The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-17

what call Pressing the Button"
There are no blanks, but a prize every
time. That is, you press the button,
and94 will promise you a prize. l
mean by that. You ask any question,
or offer any objection to prohibition,
and will answer your question or
objection. Speak up now. l do not
want to take any advantage OF you.
i do this to show you that | am not
afraid of the subject, and to help you
if you have an honest objection.
Well, while you wait ! will mention a
few objections that have heard OF
being used in this parish: Some say
that they want the saloons for the
revenue. am glad the line has been
drawn from the enemy's camp. They
suggested that the folks who were
working for prohibition were doing
SO for selfish motives. but now sup
pose those who were in favor of pro-
hibition and those who were opposed
to it were lined up on the two sides,
which side do you think would repre-
sent the most of the taxes? am
not personally acquainted with the
people Of this parish, but have learn
ell already that some OF the largest
taxpayers are strictly in favor OF
prohibition. Do the saloons really
help to relieve the burden oil taxa
ton? In this parish the taxes are 16
mills in the parish, and not over ten
for the municipalities. At Alexan-
dria it is 81 mills, Notwithstanding
they get over S31 900 from the sa-
looms. That makes 5 mills in our
favor. You license the railroad to
run through your parish, and i
through the negligence of any en-
ployee a person loses limb or life
YOU sue the railroad and recover
damages. Is that truein reference t.
. the saloon? On the streets OF Nine
ola, Texas, while was lecturing, 9
drunken fellow came Keeling up Il
the buggy to break up the meeting
An officer rushed up to arrest him,
asked the officer to not b ,ther him
that he did not know what he Wal
, doing. Afterwards that drunk fcl
, low came to me and begged my par
, don saying that he was going to do
strange thing. Il was going tn ole
: a prayer that God might spare you
life, that you might save some DO,
, from my sad fate" Turning, b
walked away, while over one hundred
men witnessed the scene. | said
"Men, Won see Tint. II all the me-
on earth and demons in hell were t
: oppose me, with just such encoul
n agement as this, l am determine
never to let up on this evil thing tina
has dragged SO many men from thei
honor, health, strength aud life.
During that very same night, thi
fellow was run over by the train an
killed. Whether it was done accider
tally, or he lost control OF himse
and all hope, did it purposely, Go
can only tell. His mother sued II
railroad. Now, who did the re;
damage, the saloon or the railroad
Ie No. the saloon will never do as re-
It enue collector.
he This reminds me of Il fellow VII
l. lost his wife. The minister tried
IL console him, saying, "dOn't you :
member, she has always been init
r. full, been with you 81 years? Yc
,r ought to he thankful for the swee
IN noble influence she has left behind
It The weeping husband looked mp M
/: said: "Tllat is not what / amcryif
=, about at all. Did you know that
= was going to cost me $27 to bury Il
q. woman?" Going on to the gravetl
a mourning widower spied the unde
= taker. He stopped the men who we
- letting the coffin down, and said
. the undertaken: "Sny, mister, car
:. you take the handles off this thin
:. we won't need them any more, al
rs reduce the cost Of this thing little
al Been with him 81 years, aud yet |
I'd that he could see was that doiis
lis loud cheering.)
to Personal Liberty is often used
te' an objection to prohibition. II
It, lived on some lone island, there
en- could have personal liberty. | cot
n live in a state OF nudity say what
an pleased, and do as Ipleased, for thu
on would be none to hinder, and
I'll rights of none other to consider; b
hit in this civilized land, for the prot
no ton and advantage OF social int
at course, must be willing to sacrif
ay nv personal liberties, and assn