The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-17
A Sample argument"
Against "Wet" Ticket.

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Good morning, Mr. -.'' said
| a pleasant-faced lady who is working
! ardently in the cause o, prohibition.
Il am informed it is your intention
! to vote the wet ticket
Such is my intention" said the
gentleman addressed.
/ Well" resumed the lady, II don't
believe a gentleman would vote any
thing but a dry ticket Those OPP
posed to prohibition say taxes will be
higher if the dry side wins, but
wouldn't you be wiling to give dollar
year to help save a man."
'I'll give ten dollars a year to help
| save any man." replied the gentleman
addressed, land give it willingly if
you can show me the man who will be
saved, physically and morally, by reas-
on of prohibition. However, / wish
you to understand that a mere state
not sufficient. Your claim must be
demonstrated in some businesslike
manner"
Il have a brother who drinks" an
swered the lady, "and if he cannot get
liquor he will reform. Isn't that reas-
on enough for my asking you to vote
for prohibition"
Your personal reason is undoubted-
ly good, but the argument is faulty.
Your course is dictated wholly by
personal interest, and you would de-
prive all men of their rights, drive
business from the city, increase the
taxation, and put a premium upon per-
jury simply because one who is near
to you makes beast of himself"
But think of the homes that are
ruined by intemperance-snink of the
influence upon children who see their
fathers come home drunk
THE Bible teaches that intemper-
ance in anything is wrong, but it does
not teach that reasonable indulgence
in drink is a sin. The homes that are
ruined by liquor intemperance are
probably not greater in number than
the homes that are ruined by drug
habits and other evils, which it has
been found impossible to eradicate.
AS far as the children are concerned.
would not the influence be far worse
If the father maintained a private Jug
and drank openly in the presence of
his family-and it is admitted by even
the most radical prohibitionist that
a man will be able to get liquor if he
is able to pay for it,
AT least, a man will not spend all
his money in barroom. He will
bring the money he earns home"
POSSIBLY, after he has visited the
express Office or a blind tiger and |
secured supply Of liquor, the bal |
ance may be taken home It is now, |
for that matter. the only exception be-
Ing that a man does his drinking
before he goes home and has no occa-
sion to lay in SUPPLY for use In his
home"
Il suppose every liquor dealer will
run blind tiger as you call it, if
the dry ticket wins
There is nothing whatever to JUS
t1fy such an assertion. The saloons.
II majority wills it, will be closed.
Blind tigers will probably be oper-
ated by others who will see a golden
opportunity in selling poison wildcat
whiskey Of the cheapest grade, at /
prices equal to those charged at pres
ent in the regulated and duly licensed
We'll" was the final reioinder. as
the lady walked away, IF anyone had
told me you were opposed to prohibi-
ton l would not have believed it
Every man who votes against prohib-
tion is criminal, and am surprised
that man of your intelligence should
not believe as do"
And there you have one of the ]
arguments of those who are
so devotedly preaching prohibition-tl
IF you don't believe as do, you are
a criminal, and not fit to associate ]
with" ,