The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-13


to the following article from the pen of John P.
Wall which appeared some three weeks ago in the
columns of local contemporary. The article was
headed "Wauhoo on the Situation, " and is herewith
reproduced verbatum ct literatm:
PUTNAM HALL, January 90
Editor Tmes-Herald
Notice is hereby given by the Central Commit
tee-Messrs. Saloon Rumseller, Galberry Wine
maker Hypocrt PrOhibit-that all who are in
sympathy with the present management Of drink
manded to turn out promptly at 2 o'clock a. m.'
Business Of fun and importance to our indus
G. RUmsELLER,
Chairman.
The above notice. while not be fla
ming circular, but is supposed to be the quiet
out, especially if those who engaged in the
secret work get too full of the over-to-be-ioyful
We won't go into the particulars of how the
first meeting turned out but goodly quantity
of liquid turned in. If a fellow appeared not to
be in full sympathy with the object of the meet
ing, liquid strong enough to "burn the nose of an
alligator was turned into him. He would soon
be in accord. If there present who
rather fastidious as to what he should drink and
considered valuable acquisition in bowling
and Sinking manner he would be conducted to
the little private room and given some pure grape
wine, while Mr. H. Prohib stood by and expati-
ated upon the morals of statehood with his sane
timonious eyes turned up. The singing man was
present, singing in a deep bass voice, sit down
dare, Julia Glover" and Cit up Gals and git
Light"
tors, for all hands were speaking and wanted to
speak but Gallberry seemed to hold the fort.
This fellow is a remarkable chap He can do so
many things at time-chew tobacco, squirt
Juice, talk, laugh, strut and dance. He is con-
sidered the right bower by the chairman and
Prohb. He can talk to the police, laugh with
the girls, strut for the negroes and dance to the
as they get fully organized Wauhoo may dig up
his tomahawk and ask the moral tribe to let him
fight with them, to GUST this pale face iamboree.
WAUHoo.
The main purpose of the News in reproducing the
lott q tn he
fecty fair at all times in it's treatment of public
questions The dspensary system of liquor selling
has been made public question, and the author of
the above datribe is the most conspicuous exponent
of the idea IN this county. His name is not "Wau-
hoo" and neither is he Indian. His real name
is John P WALL and his place of residence is Put
nam Hall, this county. 1t would be difficult mat
ter to enter upon a discussion of the dispensary
system and leave this man Wall out, for the
that the proposed system and the man run together
as the warp and wool of a mantle woven in iniquity
and which had it's conception in desire for plumber
The bill was sprung upon the last legislature by
Wall and bore his name, though its authorship is
by common report credited to that body of corrup-
tionsts known as the legislative lobby, band of
human vultures who swoop down upon legislative
assemblies and live the results of blackmall and
bribery If common report" is wrong it should be
remembered that no man has yet come forward to
dispute the claim.
Legislative Hobbies are out for money, and it is a
matter of little moment whether in securing 1t its
influence is used for against the interests of the
people. The lobby must have tools, and these tools
must be members of the legislature They are Sc
cured in two ways; first by purchase and second,
by system of ''jollying' which swells the head of
its prospective victim and gives him an undue APP
probation of himself.
Mr.. Wall was the tool used by the lobby in the
last legislature for the purpose of introducing and
fathering its bastard bill. The News has never be-
lieved shat the Wall influence was secured to the
lobby by the first mentioned method. The second
seems the plausible in the light of his action
since the final defeat of the bill. He still regards 1t
seriously and told will make his race for the
legislature this year the dispensary ISSUE though
the bill as introduced last year has served the pur-
pose for which it intended, l. e, the black
mail of the liquor interests of the state. Over $l5
600 was spent by the liquor to purchase the
lobby. The purchase, however, did no good for the
reason that the bill got beyond its control.
The News is not defending the liquor trade. 1t
a;mplv speaks of the blackmaiI of the engaged
in that business as showing the methods of con-
soienceless gang which would no more hesitate tol
levy backmail on the order of the Red Cross than
it has the business above referred to- The lobby
the assassin of honor and it's work is done IN the
dark But to return to Mr.. Walls argument 1t
is the best the News has yet favorng the dis
pensary. In publishing it this paper has but one
request to make of It's readers and that to read
See if you can not discern its elegance of diction
purity of style, together with its peculiarly
concise and logical order of statement and the re-
markable conclusions drawn. This paper cannot.
Then consider the extreme modesty OF the man
ambition in reaching no further than Tallahassee
when hundreds of his constituents are ready to |
stake their reputation for good Judgment III defense
of his eminent fitness for an unchallenged entrance
;ns+i+utiop only a few miles |