The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-02
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When his honor .sslei lie osdsT-
wEHh you Announced with tee Above
cap,lun-ciO-iny Al! sa'@5oEs CT the Sat
bath he dill no more thar rs Ilty. DC.
!, was 40 far on, % the usla. course OF
all former MAYORS and 90 eCEhsll'
cally expressed tha; ali Christian woGen
unite IN thanking him. All a PEayer has
gone up asking tha- be u.r te strength
ened N his etfo,'s b maze cur SABBATH
q day Of PRAYER ami re-, Very many
ottcers oxe their election to the sacga
sienen, or influence. an Il Ie4 1l.es
man OF strong nerve 10 mss, on 3av re-
form ,ha, in,eri-ars with VIA. mas ap'
pear as a custom or . freedom "a the
pa.,.
The liquor question j. AWAY, a SERIOUS
one 10 handle. Noques,,on in the whole
catalogue 10 more Influential and ~
subiec, more productive o'ev!.. II 10
one thar every woman ls interested IN,
|, touches in every walk and station &
life. Yet in its disposition sLe has 10
voice. ] do not mean tina, STE tnay 10.
speak in public, for you, NJ. E's7r have
kindly granted tina, much. bG; ! mem
that no &C: 81 her. Is soush. ,5r, no Q
re'p+cted by tie guardians q the Tuolc
welfare whose powers ssan, ievn-- 10
tratnc IN iiquor.
HE question OF lipuor.-!hn. Ala lcei'
pied very much Of ny thinking time.
Ia years gone by took a huuo.e part
with the W C. T. L and have had the
honor 10 act with that queen ot roo.e
women FRANCES " I!larJ. also with Me-
Hlo6en, Helen Hood, Mr'. Cars and
,theis whose names are known ani
loved by women throughout the .aud.
But my heart vas not al way. with them
because they thought there was bat one
side to the Cause ofintemp<-ance. They
place oil the blame q the curse on the
saloon keepers, No words were too hard
10 express their opinion Q. the men who
sold liquor. On their shoulders were
placed the curse OF the world, and
VIM" admit the liquor seller IL Justly
entitled TO very large share. do not
think he ehould have all the blame ard
the drunkard oil the sympathy.
IL has been decided bv every ,ouE. IN
every civilized land .ha, i was crime
against good morals to selI l'qucr. II is
50 considered ere and ~ ole IS permit.
ted TO deal IN intoxican,s without r1ss.
ing through three stage. of : law made
Tor TIE protection OF the people viz lst,
securing the consent gilmore than one.
half OF the legal voters. 2nl, An inyes.
tlgst'on OK the truth OF the above and
the "respectability' OF the applicant by
Tue county boari, sd. The piymen: Ok
me IN advance aud furnishing a bond.
Nen VIII sell liquor because there is a
front IN Il. Men will sign petitions be
cause the liquor sellers influence is feared.
Men Will grant license because public
sentiment through the petition seem 70
demand 1t. Men will drink iqror BE-.
cause they have fotned habit. have
known men strictly temperate in their
haolts to advocate license because they
thought the revenue derived
from that source appeared
TO reduce taxation | can call to
mlnd such man W no ignored III. tenn.
perance work and ADVOCATED license for
revenue until one night his son was
o1ouSnt nome drunk, TN. suddenly nr.
.oused h'in TO exclaim that the women
VINO were running the temperance busi.
ness were totally inadequate to the sit.
uation; On examination It IVES found
that this mans name heaIsi the Las,