The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-22

make " ueSlfable place OF residence.
They have hoastcd Of eur paved streets.
our public buildings and progressive
schools. and cntoTprising merchants.
and affirmed over aud over again that
we have . city second to none of its
size IN or Southland.
| Aud ntw certain gentlemen assume
aud publish abroad that the financial
heart Of all this is the open saloon. the
place that ruufrespdIv dehauch"s and
makes drunkards of men While con
victiun everywhere is rising aud grow
ing more intense that the liquor hue
n"ss is IN unmitigatod curse. certain
Shreveport citizens publish abroad the
statement that tn" city must have til"
open liquor traffic. or 'r"fuse to h"lp
its poor and unfortunate. refuse to help
its public schools, discharge its police
force and cease to maintain its streets.
aud cease to ''hc worthy of the name
of n city. and should surrender it's
charter. dishand its CITY Council aud
become but namoloss place on the
map.
Could there be a more hrniliating
confession regarding the fair name of
our City7 Gentlemen and business men.
do you wish that statement to go broad
cast over the country7 Is it true7 Is it
possible that Shreveport cannot do that
which Knoxville. Atlanta. Meridian.
jackson. and Kansas City. Kan. have
done7 While they are saying to the
world that their commercial. industrial.
educational and social life can live
without and is not dependent on the
liquor traffic. shall any body of citi-
zens be allowed to say to the world
Shreveport cannot prosper without Ii
uuor. and might as well be wiped off
the map, if it is put out?''
Our friends IN their address make
mention of the fact that the loss of
revenue tn the city in case prohibition
carries might. in slight measure he
made up by q withdrawal Of the public
donation to the Home for the Home
less. the Orphanage. the Training
School. and similar charitable lnslitu-
tons.
Into whose mind has this thought
first come. and for what purpose has it
been given this publicity It has Ger
tainly never entered the mind of q sin
gle individual now working for pro
hibition.
We ask This community to limo up the
people who are now asking for pro
hihition Of the liquor traffic and tell
us. do they look like people who would
do away with orrhanagcs and homes
for the homeless. rather than have
their taxes increased Are they the
class of people who are lukewarm or
Indifferent to the needs Of charitable
organizations
mo rr,t a1, ocyYl,r ND nr
for the homeless. and training schools
have the open saloons of this commun-
ity organized and supported7
We do not doubt that there are anti
prohibitionists, not a few in our com
munity. who have contributed towards
these charitable objects and desired to
see them perpetuated. Bue we do not
hesitate to claim that the great ma jor-
ity of men and women who have will
ingly and enthusiastically supported
these institutions are to be found in the
ranks of those who today are asking
for the abolition of the saloon.
If the parish and city donations are
not withdrawn from the orphanage. the
home for the homeless. the training
school. or any other public benevolent
works. until it is done by the prohi-
bitionists. they will never be with
drawn.
Give us prohibition, put out the sa-
looms, and we will have hundred per
cent less need for orphan asylums and
homes for the homeless, and at the same
time have five dollars towards their
for every one now con
tributed!