Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-26
rERRlsLE FRIGHT.

newspapers and ell, are afraid that
city's only attrsction-ths saloon
will be taken away from them and one
Of her citizens has q Communicatipn in
The Daily Banner from which we make
the following extractions:
81 wonder II these pFohibitionists
who admire Gainesville 90 ardently and
hold up that town aS an example and
leader for Ooala expect the business
men here to be influenced or contrOll'
ed by Gainesville's boasts and claims.
"Gainesville has always been %
friendly and DeiRhbOrly to Ocala! Yes,
indeed.
"She loves us 30 that she is ready to
give free advice and friendly counsel
about prohibition.
at was Gainesville that by unfair
means aud underhsnd methods robbed
OcaIa Of the East Florida Seminary"
In answer TO the fret paragraph, IL 10
we'll known that the business men OF
Gainesville sell more groceries and less
"grog" and have less bad debts 20 COLI
lect through the workings Of prohibit
ton. The city has advanced under
prohibition ia the last two years more
than il any ten years previous for the
past forty year,. This statement WAS
obtained from gentleman who has re-
sided here ell that time aud IL in q po'
sition TO chow the figures.
As to being friendly and neighbOr.
ly to Ocala," Gainesville has only
taken what ocala made failure OF and
put IL on 3 sound basis until the one
who gave IL took II away.
Zone thing Gainesville is TO be COM
mended for. She looks out for her
own interests" says the correspond
ent.
I'm orderto hold her own 40 a col.
Iege town aGainst Others and to assist
her in gaining the University, she
deemed 1t necessary to go dry
Being ambitious to advertise herself AZ
q college town she proceeded TO adopt
prohibition"
Here The Banner correspondent falls
down. Gainesville voted for prohibit
ton for her own good and che good Of
the rising generation in June, 1908
The Buckman bill, TO abolish all the
State schools and locate Q new State
University, was passed in May, 1905.
Gainesville people never dreamed Of
such . MEASURE When che voted for 10.
eAl option. ItS pFOgenitorS we're 10 en-.
other county, and would now DO ell In
their power TO destroy the wOTkingS Of
the bill regardless Of she Interests Of
she people.
AlachuA county officers are doing
ell they can to check the illegal selling
OF liquor within its borders. In regard
TO the large number Of cases OF the H.
legal selling OF liquor reported, We re-
/ fer 70 q part Of the pFeSentment Of the
grand jury which SAYS
I'VE ind that nearly One.hHli Of The
, cases before Us for consideration dur.
lDg this term have been for she sale oil
Intoxicating liquors In this county
] We are Of she opinion that the stand
log reward Of $50 for the conviction Of
persons engaged In thia unlawful buSi.
neSS 10 largely responsible for the large
: number OF cases before %. From ouI
Investigations Of them We are led "a
believe that In many instances paTtie'
have been informed AgAinSt, either
{ from motives Of personal enmity Of
desire TO earn the reward, or both. Il
J.. occurs 10 uS, aside from the enoFmoul
/: expense that the payment OF these 10
!. wards will impose upon the county (i
B. the present term OF court 10 On indiea'
. tion OF what will happen In tutuFs)
. that this reward is q dangerous preoe'
dent by reason Of the fact that II
many instances witnesses in cases o.
Q thiI character are people 20 whom th'
. large cum OF money might be an ih
4. ducement to present cases AEAinst per
{ cons who might not be violAtOFs Of th'
o law"
. The prohibition Law, IL will be seen
9 IL not 20 blame for the foregoing, Il
r keeps ice part Of she compact "a,
same ~ any other good law, and lik'