to
the legislature. But is it not a
painful fact, that while some OF
the members could not be pur.
chased enough have been to pre-.
vent any satisfactory temperance
legislation year after year. Then
that we may get law we must
have the right kind of a Legisla.
ture that will give us proper laws
as a basis for action. TO get
such a Legislature we must begin
in time, aud begin at the right
place, and begin in the right way
Our next legislature is elected
in November, 1894. This gives
us time TO plan and time to work
We must begin by sending the
right men to the Legislature
This we can do if we organize
properly and go to work in the
right way and at the right time
First let us unite on the legisla
ton we want, let it be conserva
tive, reasonable and possible Of
execution. Let us move one ster
at a time. Having united or
what we want let us use every
effort to obtain it. That we may
settle on something wise / shall
call together twenty-five of the
leading temperance men without
reference to political parties, il
Nashville in May 1894, before
whom l shall present for consid
GRAFTON, discussion and adoption
such action as we shall ask of the
legislators who shall be elected il
1894. This legislation | propose
shall be some such law that shall
require the saloon keeper, as in
Mississippi and other states tC
secure majority of the legal vot
ers authorizing him to open his
saloon in any city, town, county
or district, together with Other
laws regulating the saloon and in
creasing the responsibility of the
saloon keeper, for the safety ant
relief of the community where the
saloon is open.
Having settled upon the legis
latiOn we need and can get, WI
shall secure a score Of the best
speakers of Tennessee, and othel
states if necessary, who will ad
dress the people in all the leading
towns of the State on the subjec'
of the proposed legislation, ant
thoroughly organize the state. Ii
this particular campaign we shall
represent no party or tabulatet
statement of principle, except thu
proposed legislation we shall asl
of the Legislature to be elected il
1894.
When a man offers himself al
a candidate for the Legislature
whether he be democrat or re
publican or any party we shall
ask of him only the question
whether or not he will favor TIL,
legislation which the temperate,
people of the State propose TO
the regulation of the saloon. |
any candidate refuse to promise Ii
his support, whether he be a dem
ocrat, republican or of any othe
party we will call on the temper
ance people to withdraw thei
support and defeat him if posi-
Bile. If the candidates of both 0
all parties in any district agree I,
give our temperance Legislation
their support, then we will selec
our candidate according to on
political preference. We shall
take part against a candidate @
any party in such cases where
candidate refuses to give us hi
support. If in any district all tn
candidates nominated by variou
parties shall refuse to support on
measure, then we will call for
temperance candidate and do a
in our power to unite all temper
ance voters of all parties Oh tina
candidate of whatever party h
may be.
Between the months of Ma
and November we will canvas
the state and thoroughly organic
the temperance people of th