The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-05-28

saloon interests cannot dominate the people of Florida
In the name of morality and self respect we appeal
every voter at that election to answer by his vote
whether he is willing that the governor Of Florida,
or any other officer in Florida shall owe his election
to the organized work and monetary contribution Of
the saloon keepers.
The governor Of Florida should not be an migrate.
tul man. Few elected to Office fail to recognize
throughout their official life their debt of gratitude to
those to whom they know and the public know they
owe their election.
The candidate supported by the saloon interests
will owe his election to those who elected him and
must be grateful to them
Whether they wish it or not, the lines are drawn
with absolute distnctness between the candidates
supported by the saloons enthusiastically and the
candidates opposed by the saloons so bitterly.
Only few mohts ago petition was circulated in
this county calling for local option election Mr.
Jno. N. c. Stockton one of the ,igners Of that
petition. He was invited to speak at temperance
meetings in behalf of that petition. He did SO,
bravely declaring himself on the side of temperance
and againt the saloons. The saloon men at once
marked him, just as they marked every other man
who dared oppose the saloon interests
No mans character is safe from vicious attacks
And SO because Mr.. Stockton dares to oppose the
saloon interests and denounce their efforts to con-
troll the government Of the state his character has
been attacked most vciousy for the sole purpose of
enabling the liquor dealers to defeat him and to elect
their candidate.
As Mr.. Stocktons neighbors we know his con-
victions and sentiments as to the pending issue
And based on this knowledge are prepared to add
our guarantee to his pledge that he will administer
The laws controlling the liquor traffic exactly as the
sovereign people give them to the governor.
The open attempt of the liquor dealers to control
the government of Florida absolutely fixes the issues
of the coming primary It is no longer aquestion Of
politics. II is no longer question of the existence
of saloons in Florida
1t is now question Of morals. 1t is now ques-
lion of self respect. II is now question whether
he governor Of Florida shall be man owes his a
,lectiont to the Godfearing selfrespecting patriotic
people Of Florida. g
1t is now the duty of all voters to make sure by
heir active work and their votes that the governor of
Florida shall for four years owe his election
he saloons but that his debt of gratitude shall be
he patriotic, good people II
II is now your duty to make sure that the officers ia
{ the various counties shall know that the governor
oes not owe his election to the liquor interests 1t Ii
must be made clear that the saloons cannot control CT
he state Of Florida. W
We beg leave to request that this is not political
ppeal II is appeal to the good citizenship Of &C
florida to actively assist in protecting our state from fu
ne clutches of the saloon keepers.
Every Codfearing patriotic man, woman and child w
Florida should be made to understand that the or
.oons have openly challenged the moral elements of