Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-01-01
PROHIBITION SONGS.
PROMPT REPLY TO THE REQUEST
FOR POETRY.

PROMPT REPLY TO THE REQUEST
FOR POETRY.
Here's . Wide Field For Usefulness 70
All Prohibitionisss who Have Poetic
Turn Of Mind.
b A few weeks ago the National Press
bureau of Scranton, Pa. which is con-
Quoted by Mr.. Tallie Morgan, asked all
: Prohibitionists who can write Prohibi-
tion songs to do SO at once, and the
words would be set to music BY Mr.
Morgan and other musicians.
Here are few Of the songs received,
which are copyrighted BY Tallie Nor
gan:
Oh, dear Mr.. Preacher, don't vote any more
To license the selling Of rum.
The wolf Of starvation is now at our door.
And the light has gone out from our home.
Now dear Mr.. Preacher, don't vote any moro :.
To destroy all that's pleasant In life,
To take the last morsel Of bread from the poor
The poor drunkards children and wife.
Oh, dear Mr. Preacher. pray don't vote again
To license the selling OF drink,
But think Of the suffering, the sorrow and pain.
Pray, stop, Mr.. Preacher, and thinki
Now, dear Mr.. Preacher, resolve from this day
In the name Of the God you adore
Forever hereafter to vote you pray
And vote to make drunlrards no moro.
Now. pray. Mr.. Preacher. pray don't vote for
drink,
The thing you profess to despise,
For fear that some fellow may possibly think
There's q preacher around here who lies.
! W. 8. q. MASON.
THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Who gives support to mans worst foe,
And makes the widows tears to how,
And fills the orphans heart with woef
THE voTER
Who spreads net to catch our boys,
Brings grief and pain instead Of Joys,
And all the sweets Of life destroysf
TIE VorzR
Who helps to iul the prison cell.
And dens Of infamy as well,
: And causes grief no tongue can tellf
THE vorEA
Who tall,s for temperance loud and long
In language forcible and strong,
Then votes to legalize the wrongf
TIE vorER
And who will drive this curse away,
And usher in the glorious day,
When Christians vote as Christians prayf
THE VOrER.
". s. G. MASON.
BATTLE HYMN OF HOME PROTECTION.
There's mighty tide Of indignation rising full
and stro; g.
Soon twill burst the bonds that bind Us and
overwhelm this giant wrong,
And the people to the altar Of the right win
eager throng.
Our cause is marching oni
| REFRAIN.
! Glory, glory, halleluiahl Glory, glory, halle
Glory, glory, halleluiahl Our cause is march
/ ing onl
Many hearts have quailed and sickened in an
i Lest the demon rum should ruin all that men
hold truly dear. q
And the cheering morning star Of hope forever Z
disappear.
| Oh, the truth of God is mighty, and It surely
win prevail.
Yea, the justice Of his judgments has not Jet
been known to fail.
And the coming Of the kingdom in its sloryws
viii hail,
When men are free indeedi
In the depths Of degradation men have dared
But the stern ayenging Nemesis viii not be
wanting long,
And the voices of the freed will soon be burst
ing into song.
Gods cause is marching on.
The groanings Of the darkened years are dying
-dying-gonei
And the glories of the years to come are
bright'n ng into dawn.
Lo, the skies are flushed with splendor as when
Jesus to lb did yawni
The sun still shines abovei
With courage press ye onward. principle Inn
mortaled men,
Nor resign the well worn armor To the con-
6ict once agatnl
Coming CENTRES win exalt you far beyond
your present ken. Sskssz -
Undying fame Is yours.
Methinks hear the measured tramp Of mil
lions vet unborn
As they move in mighty phalanx to the note Of
trump and horn,
| Marching gra 'dly ON to vict'ry spite Of foess
| most naughty scorn.
Our God Is over ALL
seem to see with fancy's eye the many mil
honed host
As they bravely take their stand within the
states paied ballot post,
Our cause viii then be won.
HxNRY b. RoGR
THE WHISKY HACK.
The old party driver Is mounted on his oeak
And the old party whip begins to crack.
Republicans and Democrats put shoulder 10
the wheel
And help to roll along the whisky hack-
cHoRua
But better day is dawning.
| The time Is sure to come
When from whisky rule the people shall Be freA
When Christians vote for temperance
And cease to vote for rum.
Then win como the grand and glorious juhAloqx :.
The deacon and ths brewer. they harness up
And arrange themselves in line upon ~
track.
Each bound to help the other as brother helps
| Q brother. ST
And thus they roll along the whisky hask
The man who sells the whisky. be hastena -
the polls, "a
For he knows he has the preacher At his hack
/ To vote with him for ucense to keep the bud
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