The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-14

other diseased man, and let part of
| the revenue collected for the liquor
men go toward supporting his wife
and children during his confinement,
| and when he is cured let the good
prohibitionists find employment for
/ him."
| OF course, he is thrust back on the
good, moral people TO be cared for,
and who derives the benefit from this
mans downfall? He has spent large
sum of money to be brought down to
poverty like this, and who got that
money? Now, Mr. Goldstuker. may 1
ask you what is going TO become of
the public schools, in which you have
so much interest, when the revenue
from liquor is spent in this manner!
Answer me, and don't finch
AS a matter of fact. let me tell you
that the officials of public instruction
assert that not one dollar of the
money collected from the saloon
men go toward the education OF the
children Of this county. So don't
write about things unless you are GER
tain you know what you are writing
about
want to know why should the lee
lures mentioned in your article Sun
day, hunt up anything that does not
pertain to the evils of whiskey drink
ing Of course. you would throw them
off the track if you could, and bring
up all the family spats that occur in
Pensacola, but that is not the ques-
ton. ] suppose you are getting a bit
thirsty, so l will excuse YOU that you
may go out and obtain social sw1g
from the famous (?) bunghole while J
quote a line or two from the Bible:
"Our Father. who are in Heaven,
haIlowed be Thy name Thy king
dom come, Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven. give US this day
our daily bread, and forgive US our
trespassers as we forgive those who
trespass against us. Lead US not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil,
for Thine is the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen"
!. Prov. Xxx, /: Wine is mocker,
strong drink is raging: and whose
ever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Mark TX, a: And if thine eye
offend thee. pluck It out: 1t is better
for thee to enter into the kingdom of
God with one eye, than having two
eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Mark *, AZ: And whatsoever shall
offend one of these little ones that be-
lieve in me, it is better for him that
a milestone were hanged about his
neck and he were cast into the sea
Now l want to ask You few ques-
tons, TO which l expect an answer,
either yes or no.
First. does it pay to license traffic
which breeds IDIOTS. paupers. crimi-
mails, Iunatics, and epileptics, and
casts them upon society to be sup
ported by moral. Industrious people?
Second, does il Fay to call ministers
to preach the gospel of love, charity,
honesty, purity, forgiveness and re-
demption, and license other men to
engage in a traffic which fosters hate.
engenders strife, breeds dishonesty,
impurity aud destruction?
Third. does it paw to build palaces
for the brewers and saloon men. hire
servants and buy silks for their
wives, and dress your own wife IN
rags and force her TO take in washing
to support the family?
Fourth does il pay to listen TO
sophistries and falsehoods of passion.
prejudice. ignorance, appetite and
greed, and close your ears to the
voice of conscience. reason, judg-
ment, suffering, religion and God?
/ wish to say in conclusion that I
have some substantial friends in Pen