The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-20
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We BID our nslehbor Codspeod.
We-can furnish Madison county with
. few cold facka about prOhibittan that
will encourage her to follow the exam.
pie Of Jefferson county IN banisding the
open saloon.
Every prophecy Of evil, every prom
ise Of business disaster, every doleful
prediction made by the whiskey men
has fallen fat.
They solemnly assured US that bust.
ness would fall of and the town be
rlliEed-and today there is not q mer-
chant Of any note in Monticello who will
say that his business has fallen of since
prohibition. On the contrary, an in
crease Of business Is noted, stores are
being enlarged, their exteriors and in
teriOrs are. being painted and decorated,
and their forces Of clerks are being in
creased.
More residences and more stores have
been erected in Monticello since the
county went dry than ever before dur
ing any similar two and q half years in
its history
More private residences have been
painted and otherwise improved than
during any two and a half years Of the
towns history.
1t is true that blind tigers have oper-
ated at times, and have reflected dis
credit on the county and the officers of
the law. It was difficult for a time to
secure proof to convict. These condi-
tons have also improved. There is
more respect for law, less disorder and
drunkenness, and less expense for Grim
inal court costs than ever before in the
history of the town and county. Money
is piling up in the county fine and for
feiture fund, taxable property is given
in, showing increase in re- =. ~ of sew
eral thousand dollars. Land values
have increased materially, and there is
more general prosperity.
Town lots went begging three years
ago. Now it is hard to buy business
or residence lot in Monticello at any
amount below so per cent increase
over prices of three years ago.
None of the predictions of disaster
and decay have materialized. Order
prevails. Blind tigers are shy and
wary. Our boys are more sober. Our
women may walk our streets on Satur-
days without risk of colliding with
drunken men. Our country people are
not annoyed as formerly by shouting,
cursing drunkards driving past their
homes after filling up on saloon booze
1t is now no longer necessary to turn
out into the woods to allow wagonloadsl
of drunken negroes to pass by.
The best, cleanest, most God-fearing !
people Of Jefferson county are satisfied
with prohibition.
Jefferson county will stay dry
may Madison JOIN US !-Monticello News. |
Sam Jones Figures Them Ont.
Sam Jones a short time ago lectured
in Sigorney, Iowa, and roasted" those |
who signed saloon petitions as follows:l
This nice little Iowa town, with a |
splendid farming region around 1t, takes |
in one Of the garden spots Of the world !;
but with all your blessings you can't |
get along without three saloons to de-
bauch your village and ruin your boys, |
because you need the money! Here |
Mr. Jones inquired of the surprised au-
1ience: How much is the license |
nere?" Some one answered $500 per |
annum for each saloon in the town. |
Nine hundred dollars altogether, re-
sumed Mr.. Jones, what is your popu-
ation?" Answer, 1000. The speaker
then did a little lightning calculation,
and resumed:
THE liquor dealer walked up to you
and said. If you will let US damn this
Town, we will give you 40 cents apiece.
Say, what would 100-pound hog bring"
Answer, Sl2. $50, resumed Mr.. Jones,
hogs bring $l2 apiece and folks 40
tents a head
"Say, brother, don't you wish you
we're hog? You and your whole fam
ly wouldn't bring enough in this town
% buy sucking pig. This is little
over down than ! have ever found
hem For the pitiful sum of 40 cents
apiece you turn over your boys 70 be
the hearts of mothers to be
rushed, and the town ruined all for
10 cents! This is cheap; but expect
hat is all you are worth, Ell?
al want TO drop this out. There Is
Tot a single man of you that signed
hat petition to bring saloons to this
own or county, but deserves that every
10Y in your home shall fill DRINKS ard q
,rave, and your daughters live in the
embrace Of drunken husbands. What
lid you sign it for, you lousy devils, if
Tou did not want your boy to drink or
vour daughter to marry a .drunkard,
you damnable scoundrels; what did you
10 il for7
"Stand up on your hind feet and talk
Jack. You surely did not sign hoping
our boy would not drink, but that your
leighbors' would Why don't you say
To tell the God AImighty's truth, did
/ for the forty cents.
eff the devil don't get you for It.. il
) lust because he don't want YOU: and