The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-10
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not believe it to be possible to prohibit.
He referred to blind tigers and to the
disregard of prohibition in the places
it was in force He pleaded fair play
for the breweries which had been Sc
cured through the Progressive Leaa ie
and which would have TO close if prftli-
bition carried. He concluded by saying
that he would abide by the result and
stand for the enforcement of the law,
He was applauded generously.
DIR. SPEARING'S SPEECH.
On being called, Rev J. H. Spearing
Of St Mark Episcopal church said he
was not prohbitionist in the sense
usually applied, but the movement had
been outgrown by a revolution for higr
er civic morals The issue was for high
er civic morals or lower civic morals
stood for higher civic morals. He then
detailed how the influence of the saloon
dominated in politics and in business.
He cited the instance when Colonel
Young, a police juror, had voted for
high license. He was the director of
bank in which large number of saloon
men were depesltors, and these with
drew their deposits to man. He cited
the case of Chief of Police Gerald who
ad py eSy5sa 5s5sasd M lie a aa 81 tahf M faqaps }aW
The saloon had not only succeeded III
defeating him for chief of police but had
bounded him until it has been impos
sible for him to secure employment.
They had declared that he would be
driven out of town, but he was still here,
doing his duty as a good citizen. The
issue is very simple. The saloon or the
people must control, he said The
saloon men have no fear of God or man.
The citizens did manage to get rid of a
Judge who only fined these law violators
SIS. and put in Judge Webb, who has
covered himself with glory. The saloon
men, before this, made up fund among
themselves to pay the fines of those con-
| victed of violating the Sunday law.
! 'Mr. Fullilove is candidate for city
Judge. He will enforce the law. | figure
that there is one million dollars spent in
the saloons for the $4,000 license they
pay the city. Shreveport, all arounl the
country, has the reputation of being a
bad place | have received many letters
from mothers, wives and sisters, telling
me that they had heard Shreveport was
an awful place and they had tried SO
hard to keep certain male members OF
their families from coming here. 1t Is
for us to do away with the bad name OF
Shreveport
| DR.. Spearing was frequently inter
rupted with applause.
II S. B. HICKS SPEECH.
When Mr.. S. B. Hicks of The Hick'
Company, Limited, responded to tn
calls of his friends, he stated that h
was no speaker, but he addressed hi
audience with earnestness. He sad II
had not been a prohibitionst, but slnc
he had given the question all due con
sideration he could not longer oppose il
1t was not a question of license, but 0
humanity. He entertained no i'll feelln
against the saloon. He referred to tn
time when he was a member Of the Cit
Council and favored high license. On
of his statesmen reported to him that tn
i saloon men had refused to buy cigar
from his firm. 1t was the saloon man
privilege to buy their cigars whereve
. they chose, and it was his right to hav
and express his opinion as became a FIRE
, born American citizen. He said:
e Il don't blame them, for | may hay
y injured their business by sticking f
~ high license.
}" Il always speak to the saloon men
'e know. | have nothing against then
y They are, for the most part, good me
and should be in some other bushes
q but | can't fight prohibition
1T is like murder. You have to hal
murderers to reduce the per cent. "
ly might as we'll give it to the people f
in they are going to have it,
id Mr.. ! is was greeted with pr