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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
THE WORLDS FAIR
And American Railways.

The QUEEN 4 CRESCENT ROUTE wide
| ly known as the road running the
"Finest Trains in the South, is i'll the
field to carry everybody from the
| South to the Worlds Fair at Chicago
No part of the Southern country is
left uncared for by this great railway
aud its connections. The Through
Car System is an admirable exposition
of the wonderful capabilities of Amer
lean railroading. From New Orleans
Through Sleeping cars run daily, morn
ing and evening, carrying its paSsen-
gers via Cincinnati or Louisville, as
they may select.
From Shreveport, Vicksburg and
jackson another Through Sleeping
Car Line comes to join and become a
part of the magnificent Vestibuled
Through trains. which passing through
Birmingham and the famous Wills Val
ley of Alabama, is joined at Chatta-
nooga by the train from jacksonville,
Fla. Brunswick, and Atlanta, Ga, over
the E., T. Y. & Ga. Ry., and proceeds
north over the beautiful Cincinnati
Southern, through the grandest natur-
al scenery and most attractive histori-
cal country in the world, to Oal1dale,
where another magnificent Pullman
car is received, coming from the Rich
mond & Danville System from Charles
ton. S. c., through Columbia, S. c., the
beautiful French Broad county, and
Ashville, n. c., and Knoxville, Tenn.
The time to Chicago is made so as to
afford the most convenient hours for
departures from the principal cities,
and arrivals i'll Chicago.
Passengers can purchase tickets good
over one line north of the River, and
returning via another if they desire a
variable route without extra charge.
Or they can go via Cincinnati, return
ing via Louisville, or vice versa.
Round trip tickets on sale at reduced
rates. Agents of the Chicago line will
on request assist in looking up rooms
or. accommodation for visitors to the
Fair.
Everything that an almost perfect
system can devise to deserve the praise
and patronage of the travelling public
has been provided. Any of the agents
of the company named below, will
cheerfully give all possible informa-
tion and assistance. r. FL. GARRETT,
New Orleans, La. l. HARDY, Vicksburg,
Miss. j. r. MCGREGoR, Birmingham,
Ala. E. Z. CHARLTON, Chattanooga,
Tenn. w. d. CozATT, junction City,
or ID. G.. EDWARDS, Cincinnati, o.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
THAT MAINE LIQUOR BILL.
The Druggists Have Been Laying
Wires for Fifteen Years.

Wilder w. Perry, ex-State Chairman
of the Prohibition party, of Portland,
Ne, writing TO the Boston Traveller
concerning the proposed druggists
liquor bill of that state, says:
For the past four years the druggists
have been laying their plans to capture
this legislature, and they have had the
support of the liquor interests outside
OF Maine to help them. The hotel keep
ers wanted the chance, but were not
as well organized, and could. not make
as good plea for a change in the law.
Never before have the druggists had
such a strong pull in Maine They have
been asking for something of the sort
for thepast fifteen years. A victory for
them in Maine would have been her
aided all over the land by the liquor
journals as a victory Tor the liquor men,
and a defeat for prohibition in the
stronghold of prohibition.
1T may be the plan Of the druggists
to attempt to rush some Kind Of 4 bill
through during the closing days Of the
session, which are now near at hand,
but with the mountains Of renlof-
strances now piled upin the State House
against any such action, it can hardly
be believed, as General Neal Dow says,
that the republicans will be such con-
summate fools, as to pass such bill"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
The New York Sunday Saloon BJll.

The bill is simply bid for the saloon
vote All the talk about personal lib
ertv is the merest bosh designed to
tickle the ears of the men who make
the saloons their headquarters 1t is a
libel and an insult to the Germans and
other foreigners to represent that they
are anxious for bill that will give
them another day in which to buy
liquor; those who make that statement
are those who want seven days instead
of six in which to sell liquor That the
bill will pass the legislature is likely,
for it is Tammany bill; but we believe
that people when they come to vote
will show that they have respect enough
for the Christian Sabbath to have the
saloons closed on that day. 1t cannot
be shown that one single public inter-
est would be benefited by that law ex-
cept the liquor interest and that gets
special legislation enough, the Lord
knows. Buffalo (N. " Commercial
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
WHAT !; i: 4; : IT DO Done

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gen treatment. that of Drs. Starkey g. Palen, is
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published by Drs. Starkey & Palen, which give
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markable curative ageut and e6sA record OF
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die by other physicians.
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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
Ponular MYTH.

The time worn million stamps lie
still survives, and is likely to prove
immortal. People all overthe country
are trying to accumulate one million
cancelled postage stamps, in the belief
that a standing offer is made by the
government or by somebody of big
prize for such a collection. Some think
that ten thousand dollars is the sum
guaranteed, while others imagine that
the reward is the enjoyment of per-
manent bed in hospital. The popu-
lar notion on this subject being some
what underlined, letters asking about it
are constantly received at the postof-
flee department.. But no denial serves
to destroy the widespread faith in this
strange chimera.- Washington Better.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
The South Carolina Plan.

In South Carolina the business is to be
managed directly by the State. There
are objections to the plan; the large
number of officials which it creates viii
naturally strengthen the power of Gov
ernment, and the liquor saloons are in
themselves great sources of power. But
the great objection to government man.
agement of business does not, some
think, hold good in the present in
stance, for they say that government
management is inefficient; but as we
prefer that our saloons should be in
efficiently managed, government con-
troll is just what we want However,
the experiment will be observed with
interest-Brooklyn IN. W Citizen,
April 16, 1898.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
IOWA paoHIsITloNIsTs
They wiz Make Nominations From Gov
eruor Dowa.


The almost simultaneous meetings Of
the prohibitionists and State Temper
ance alliance has given Des Moines
mere than its share of prohibition
news. The conference of the third
partyites was successful A good at
tendance was had and the discussions
were Interesting. The sentiment was
unanimous that prohibitionists should
remain in the party, and this view was
embodied in the following resolutions:
Whereas, The liquor traffic is the
greatest enemy that menaccs the lber-
ties and all the interests of our state
and country,
Resolved, That we hereby renew our
devotion to the principles of the nation
al prohibition party.
Resolved, THAT our political action
ought TO be independent of the move
ments of the other political parties, and
in fearless and determined hostility not
only to the liquor power but to alfother
monopolies and trusts that oppress and
rob the people.
Resolved, That the republican party
of this state, in seeking to unload the
responsibility of legal prohibition either
by silence, local option or resubmission,
merits the disapprobation of the pub
lie.
Resolved, That while we profoundly
believe in moral as we'll as legal suasion
as one of the great means to success,
yet it is the conviction of this confer
ence that in order to make temperance
cl laAs
success, there must be political party
behind the law committed to its en-
forcement.
The conference also favored making
nominations from governor down. This
will undoubtedly be done not until
after the other conventions have placed
their candidates in the field.-Cor The
Lever
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
LIQUOR Mems Tactics.

The liquor laws which govern the
city of Plainfield, n. j., commands that
so many signatures are necessary to
each license application, and that these
signatures must be those of ffeeholders.
The facts have come ont that in many
cases, in order to get these necessary.
signers, which was hard work in city
like Plainfeld, the applicants have had q
few feet of land transferred to hang
ers-on," who then claimed to be free
holders and signed the application.
And these are the claw abiding citizens
of good moral character that are sold
the privilege to sell liquid ruin and
damnation.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
LOYAL TO PROHIBITION.


The Iowa State Convention Will be Held
May so and 81.
The Iowa prohibition state central
committee met in Des Moines the other
day, and after full and free consulta-
ton agreed upon the date of May 80
and 81 as the time for the state conven-
tion. The college clubs of the state
will hold an oratorial contest on the
evening of the Goth, This will insure a
good gathering,
Mrs Cougars presence was inspiring
to all and we feel encouraged to go
home and work harder than ever for
the cause we love- The prohibitionists
will put legislative tickets in the field
in every district where there is goodly
number of the faithful We hope to
elect enough to save our law, for both
old parties are willing to kill it Rally
to save what we have, will be our
watchword. There never was more
need of earnest work than this year.
Let US work while we can.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
why prohibition Doesn,t Prohibit.

The saloon-keepers of this city are
not satisfied with the privilege of SELL
ing liquor six days in the week and
eighteen hours day. The police court
records show that nearly every week
arrests are made for violation of the
Sunday (not Sunde) law. The Palmer
house, kept by Paul Leader, whom
many recognize as one of the principal
characters in the Haddoek trial, has
been pulled again, the second time
within a fortnight for selling liquor on
Sunday A fine of fifty dollars is inn
posed under the statutory law; see! this
Is done to protect" the honest sa-
ioon-keeper, who may wish to ''wor-
ship" with his family on the Lords day.
How easy it is to enforce the prohibit
tory state law when the rum seller de-
mands it, but when the law respecting
citizens and wives and mothers ask that
the law be enforced they are told ''you
can't enforce t"-Champion of Prog
ress, Sioux City.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
WILL RUIN THE BOYS.
An Eleven-Tear-Old Child Forced to
Drink Liquor-Mhat Next?

An Eleven-Year-OId Child Forced to
Drink Liquor-What Next"
Talk about saloon-keepers having
good, moral characters; they do not
care if the whole world goes to perdi-
ton. They seem to take fendish de-
light in pulling a man down. Some
times they experiment with little chill
dren, and for such rum fiends is needed
a hell heated seven times hotter than
the ordinary punishment for the
wicked.
A case of this character came to light
last week. Joseph Winimet, frail,
eleven-year-old boy, says that he was
forced to drink liquor until he was un-
conscious.
Young Wlnimet is employed as an as
sistant to Jerry Carroll, who drives
wagon for Metty Bros Pop Co. He
and Carroll were found at the corner of
Fifty-fourth street and Lake avenue
about noon. Both were in maudlin
condition, and they were placed under
arrest by Officer Wolf.
At the station the boy soon revived
sufficiently to tell his story. Carroll
insisted on my going into the saloon on
Fifty-second street and Armour ave-
nue." he said. "Phere he bought me a
glass of beer and made me drink it.
Then the saloonkeeper gave me an
other. / then said that | wanted to go,
but the people there said must drink
more, and a woman gave me more beer.
Carroll bought another glass and then
Te svent ont to the wagon again.
aeuS know whsYe we drove, but the
first I knew was when the policeman
aroused me-" The men will be prose-
cuted by the Citizens association and
probably fined two or three dollars.
Justice!--Chieago Lever.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
The Haif-Loaf Argument.

The local option bill before the Leg
islature of Tennessee prohibits the
granting or renewing of any license for
the sale of Intoxicating drinks unless a
petition for such sale, signed by a ma.
jority of male citizens over twentY-one
years old, within the district, ward or
municipality affected, be presented
That is certainly good, so far asst goes.
We know places where the signature of
two persons, comparatively unknown,
will secure the introduction of saloon
against the wishes of score of reputa-
Bile and responsible citizens We wish
that such law as that proposed for
Tennessee might be enacted in every
state in the Union that as yet has moth
ing as good. We do not say that this is
all that should be wished for. and
worked for, but however desirable the
whole loaf of prohibition may seem,
the half loaf of local option is better
than the no bread of multiplied
licenses. York; Observer. April
l3, 1898,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
A Serious Question.

Does he drink?' is the question
which President Cleveland first asks con-
cerning applicants for Office. He is said
to refer to the fact that the. great Read
ing railroad insists upon total abstin-
ence as qualification for its employees,
and he does not know that the business
interests ofsthe United States are any
less valuable than those of the Reading
yoad- II Francis Folsom Cleveland
maintains the same social attitude and
influence during this administration as
she did during her former term as first
lady of the land," the temperance in
fiuenee eminating from the white house
win show a gratifying Improvement
Now England Houis.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
OLD PARTIES ARRArGNED.
Truths That Should Be Kept Before
the People.

the People.
From the National Platform of the Prohibi-
ton Party.
We arraign the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties as false to the standards
reared by their founders; as faithless
to the principles of the illustrious lead
ers of the past to whom they do hom-
age with the lips; as recreant to the
higher law" which Is as in6exible in
political affairs as in personal life; and
as no longer embodying the aspirations
of the American people or inviting the
confidence of enlightened, progressive
patriotism.
Their protest against the admission
of moral issues" into politics Is a con-
fession of their own moral degeneracy.
The declaration of an eminent Su-
thority that municipal misrule is ''the
one conspicuous failure of American
politics" follows as a natural conse-
quence of such degeneracy, and is true
alike of cities unArr Republican and
Democratic control.
Each accuses the other of extrava-
gance in congressional appropriations
and both are alike guilty.
Each protests when ont of power
against the infraction of the civil-service
laws, and each in power violates those
laws in letter and spirit
Each processes fealty to the interests
of the toiling masses, but both covertly
trucl<le to the money power in their
administration of public affairs.
Even the tariff issue as represented
in the Democratic Mills and the Repub-
lican Mckinley bill is no longer treated
by them as an issue upon great and
divergent principles of government,
but is mere catering to different sec
tional and class interests
The attempt in many states to wrest
the Australian ballot system from it's
true purpose and to so deform it as to
render it extremely difficult for new
parties to exercise the rights of suffrage
is an outrage upon popular govern
ment.
The competition of both parties for
the vote of the slums and their assidu-
GUS courting Of the liquor power and
subserviency to the money power has
resulted in placing those powers in the
position of practical arbiters of the
destinies of the nation.
We renew our protest against these
perilous tendencies and invite all
citizens to join US in the upbuilding
of party that has shown in five ma
tional campaigns that it prefers tenn
porary defeat to an abandonment Of
the claims of Justice, sobriety, personal
rights and the protection of American
homes
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
THEY PROTEST.
Different Organizations Declare
Against Sunday Saloons.


New YoRK-(Special correspondence)
An appeal against the Kempner and
Rocsch bills for submitting to popular
vote in cities of 1O0, 900 or more inhabi-
tants the question of opening liquor
saloons on Sunday from p. m. to mid
night was sent to the legislature.
The appeal is signed by officers of the
Church Temperance society, the New
York Sabbath committee, the Society
for the Suppression of Vice, the Ameri-
can Sabbath Union, the Charity Organi-
zation society. the New York City mis-
sion, the Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor, the Excise Re-
form association, the Law and Order
league of New Rochelle, the West End
Protective league, the West Side Excise
Reform league. the State Central Sab
bath association, the Public Safety
league of Brooklyn, the National Tenn
perance society, the Evangelical ALI
ance, the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime, the Society for the Protection OF
American Institutions, and ST. Paufs
guild.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06

A COMBINATION of interests, long
line of duties, variety of opinions, an
adjustment of differences, make up our
civilization In connection with these
come obligations to show at the ballot
box the convictions of our conscience
on great questions like the liquor traffic.
which so largely involves the lives,
health and morals of the people. And
this personal responsibility cannot be
shirked or evaded without treachery to
our homes and treason to our country
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
DIR. Rumsford,s Church Saloon.

It is apparent that DIR. Rainsfords $
plan stands no chance whatever of be-
ing adopted, even in limited degree.
Each time he has discussed it in public
it has met with ridicule and the great
est opposition. Women particularly
object to it. They believe it would be
the means of causing their sons and
daughters to form the drink habit.
Few parents believe their sons visit
dram shops until the evidence that they
do becomes so strong that it cannot be
ignored. Dr. Rainsford's plan, there
fore, may be considered as being out
side of the list of possibilities. -Savan-
aah Ca News April 0, 1893.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
A Misleader.

The prohibition party will not be in
a position to congratulate itself on it's
progress until it has gained some slight
foothoid in congress or shown that it
po :, .s>,s the strength TO capture state
on two These results of occasional
t,st.i ~ local option are not to BE- relied
ep Us nI;criing the growth of prohibi-
tiun -BinShaIlton (N. W
leader -
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
It's preparing for ProAibition.

IT must be set down to the credit of
temperance agitators that they have
put drunkenness just where it ought to
be. Its place is in the darkness among
the owls and the bats. 1t is vice, q
degradation, social insult to friend
and foe. 1t is inconceivable that any
system of public handling of the liquor
traffic should not recognize this fact
There are reasons for believing that
our temperance movements have been
unconsciously preparing the ground
for some application of tine Gothen-
burg plan. At any rate, the ground is
all the better for the work which has
been done upon it by much misunder-
stood class.-Detroit Mich News,
April Q, 1898.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
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ohio,s STATE Convention.

CLEVELAND. OHo.-(Special cores
pondence)-The Prohibition state con-
vention will be held in Music hall, this
city, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 81
and %. Efforts are being made by
county and state workers to make this
the largest and most enthusiastic con-
vention ever held.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
Prohibition In Manitoba.

A telegram from Winnipeg says that
after the great debate on prohibition
was concluded in the Legislature vote
was taken on the proposal of the gov
ernment TO memorable the Dominion
government, asking for power to pass
Prohibitory Liquor law. The govern
ment was sustained, 2s to 10, four mem
bers of the opposition voting with the
government
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-06
Good for Judge White.

INDIANA, PA.-(Special correspond
ence)-Judge Harry White refused to
grant brewers license to George
Dobssueck, claiming that the moral
condition of the town had greatly inn
proved during the reign oflocal option.