The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-12
MR.. SINDORF
REPLIES WITH
VIGOR TO MANY

Editor Pensacola Journal:
1t seems like imposing. upon good
mature to ask you to publish any fur.
Their reply to Mr.. Porter, as he does
not mention the subject of prohibition
in his last article. He tells his name
burt doesn't tell US that he is engaged
in connection with the liquor business
! which we had to find out as best We
could.
AS to Mr.. Goldstuker, he tries very
hard to get up some argument in
favor of the liquor traffic, but does
not get any that has any merit. He
| has not brought a single proof that
the saloon has ever done any good for
! the city or county. He has not shown
the necessity for any person to in
| dulge in the use OF intoxicating
liquors as a beverage. He has not
shown that any person benefits by the
saloon except the man who gets the
money
He tells us that he is going to have
| his beer in spite of the law He
tells us that a prohibition law cannot
be enforced, and that it is useless to
pass it. This is about the limit, and
if the people accept this as an argu-
ment in connection with prohibition,
we might as well look for law abid-
ing place to go to.
One of the great fundamental prin-
ciples of republican government is the
rule Of the majority. If the majority
cannot rule, then the people do not
govern. His is most dangerous
idea to publish to the world, and if
men are ready to proclaim to the
world that unless laws are made to
suit minority of the people, they
will not be allowed to be enforced, if
the people are satisfied to accept such
statement and papers are willing
to publish them-what is the use OF
passing any laws?
What applies to any law, applies to
all laws, and the young men and
Dogs who are coming upon the stage
or action with such ideas instilled into
their minds will certainly require a
law and order league to keep them in
line.
We thought this principle was set
tied at Bunker Hill" and VALLEY
Forge" but people are not willing
to abide by it, and it will all have
to be done over again
AS to Mrs. Miller's appeal for syn-
pathy for the poor working man, we
certainly ought to appreciate it, and
we would like it if she had Just
little sympathy for the poor work
ing woman as well, who perhaps
slaves her life away in support of a
poor drunken sOt of man, or works
her life out to bring up family of
orphan chlldren~and keep them from
the influence of the saloon.
we had an account a few DAYS ago
OF a drunken brute who induced his
Wlfe to mortgage home given her by
her father, and he took the money to
buy liquor and keep down taxation
We see poor, snivelins. driyeling
pusilanimous puppies of young men
go down upon their knees before |
young ladies and actually beg them to |
save their lives by marrying them
and keeping them from blowing ont
the place where their brains ought |
to be. oA'
They will go through fire, water or
crude oil TO prove their devotion TO |
tae idol Of their choice. but after
ABOUT six weeks it is presto change {"
ohe must never dare to think of laws
or law-niaklRg. She has no right to
: WHO snail make laws TO govern
ner- She Is slave, if there ever
"as one ana the latest official de-
cISlon is mat ladies have no business
10 80 TO a polling booth. They can
50 70 any otner place on the green
edrCh except polling booth They
can go to dog fight, a horse race
Dasebali game, the police court tbel
saloon or even a political maefine
put not to polling booth
RMS is some of Mr.. Goldstnkor~
liberty" no doubt.
we nave sympathy for the NOR
working man, but not on the samo
account as Mrs. Miller. Ours is bo-
cause his habit chains him down ana
co1npeIs him to spend his money Of
lhe saloon to keep down taxation tn
pay MS money into the police court
10 raise a twenty thousand dollar
ieFehue 10 keep down taxation tel
I'VE In a rented house in order to 1
Keep up the revenue of some rich /
NAN and let his wife and children
80 In rags and spend his evenings at
ne saloon, and, in hundreds of cases
20 XII his family and kill himself
luis is liberty" the only thing
worth consideration This is tbs
way the daughters and mothers of the
oonIederacy are to be treated nv tbesa +
bold knights Of chivalry who have
'ome up to take the>>lace of the mo-,
Nhose bones and memory are to he
consigned to oblivion. This is the
lew white slavery that is to be buiIt
Ipon the ruins of the old black
slavery. These mothers and danrh.
,ers must go away back in the back
,a and veil their faces on election
lay, ana not be seen by the Don
S ,n and bold Brandons of the
Shoor; as they go forth in their
.ianhi , coats OF mail to do battle
" hoerV TO "qUaf the flowing
az, 'oIa ana guzzie at the sweet bung-
Mr. Goldstuker refers rs tn +be caa
vhere Christ turned wafer into rino
IS a proof that the Bible does NJ
,rohibit the use of IntoY:ca+;n9
LIQUORS. We would like very mucb :,
.ccommodate him but we cannot he
leye that that wine fermer,os /;