Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-06-26
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Facts and Arguments For the Reader,
Writer and Speaker.

Facts and Arguments For the Reader,
Writer and Speaker.
I'VE shall publish in numerical order
matter that will be highly valuable to ey.
cry worker in the temperance reform. We
advise the reader to cut out this column ev-
cry week and paste it in book that can be
carried in the pocket and be handy for i'm
mediate reference.-EDIToR.l
21-Thc Repeal of Prohibition In Rhode
Island.
Thomas Grimes, wholesale liquor dealer,
Providence, in letter to wv. f. Johnson"
Lincoln, Neb, in answer to the question
how best to defeat the prohibitory amend
ment in Nebraska, said:
PROVIDENCE, March Il, 1890.
W. E. johnson, Esq, Lincoln, Neb.:
DEAR SIR-In answer to your letter of March
Cd would say: The way we handled our cam
paign here was, we got the chairman Of the
Democratic state central committee and the
chairman Of the city committee interested
In our behalf also General c. r. Brayton, the
headpin Republican worker In the state, who Is
well up in all things pertaining to politics. He
took care of the Republican state and city
committees, which we paid him 5000 for his
services, in addition it cost us through the
newspapers, pamphlets and circulars s3l 900 to
do away with prohibition in this state. .
should recommend you to get the newspapers
interested in your behalf; it is the strongest
point you can use.
Antiprohibition documents are very essen
tial, which should be mailed to every voter In
the state, but the bulk of the money should be
spent in the newspapers and with the political
machinery. | would not recommend any de-
bates with Prohbitionists. l would avoid II,
for if word should be let slip they would tear
you all to pieces.
We did not have any stump speeches here. l
have tried to procure some Of our documents,
but there are none in existence. As you do not
vote on this question until Nov. 4, have n sug-
gestion to make. IL you could get General C..
r. Brayton to go out there in September, it
would be the best thing, in my opinion, you
could do to help you out He is a bright, able
man, high up in the G.. A. r., and have known
him to go to Maine, New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts to get certain bills through the
legislature. He Is more than the average
and as there is no politics here in September
he might for the matter of an excursion go to
Lincoln, Neb., for perhaps his expenses to and
from, with some small additional recompense.
Should you think it advisable will talk with
him on the matter and see what he will do it
for. Vow, it is my opinion the best money you
could put out, and by meeting and talking with
him you could in a weeks time take care of 1t
yourselves, and am satisfied he would be a
great factor there as well as here in helping
you out. We were obliged to secure three out
Of five to repeal our law, whereas we secured
five out of six. Trusting you will secure the
end for which you aim remain yours truly,
THOMAS GRIMES.
Acting upon the suggestion of Mr..
Grimes, johnson wrote Immediately to
General Brayton, asking him if he would
come to Nebraska aud organize the liquor
dealers of that state. General Brayton's
reply is here given:
PROVIDENCE, March 12, 1890.
Mr.. William E. Johnson:
DEAR SIR have had experience in oppos-
ing Prohibition. l managed the repeal at our
State Prohib Amendment last June. 1t is too
early to commence your campaign, as you do
not vote until next Nov.
For fair remuneration will come to Ne
braska in September, organize your campaign
and start you all right.
would like to know before July 1st if I am
to come, so that / may bring with me such doc
uments as we used. Yours truly,
CHAs r. BRAYToN, Box l50
22-Presbyterian Church, General Assem-
bly, of 1889.
We earnestly recommend to ministers
and congregations in our connection and
to all others to persevere in vigorous ef-
forts until laws shall be enacted in every
state and territory of our beloved country
prohibiting entirely traffic which is the
principal cause of drunkenness and its con-
sequent pauperism, crime, taxation, lam
entations, war and ruin to the bodies and
souls of men, with which the country has
so long been afflicted.