The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-24
THE c. 0. D. WHISKY
TRAFFIC MUST CEASE.
THIS WAS THE UNANIMOUS SENTIMENT
OF TUESDAY NIGHTS MASS
MEETING.
Mississippi Will Meet the Challenge Of
the Foreign Liquor Dealers and
American Express Co.

American Express Co.
Pursuant to the call issued by
members of the Legislature and
other leading Prohibitionists of
the State, a mass meeting of the
friends of temperance in the SEN
ate and House and from the State
at large, assembled In Representa-
ltives Hall in jackson Tuesday
evening to consider what steps are
best to be taken to rid the Prohi-
bition towns and counties of the
State of the G. o. d. liquor
traffic. The meeting was called
to order by Representative Cavett,
of Noxubee, who stated that, as
he understood it, the gathering
was not a meeting of Prohibition
lists in the regular sense, but a
meeting of friends of temperance
and local self-government, come
together to consider ways and
means for protecting by lawful
means the several communities of
this State which had voted out the
saloons, against the infamous g.
%. D. traffic, as at present carried
ON. Bishop Galloway was called
upon and led in prayer.
On motion DR.. w. I. Lowrey,
chairman of the State Prohibition
Executive Committee, was called
to the chair, and B. I. Hobbs
elected secretary.
Hon. G. HI. Alexander was call
ed upon and explained what be
considered the purpose of the
meeting. He was followed in the
order named by Hon. j. S. Hicks,
of Jefferson, chairman of the
House Committee on Liquor
Traffic, Bishop Galloway, Gov.
Vardaman, Hon. S. M. Smith, of
Holmes, and Hon. E. f. Noel.
All of the speeches we're of the
same tenor, and that was, that
every effort must be made to se-
cure legislation at the present ses-
sion, that will materially cripple
or entirely suppress the nefarious
G. o. D. traffic. Gov. Vardaman
expressed his unqualified sympa-
thy with the object of the meeting
and pledged every effort
within the power of the chief ex-
ecu-iye, TO bring about the desired
result. He fully agreed with Bis
hop Galloway, who had just pre-
ceded him, that the c. q. D.
liquor business, as now carried on
by the Nonresident liquor dealers
and American Express Co., is an
insult to the dignity of the State
and an outrage to her people.
He went further and said that if
it can't be stopped by legislation,
the people in Prohibition comma-
mites ought to stop it by local
organization.
Representative Smith, of
Holmes, said his people were just
waiting to see if the Legislature
and the courts would not give
them relief, and if they would
not, they would take the remedy
In their own hands.
Messrs. Alexander and Noel,
both of whom are eminent lawyers
and have given special study to
the question, suggested several
constitutional methods by which
the Legislature could successfully
break up the traffic.
1 Ex-Attorney General McClurg,
who IS general counsel in Missis-
Isippi for the American Express
ICo., was gwen an opportunity to
address, the meeting, and stated
that the American had been fore
ed into the G. 0. D. business un-
| willingly by threatened mandamus
proceedings because it was com
mon carrier, and was anxious tc
lget out of it, as it was a losing
business. To this Mr.. Alexander
replied that Gen. McClurg is all
right and be has every confidence
lin him, but that he knew he had 8
tricky and deceptive client, whose
promises and statements could mol
be relied on, hence no confidence
was to be placed in them.
| The following resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Alexander, were
unanimously adopted without dis
cussion:
s Whereas, The shipment of in
toxicating liquors By express int
lthis State or what is generally
known as the G. @. d., whisky
traffic, has assumed alarming pro
!. portions, and is a great public evi
, calling for immediate relief; anc
Whereas, The traffic is nov
boldly and defiantly carried on il
violation Of the laws of the Stat
and under the guise OF interstat
commerce, and wholesale liquo
dealers of other States are dali.
shipping thousands of gallons Q
whisky and selling it in this State
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