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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27
s1.oo PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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sort of restrictions to prove the be-
ginning of the end of the traffic? The
only way to end the traffic is to undo
that very legislation; to withdraw all
protection of statutory law from the
traffic, leave it without any right to
exist under our common law like other
crimes or wrongs, and then by statu-
tory law fix the penalty for engaging
in the manufacture or sale of the ac-
cursed stuff.
Why did not the Christian Ministry
that led in the fight against renewing
the Louisiana lottery infamy adopt
the same sort of compromising plan =
license under restrictions? The liquor
infamy as compared with that lottery
infamy, is as the headlight of a mogul
locomotive by the side of an ordinary
candle. Why so bravely attack the
lesser and so cOwardly squirm before.
the greaterg If to crush the lottery
justified the splitting of an old idoliz-
cd political party in n State, would
not the crushing of the monster liquor
traffic justify the splitting of the same
old ,dolized party throughout the Ma
ton? The end reached, or likely to
be reached, by the means employed
in Louisiana against the legalized lot
terry, ought to become an object les
son.
1t is an occular demonstration of
what honest people can do with an
evil intrencled behind former laws
when once they are freed from politi
cal party fetters.
The same sort of movement against
the lcgalized liquor traffic would sweep
it from the American Continent with
in the present decade. Our religious
press and pulpit could inauguratc
that movement within sixty days. |
challenge controversy on these asser-
tiOns.
Paducah, Ky.
ITO be cOntinued.)
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27
Shameful Democratic DeIir


Iuency.
Expressions like the following
are noticeable these days in many
of our leading Democratic eX-
changes:
The present House of Represen-
tives has made very bad record
for wasting time. Frequently
the progress of business has been
stopped when some tilibustering
member demanded quorum and
no quorum was to be found.
There are on the Republican side
of the House shrewd parliamenta-
rians who are constantly on the
lookout for every possible means
of impeding and embarrassing the
majority. When the majority
falls short of a quorum it places
itself at the mercy of any one of
the minority.
The Democrats have a majority
of over ninety in the House, and
there is no reason why they
should ever fall short of a quo
rum. They would not but for Il
lamentable neglect of duty on the
part of a large number of Demo-
cratic Representatives.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the Democrats have Il major
ity of ninety in the lower House
of Congress, Mr.. Bland found it
impossible to secure a quorum to
consider his seignorage bill.
On call of the House, the pres
ence of from $50 to 270 mem
bers is noted, but when a motion
is made to 90 into committee of
tho whole to consider the Bland
bill, the Republicans refrain from
voting, as do twenty-eight DEM
ocratic members from the eastern
States, thus defeating every eff
fort to consider the seignorage
bill. Thirtytwo Democratic
Congressman are also absent
from Washington.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27

AS the present dramshop law of
Mississippi was passed by the Legis-
lature III 1892, with the direct sane
ton and influence of certain prOmi-
nent church digntaries, when Il
straight -Out Prohibition, statute COW
ering the whole State, might havejust
as easily been had for the asking; and
especially since the most prominent
of these ecclesiastics took it upon
himself to proclaim in a published in
terview Just before the late session of
the Legislature convened, that he
deemed it unwise for the Legislature
to take any more advanced step on
the liquor question at present than
this high license dram shop law, TIE
LEADER has deemed it timely to re-
produce Il series of articles written by
DR.. j. ID. Smith, of Paducah, KY, i'll
1892, for the Tennessee Methodist,
soon after the said dram shop law was
first enacted. There are three of the
articles in all, and we will publish
one every week until the series is
completed. They have never been
published in any Mississippi paper
before, and are deserving of a wide
and thoughtful reading by all who
wish an intelligent and right appreci-
alton of Prohibition from il Christian,
moral and legal stand point. The sal
lent points in the articles criticised,
will be quite clearly understood on
reading DR.. Smiths review. The bulk
of DIR Blacks and Bishop Galloway's
articles was simply synopsis of the
main provisions of the dram shop law,
which they approved and enlosized.-
ED. LEADER.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27
SOME THINGS HARD TO BE UNDER
STOOD.
NO. L.
By j. ID. SMITH, NJ. ID.

Written for The Tennessee Methodist.
Some of the strangest things and
seemingly most glaring inconsistent
cies in the worlds history are happen
ing in the closing decade of the nine
tcenth century.
For instance, in the New Orleans
Christian Advocate of recent date,
Rev. w. c. Black, ID. d., of jackson,
Miss, referring to the late liquor traf-
fic bill passed by the Legislature of
that State, says: "Without claiming
the gift of prophecy, ] hazard the pre-
diction that this legislation is the be-
ginning of the end of the liquor traf-
fic in Mississippi" Now, the ''hard
thing to he understood" in Brother
Blacks "hazard" is how an end to the
liquor traffic is to be reached by Ii
censing saloons, in any place. under
any circumstances, or with any sort of
restrictions. Without such license
the restrictions would be unnecessary,
because our United States Supreme
Court says: "No man has any inher-
ent right to sell liquor by the retail;
it is not privilege of IL citizen of a
State or of IL citizen of the United
States,r and hence sit is matter of
legislative will only"-just such leg
islative will as that Mississippi Legis-
lature exercised, when, under the
pressure of high clerical influence, it
lcgalized the saloon in the State, aud
gave it an existence it could not have
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27
Not Scripture.

"Of two evils choose the least,
is often quoted as an excuse or
reason for voting for and with a
party that does not openly antag-
onize the saloon, but processes to
be better in this respect than its
opponent. Many believe this to
be a quotation from scripture and
therefore give it all the weight
and authority of inspiration. 1t
is not necessary to inform our
readers that the Bible makes no
such command. "Butter and
honey shall he eat that he may
know to REFUSE the evil and
choose the good ''Abhor that
which is evil; cleave to that which
is good Evil is never to be
chosen. God asks us to ''abhor''
it, to ''refuse' it, but never to
"choose' it, even though it may
not be so great or so dangerous
as another evil. Our duty is to
CHOOSE the good, to "cleave"
to it. And this is just as true in
politics as in society, the family,
business, or religion. Do right
and leave the results with God.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27
KHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1894.

had without such chlegislation. Further
more, the Methodist Church, North,
says that that legislation of which
Brother Black boasts sis sin," be-
cause the traffic "can never he licensed
without SIM" And the Methodist
Church, South, says: 1--WE are oppos-
ed to all forms of license of this ini-
guilty, whether the same he 'high' or
low 1t cannot he put so high that
the prayers of Gods people for its
suppression will not rise above it, nor
so 'ow,' though it makes its bed in
hell, that the shrieks of the souls lost
through its accursed agency will not
descend beneath it," And yet, this
bOasted bill of Brother Blacks, engi-
neered through the Mississippi Legis-
laturc by himself and other promi-
nent ecclesiastics, was matured and
passed for no other purpose than the
perpetuation "of this licensed infamy',
beneath which "the shrieks of the
souls lost through its agency" must
ever be heard. Every restrictive clause
in that bill but stamps with deeper
dye the infamy of the bill itself. They
are but a recognition by the actors, of
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27

per. If all the readers insist on
it that everything said must ac-
cord with their views, then the
editor must say nothing except
on the one subject on which they
all agree, and the public must be
left for light on current events to
bitter partisan papers. Ina com
munity composed entirely of these
"Stop my paper people true in
dependent journalism would be
an impossibility. When you are
convinced that paper is dishon-
est and deceitful, stop it. When
convinced that it is unclean, stop
it. When it lacks enterprise and
fails to give you the news, stop
it. When some other paper gives
you more of value, stop it. But
don't stop apaper that you believe
to be honest, courageous, enter
prising and clean, simply because
its editor has written his own sin
cere views instead of yours or
somebody elsc's; for if you do,
you are putting premium on in
sincere journalism and serving
notice on an editor that the way
to succeed is to write what he
thinks will best please his readers
instead of what he honestly be-
lievcs to be the truth.
We speak fer other editors
rather than ourself. The letters
expressing appreciation for the
effort of The Voice to treat the
events of the day without fear or
favor are legion. The following
are fair samples of such apprecia-
ton:
EDITOR OF THE VOICE. had thought
of stopping, but know of nothing SO
good as an educator on the rum traf
fic, nothing more Independent and out
spoken on the current questions of the
day. rev w. E. CREBS.
Kirksville. Mo.
EDITOR OF The VoICE: I take six
different papers, all must discontin-
ue some of them. | am Populist
Shall it be The Voice? No, for I find
it the fairest, squarest, and most relia-
BILE on all matters that ought to inter
est everybody of any paper that comes
to my table. VIM. L. PITT.
Elwell, Mich.
EDITOR OF The VoICE:-I have been
a subscriber for The Voice from it's
first issue, and l cannot do without it,
if l would, and keep up with the prog
ress of events, for it publishes so much
that is found in no other paper. Each
issue is a marvel of comprehensive
power and fertility of resources with
which it handles the questions of the
hour; and while it seems an impossi-
bility, the last issue is better than the
previous one. No paper published is
comparable with it.
Grafton, Cal. NJ c.. WINCHESTER.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27

Senator Hoar has introduced
bill in the Senate against lotteries,
his object being to drive from the
United States the Louisiana lot
terry company which, it is claim
ed, has re-established itself at an
obscure point within the territory
belonging to the State of Florida.
Senator Hoar's bill makes it un-
lawful to import lottery tickets of
any kind into this country.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27

The Terry Headlight gives the
following good advice: Trade
with men who advertise. A man
who is so far behind the times as
not to advertise his business is too
far behind to buy goods cheap,
hence he can't sell them cheap.
Patronize wide awake, progress
i've merchants for bargains.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27

The Inter collegiate Prohibition
Association is actively pushing its
work of organization among col
lege students and wants the ad-
dress of Prohibition student in
each college and normal school in
Mississippi.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-27
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
WORTH HAVEN!

June 2s.-Rev. Mir. Lathrbp and Mrs. Lathrop gave reception at their home in the new parsonage on Tuesday eyen- ing, June 20, which was largely at- tended by members of the church and congregation; also several of st. Johns church people, among them Rev. Mir Lusk, Mrs. Lusk and Miss Harriet Lusk. Rev. Mir. Reynolds was heartily well eomed by the new pastor and his former parlshioners, Mrs. Lathrop was assisted by several young ladies of the congre- gation, Mrs. F. l.. smith, Miss Harriet Andrews, Miss Edith Smith, Mss Edna Bassett and Miss Mary Elliott, all taste fully dressed. All were kindly received and welcomed by the pastor, and his wife then enjoyed the greeting of friends and were escorted to the dining room, where ice cream, cake and lemon- ade were served. Mrs. Lathrop's sister was present and seemed to enjoy the occasion. The house was tastefully decorated with flowers and ferns.
 r. L. Stiles windmill is to be raised to-day. A well much deeper than any nt the center will supply good water for house, barn and garden.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Congregational church has taken va cation until further notice.
 S. F. Linsley with his nine employees, two of them beginners, laid over 20, 900 shingles on II. P. Smiths new barn on Wednesday. Good for a warm day.
 Mrs. Rufus Thorpe left to-day for her first stay at her new home by the sea shore.
 Cherries are plentiful and of good quality and flavor.
 An old friend in new dress does not change us much as has the Courier, but we shall all probably enjoy the change when we become accustomed to it and know where to look for the various de- partments, so all here extend congratu- lations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
Captain Merrow Dead,

w. II. Morrow of No. 103 Bassett street died suddenly at his home Wednesday evening from the effects of disorder of the stomach, aged seventy years. He was for many years a ship master; and is said to have been the first sea captain employed by the Armstrongs in their West India trade. During Wednesday afternoon he ate some
 cherries, which produced the fatal dis order. He leaves widow, daughter, and one son, William H. Morrow, jr., box clerk al the local postof1ice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
Her Skull Fractured.

Ada Brickus, the fourteen-months-old child of Jacob Brickus of AS Oak street, was knock down in the street in front of her home at noon yesterday by horse said to have been driven by A. AL derman. The front wheel of the wagon passed over the child's head, and she was picked up unconscious and taken to the hospital, when it was found she had sustained q fracture of the skull.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
Santos Brother in Stamford, ,ss

Stamford, June 2s.-Between 10 and Il o'clock Tuesday night the attentien of Policeman O'Neil was attracted to a group of Italians who were on the depot platform taking leave of one of their number, who hnd in his hand . roll of bills amounting to $1,600. A member of the group told the officer that this man was Santo, brother of the assassin of President Carnot. Upon being ques- tioned Santo admitted this to be the truth. He left for New York, where he will embark for France He has been here nearly Q year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
Fourth of July Bell Ringing.

City Auditor Lake says that the per sons who wish to secure pay for ringil 6
 bells on the Fourth of July morning must register their names with him be- forehaud,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
The Barbers.

The Barber's Protective association has decided to prosecute all barbers who keep their shops open on Sunday on and after July l.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
Society Election,

Humboldt lodge, No. ol, I. 0. 0. F. N. G.. H. Roth; v. e., H. Knapp; re- cording secretary, Adolph Goessl, flnan- cial secretary, F. Michahelles; treas- urer, Jac. Reinler; trustees, '. Klenke, L. Litterest, J. Hermann. \
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Brydel'S East Book Tea Store

973 SIate Street, near Edwards. " OH will save money by trading at this st ore.
 II We are selling S lbs of the best BOG Tea for One Dollar. also lbs of splendid Ccffee for One Dollar. All kinds CrocAery, China and Glass ware sold cheap.
 je5 A. BRYDEN.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
Seven Hundred Out of Work

Winsted, June 2s.--The Collins Axe company of Collinsville, employing 700 men, has closed down indefinitely. q
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-04
The SEVENTY
AND The DEAL.
1t May Repudiate Grace and
Refuse to Admit His
Delegates.
NOW IN SECRET CONFERENCE.
Probability that Gracs's Mon
May Be Confronted with q
Golf Refusal.
MAY NAME A REPUBLICAN.
In That Event There Would Be
Nothing Left for the Deal.
ers but to Bolt.
MAY NAME A REPUBLICAN.

There may be lively times tonight at
the conference between the Committee of
Seventy and delegations of the various
anti-Tammany organiza tons.
The object of the conference is to name
union local ticket, but the action of
the Grace wing OF the Democracy in
practically committing itself to the NOM
ination Of John w. Goff for Mayor, may
destroy the purpose of the Convention.
Since the action of the Grace men be-
came known, the Republican leaders
have declared that they will not accept
the union ticket unless 1t is headed by a
Republican for Mayor.
In view of the State Democracy's
deal with Mr. Hill it is expected that
the Committee of Seventy will present
the name of Republican for Mayor
as 1t is known that the Committee all
along intended to name John w. Com
for Recorder.
Chairman Smith, of the Committee Of
Seventy, had an interview with Mr..
Goff this morning and, 1t lis reported,
secured from him a statement that he
is not candidate. II this is so, that
ototCiCht NC piohuSSu "huu ttic
Grace men declare their preference for
Mr.. Goff. Then 1t may devolve upon
the Grace men to either indorse the
LXX.'s candidate, pfobably William L.
Strong, or else bolt the conference.
II 1t should so happen that the Xxx.
should indorse Con- for Mayor. then the
Republicans will bolt and put a straight
ticket in the field.
1t is more than likely. however, that
the Committee of Seventy will array
itself against Mr.. Grace.
The Executive Committee of the Sew
enty held a meeting behind closed doors
this afternoon. on the subject of the
Grace-Hill deal, and while the action
Of the Committee could not be definitely
ascertained. there was a report that 1t
had decided to recommend to the full
Committee that II repudiate its confer
ence with the State Democracy and
refuse to admit that organizations dele
gates at to-nights meeting.
At o'clock the full Committee of Sew
enty went into session to consider the
situation. Upon its action will depend
whether or not the Grace men are to be
allowed representation in to-night's con-
ference.
Shortly before 8 o'clock DR.. aPrkhurst
appeared at the Chamber OF Commerce
and remained until a number of the
members Of the Committee of Xxx. ar
rived He wrote several letters and left
them for delivery, but had no CONVERSE
ton with any one.
None OF the members of the Commit
tee would discuss the action to be taken,
as they arrived. and they all seemed to
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-04
GERRY TRIES
To ExPL AIN.
Tells the LeXOV Committee He
sheltered" the UrChit.
tel Children.
AQU|ET ROAST" FROM G0FF.
Had Hardly Left When One of
His Agents Was Accuse of
Attempted Blackmail.
POLICEMAN TRIED ASSAULT.
Mr.. Robus's Christmas Presen,
to His 0ld-Time Friend.
Police Capt. Reilly.

1t was expected to-day that the Lexov
Committee would follow up the dolngs o.
the Essex Market gang, into which tn,
probing operation was so successfully
begun yesterday, but the presence In tn,
old General Sessions Court room thi.
morning of a number of stout ladies Of
color seemed to indicate that the neigh
borhood of Thompson street might be
made the subject OF investigation.
Among the police officials in attendance
were Capts. Cortright, Slevin and
Schultz. The latter ,eemed to be in a
particularly genial humor
Some people are getting mad at Con
and the Committee and the rest OF
them" he said confdentially, but IT
doesn't bother me. II a lawyer gives me
pounding, why just say to myself
It's all right; that's his business Such
little things don't trouble old salts like
me.
THE fact is, my father wanted to
make parson OF me, and then they
wanted me to learn to play the fiddle.
I got away from all OF them by running
on TO sea. And now I'm a Police Cap
tain, seer"
Norberth Pfeffer. the Lexow witnes,
who was threatened with a bullet yester.
day In court by ex-Ward Man Hussey
was on hand. He said that the counse.
for the Committee had seventy-five cases
OF oppression on the list, every one as
bad or worse than those OF Mrs. Urchit.
tel and Mr.. Mauvel, which would no
doubt be brought out In due time.
Pfefer has made a study OF the Essex
Market gang. and is we'll acquainted
with Its personnel and methods of work
Ing the poor people of the district, who
are Its special victims. He Will make
one OF the most interesting OF witnesses
when he is finally put upon the stand.
Senator Saxton, the Republican candi-
date for Lieutenant-G Governor, was pres
ent for the first time this morning since
CALCULATIONS, of a number Of acquaint-
ances who happened to drop in before
the Committee got to work.
Chairamn Lexow was in his usual
Pound made up the quorum, when, al
IL o'clock, Mr., Moss announced that he
was ready to proceed, and started in
Witch WITH an he SaS sons 81 the II
police officials, clubbers and others,
which he had submitted at Tuesdays
session. He said that the individual
taken from the books OF the Department
at Police Headquarters.
Mr.. Moss said that there had been
some surprise at the large number of
complaints against some Of the Off
GERS. He referred to the cases OF Pa
trolmen Frederick b. Miller and Patrick
Cash, against the first of whom there
were thirty-two complaints. and the lat
ter twenty-six. az worthy OF note.
Police boards "Consistency."
They had both been charged the Las,
time with the same offense, that of
leaving their post and being In a saloon
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