The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-06-11

The Orlando District Conference resolutions on
Temperance are to the point, and should be read
and applied to the present situation. They appear
elsewhere in this paper.
Don't let anything keep you from going to the polls
Tuesday and casting your vote for the candidates Of
your choice. This is an important matter and no
sideration should be allowed to let you neglect this
duty.
"A man is certainly known by the company he
keeps" We just throw out the suggestion that the
candidate which has the Godfearing women aud
preachers OH his side cannot bc such bad man
after all.
We desire to call special attention this week to the
article published in this paper written by Mr.. Wright
Carlton. 1t contains of the best logic and most
convincing temperance arguments have any
where Don't fail to read it,
Of special pertinence at this time is the article in
this paper written to organized labor by Chas Bardin
editor of the labor department of the Tampa Times.
1t gives one good reason for supporting certain candi
dates and will bear careful reading and thought.
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The State Prohibition Party met in Gainesville June
YIN, anu uIlquduuSuly SuuOISeu j. ~ ~ OtOCkIOn IOI
Governor of Florida. They nominated delegates to
the National Convention and also Presidential Elect
ors, but did not nominate any candidates for state
Offices We publish elsewhere the resolutions adopted
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The Punta Gorda Herald says the Punta Gorda
preachers are all right and intimates that they are
all supporting General Gilchrist. One of them on
being asked said that he did vote for Mr. Gchrst in
the fret h,tt, no Ne
ton in the second; that beyond casting his vote he
would take no part whatever in the matter
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Some things are funny and some are ridiculous and
some slanderous We will leave it to the reader
to judge to- which class belongs the fact that nearly all
the lying ISLANDERS against J. N. c. Stockton charac
ter, etc.. come from Punta Gorda, the home Of the
other candidate and the place the map where they
know G) Mr.. Stocktons meanness so much better
than does the Rev Mr.. Boggs Mrs Stockton's pastor
in Jacksonville.
If Genei al Gilchrst is good temperance man as
Stockton, why are the friends of General Gilchrst
jumping on the preachers and the women who have
only talked Prohibition We challenge the friends of
Mr. Gilchrst to cite single instance where preacher
has done more than preach prohibition casting no re-
Elections on General Gilchris or anyone else yet you
can hear it continually on the street that the long
haired preachers and the short haired women are med
ding in politics and throwing mud
We guess the Glchrist press is right when they de-
clare that Gchrist Governor would have 10 inAu-
with the legislature as they are repeatedly as.
sorting in reference to the matter of State Prohibition
We take their word for it and submit as further proof
their statement that Gichris worked and voted for
prohibition in his county thirteen years ago. when
whskey voted out of DeSoto. The extent of his
influence was clearly shown when his own precinct
sent up just twelve dry votes.
There are much more important issues before the
voters OF DeSoto county than who shall be elected
registration officer and lose an opportunity to
present John N c. Stockton for Governor to those
people with whom come in contact while cauvassipg
the county in my own behalf. 1t means lot more to
the welfare of the DeSoto county citizens to have John
~ c. Stockton elected Governor than does to N.Y.
self to be elected registration officer and if make or
lose votes for myself does not much Natter This
is the way patriotic John F. Bates talks But all the :
same we think the Stockton supporters in DeSoto !
county will not forget Mr.. Bates when it comes to the