Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-06

behind it, are very clever people
with good intentions, but they ar,
lacking in political wisdom. |
is freely conceded that party Pro
hibitionists do not know as mucl
as would be good for them. Blu
in the midst of their serious lack
they have accumulated enough
wisdom to discern whisky plank
in a political party platform, and
quite enough to know that they
cannot advance the cause of Pro
hibition very rapidly by voting
the ticket of "a whisky dominated
party. DR.. Galloway, and many
other Prohibitionists, do not seem
to have yet learned this primary
lesson, the very first one, in the
book of political rectitude and
Christian citizenship. Good men
and women differ as to the best
methods to be employed to reach
Il desired result, but they ought
not to differ as to the intentions
of an enemy, when that enemy
emblazons his hostile intentions
on its banner, which Is paradcd
in every partizan newspaper in
the Nation.
At this time there is pending
in Il Democratic Congress, As
framed by its Ways and Means
Committee, Il measure 10 extend
the bonded liquor period from 3
to $ years; that is to say, to an
nually loan to the distilIers, with
out interest, for the period of $
Years, the vast sum of 500, 900, =
600 to 1928, 900. 900. Thus that
/ party is fostering and increasing
the liquor power.
The National People : party is
said to be subservient to the IL
quor power. The Prohibition
party is the only organized foe to
/ the liquor traffic, to be found in
| the arena OF political parties to-
day. Christian citizens, and Pro-
hibitionists, especially ought to
find it easy to choose wisely
among this group of parties The
one is their friend, because its ba-
sic principle is the cause they
have at heart, and the others are
their enemies, because they foster
what they believe is wrong, dead
/ " and destructive to all they hold
sacred.
| would not be harsh with those
who do not vote with the Prohi-
bition party, and yet claim to be
Prohibitionists. | think one of
two things is true of them, viz:
They yet seriously lack convic-
ton us to the infernalism of the
liquor traffic, or else they lack
the moral courage to break away
from their old parties, which are
putting them and the saloon
keepers in bed together.
Which ever of these two things
Is true. or if both are true, | feel
Il sympathy for any one in such
Il state, and | will do any thing ]
can for their relief. DR.. Gallo
ways advice against the organi-
ton of a Prohibition party is out
of due time by more than two de-
cades. The Prohibition party was
organized in 1869. That staunch
Methodist and patriotic statesman,
Judge James Black, of Pcnnsyl-
vania, was the first nominee of
the party for President. Every
Presidential election from 1872
to the present has witnessed a
Prohibition party ticket in the
field with an increased vote in
each election. Its growth has
been much more rapid than the
Republican party for the same
period. Between 800 and 1000
votes were counted for the Prohi-
bition party in this State last
year. 1t is believed that more
than twice that number were
cast.
If DR.. Galloway knows of a
single instance where reform
movement, involving the finances,
morality, humanity, publication
of politics of nation, was ever
carried to Il successful issue, with
out being incarnated by polite
al party, he knows one thing that
has entirely escaped the notice of
the searching eyes of historians.
Slavery would exist today, if