Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-01-15
PARTY ORGANIZATION.
The Necessity for 10 Discussed-Some Cam
naicn Issucs Considered.

The Necessity for 10 Discussed-Some Cam
paign Issues Considered.
Writing on the outlook for the Pro-
hibition party in this State, Mr.. G. w.
fairfield. of Hattiesburg, says:
II we could get out good State
ticket, and make an active canvass, we
could no doubt set our party several
notches forward. OF course "a State
Convention would be necessary in the
future to this end.
Another matter l venture to write
about is the necessity of party organi-
zation. This county has a county ex-
ecutive committee, and is trying to get
in better shape politically; and the
same seems to be true of your county.
Beside this l do not know if we have
another organized county in the State.
If so, my attention has not been called
to it. This ought not to be. Let some
man in each county meet some other
Prohibitionist and the two elect them
selves chairman and secretary and find
out few other Prohibitionists and APP
point them committeeman from their
election districts, and let these author
tiles thus constituted, seek out and en-
roll all other Prohibitionists in the
county, and try to secure their sub
scription to THE LEADER, or get them
to read some other good Prohibition
literature Thus an organization is eff
fected and the State paper strengthen
ed
This was the way that this county
was organized. After while we will
call county mass convention, do
some local oratory, and re-organize o
a more firm basis. We are going tn
continue our efforts to circulate The
LEADER.
l think that we shall run a county
ticket, or at least part of the ticket. l
am quite sure that we will have can
didate for representative, and if we do,
we are going to do our very best to
elect him.
The best scheme to get votes for the
State ticket will be to have as many
local tickets as possible, for after all,
local work is what counts in building
up party.
| wish a few facts could be impress
ed thoroughly on our party men. |
wish each one would become convinc-
ed of his personal duty in the matter
of party work, and party organization.
| wish each one would constitute him
self committee to start county ex-
ecutive committee. | wish each one
would constitute himself a canvasser
for The LEADER.
The full mission of our party cannot
be consummated except by our party
in power in State, Nation, county, etc.
We must get the idea in our heads that
we are going to win and that now is
the time to be doing the pioneer work.
l am of the opinion that we make a
mistake in attaching too much impor-
lance to ''the dominant ISSUE" If we
come into control of the Nation other
issues must be met, such as taxation
and currency. We must offer the peo-
pie some systems of taxation and of
money. Our platform does this and
we ought to discuss them more.
We are regarded as one-idea party.
We ought to dispel that illusion.
So in State politics, we ought to form
ulate some statesman-like policies of
taxation and schools, and other public
questions. Our taxes, think, are too
high compared with our chief staples
in their present depressed condition.
Still do not favor penurious gov
eminent. Useless offices should be
abolished and system of reasonable
salaries substituted for the present fee
system. OF course the legislature
should be reduced to the smallest pos
sible constitutional number of sena-
tors and representatives.
Other changes of laws and the need
for better administration of law, all re-
quire another party in power, and our
party is the one which promises best
for the public welfare.
GEORGE HATFIELD.