The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-21
The Prohibition Wave

I ACh+pCi dASe. as InSaRlHS great gains
IN the south Georgia has just passed
pronloluon law and other states are
likely to follow suit In perhaps the
majority OF the southern states the
greater part of the territory IS now IN
der county option, and the results are
apparently SO good that it will sur
prise no one if the remainder also fans
| INTO line In the next two or three wears
| Unlike some temperance movements
| OF former days, this is no temporary
wave TO soon spend its rorce 1t is
porn OF the Intelligent conviction of
the people that Liquor is morally de-
EsCfucuVe and an injury 10 business.
one special reason for the strength
OF movement In the south is the fact
that most of the crimes committed
by negroes, and particularly those
against women, are traceabIe TO
hquor.-Brewton News.
A prohibition wave, almost equal in
magnitude to the railroad regulation
Is now sweeping over this state. and
1t will bring about many Changes in
the order of things during the next
year. birmingham will, IN all prob
ability, be the first city to wrestie with
the problem and other towns are
watching with abated breath to see
what she will do with the question.
Inc Democrat would be glad to see
every town, city and community free
from the damnable influences of Whis-
key-the worst enemy of mems souls
and We believe that the time is
about here when our wish will, in a
large measure, be realized Vernon
Democrat.
Now that the fight is suuareIv in
Lee county between prohibition and
saloons, the OpelTka Daily News
comes out HatfoOted for prohibition.
we are not surprised at the News |
IL is only doing justice to itself and
It's readers The News has been verv
fearful that prohibition would NOT |
prohlbit and it has been clamoring
Tor d1spensary. Nothing is more
we'll known, however, than that a dis |
pensary will not prohibit. The truth |
IS we have never seen prohihTtion |
tried when it was backed by such q
strong public sentiment as now EXISTS
In favor of temperance, and when so
many laws We're in force to protect
prohibition as were enacted bv the
last observation-disclosures Leader.
1HdI the people OF COlUmbI and
Lowndes county, -Llss., are heart and I
soul in the prohibition movement is
evidenced by a call that has been is-
sued for mass meeting in that CITY
next Sunday afternoon. Speeches will
be made on the prohibition question
and special prayers offered that the
people or Pickens may see it. their
duty TO vote out saloons on the 22rd
day Of eptember.-Carrollton Ala
bamian-Herald
Last week petition seven hundred
strong was filed wl.A the probate Judge
or Lee county, ealing for a local on
ton election to It'd the county of whis-
KY 1t is confidently believed that pro-
1ioltion will carry the day. With Ran
1olph dry on one side of her and Lee ,
On the other, Chambers county will
occupy very enviable position. sitting !
Selhshly on her tank rrkIng n the
'hekels of the weak from all direc- {
Leader.
The prohibition fever is now sween- .
ns the state, and a number of conn !
les that have heretofore had a strone ;
wet" following, are kable to he mt !
IN the Try list-Centerville Press. :
Bishop w. A. Gambler, of the Meth ;
ldist episcopal Church, South. is the |
rst big gun that the prohibitionists !
ave brought TO Birmingham to make r
speeches. The election is :
NO months off--Livingston Sun.