The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-07-12
AS To State Prohibition

We understand that at least a part Of our
10 caret roll brass cuundl has been fit 10 get
up semi offcial resolution and beseech the
Legislature not to pass a State prohibition
law, Reason we suppose that it would ruin
the prospects Of the toSn, make a little grass
grow where it never grew before in the
streets, and causs, we opine the town TO be
unable to float any more lolns, as we are in
formed at the exceedingly low rate Of II per
cent year
NOW we protest a little bit ourselves.
Leesburg has to prosper, and she can pros
per without growins lal on the blood OF the
widow and The orphan, If she cant keep
her streets looking as clean as a marble yard,
or at least 50 clear Of weeds that nothing
bigger than Wild cat can hide in the weeds
Of the man reefs. Il she has TO deyelope
from the coming into her borders Of all tine
old buns ana drunkIrds that ride in from
the surrounding 1Ou lueS 10 get drunk and
tenorlze her women and children on the way
home, II she has even now to double the real
values in assessment ana levy to The limit oil
taxes Il all % this don help ner, where,
Oh where Will she stand in thaJ day vixen it
is said unto her Thou Shalt not kill ana
murder thy neighbor with thy mean chemi-
calls, thou shalt not take toll OF the farmers
that dw5u around thee, thou SHALT not keep
his laoortr for the FiyeDollarsand costs on
eaca saturday night, thou SHALT noe wax
rich snl grow fat taat thy neiglbor may per-
lSh'. IN that day what good will it b. to
her that she is surrounded by thousands Of
acres OF tine farm lands, lands that glow with
golden gram or whiien win snowy cotto
what good her fruits, her lumber, her tur-
pentine.
Where will come the fines that swell the
mayors court and help our deserving officials
Where will come the swill for pap Suckers,
and the pail of the whskey, where will be
made the orphans that the tank has caused
where will come the tear Of innocent women
women who suffer, the criminals to fill the
jails with murders and its soil with the bones
Of murdered men.
A large part Of these we will have to do
without with much Of oar debauched citizen
ry we will have to part, with the sorrows OF
many women and children, with the heart
aches that 80 with the ruined, VII ,cked life
We join you gentlemen, W. protest
against a State prohibition bill. Grass in
stead Of blood will grow in our stress And
never grass grew there before, Tor We work
Ell them the last time in March 1900 Debts
will accumulate on us, and were never In
debt before to such an extent that we could
not pay interest and rlnaing expenses, The
mayors court will reap less shtck3ls While
the farmers pay the freight.
Gentlemen Of tie Legislature, Heed our
prayer. Dod't do it, DON'T roo us Of tie
bloody pap. Let us suck the straw Of niqu-
ity just little longer. ana When we have
built town that Shall wax even greater
than Atlanta from the fruit Of thy FIRE water,
let us put upa monumen, L. the centre
square, the ship whereof is Ike unto a de-
miioha, the base Of which is broken hearts,
ahe pInth OF wrecked fortunes ana charact-
erS with the imps ofarsol, murder, assaults,
and blood nched around to show it off.
Don't spank US too hard before we get
able to bear it, oh great and galorious Legis-
lature. We might be able to keep some o
the money in the poe ,etS Of the eople, and
that thou knowest is not wise. We mgatuse
some Of the tens OF thousands of dollars that
now goes for mean Jew whiskey to pay the
merchant, the doctor, and the supply man
and have to te h,ied on less by the Sheriff
and this would be a cayamIty.
Wat shall we do when the blamed Proh
Votes whiSkey out ana the town is dry
Think hard ye wits ana tell us true
What Shau we do, what shall we do.