Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
HEADQUARTERS
PROHIBITION NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
ALBION, Mich. NAV 20. 1893.

ihNhlDi L IO4N NAlloNAL EE.
ALBION, Mich, May39 1893.
To all PrOhlbitiOnistS
The National Executive Committee
desires to call the attention of every
member of the Prohibition Party and
of every good citizen to the Importance
of intelligent and aggressive action in
the interest of our party organization
and of the great principles it repre-
sents.
There has never been a time in our
history when the demand for such a
party was more urgent than at present.
Under the instinct of political self
preservation both of the older party
organizations are subservient to cor
porate control, truculent in the pres
ence of the liquor power, eager to cur
ry favor with the foreign voter, often
blind to notorious violations of law,
and are actuated by constant and
controlling purpose not to enthrone
some great and worthy principle, but
W tttily SOuIUly anu tuIpg lIlC
spoils of partisan victory.
1t may be affirmed with all calmness
of statement that the only political
party in the country today that has
the courage to defy the dram-shop. con-
denim lawlesSness and espouse the
cause of the toiling masses against the
oppression of unjust class legislation
is the Prohibition Party
The patriotic demand which brought
the Prohibition Party into existence
is growing hourly more urgent and the
signs Of the times Indicate such a dis
Indignation of old parties and rear
rangement of voters along new lines
as may we'll inspire us with renewed
zeal and incite us to increased activ-
ity.
Amid much discussion as to the
breadth of gauge upon which our party
should run your Executive Committee
desires to commend to every citizen
careful perusal of the platform
adopted at our last National Conven-
ton. That platform is the authori-
tative utterance of the party's attitude
upon the questions of the day. 1t
deals with. the subjects treated in Ian
guage of unmistakable import. While
as party we court the broadcast dis
cussion and encourage the utmost
freedom in the expression of opinion,
it must be borne in mind that the at
titude of the party is determined only
by the declaration of its properly con-
stituted bodies.
We occupy no hesitating, doubtful
or compromise position upon any ques-
ton, and Will content ourselves with
no makeshift policy or half way meas
ure in lieu of the reforms we seek.
This Committee has neither the pow
er nor the purpose to modify the dec
larations of the Convention. We be-
lieve the platform, in it's entirety, pro-
vides safe and solid foundation upon
which every friend of good government
and every advocate of political prog
ress may stand.
The Prohibition Party has its mis-
sion and ought with redoublcd energy
to wage an aggressive warfare in be-
half of its principles, challenging every
where the right of rum-ruled organiza-
tions to control the affairs of "a free
people.
We trust that no Prohibitionist in
his eagerness for victory will allow
himself to be deluded by any scheme
involving government completely with
the saloon in any form, or fusion of the
Prohibition Party with other party or
CARNATIONS. There is in fact no po-
lltical party today in the field with
which we can contemplate fusion for
moment with any decent degree of |
self-respect.
With a platform of principles broad
and sound, with the courage of it's CON
with an intelligent press and