Mississippi leader., 1894-06-19

money. Inc united states, WnlC0
means us, gets back 10 cents for every
dollar the liquor business costs. We
hear much of protection in these time&
Was there ever an industry more thor
oughly protected than that industry
that makes drunkards, widows, orphans.
paupers and criminals?
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Let some wise protectionist answer
the question of the Great Teacher, How
much, then, is q man better than .
sheep?" Maybe Cleveland himself will
answer that, since he has come out
squarely for prohibition in Africa
Please notice the exact words Of the
presidents message:
''It being the plain duty of this gov
ernment to aid in suppressing the me-
farious traffic, impairing as it does the
praiseworthy and civilizing efforts now
in progress in this region, I recommend
that an act be passed prohibiting the
sale of arms and intoxicants to natives
in the regulated zone by our citizens.
Well, that is carrying the war into
Africai
He is a greater Mugwump than we
took him to be. The next thing you see
Cleveland will be claiming charter
membership in the Prohibition party.
He would extend protection to the pyg-
mics and pickaninpies of the Congo val
ley, but why not extend that protection
to little Ruth and the baby in the Dis
trict of Columbia? Why SO exclusive?
Or, at the very least, il protection
against the nefarious traffic is good for
the African in Africa, why is it not
good for the African in "Old Vir-
ginny?'
1t is settled that the Prohibition party
is party of vigorous growth It has
made rapid gains and is now stalwart
young giant. It is the strength Of prin-
ciple that has withstood the merciless
fire of criticism and the brutal assaults
of Misrepresentation and vituperation.
1t has come out of the seven times heat
ed furnace without even the smell Of
fire ON its garments. 1t has never taken
backward STEP
1t is settled that the party will have
ultimate and universal victory Our
hope of this is based upon the righteous
ness of the cause and the character Of
the Divine Ruler. Now" said the
Master, "is the Judgment (crisis) Of this
world; now is the prince of this world
cast out" (dethronedl It was ''cri-
sis" and potentially the victory in ev-
cry subsequent conflict with the powers
Of darkness was assured.
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1t is settled that victory will not be
gained through any aid or sympathy of
the old parties. There is no hope in Ell
ther of the old parties. Some Republic
ans say they are good prohibitionists
and admit reluctantly that it might be
well to have temperance party. But
their method Of forming it is somewhat
singular. The Republican prohibitions
ist builds his new party after this fash
ion: Resolved, first, that we have
new temperance party. Resolved, sec
ond, that we build it out of the mate
rial in the grand old party. Resolved,
third, that we stay in the old party
till the new one is done. Many people
Of the various religious denominations
are signing for Christian unity Why
don't they join hands against this devil
of the liquor power? If they can't unite
upon this issue, what in the name Of
truth are they here for?
1t is settled that public sentiment
expressed or unexpressed, is against the
liquor power. Sooner or later it must
find expression. Be it ours to direct that
expression. The place to be most effect
tion day arrives there is often good
deal of failing from grace. The back
sliding time for some temperance voters
begins just little before election day.
Still we are not so lonesome as we were
once. IF all who are really Prohibitions
lists would step to the front and ssto0
the mark" at one single election, what
has sometimes seemed forlorn hops
would at once be changed to q glorious
victory.
It is settled that those only will be
crowned with the hero's crown who stay
in this fight till it is finished. It will
cost great struggle, but nothing can
be more cowardly than to shirk when
such interests are involved.
DIR. Wayland defines saint thus: "A
man of ideas living 100 years ago. Cam
onized now. Cannonaded then. = think
he must have meant a Prohibition saint
Let us stand to our guns while the bat
tie is ON, and when the smoke Of con-
flict is cleared away the reward is GER
tain and glorious.
Self abandonment is indispensable to
fit us for this great struggle.
They say that the formation Of an
avalanche is often very gradual and con-
sumes much time, but there comes Z
day. an hour, a moment, when the work
is done, and the crisis time is reached.
Then the loosening of a stone. the jar Of
footfall-nay, even the uttering Of 3
word-may precipitate the mighty mass,
and rushing down the mountain side
with thuHderous roar il carries farm
house, hamlet and sometimes cities into
ruin in the plain below. The avalanche \
of righteous indignation against The
liquor power has been forming for many
years. The great accumulation Of pub
lie sentiment is piling higher and high
er. The tears Of the widow, the wall %
the orphan and the prayers of the faith
full are heard. Right below that avn<
lancha are tha breyveries diefil1ort~~ (