The leader., 1895-10-29
An ADDRESS.
c.upAIGN ISSUES DISCUSSED BY THE
PROHIBITION CANDIDATE FOR
STATE SENATOR.

STATE SENATOR.
tn the Voters of Lincoln and Lawrence Counties:
NE1aHBoRs AND FELLOW CITIZENS
When / accepted the nomination of
the Prohibition party for State Sena-
tor. I confidently hoped to be able to
make thorough personal canvass of
the district, meeting and becoming
personally acquainted with all voters
I had never met, and soliciting the
support of all patriotic citizens who
believe in good government and the
cause of political reform. Owing to
editorial and other pressing duties, I
have not found time to make but q
partial canvass of the district, and the
election is now too near at hand for me
to complete chat renains to be done.
| therefore adopt this method of say
ing some things l would like to say to
each voter in person, and beg that each
one who reads it will consider it per-
sonal message to him.
Let me say at the outset that l did
not seek or solicit the nomination with
which my party friends have honored
me, and for personal and what seemed
to me other important reasons, not
necessary to mention here, l would
have been glad to remain as a private
in the ranks. Yielding, however, to
their judgments and wishes, decided
to accept and make the race.
The two issues which the Prohibi-
tionists have deemed worthy of great
est emphasis at this time are set forth
in the following resolutions adopted
by the Prohibition mass meeting of
Lincoln county, Aug. 30, 1895, to
which heartily subscribe:
Resolved, That the Prohibition par
ty of Lincoln county, in mass conven-
ton assembled, pledges its Legislative
candidates to the passage of State
law prohibiting the sale, and the man.
ufacture for sale of all intoxicating
liquors, for beverage purposes, and
providing for the sale of pure wines
and liquors, at cost, for medicinal, sac
ramental and mechanical uses only, in
the several counties, under strict State
supervision. We also favor the SUBJ
mission to a vote of the people, by the
next Legislature, of q constitutional
amendment embracing the above pro-
visions.
To the carrying out of this policy we
aorIso 1lxx I'M, 10 tho - ~ al
triotic citizens and friends of law and
order.
Resolved, That recognizing the urg-
ent necessity for reform in our cur
rency system, whereby the control of
the country's finances will be taken out
Of the hands of banking corporations
and syndicates and restored to the
general government where it rightful-
ly belongs, this meeting declares it's
hearty endorsement of the currency
plank of the National Prohibition par
ty adopted at Cincinnati June 30, 1892,
to-wit
The money of the country should
consist Of gold, silver and paper, and
be issued by the general government
only, and in sufficient quantity to meet
the demands of business and give full
opportunity for the employment of Ia
Dor. To this end an increase in the
volume Of money is demanded. No in
dividual or corporation should be al
lowed to make any profit through it's
issue. 1t should be made q legal ten
der for the payment of all debts, pub
lie and private. It's volume should
be fixed at definite sum per capita
and made to increase with our increase
in population.
When I began fighting the liquor
traffic with The LEADER II years ago,
Lawrence was the only Prohibition
county in Mississippi; now there are
GO Prohibition counties. The time is
ripe for a law covering the whole State
and the adoption of q prohibitory
amendment to the constitution, before
an ever vigilant foe, taking advantage
of our hardness and inaction, work
a revolution in public sentiment and
we lose what we have. It is even now
an open secret that the liquor men in
and out Of the State are organizing to
destroy or materially weaken the pres
emit dramshop law, and judging by the
ardent support he is receiving from
ex-saloonists and the friends of the
saloon generally, my Democratic OPP
ponent must approve the scheme. /
am distinctly opposed to any change
In the present law unless it would be
an Improvement.
There will be no difficulty in franz
ing State prohibitory law in accord
ance with the outline endorsed in the
above resolution, SO that there would
be no appreciable abuse Of the sale for
the purposes specified. The expressed
alarm Of some Of our Democratic Pro-
hibition friends that Party Prohibi-
tionists propose going backward and
setting up saloon in every county,
! can only hope Is IS sincere as it Is
groundless. A clause can easily be in
serted that = county dispensary can
only be established on majority petit
ton Of the electors, and that it must
be self-sustaining 50 as not be public
expense. As the law now is, every
county can have licensed dransshops
~ local option. How then can any
honest Prohibitionist object to replac
ing this law with one limiting the OPP
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