The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-10

MOVEMENT
WITH ENTHUSI-
ASTIC DEMONSTRATION.
FORCEFUL PRESENTATION
The Issue Is Clear -cut-The Line Is
Drawn-No Middle Ground-It Must
Be For" or "Against"-The Ants
Were in the Minority.

At the meeting held in the headquar-
ters of the Progressive League, 2I4 Mi
lam street, last night, the Prohibitionists
scored a surprising and overwhelming
success
Why was this meeting called, and in
whose interest, may not be explained
satisfactorily, but it was not by the
friends of the prohibition movement.
The meeting as called was ostensibly
for the discussion of the prohibition
question by the taxpayers and business
men, It was announced that the saloon
as well as the dealers in whiskey and
intoxicants would be eliminated
Why was this meeting called to con-
vene in the Progressive League head
quarters which is also the headquarters
of the State Fair of Louisiana, when it
should have been held at the court
house, which is a public place with seat
ing capacity sufficient to accommodate
several hundred people?
Why were printed invitations sent to
few?
| If the anti-prohibitionists anticipated
any advantage, they were woefully dis
appointed The prohibitionists accepted
the call and we're there in such over
whelming numbers as to control the
meeting from the beginning to the end.
The assemblage was called to order
| by Captain P Youree, who named Mr..
E. B. Herndon chairman AS there was
no opposition Mr.. Herndon was favored
unanimously. Mr.. Claiborne Foster was
assigned the clerkshp of the meeting.
Then followed an interval of silence,
s,o, lido ,5,aasSffrg some Development.
The first speaker was Col. John S.
Young. He did not known by whom the
meeting had been called, but stated that
it was not in the interst of the Prohibi-
tionists. As chairman of the Prohibi-
ton League Colonel Young explained
that he has sent kilograms of inquiry to
various towns and cities where prohlbl-
ton obtains asking for information as
to what results have followed the elm
nation of whiskey, to which he had re-
ceived replies as follows:
Jackson. Miss.-Free from lawless-
mess.
| Ruston-Effect of prohibition for
oood can not he estimated,
| Tyler, Texas-Effect good; business
better; no increase in tax.
Minden-Better with prohibition than
ever before.
| Greenville, Texas-General effects on
morals good; no effect on taxes; brick
buildings being erected.
Wichita, Kas.-Improvement in NOR
7 ais: helps business; no effect on taxes.
Longview, Texas-Favorable i'll every
particular.
Kansas City, Kas. - Taxes not III
creased business better; morals gener
ally improved.
Homer-Morals better; business al
j. right; better class of negroes favor pro
hibition and white men would not SCI
: liquor return Best wishes for success
In strong and convincing words Col
Young met and shattered the argumen
advanced in support of the necessity o
the license paid by the saloons. IL
charged responsibility on the brewerle
: who paid the licenses of saloons an
S eroggeries. The law, he declared, ha
/ been violated with impunity by tn
a saloon men. He said: They made
d business of violating the law and tram
k pling it under their feet. How muc
IS longer are we going to stand for 1T
l. Taxes are now as high as they ca
ever be under the law, and prohlbltio
1t will cut down the criminal expense
n $4,000. The expense of maintalnin
lie the parish jail is $1,000 to $4,000 yea
m They say we can't enforce prohibition
Well, we couldn't enforce regulation
In the course of his speech Colon
S Young declared that the present mimic
lie pal government had been reckless an
ID lavish in unnecessary expenditures al
II cited the appropriation to the State ia
lie and the Confederate Veterans mon'
E. ment. He was cheered vociferously
OF A. QUERIES SPEECH.
There were loud calls for Hon. Z
Of Queries. He stated that he would arg1
n the question without prejudice and fro
is an economic standpoint. He express
he the hope that no i'll feeling would be e
We gendered by the controversy. He
en- ferred to<his efforts in the enforceme
|of the law when he was mayor. He su