Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-07-10
FROM TALLlE MORGAN.
3, Sends Us Some Letters Regarding That
Paper Story.

To THE EDIToR-I herewith send you
some letters and comments concerning
that New Story" which was written
specially for Prohibitionists who have
not yet learned their duty toward the
Prohibition press. 1t is astonishing to
see the little interest that is taken in the
circulation and support of our papers.
An army might as well expect to win a
fight without arms as our party to ex-
pect to grow without o Prohibition
press. A Prohibitionist without one or
more Prohibition papers is a soldier
without arms or shield. He is kind of
milk and water fellow who is ready at
all times to listen to compromises, "citi-
zens' tickets" fusion and other nom
sense.
The following will show what is
thought of Prohibitionists who are Grip
pling the Prohibition press:
weask every Prohibitionist into whose hands
| this paper comes to do us the favor to read the
| article headed Here's New Story" on the
last page. This is one of Tallie Morgan's best.
| 1t Is almost literally true in The Phalanx pub
| lisher's experience ever since he began publish
! ing Prohibition papers in 1Ss4-except in the
happy sequel, which has not come to us yet.
! After reading the New Story" Mrs. Clark
wanted to write comment upon it, but we
/ feared she was too impulsive and would mako
| 1t too personal She might be SO unwise as TO
! tell how she has for three years been support
! ing the family by running boarding house to
enable her husband to publish q state paper for
/ the Prohibitionists Of Indiana without making
! for himself the wages Of an apprentice boy.
! And that would not be creditable to the said
Prohibitionists nor pleasant for them to know.
Well, our lightning rod is up, ready to be
struck by that happy sequel. There are at
least 1000 subscriptions due or long past due.
/ 1t is only 81 in each case, but combined and
sent in quickly, great would be the result! The
/ Phalanx would appear in an entire new dress,
improved and strengthened for good in every
way. Perhaps the New Story" may help
bring this about by setting some to thinking
and acting as never before. Amen.-Indiana
Phalanx, Mays.
Luther S. Kaufman, ESQ.,, the well
known attorney and Prohibition leader,
writes:
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.
Mr.. Tallie Morgan, Scranton, Pa.
/ DEAR SIR-I have just read in The indie
pendent Citizen your new story about the Pro-
hibition editor. 1t is one of the best things you
have written. / wish every member or the
party could read it. 1t is absurd to suppose
that our party will ever succeed as long as our
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If our papers succeed, the party will succeed,
and not otherwise. Yours truly,
LUTHER S. Kaufman.
j. ]. Frederick, editor of The New
Republic, Nebraska's able Prohibition
paper, writes:
LINCOLN, Neb, April 27.
Mr. Tallie Morgan, Scranton, Pa:
DEAR SIR-You hit the 'bullseye" when you
wrote the story about the Prohibition editor.
1t goes right to the spot. There are scores of
Prohibition editors today who are estimated
lust like the one you describe, and all because
they cannot collect the small accounts due
them, think the story will do much good In
showing where the real responsibility lies In
the failure of SO many of our papers. Very
truly yours, J. ]. FREDERICK.
D. w. Garndon, the energetic editor
of The Michigan Messenger, writes:
That New Story' of yours is dandy. am
thankful that The Messenger has never known
the experiences there outlined, but know that
many of my fellow editors have.
hope the time is not far distant when
Prohibition committees will consider 1T
their first and most important duty to
arrange for the liberal circulation of
/ the Prohibition press, especially the To-
cal papers; also that every Prohibition
ist will make himself a committee of
one to see to it that he is taking and
paying for one or more Prohibition pa
pers and to canvass for subscribers.
Yours, TALLIE MORGAN.