The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
Ward Seven Mass Meeting.
Hargis, La, Jan. l6, 1905.

of ward seven, Grant parish, La.
assembled in mass meeting this
day at Hargis, with j. w. Ethridge
as temporary chairman, and U. E.
Dewitt temporary secretary, and
adopted the following resolutions
and organization for the purpose
of conducting prohibition cam
paign throughout Grant parish.
On motion duly seconded the
temporary organization was made
permanent, after which the assem-
bly, listened very attentively to the
following speakers: A. P. Durham,
H. L. Brian, Fl. NJ. Michael, and
j. L. Fletcher. Also the people
were we'll pleased with the remarks
of Miss Lucy Raglan, president of
the Woman's Christian Union, who
addressed them as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Friends = The
chief aim of the Woman's Christian
Union, in popular estimation, is the
humiliation Of the liquor traffic.
This il correct as regards our i'm
medinte object, but ut the same time
it should he understood that this aim
rests upon certain basic principles
which preclude specific limitation OF
effort or achievement. II We cannot
have tOt,ll ahstennce, or If we cannot
annihilute the liquor traffic, We can
do the next best thing, put tempta-
ton ont q! the way of those who
might become addicted to the habit.
or in measure suppress the traffic,
as stepping stones to our chief aim.
Even If you are not n total abstain
er, or member of some church, You
can, ut least, he good citizen and
join hands with the Christian people
to help put down an acknowledged
evil that is detrimental to the moral.
educational and financial interest Of
yOur parish.
We have better schools and more
of them in the last twenty years since
prohibition became a law. We have
now .trebble the money in the treas
ury than we had in 1877. 1t is II
shame to the men of our parish that
they do not make an effort tn prose-
cute the men who ARE running 'blind
tigers" in open violation of the law.
and are contemplating voting for n
greater evil, the open saloon, as n
remedy, far the sake of small rev.
enu-. "Woe tn him that buildeth u
town in blood, OF esta blisheth a cityin
4 iniqnity. Better is little with
| righteousness, than great revenues
without right" PROV. 10: 81. As
sure as .you vote for the licensed sa-
loon and place temptation nthe way
sd your children, yonr neighl,ors and
yonr neighbours children. in the great
day Of Judgment God will require
their blood at your bands. You are
your brothers keeper whether you
will or not.
Some argue that to vote for prohi-
bitiOn takes away n mans liberty.
hope no intelligent man willadvnnce
TINT old wornout theory in this en-
Heightened day. THERE'S nOsurer way
Of selling your liberty than by be
coming slave to appetite. A mod
ate drinker sOOn becomes n slave, his
mind, body, soul and farm are all in
Guided in the sale. Science now dem
Onstrates that alcohol il Al poison
and il not necessary rs u. medicine /;
ON the contrary, is injurious.
l, II the good people Of our parish do
not want this evil in their midst, they
should make every effort to prevent
the imposition, by coming out to the
polls and voting against it. They
have the power to check the evil. and
should not fail to enforce their Wishes.
It was moved and seconded that
the chairman appoint q committee
of three to draft resolutions. The
chairman appointed Rev. L. M.
, Nichols, A. P. Durham and H. L.
Brian.
It was moved and seconded that
the chair appoint a committee on
on organization, resulting IN the
appointment of p. W. Lotion, G.
L. Ethridge and Jesse Deem.
! It was moved and seconded to
adopt the report of the committee
: on resolutions, which was carried
: unanimously. Report is as fol
, lows.
e Whereas, There has been ordered
: an election to. be held throughout
the parish of Grant on Tuesday, the
Goth day of February, 1906, to de
, termine whether or not we shall Ii
cense saloons in this parish; ant
whereas. we have had saloons ban
} isl,ed from the entire parish Tor five
, years and from most of the parish
/ for more than ten years; and whereas
this period has been one III unex
ampled prosperity, financial, educa
tional, and religious, wherein oul
e wealth has been doubled, our schools
r have fiourished beyond comparison
n our churches have grown and elevat
pd morals and public sentiment, an(