The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-29

are ON the very ragged edge of star,
| Walton, because the Saloon gets tbei-
substance and robs them every DO.
/ of their substance, and in return sends
| their men folks home to abuse ana
| maltreat them? Yet the Vets eoT,
Women have no say. Well, then, WIZ
has? Can they say their business %
an honor? Can they be proud OF it,
Do women spend their money in Sa.
looms? No, it goes in clothes, shoes
probably a little finery. but something
| to show for it, that neither harms self
| nor any one else. 1t does not return
| in the evil brutal form mans money
| spent in whiskey does. The mother
who spends years in self sacrifice, the
best part of her life, long years Of
vigil in prayer and training son in
the right, and as soon as that son is
old enough to be Independent and
steps down the street, by the Saloon
| with its brilliant lights, glare of gay.
/ fety, music, ETC., the smell OF whiskey,
| probably an inherited appetite. In a
! few hours all is lost; that mothers
! teachings, prayers, long years of vigil
ance, of self-sacriffce, lost years of la
| Dor unGone in a few short hours. for
1 .
| the saloon be proud Of such work?
There are women who drudge to
keep up drunkards and their chill
dren; women brought down from af.
fluence to poverty. A young mother
and her newborn babe would have
died had it not been for neighbors-
the outsider who went TO the rescue
while the husband and father lay
beastiy drunk on long spree, and at
last lost all his prop4rty from drunk
en- inability to attend to his business.
His wife had to work to keep him
and his children. He was long years
helpless imbecile by drink. Then
say that this woman had no voice in
this issue Would any sane person
say this woman had no say?
Whiskey does this and is still hard
at work every day all over the coun-
try doing the same-creating misery,
crime and sorrow. Such work can't
be laid at the door of tie merchants.
Does the whiskey dealer say that his
business is legitimate, honest and
lawful? Is it not a public nuisance
that threatens our well being? Is it
an occupation TO be proud of? Does 1t
bring comfort and blessing TO those
who patronize it or the community
at large?
Can the SaIoonist pray to God to
prosper his business? No. For he
would be asking God to bring curse
upon the people. Is it not disgraceful
to hold up such business? Yes; es-
pecially for a woman to do so.
woman or mother with sons. who
would endorse whiskey is dishonor.
not only to her own" but all human
kind.
Here's an original picture. In =
respectable community or orderly clu-
zens, what an example is the poor fel-
low, frenzied in mind, body on nre'
tering his hair, picking at his clothes,
his cries and screams beard docks
away. He tries to rid himself OF the
creeping things his deceased mind
sees crawling over floors, walls, his
persons, rom his boots. as he franticl-
" tries .self-destruction. while the
neighbors come to hold him down I'M.
I'll the paroxysm subsidies. The title
of this scene is 1.-The man with snakes
in his boots" jim-pams or delir1um'
tremens. -S-~
Does a Saloon improve any neigh
borhood in which it is? Do not sucn
horrible, disgusting scenes make any
woman, any parent, who Is not utter
Iy depraved or devoid of parental feel
ing, shudder It sue future for their
own? Is such a scene elevating To
any people or community?
Mr.. Wet, this is your work; it's
not the work of the grocer, the cloth
Ter, the snoe merchant, the lumber
dealer. the blacksmith, the carpenter,
etc The Saloonist only can plume
himself on this job Threatened by
these evils for our neighbor, fathers,
brothers and sons, are we not re-
snonsible if we allow it to continue?
Are we not our brothers keeper?
If we see his son being DESTROYED
going to ruin-must We Keep sun
Might it not be ours next! Shall We
let our neighbor be robbed, ruined,
his family starye, and say nothing
This country has laws to protect us
our homes, our families, our business
Then can the saloon go on rooplnS
us of our money, bread, clothing. snel-
ter and making our fathers, husbands,
sons brutes. firing their brains to
quarrel. fight, cut, shoot, making lie
and liberty uncertain to those around
them?
Women have come to me and begged
for something for their children for
Christmas. telling me at the same time
they and their husbands sent off sew
en- dollars to Mobile for jugs of whis-
kew whiskey always takes the cash)
for egg-nogg and toddy to celebrate
Christmas Think Of the deluded pa
rents letting their children go with
out a Christmas dinner and toys that
they may guggle and tipple with their
friends, ending in frolic, hgnt ana
lsprobably some one mortally hurt me
whole thing Is a disgrace TO people
who call themselves white
MRS. E. WALKER.
LET EACH VOTE BE