The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
The Governor and Family.

make speeches with undated en-
ergy. Last week he spoke at the
laying Of the corner stone of the
new court house at Bronson, and
this week is down in Pasco county
making speeches. Mrs. Broward
and her. seven handsome daughters
will go to Fort George to spend three
months at their summer home, this
week. The .Broward children are a
perfect picture-from D0rcas. the
eldest, who is a strikingly handsome
girl of seventeen, with dark hair and
eyes, and who makes you think OF
Indian princesses. to the baby FlOri
ca, small feminine facsimile of the
governor. A healthier or more al
tractiye group could not be found.
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Prohibition a Failure.
After a two years test of prohibit
ton in Leon county it must be ad-
mitted that prohibition has not pro
hibited; whether the existing cOnGi-
tons are better than the open sa-
looms, or not. is open to debate. One
fact cannot be cOntradicted, although
officially dry, Leon county is exceed
ingly wet
Special emphasis was given to this
fact by the grand jury in its pre-
sentiment last week.
We have in a most painstaking
manner, gone over all the cases pre-
scented to us for consideration. Ne
note that a majority of the cases pre-
sented to US for consideration are for
the illegal sale of liquor in our com
mUnity. All Of the testimony clearly
proves that a great deal Of whiskey
is being sold in our midst
in fact there seems to be no diff
Guilty for any one wishing to ruc-
chase liquor finding some one willing
to sell il. The evidence goes to
show that while several white men
are viOlatOrs of the law, the great
majority Of the violatOrs of the law
IRE negroes. and from the manner in
which this traffic is carried on we
might say that there are a number
OF 'perambulsting blind tigers" on
the streets of the city.
Our sheriff and his deputies have
been Jealous in searching out the Of
lCAuNIS. Uul he NdlllluL dIICEL MLl4iOuS
sufficient and direct evidence of an
actual sale, which is exceedingly diff
ficult to obtain. We beg to submit
the above to impress the necessity
of strictly enforcing the law. other
wise the morals OF our community
will suffer serious harm. rather than
good from the closing the open sa-
looms.
The law as now enforced, and as
it must be enforced may well lead
to much false swearing and bribery,
and a person having a malice against
another can with little difficulty
prove him a malefactor and viOlator
of the law
THE ease with which liquor ca.
be obtained points to a great danger
that threatens our boys just reaching.
manhood They have only to pGr-
chase the liquor and retire to some
secret place and drink, ana before
their parents awake of their danger.
habits of a life time have been &C
QuiTed."
OF the ten indictments returned
by the grand jury for the illegal sale
of whiskey in the county, eight were
convicted. one resulted in a mistrial,
and one was acquitted.
Judge Malone imposed sentences
Of a fine Of one thousand dollars or
six months in Jail in each case. One
man paid his fine. the others viii
serve the Jail sentence. The seYeri-
ty of the sentences met with unquali-
fed approval, but unfortunately six
months in Jail is not regarded with
much awe by the average negro.
rigidly enforced would
be a good thing. Prohibition as ap-l
piled in Leon county is a failure.