Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-04
PROHIBITION SONGS.
JOHN HIPP or COLORADO WRITES
TO CHAIRMAN DicKlE.

The Immediate Need For Book of Live
Prohibition songs-A New Song by Tall
lie Morgan The New Book VIII Prob
ably BE Published.
The following letter from John Hipp,
ESQ.,, chairman Of the Colorado Prohi-
bitiop forces, to National Chairman Die
kie expresses thought that has proba-
bly, come into many minds during the
last campaign:
DENVER, Nov. 10.
Hon. Samuel Dickie, Albion, Mich:
DEAR SIR-I desire at this time to
call your attention to feature Of Pro-
hibition work concerning which little
has been said and nothing done, SO far
as / am advised.
The Prohibition party in its next cam
paign needs moro than anything else
cheap Prohibition music, that can be
scattered among the audience, that is
catchy in tunes, that the crowds ON the
streets will sing, and which can be cas-
lily mastered by any audience. 1t seems
to me that plate matter might be pre-
pared, containing words and music of
Prohibition songs which could be print
ed and issued in the plate matter that is
now being issued by the press bureau,
and then the papers containing the mu-
sic distributed in the audience. The
people would then take the papers home
for the music and read them, and the
music could be furnished at small ex-
pense for large audience. Then these
plates might be used i'll printing small,
cheap songbook, that could be sold for
cents or dime, and further scattered
among Prohibition workers for use in
their Prohibition meetings. l wrote to
Mr.. Tallie Morgan shortly before the
election, and he writes me that he has
written some music that is very catch
ing, but that he has not the means to
bring this book out. l feel that this is
the most important step that needs to
be taken next by our party, and know
of none more public spirited than your
self in every good word and work.
Trusting you will give this your favor
able consideration, am yours truly,
JOHN HIPP.
The election is over, and the old par
ties have nothing now to do except lie
about each other until the next cam
paign, but this ought to be the begin
ming of the most vigorous, determined,
aggressive enthusiastic, campaign ever
waged by the Prohibition party.
Already the good news reaches this
Office from all parts of the country that
tho Prohibitionists are reorganizing ON
more practical bases and are determined
to push the fight from now ON.
Meetings should be held everywhere,
and two features must be added to the
meetings-voters' pledge cards and mu
sic that the crowd can and will sing
The suggestion of Mr.. Hipp to Chair
man Dickie is timely, and it is to be
hoped that such a book will be pub
lished in very short time. 1t is needed
now, and now is the time to get it out.
Perhaps it is not generally known
that Mr.. Tallie Morgan is a musician
as we'll as a Prohibition editor and
speaker. He is director of music in one
of the largest churches in the city of
Scranton and director of music at the Y.
NJ g. A. and Woods Business college
of that city. He has a permanent choir
of nearly 500 voices and is at the head
of the Scranton School of Music. He
has written a good deal of music in the
way Of gospel and temperance songs,
but very few have been published. The
following song, "Dare to Say No." has
just been published in The Peacemaker,
and we reproduce it in miniature form
with the consent of the author: