The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-18
W. C. 7. U. COLUMN.
SALOONS MUST GO.


From home and play ground, farm
and street.
They talk like tongues, THEN
words we know:
saloons, saloons, saloons must
go!'
Retrain-Must go! must go!
Saloons, saloons must go!
With prayer and work, the world
Well show,
SALOONS, saloons, saloons must 90
2 For God they lift their flag of
white,
His name is on their banners
bright;
His law of purity doth show,
Saloons, saloons, saloons must
g0!"
3 For Homes sweet sake they move
in line
With mother-love their faces
shine;
Their loyal hearts will have it so,
Saloons, saloons, saloons must
gol"
4 For native land their drums they
beat;
Quick time they keep with march
ing feet;
America for thee we know
saloons, saloons, saloons must
go!'
. Thy kingdom come, o Savior.
great,
In hearts and homes, in church
and state.
But e'er it comes, full well We
know,
Saloons, saloons, saloons must go.
TO the readers.
Cut out and keep every copy of the
above that you can get. The tune is
fine march.
Important notice to the numbers
of the w. &. T. Z. and Auxiliary.
At the last meeting, a motion was
made and carried that each member
be requested to bring $1.OO into the
treasury for campaign purposes
Many ladies, not members of this
auxiliary to the Prohibition commit
tee have said they would contribute
to the work; and now is the opportu-
nifty for every lady in Putnam
county to help in good cause.
Send money to the treasurer, Mrs. L.
Z. Stephens, Palatka, Fla.
The only solution of the saloon
problem is no saloon
YALE NOT FOR BEER
The Yale senior class book reveals
the vote of the classes two to one for
water instead of beer. Champagne
and whisky are said to have received
but scant vote, and out of the
whole class only I75 admit drinking
Good for the young
men!
The National Officers of the w. G.. |
T. U. have finished a nine weeks
trip through the Pacific and other
western states, arranging for the ma
tIonal convention to begin in Los
Angeles Oct. ~
The 80 yards of white ribbon which |
Miss Gordon has tied into bows for
new members who Joined during this |
trip, the rededicatiOn of those who |
had grown little weary in well do |
ing, and many other demonstrations |
are blessed indications that the w. |
9. I. U. is more and more alive and |
alert.
While passing through North Da- |
kota, they were met at station by |
Judge Pollock who is as enthusiastic |
as ever concerning the prohibitory |
liquor law of his state, which he de- |
clares is not only right in principle
but effective in practice and benefi-
cent in results.
VIOLATION OF LICENSE LAWS.
Mr.. S. f. WATSON shows that there
are 6O4 licensed saloons in Alabama
and about 800 speak easies. accord
ing to the records of the collector of
revenue.
1t also appears that of these 900
'peak-easies, nearly all are in the
licensed saloon centers. Various
under Prohibition have no
Dhe who has taken out even II single
tax receipt from the general govern
ment.
This is the same old story told in
all license states: The saloon, and
the high-license saloon,
promotes speak easies. The liquor
rattle has never obeyed any law and
never will, except when it is COM
1elled so to do. AS Clinton n. How
lrd so pointedly says, The licensed
saloon is licensed disorder"
One may rattle off cOmfol tably and
glibly for half a lifetime the facts
about intemperance, but let his own
BOY go to ruin and he feels at once
hat something must be done.
On July 8 little EldOn Sarver was
truck and killed by an automobile
IN Broad street, Philadelphia. Al
or hearing the evidence the coroner
aid:
an this instance the chauffeur not
My disregarded the city ordinan-
les, but he stopped at saloon to get
! drink, which, in my opinion, was
act for man driving an
through the city streets. "
Suppose that some emissary of
What is called personal liberty" '
all on the parents of little Eldon 1
nd make a speech something like |
his:
1.-THE chauffeur, of course, had a
light to take that drink.
HE had, of course, an inherent
light to drive fast. 1t is an anton
shing Infringement on mans lib
rty for any one to dictate how fast
e shall ride in his own private au-
[
"Of course we are sorry for you in v
our distress, but we did not place =
our child in front of this automo- =
lie. He got there of his own free
ill.
READER: If your child had Just IL
cen run over by a drunken chauf- a
eur, what response would you make b
} such speech as that? Would it Ii
OF require all the grace that you c
Ould muster to restrain yourself q
'om resenting such impudence with =
club or an axe?
Yet this is the sort of talk that the .
dvocates of the licensed saloon in