The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-03
Meridian, Miss.

pecial % The Tlmes. Democrat.

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Special to The Times-Democrat,
Meridian. June 27.-The municipa
contest is now fairly on in this city
There are already three announced can
! didates for mayor, seven for treasurer
5 four for marshal, and quite q numbe
yet to be heard from who are aspiring
TO the several offices. To add still
further interest to the matter, the
: whisky question: question on which
the people here have always divided or
sharp and sometimes acrimonious lines
has been injected into the canvass
A meeting, which was called by bust.
ness men, who think the best way to
run out the blind tigers is in the
licensed sale of whisky, was held at
the rooms of the Young Mems Business
League last evening to devise ways and
means by which the end could best be
attained. Hon. A. j. Russell presided
at the meeting, and Maj. Geo. l.. DON
aid, Jr., acted as secretary, Hon. r. II,
| Walker, Hon. III. M. Street, Messrs. b.
F. and II. d. Cameron, w. Il. Coleman
and G. Maxwell, agent for Southern
Express Company at this place, advo
Gated the licensed sale of whisky as
preferable to the blind tigers. Mr..
Maxwell in the course of his remarks
and in reply to questions propounded,
said that the number of gallons of
whisky brought to Meridian by tho
express company averaged about $50
during the winter and so during the
summer months per day. During the
summer large quantities of beer are
handled. 1t was also shown that large
quantities OF whisky and beer are han
died through the freight offices of the
several railroads. After few inter-
change of views, the meeting adjourned
until next Wednesday night, at which
time mass meeting of the citizens
will be held TO determine what shall be
done in the premises.
What is true of Meridian is also true
OF jackson. The blind tiger fiourishes
like green bay tree in all parts OF the |
city, and the officers of the law are
powerless to break them up until they
shall lie accorded the full moral and |
support of the citizens gener-
ally.
Inquiry at the two express Offices de.
vei0pe the fact that an average OF SO |
jugs per day are received in jackson.
and this does not include the cases and |
barrels that come by freight The
cost of these jugs is, say. So 90 each Ia
ow estimate) and his gives US SioO
per day. or 500, $500 per annum that is
'ent out of jackson for wbsky.-Jack.
ion Gil June &c.
1t is utterly impossible to suppress
hind tigers or Importation of whisky
nd Ieers, because there ever has and
yer will be sufficiently large elemeut
every community opposed to Prohi-
ition both from personal motive and
onest convictiol. to defy all law. II
J useless for the strongest prohibition
it or temperance advocate to deny this
ruth, SO well and SO long established
nd so fortified by natural and ineradi-
able causes. In spite of Judge Few
IS buster and demonstration against
lind tigers the justice courts of Me-
dian continue to team with blind til
er cases, such as are caught. The
usiness Mems League represents not
lily the mate ial interests of the city,
1t is com posed of some of the most
ointment and influential citizens to
,r personal knowledge. No man in
ississippi stands higher than III. M. Z
rect in her councils, for honesty,
'ility, sound judgment and patriotism.
is evident from The above action that
csc men who have experienced both
y and wet periods have become
oronghly convinced that prohibition
a failure, and that open, licensed,
N regulated saloons are preferred to
We have no personal ends
subserve in this matter, and are on.
actuated by what ave deem right M
d best for our people, from plain,
actical, common sense standpoint.
rested of all feeling, bias or fanati. :
m, and it is our deliberate Judgment
at the open saloon is the least Of evils,
d the best way to regulate an ele-
mt which is made by individuals
lrce of evil. We hope our people
II act wisely. deliberately and dis