The Pensacola journal., 1905-02-19
BY the Lobbyist" "
Jacksonville Feb. Is. 1905.

JdChSOAf4ll GU. TO- 4OhO.
l see that some of the ingenious
young persons who are sending out
news matter from Tallahassee are al
so sending out a good deal of stuff
that doesn't matter"
For instance, one of these partially
inspired prophets. in speaking of the
next session of the legislature, was
moved TO say that it would be a dull
one, and that few measures of interest,"
would be introduced
This writer has evidently not yet got.
ali that is coming to him. Instead Of
being dull" the coming Legislative
session is likely to be one of the liveli-
est on record, and. as for the bills to
be introduced there are certainly 60.
ing to be some live wires" in ev;-
dence there early in April.
Aside from the Well-greased cOntTO-
versy over the school text book ques-
ton, and the prohibition agitation thar
is morally certain to be raised by some
of the more Incorporate of the tenn
perance' people, there is likely TO be
a dead set made at a certain class Of
patent medicines" which are known
to be nothing more nor less than plain.
y
ThinIy Disguised Booze.
Few people probably realize the ex-
tent to which these so-called rem
edies" are used; the harm they do: or
the amount of alcohol some of them
contain. Innocent people, who would
not think of entering a saloon ani
ordering a drink. think nothing of going
into a drug store and buying a bottle
of this dangerous stuff. They take it
they feel its good effects" and artless-
ly ascribe the result to its medicinal
qualities; when, in fact, what they are
experiencing is nothing more nor less
than the unholy glow of exhiaration
felt by the old soak when he has care
fully deposited big slug of whiskey"
in the innermost recesses of his sys-
TEN.
On the other hand, many people OF
another type nave "tumbled'' to the
fact that this stuff has the invaluable
property of getting there Just the
same and its sale in the dry counties
of the state is said to be something
tremendous.
If we must have liquor, let us, at
least, have it openly and above-board,
and not sell it under false pretenses,
to men. women and children, without
discrimination
1t is the opinion of those who have
had occasion to look into this subject
that every bottle of these so-caIled
remedies" exposed for sale in this
state should bear the analysis of it's
contents, and that merchants who
persist in handling the stuff should bo
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cense. And why not?
Street Car Reform.
| am also given to understand that
that large class of people who are tired
of having their women and children
pushed and hustled about by Hnmap-
nerly negroes. will be gratified by the
introduction of a bill compelling all
street railways in the state to furnish
separate cars for blacks and whites
or to divide the cars now in use in
such a manner as 10 set aside one-third
of the space for colored passengers.
Some talk is already heard of vari-
Gus Investigations, and some OF
these probes may possibly material
ize. There is certainly an abundant
supply of material in this state Of ours
to keep two or three smelling COM
mittees" busy the year round. Never
theless. if the legislature goes about
this investigating business in its
usual perfunctory and leisUrely man
ner, the result viii be as it was in days
of old-a big bill Of costs for the peo-
pie to pay, and the dangerous growtas
in the garden of public affairs as flour
ishing as ever.
A text book commission" is hinted
at. The idea seems to be that such
a body might be relied upon 70 forever :
settle the mOoted uniform text book"
question for the public schools Of the
state. in a much more satisfactory
manner than could the legislature it.
self.
As most people know, the present
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