The leader., 1898-08-03

HENRY WARE.
From a photograph by Washburne)
He was not favored with a scholastic
education commensurate with his
marked individuality, bright mind and
great heart, and the world is the poorer
for that fact He was converted and
became a member of the Methodist
church at the age of IS, and lived a
consistent member of that faith to the
hour of his death. He was first mar
ried on November 23rd, 1887. He lived
about ten years in Chambers county,
Ala, where he engaged in farming. In
1916 he moved to Colorado county,
Tex, where he lived one year, and then
moved to Harrison county, Tex, where
he remained until the close of the civil
war. Here he amassed large fortune
by planting and directing variety of
manufacturing interests on his planta-
ton. The writer has often heard
Brother Ware say that about all the
money he ever made in his life was
made on the farm, and no one had
more exalted appreciation of that grand
calling than he. He was not born a
pampered child of fortune. lie began
life poor, with almost nothing. and by
industry, rigid economy and the prac-
tice of the rules of business interity,
achieved success. At the close of the
war, he felt that he could not adapt
himself to the new order of things and
moved to New Orleans and engaged in
business for three years. He then
moved to Iberville parish, La, and en-
gagged in sugar planting. In 1879 he
purchased lovely home at Pass Chris
tian, Miss, fronting the beach, and
moved there for quiet and rest, where
he continued to reside until his death.
He was married second time in 1880,
and his second wife and several chill
dren of his first marriage, all grown,
survive him. One who knew his pri-
vate life well, says, "As husband
and father he was kind, affectionate
and forbearing; as friend, true and
steadfast to all, even his enemies, he
was just. Indeed, so keen was his
sense of justice that it was a marked
feature of his character. l never knew
more magnanimous, transparent, for
giving nature"
| never knew Brother Ware until
1887, seven years after he had moved
to the Mississippi Coast The first
time | ever met him was on the night
of July 2G, 1887, in the State Library at
jackson. DR.. W. G. Black, the Gam
brells (J. B. and j. H., DR.. c. G. An
drews, John H. Martin and few Others
who were prominent as Prohibition
leaders at that time, had met i'll the
Library ON the eve before the Prohibl-
ton State Convention, to interchange
views and if practicable, agree upon
line of policy to be followed i'll next
days Convention. There was no Pro
hibition party, as such, known in Mis-
sissippi at that time, but most of the
thinking Prohibitionists had already
begun to see and realize the inadequacy
and unsoundness of local option as
State policy in dealing with the liquor
traffic, and that advance ground should
be taken, if the Prohibition movement
was to be carried to successful issue.
Among those in that little meeting that
night who pressed this argument with
all the earnestness of his soul, stranger
as he was to most of those present,
was the venerable, silver-haired Prohl-
bitionist from Pass Christian. de
contended that the beverage liquor
traffic was morally wrong, inherently
evil and essentially at war with all the
best interests of civilized society and
good goyernment-that the saloon was
no more fit subject for local option
than the brothel or Sabbath observ-
ance-and that this being true, the
only right attitude to be assumed TO-
ward it by the individual citizen, the
State and the law makers was one OF
uncompromising hostility. On this
principle he planted himself and to 1t
remained true to his dying hour.
In the Convention next day, which
was largely attended and thoroughly
representative body of the best citizen
ship of the State, resolution was
adopted declaring for the passage OF
State prohibitory law by the next
Legislature Bishop Galloway, chair
man the State Executive Committee,
opposed the resolution, but 1t was car
ried over his head by two-third
majority, A. j. McLaurin, our present
Governor, being one of its most prom
inent and eloquent advocates.
In 1888, after the National Demo
cratic party had adopted its anti-sump-
tuary plank, Brother Ware and seven