The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-07
PROHIBITION
RALLY HELD

OltSt the liquor men. Women and
children abandoned their houseworh
10 join in the great cause, and the eff
feet of this great sacrifice was the
victory for the dry ticket Every body
worked for prohibition, just as every
body should work for prohibition in
EScambia. Let me say right now
that l am not receiving a cent of
money for my work here tonight. I
am not a hired man, and If anything
should be said OF payment, / would
refuse it. My heart is with you
people during this campaign and I
am ready and willing to do all 1 can
to help you.
Why Not, If They be Good.
THE question now is, are the sa-
Icons good for a community, or are
they bad? If they are good for COM
munity. why don't you have them in
all parts of the county? Why don't
you have them in your schools. your
churches, your places of business
Why do you prohibit them from being
within two miles of a public school?
FoTty-ffye saloons in Pensacola is not
enough, il they are a good thing. You
can't get too much of a good thing,
you know.
mo, you realize that they are not
"a good thing for the community
Whlskey Injuries a man in mind,
muscle and poCketbOok- Saloons do
not create wealth, but they gather in
the wealth of the labOrer In buying
liquor, the public receives no value re-
ceived, as they do in the purchase of
groceries and dry goods.
Are saloons good for the schools?
Are they good for the churches?
These two Institutions are the back
bone of the nation, and you know very
well saloons are a bane to their in
tuence. The dry advocates will be
forced to admit that the saloon bust
ness does benefit d class of our citi-
Zeus and institutions. They benefit
the business of the liquor dealers
tn prostitutes, the police court. the
sheriff and hrs deputies. the jaiIers,
the poor houses, police stations.
gamblers and lunatic asylums But
that is really the only class that the
saloon business helps
Sorry for Saioonists.
Il will not discuss saloon men to-
night, as ] feel sorry for them, for
they have trouble enough of their own.
VIII tCIA SOu VI WudL IJfOnlDiIlOA mas
done for Milton. Although in effect
only 40 days. a change for the better
has already been noted.
You have probably read the article
of j. B. Salter in The Pensacola Jour
nal. and no man is beuer able to tell
of the exact conditions in Santa Rosa
than. he. He knows everybody, ana
DIS a contractor he travels q great DEAF
and is well acquainted with the real
situation 1t is a fact that therz Is
not house to rent in Milton TODAY
and If there were, several families
are ready to take them. Rents have
gone up and real estate is increasing
in value steadily. The great moral
Improvement has been noticeable. Be-
fore the saloons went out of business,
from three to ten Grunkards were
locked up each week by our marshall.
In the forty days Of prohibition. onlv
one drunk has been found on our NM
lie streets"
Mr.. Clark talked along this line for
nearly an hour, treating the liducr
question in a manner which showed
his thorough understanding of the SIM.
ject. He treated the question of the
possibility of prohibition failing 10 y
hibtt in breezy fashion and dispeIled