The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-10

4 Rhons Message.
Hello, Centrail Give me John Col
lfns. please. Hello, Bro. Collins; this
Il ''UneIe Buck" at Barlow. | zee
YOU arc s'IIDin" 'em up for another
iiRht with the wbIskeyites --aBd the
True Democrat Il on the night side, Is
usual What's the matter up ct ITALIA
hassee7 ] thought that liquor men
were selling so much more liquor through
blind tigers than they sold through the
licensed saloons that they wouldn't care
TO incur the cost Of license so soon, and
now they are anxious, ION the mourn
eT's bench, 50 TO speak, TO get the sa-
looms back IN Leon county. Well, no
body Is surprised, for it's just as we
expected, only we did hope the liquor
folks would be decent enough 10 wait a
reasonable time before bringing on the
expense and Inconvenience Of another
election, ~ nobody wants an election
30 soon over the wet and dry" ques-
ton who was on the winning side.
Wonder how they hope 10 win now?
ByPeRistering and voting more whiskey
ne0roes7 But white folks in Leon
county and throughout the State Of
Florida have ali these years endeaVOTed
20 eliminate the cOlOred vote from poll
tics, believing that this course was best
for the negro as we'll as for the white
man: therefore the colored voter has
been conspicuous for his absence at
elections. Let's see; didn't somebody.
whiskey man, pay the registration
fee for lot Of negroes in Tallahassee
In order TO vote them wet" In the late
wet and dry election we had in Leon
county, Wonder how those cOlored
brethren voted, and will vote, in the
State and county elections? The re-
duction In the Democratic majoTities OF
Leon county will be In proportion to the
colored vote. Sect The fact Is, this
"lIcense or no license" question is ugu-
ally settled In favor Of the dry" side,
when the negro vote u eliminated. We
folks down here IN South Florida are
watching Tallahassee and Leon county. |
We have public servants up there In the
capitol whom we helped TO elect, ard
among other duties they owe their con.
stituents is 70 keep the capitol clean,
and In good moral tone, and II either OF
them Time up" with the gang that
register and vote wet coonS, " well
attend 10 them later, or words 70 that
effect; and moreover. some Of US have
vivid recollectiOns Of the last liquor
and we remember how they said, PRO
hlbition will kill the town" "blind
tigers will exist everywhere" "more
will be sold than under H.
cense," ETC., and don't you remember
one prominent advocate Of saloons act
ually sold his home and moved TO Jack
sonVille, but Il wasn't long before he
returned and paid rent TO live In pro-
hibitiOn Tallahassee, and ! was told
that he said, when speaking Of the folly
Of his course In leaving Tallahassee,
''lf ever there was q dam fool, was
It," Now ! have no unklnd word Tor
him, for he was misled, a. other good
citizens have been, and he told the
writer prior 10 that election that his
only wish In the matter was the good Of
the city and best interest Of eli the
people, and II, said he, "the people
adopt prohibition | will certainly do all
can TO enforce Il" Everybody knows
bow the police court Of Tallahassee was
reduced IN the trial Of persons charged
with drunkenness and disOrderly con-
duct, the throngs of drunken and bois-
ferrous negroes Saturday. at night, and
on the country roads, and through the
rity park, was changed completely and
al Tallahassee and Leon county knows
how marked IL this improvement since
we shut up the saloons cambridge,
Ca, furnishes the bug juice" now,
and drunken man Ii rarely seen In
and usually II is a whiskey
own that furnishes these products Of
The trade TO supply our Tallahassee
liquor friends with argument. Oh, say,
wonder II our saloon friends will de-
lire another Joint debate2" II so,
vel be thar doing q little business at
he old stand down at the park. Well.
wonder also II they will attempt an
,ther grand rally and street parade in
Tallahassee Obi my. Wasn't that
liquor "percesslon" and parade with
banners ia dandy?"
How dear 70 my heart IL the fond recollection"
OF Old Tallahassse and Those 'eoons' In the
street;
Their sk0ny faces. In the sums bright reflection,
With erase In each swing Of their kidney shaped
fest
Eleven In number they marched down Monros
Each bfaVely endeavorinH his banner Co tote"
rhe whlsksy mon trying 20 make biz show,
Hut a. the Slestion fell down In the vote
Goodbye. Bro. Collins. Ring Oft.
j W. 4.
-~~sN~~~-~~-@~~~-~~-=----
Mr.. w. b. Crawford returned Tues
day from Hot Springs, Ark, where he
has been for the past few weeks, He