The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-09-12
Booze, Bdptists, And Bootleggers =
Let's Vote Dry : When We Sober Up

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Politics. said strange bedfeows No doubt
this statement but certainly than the fact
that Mississippi stranger bedfeows
To wit The Baptss and the bootleggers
These bedfellows for obvious The boot
eggers among the States biggest businessmen The Bap
have Good business and high morals make for
hard combination beat indeed is second best to serving
the Lord and making buck at the time.
The latest uproar on the brought about
by July 18th by Governor Coleman when he
would ook with favor local option legislation
protecton for dry counties Gin this con-
nection betting the booeggers)
Coleman also said legislation may grow
out of recognizing the of life and the handling OF
distressing situation
be reasonable and intelligent view on the
part Of Mr. Coleman that he Fundamentally
opposed LIQUOR legal illegal This too reasonable
and intelligent
We share the sentiment of Coleman in that respect In
fact we have no use for Indeed prefer
Professional Southerner drunk But and lets face It,
people going drink than others This IS one
of the simpler life The years have that pro-
hbtion the solution AS matter OF fact no one knows
the solution medical science We do know that those
who seek to escape will do in or another
It would seem practical egaze liquor collect the tax
use the hope of teaching whatever IS a
needs teaching to people to face reality
Such possibility, course opposed to the big boot
eegng interests possibly to morals OF the purer
kind CThe latter sort of doubt, frankly)
However with regard the latest joining OF hands by
the Baptists with the booeggers the Chairman OF the Tempe
rance Committee the Mississippi Baptist Convention BOARD
along with the Executive Secretary of the Mississippi Churcn
Council for Alcohol Education letter to the 1850 Bap
fist ministers the State This number strikes us as eAceeo
mo the total number of Christians the State however we
could be wrong)
The letter in behalf bootleggers reads follows:
you perhaps have been distressed by recent news
releases the of state relating to possible
local option legazaton of whisky We feel that certain
steps should be taken let attitude be known IL
the 1885 Mississippi Baptist preachers will follow the
steps suggested we will not fear the result:
a We request that all 1886 of write to our gov
ernor and let him know how feel in this matter
80 We recommend that each association do two
things First, elect permanent temperance commlttee
and furnish with and addresses OF same Dec
ond Get your associations pass appropriate resolutions
Have copy of the resolutions sent to the governor
COPY to YOUR and to your daily OF
weekly paper.
1--WE sincerely hope you will not take this appeal
lightly Our assistance is at your command
We have seen of the letters written to newspapers
nv ministers as result the above letter eve think the
bootleggers are splitting their sides)
AS to the eventual outcome, just don't know We
sort suspect that the matter brought to vote enough
Of us will sober UP 60 the polls again to vote dry
We lust can't help bet is on the booteggers You
see they're about the most bunch the whole state