The Ocala evening star., 1905-11-25

IOT IuC NldIlOu W. IEOOCCAANC Ass II.
Will you vote for Christmas chimes
or Christmas crimes2
AS pure, sincere and conscientious
men oppose the present prohibition
movement as those who favor it.
They do so because they have tested
both systems and believe the "open
saloon" is the lesser evil; yet, for
giving expression at the polls to their
convictions they are paraded as be-
hevers, abettors and partners in crime.
1t is the old spirit of Phariseeism run
to stubble.
If the saloon is a good thing for our
people il should not be taxed higher
than other merchants; if bad thing
YOU can not afford to go in partner
ship with it. Your vote decides the
matter.
Dealers in tobacco, cigars, ciga-
rettes, ammunition, firearms, ETC.,
pay higher license than some of the
other merchants, yet the people are
not charged with being in partner
ship with them Is it not just as fair
to ask if Mr.. earn and Mr.. Moore are
in partnership with the jug trade, the
daily shipments of which ought to
serve as an object lesson. But there
are none so blind as those who will
not see.
The matron of "soiled women" be-
lieved the county would vote dry; she
sold out and left because the fiery
"annex," she said, was almost indis-
pensible to her business! How can a
clean gentleman vote to make these
two schools as lawful as any other
public school?
This woman left Ocala some weeks
before the "wet" and dry" election
was called. 1t was publicly proclaim
ed that she had reformed and was in
tent on leading new life. That she
had educated her son (who knew
nothing of his mothers history and
expected to join him in California.
(See Ocala Evening STAR
In another place Messrs. earn and
Moore say: I'VE shall not attempt
to deceive" Comment seems un-
necessary.
A colored woman said: ''They tell
us colored people of the country that
if the county goes dry" the temper
ance folks will have the "no-fence"
law passed and compell us to pasture. p"
Why attempt to make colored voter
believe a thing you know a white vo-
ter would not believe and which you
do not believe yourself? We want
the colored voter to stand with us for
the salvation of white and black, but
we shall not buy him nor attempt to
deceive
''They tell US" is a very familiar
character among politicians and wri-
tiers of fiction, Who tells us? Why
do these gentleman not gives names?
This is the first time we have heard
the "no-fence' question mentioned
in connection with this movement.
I'VE shall not attempt to deceive
looks almost like chestnut.
The saloonist saws the country will
lose many thousands of dollars in rev.
enuel1 Welll Eleven times two
hundred and fifty make two thousand
seven hundred and fifty. That's whaI
they call many thousands, If yoJ
want to see many thousands" going
out of the county just look at the
stream running northward, leaving
no real values behind. Why license
men to drain the wealth of our coun
ty?
All merchants buy goods in the
northern markets; and, if they ar,
honest and pay tor them, money mus
go in a stream in that direction.
merchants are not permitted to d,
this all stores must close. The oHl.
way to prevent ii is TO manufactur
goods at home. The profit derive'
from the sale of goods remains a
home and is spent at home. Thi
holds good of one trade the same a
another. In the study of politics
economy this proposition is an er
tirely elementary one.
Blind tiger, blind tiger" VIII
not cry, Thief, theft ''COnceale
weapons Impure literature, /,
Laws do not stop these things. Nor
thieves than blind tigers. Vet yo
retain these laws and then turn r0un
ard demand absolute perfection onl
in the one law---prohibiuOn. l. In
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