Times-promoter., 1903-01-23

reason is dethroned, ten porarily,
he commits murder; and the same
good state, which put the dram
shop there that he may drink.
turns right about and hangs him
for the murder. To maintain her
respectabllity and consistency,
let the good state of Mississippi
either cease to make criminals Or
cease to punis b them.
1t is notorious that alcoholic
drink is the greatest of all Incl
tants to crime and one OF The
greatest demoralizers and disOr
ganizers ot labor. In d state with
such an immense negro popula
ton as ours, it should especially
concern our statesmen and all
other thoughtful citizens to re-
move, as far and etfectually as
possible, this crime and sIolh-pro-
ducing traffic. The thought ex-
pressed by England's great states
men OF the last century should
become the sentiment and policy
of Mississippi, viz: That the
state should make it as easy as
possible for her citizens to do
right and as,ditticult as possible
for themd do wrong.
The hour has struck when we
should 90 forward and renounce
forever the alliance which has
hitherto existed between the state
and the dram shop. Any time
within the last dozen years the
prohibitionists of Mississippi,
had they been united on plans
ana policy, could have achieved
such u result. For them to neg
lect or fail to do so with the op,
portunily now before them, would
be Il stupendous mistake. This
year for the first time IL the his
tory Of the state, nominations for
every elective office in Mlssisslp-
pi are to be made directly by the
people themselves in primary
election, with all the safeguards
thrown around the primary which
apply at a regular election. None
will be allowed to participate in
the democratic party primary but
white qualified electors-persons
who have complied with the con
ditons of Mississippi'S high stan
dard elective franchise laWs-thus
assuring an electorate Of the peo-
pie which should be the very
cream Of tue states citizenship.
Nominations by the democratic
party primaries will be tanta
mount 10 al election al the regu-
lar election to follow. If, there.
fore, prohlhitionists, nluety nine
One-hunQredthS Of whom are dem
Ocrats, will come together, organ
lze and resolve to make this ques-
ton in issue il the primary for
nominating governor and legIs-
lators, victory will be assured.
And, If due care is exercised IN
nominatlngs minor executive 9th
GERS throughout the slate, no fear
need be entertained thai care
1uIly drawn state prohibition law
will he enforced. Officers thus
nominated and elected, backed by
MlssIssippl's able and incorl upti-
hln judiciary, would reduce the
,,Dlind tiger nuisance (al ways ex-
ug2eraled by those wishing to
bring prohibition into disrepute)
TO lne lowest possible minimum.
Mississippi occupies d proud
and unique position among her
sister states. Among the first to
recognize the property rights OF
ner women; first TO establish an
Agricultural aad Mechanical col
Iese for her boys and Industrial
college, for her girls; first among
! her southern sisters to ABOLISH
the cruel and bloody convict LEAFS
ing system and substitute there
for convict farms under state con
troll; the D Queer aud exemplar OF
all hei southern sisterhOod IN sOlv
ing the race problem m in politics