The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-01-03
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

these bar-rooms they corrupt our
youths, pauperize our people, underA
mine our morals, endanger the peace,
and put in jeopardy every hour the
lives OF our people" Is it fair, is it
just, is it Democratic. is it Republi-
can that $50 or any other minority,
should say, "We will have bar.rooms
In Carrollton?"
Or, suppose the question should oe
made to turn on the votes of the
whole State. Then every one of the
400 voters in Carrollton might say,
"We don't want bar>rooms," but 40l
voters the other side of the State,
might answer, "I3ut you shall have
bar-rooms
In such matters, the community,
the county, the town, the municipal
ity should be free to say, eve close
these bar-roomsr p
A citizen, of Corroll county writes
"No county in Georgia had
more still>honses and bar-rooms, to
the number of Inhabitants that Carr
roll, twenty years ago.
''For twelve years temperance men
worked in CarroIlton without sue
cess. In 1875 bill was passed by
the Legislature prohibiting the sale
of liquor in the town. Public cpin-
ion sought an ally in law, and law
was sustained by public opinion.
The victory won was rot an easy
one. but the results in a moral point
OF view have been perfectly remark
able. The solicitor OF this judicial
circuit affirms that there is less crime
in this county than in any other in
his circuit. The success vi the move
ment has been due largely to the
Kindness and politeness of its friends.
Those who work for truth and for
God can afford to be kind and calm"
DIR. Vernon, In an address on this
subject says Local option law does
not require the Legislature to pros
nou1ce upon the main question, nor
to assume the responsibilities of Pro
hibition; it is simply permissive in
its character, allowing the people to
determine the question for them>
selves"
So far as tried it has been eminent.
ly successful.
We ask tor this law as a wise mea.
sure in suppresslng the evils Of in
temperance, by removing temptation.
1t is said, 'tIt men are determined
to drink, they will get drink in spite
of all laws.p
But the fact is, few drinking men
are determined TO drink. They have
a thousand times Determined uot to
drink, hut appetite within and temp.
tation without have been too strong
for Them. They loathe and curse the
cup while they clutch and drain it.
Keeling and staggering down and
down, they wildly shrek tor some
one to deliver them from the mons
ster who has enslaved them by cap
turing their wills, which now no long
err obey the dictates of conscience
and reason. 1t these men etorm,
they cannot go upon the street u nth
out encountering the red lights, the
old deadly fumes and the long tamil.
lar lettering places.
With enteeble0 moral nature, dis
eased body and shattered nerves, is
it strange that with such temptations
from without, they should tall again?
We ask that these poor unfortu,
nate men shall have TAR chance in
this their last effort TO regain man
hood, by removing temptation out
OF their way.
AS the passage OF local option
law has been productive OF good in
other States. it is confidently hoped
that florida, by securing a similar
law, may reap like beneficial results.
Cow
W0neen's Christian Temperance
Union, Of Jacksonville, Fla.