The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-01
PROHIBITION TIME LIMIT.

pIUuiU1blUulStS are CuQhuSb
the prospects of the Statutory pro
hibition law by their clamor Il
make the statute effective at tht
earliest possible date.
The Daily News has, since tht
beginning Of this fight, urged the
real leaders in the prohibitior
cause to keep these extremists il
the background, aud the point has
now been reached where they
should either be forced to yield tc
| moral suasion or muzzled.
There is no need for hasty
action in the enactment of this
proposed law, but to hear these
ultra-radicaIs tell about it, Missis,
sisppi will 60 to hell a whooping
unless the statute is made opera.
tive at the earliest possible date.
In this matter, as in all other
legislative affairs, the lawmakers
should be guided by common
sense and conservatism. 1t is
better to secure harmonious
faction, if it can be gained without
making important concessions,
and surely placing of the time
limit at Dec. 31st cannot be re-
garded as a very important con-
cession in view of the fact that
saloons have existed in Mississip-
pi since time immemorial, and
thus far the state has not gone to
the demnition bow vows.
If the extremists won't get out
of the Iimelight, shove 'em out.
This is no time for nonsense.
The sensible people want to see
the transition from local option to
statutory prohibition accompanied
by harmony, and devoid of subse-
quent litigation to test the validity
of the statutes enacted, but this
cannot be accomplished if a bunch
of Miss Nancys and mollycoddles
are allowed to dominate the Iegis-
lature.
Georgia and Alabama allowed
the saloon men a reasonable time
limit in which to wind up their
affairs, and Mississippi can afford
to do likewise. The fellows who
want tc out Herod old Herod
himself should be relegated to the
rear. Dec. 31st is date fair for
all concerned and it should be
adopted. jackson Daily News,
Jan. 28th.
1t i'll becomes newspaper like
the News, whose columns have
been reeking within these sixty
days with whisky advertisements
paid for with what DR.. Lowrey
we'll terms saloon "blood money!"
and whose editors and publishers
have a long anti prohibition record
behind them and we're cheek by
iowl with the liquor men in their
last effort to force saloons back in
the State capital, to be railing at
such Prohibition veterans as
Judge Brame, t. 2. Barr, the
Lowreys, Gov. Noel, Jas. K. Var
daman, W. H. Patton, E. NJ. Bar
ber, DR.. Featherston and scores
and hundreds of Others who might
be mentioned, because they insist
that the saloons shall be closed in
Mississippi without any unneces-
sary delay and decline to accede
to the saloons impudent demands.
Considering the thrifty way the
News utilizes liquor advertise
ments and the rich pickings a
12.month lease of lite to Missis-
|sippi liquor houses would offer in
that line, although we have been
told the editorial and business de-
partmeDts of the News are abso-
lutely independent of each other,
one might well imagine that the
business department inspired the
above and other recent News edi-
turials.
But the News isn't content with
railing at what it calls the ultra
radical and over-zealous Prohibit
tionists, but this raw recruit
from the saloon ranks whose
PROGRESSED CONVERSION
has not seen a dozen moons,
boasts of what it has, "since the
beginning Of this fight, urged
THE REAL PROHIBITION
LEADERS" TO do.
But enough of such sublimated
and disgusting presumption!
We will only suggest by way Of
conclusion that If the troublesome,
ultra radical Prohibition cat is
really to be belled or muzzIed by
Isome one, thas mousey sullers be.
delegated to undertake the job.
Hon. R. H. Henry, of the
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