The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-03

says they have been the most satisfac-
tory years Of his business life.
Il, j. Evaas states unhesitatingiy
that business was never 50 prosperous
as during the past two years. He adds
tbat We are not only better of finan'
cially, but morally.
Despite the fact that other wholesale
grocery houses have opened up recently
IN our town, Mr.. Levy, when approached
on the subject, said that business is as
good as when the town was wet.
We have not time nor space 20 men
ton al the statements made bearing
on this subject; but doctors, lawyers,
merchants, blacksmiths, BARRIERS and
boarding house keepers ali agree IN
their testimony that the town and peo-
pie are better OF under the present con-
ditiOns. A committee appointed by the
W. G. 7. u. has canvassed the town,
and not one man whom they have ap-
preached has said that he has lost ONE
DOLLAR by or through prohibition
The town employs only two policemen,
and they have time to spread them
selves" out all over the city, rather
than TO devote themselves exclusively
to the barroOm quarters, as they used
TO do.
We give below some personal state
ments:
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This Is to certify that / am well
pleased with business and it has been
more satisfactory and have cleared
more money the two years the city has
been dry than the two years before the
saloons were closed. / hope never to
see saloons opened again in Tallahassee
from a business standpoint as well as
moral one.--P. T. MickIer.
| believe that the business as we'll as
the moral interests Of Tallahassee and
Leon county demand that the town and
county remain dry. d. r. Cox.
We take pleasure in saying business
has never been 80 good with us as dur
ing the past two years Very respect
fully, j. w. Collins & Co.
Tallahassee, Fla, August /, 1906.
Mrs. Geo l. Davis: In reply to your
question, "HOw has prohibition affected
business7" will state that business has
improved since the town voted dry.
Another improvement is, we don't have
to deal with people under the influence
Of liquor as we did when we had a wet
TOWN.. B. Carpenter.
The merchants of Tallahassee have
found that prohibition, instead Of de-
creasing business, has added TO their
prosperity, and among them IL Mr.. W.
I. Damon, who Is doing q fine business
He was q voter on the dry ticket and
has had no cause TO regret doing 80, as
his sales have steadily increased.
Again, we wish to state that we know
what we are talking about. That we
can prove any statement we have made
and more too. We might also add that
we think ourselves equal to whatever
developments may take place. We are
not asleep by any means. And we
element TO count the cost" before
they undertake to rebuild barrooms in
Tallahassee. This "blind tiger" howl
which they are raising Is all nonsense.
II blind tigers are providing around why
don't you quit your bowling and HINT
them up and expose their hiding places2
II you only expended the same amount
Of energy in an effort to expell them as
you do in complaint Of them, they would
go in a hurry. Besides this, did 1t ever
occur to you that you and your element
are responsible for them7 III you were
only lined up on the side Of RIGHT and
were working with the people who
would suppress them, there would be
no blind tigers. Besides this, did you
know that there were blind tigers here
when the town was wet? Tampa Is a
wet town, and yet, eight blind tigers
were caught there few weeks ago, all
trotting along together at one timel
And they were here too. You didn't
say anything about them then, because
you knew they knew as much about
your meanness and your law-breaking
as you did about theirs, and so you kept
very still Now, however, you make
big fuss, just because you are not get
ting part of the spoil People who
howl around about the "blind tigers"
forget that they are just as much re-
sponsible for their existence as any
other one individual, and that but for
their false conceptions of the truth and
the stand they take in these questions,
blind tigers could no more exist than
filth and stencil could thrive in Gods
pure sunshine and fresh air.
II you want any more information
along these lines we can furnish you
with as much as you can well digest
and with more than will be good for the |
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