The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
THURSDAY NIGHTS MEETING
\ Great Gathering in the Court House
Forceful and Logical Speeches by
Hon. Frank J. Looney and Judge J.
c. Pugh.

The prohibitionists scored another
gratifying success Thursday night in
the court house, which was packed and
jammed
The meeting was in the interest OF
prohibition. It was a great gathering
as responsive and as enthusiastic as
was ever held in this temple of justice.
The first speaker was Hon Frank ].
Looney. During his address he 'criti-
cised some OF the acts Of the Queries
administration. He said:
III he pet hobby OF our ex-mayor is
that horrible street repair item OF
$4,000. How shall we meet it Unless
the retail liquor dealer sells the nece,-
sary 100000 beers or 100000 high balls ::
in the four years OF municipal GOV
erning it is evident that Andrew
Queries did not find time to read the
laws, as embodied in those acts of the
Legislature under which the bonds were
issued
tie then presented the law. as it is
printed i'll the books of authority. and
the facts and the figures from the re-
cord to sustain his assertions. lie ex-
ploded the prospective deficit of the
ants and demonstrated how it was pos
slble, in keeping with the mandates of
law, TO provide revenue from several
sources and concealed assets which
should be on the assessment rolls and
be made to produce a legitimate tax.
There's our friend" said Mr.. Looney.
J. NJ Tucker with his small assess
ment on real estate, $1,000 | think. We
all know the rustic of those 10 per cent.
Il per cent and IS per cent notes, re-
menbered in dreams makes him smile
III his sweet, clear-cOnscienced sleep.
Standing forth as fnanciers are T. B.
Rand. eX-chairman of finance, and W.
L. Crawford, police juror and bank
vice president. The assessment of the
first is S4T5, of the second $40. It is
very evident, my fellow citizens, that
this proposed measure, assessment OF
unseen assets, is unpopular among the
banker friends, the Iourees, Doll or
Queries and Winter, and I would even
be willing readily to forgive them for
their past forgetfulness and let them
off for not paying what they already
owe, but what a beautiful spirit of pa
trlotlSm they might show'b by coming out ,
and themselves discussing some million
or more IN cash or notes, encouraging
Others with an equal million or more
to confess and make up that deficit"
Mr.. Looney was argu1nentative and 7
from his demonstration in the aDplica-
ton Of the law. the license which is ap-
piled to the Shreveport saloon keepers
is also enforceable by the parish Ac-
cording to this argument the saloons
operating i'll Shreveport must pay to the
parish lie nse equal to that paid to the
city, which would be $1,000. This was a
paralyzer which almost struck some of
the ants dead on the spot.
It may be said that several Of the
most prominent and best attorneys of
confirm the position of Mr..
Looney as correct and in full keeping
with the intent of the law Confronted !
with such a law what are the advocates
If the saloon for reverue only going to
10 about it?
The next speaker was Judge J. c.
0ugh. who viewed the saloon from a
practical standpoint He held the clos
st attention of his audience to the end.
Having answered the gentlemen
question as to how we may meet the al
eyed deficit, if prohibition should pre-
all, said Judge Pugh, Il would like =
0 PROFOUND to them some questions, .
which, If answered, are to be used as 7
onvincing arguments in this campaign. ,
To all the witnesses:
'First-Would you advise your sons 7
y N1S4l odIcOllo dilu lllullSS i'll llC uSE K
# Intoxicating liquors?
Second-Would you advise your =
eighbors or their sons to do so? +
"Third-Would you advise, any man /
n Shreveport Or vicinity to do so?
"Fourth-If you state in answer to 6
he preceding interrogations that you r
7ould not advise your sons or neigh n
ors to visit and patronize the saloons.
oes it not follow that the saloons if "
OF patronized, would have to go out of =
usiness; and if SO how would you meet h
lie deficit. Answer this question fully
5 though you were more specifically in r.
errogated thereon. .,
ITO the bankers:
"First-Would you keep in your en- II
10y young man who INDUCED, to any O
reat extent, in the use of Intoxicating d
luor?
In answering this interrogatory, h