The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-15

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for the whole state.'
"What per cent. of the criminal
cases tried before our courts in
the past twenty years do you think
have been attributble to the effects
of liquor?"
cat least ninety-nine cases out
of hundred have been tracable
directly or Indirectly to the effects
of liquor, and in my judgement"
continued the Judge, Should the
sale Of liquor be prohibited in
Terrell it would save the county
thousands OF dollars"
"What do you think Of the opin-
ion advanced by some OF the advo-
Gates of liquor that prohibition
would deprive the county and city
of considerable revenue from
the sale of liquor license?7
'SIhat's very small objection.
The amount saved to the people in
the reduction OF taxes hy the dim
mutton Of crime would far oat-
weigh the insignificant sum deriv-
ed from the sale of license to
peddle liquor"
"What position will the parents
OF this country take upon the sub
ject of prohibition"
"Almost every fathe~ who has a
boy will feel SO deeply concerned
about the future Of his son that he
will not hesitate when the election
comes off to cast his vote on the
side Of prohibition"
do you think, Judge, that the
opposition to prohibition in the
county will be very formldable?'
81 think not. In fact almost
every man [ know is in favor OF
prohibition. 1t is quite rare
thing, indeed, to find man OPP
posed to it.
"How viii the negroes vote?"
"The leading and more intelli-
gent negroes are generally in favor
OF prohibitions and I doubt not
that the majority of them who
vote, will cast their votes that
way"
I'm the event that prohibition
carries in this county do you ap-
prehend any danger Of its being
sold ct the drug stores other than
for medical p1rposes?"
"Not at all. There is not a
druggist in Dawson that would
willingly violate or evade the law.
Our druggists, every one of them,
are gentlemen of unsullied and
spotless integrity, and not a one Of
them would violate the law FOR
any amoun5 of money. And,
moreover, should they do so they
would be indicted by the grand
jury and made to suffer very
heavy penalty
Us there anything else, Judge,
that you would like to say for
publication upon this subject?"
Nothing special, I believe. 1t
may be said, however, that the
growth of sentiment upon this
subject within the last few years
has been phenomenal. More than
a third Of the counties in The state
have prohibited the sale Of liquor
already, and | doubt not but what
the Legislature win, at It's summer
session, pass a law prohibiting the
sale of it all over the state. A
| people 50 Intelligent and refined
as the American people can no
longer submit to it, and | believe
the day is not far distant when all
Europe as we'll as America will
declare for prohibition"
The Judge here concluded his
remarks and the reporter thanking
him for his Kindness bowed and
left The room, feeling that he had
been well remunerated for his
pains. There can be no sort Of
! question but what the people OF
Terrell are determined to stop the
sale Of liquor. They have felt it's
baneful effects upon society SO
long that they have become thor
oughly na1seated with it, and
when the election comes off we
believe the vote for prohibition
will be almost solid. The men
who drink it, as a rule, are the
men who are most anxious to get
rid of ii. They want il put beyond
their reach, 50 thai the temptation
may be removed, and when Ji,is is
done we shall have many sober
men in the country who are new
habitaal drinkers.