The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-22

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Were e ths purpose of The gentleman
70 assist in the upbuIlding 81 lbe mofab
educational end business interests Of
Tallahassee and Leon county. We would
most heartily Woleoms hlm as a cola,
borer, foFif onsrogapaper can aecom
pilsh good foF q community, another
conducted foF The public veal, can ae.
complIsh stin more
But Mr. Tree has not concealed hil
purpose. even IN TIE 6rst edition Of bis
paper. He boldly declares that it win
be hts aim 70 attempt 70 overthrow an
issue which e the most dominant ore 10
America today. Il does not take much
reading between the lines 70 see that he
means the prohibition Of the liquor
traffic. He tells Of NspoleOn's sue
cesses In battles and then Of bic Water .
loo, and continues
"NapOIeOn's successes have been out
stripped by another battle that u being
Waged today. 10 was conceived IN
Righteousness and born In the glory Of
God. It has accomplished much good,
but the guiding star has been abandon
ed, the safe pilot has been thrown over
board, and the Wreckers who have sup
planted the latter are guiding the ship
as straight for the rocks of damnatiOn
as the crow flies. A few warning sig
nails have been hoisted bysuch men as d.
White, of the First Baptist church Of At
Ianta, but they are uaheeded by the bill.
ariously jubilant crew, who are blinded
by the victories Of the past.
In such q crisis, involving those
which have lived m the
fear Of, and under the benedietiOn Of
God, the Almighty. has always brought
from obscurity men whose words, tFem.
bling upon the tongue, or at the pen.
point, would still the thunderOus din Of
the tumult, and secure q respectful
hearing for the cause Of human free
dOm-the God given liberty which has
been assailod, but remained a heritage
20 mankind since the daysOf the Ameri-
can Revolution.
To be permitted 20 be such an instru-
ment, would be the fulfillment Of q gl0
riOus ambition. May the God Cf the
universe, the wisdom from on high, and
the director Of the destinies Of us all,
allOt 10 me a share OF that honor. T"
Mr.. Trice has been spending much
time In Jacksonville Of late, and doubt
less was inspired there to write the
abOvO paragraphs, for IL is the identical
language Of those who came from that
city last April and 20 vigorously fought
the constitutional amendment before
the Legislature. The men who uphold
the traffic IN liquor cannot use any other
argument. Il Ia their sole stock IN
trade. Those noble men and women
who are attempting to save their sons
from the drunkaTds' hell. their daught-
srs from debasement by such wretches
and their country from the political
Of the SalOonist and the gam
bier, must, according 10 hisway Of think
Ing, be guiding "the ship straight TO
the rocks Of damnatiOn." But Il lsevi-
IDENTIFY the opinion Of the greater ma
iority Of the people Of the South, judg-
Ing from the events Of the past few
years, that they tre guiding the ship to
3 mOst glorious salvation.
This editor begins his "A Biz Per.
sonal" editorial by thanking God for his
recovery from 9 long and serious illness,
and Immediately proceeds 10 donounee
the efforts OF Gods peaple to destroy
the most effective means Satan ever de-
vissd for mans damnatiOn. II this be
not sacrilege then we know not the
meaning Of the word.
The Florida has been established for
q purpose--thst purpose TO oppose the
adoption Of the prohibition amendment
BY the people IN November Of next
year. Mr.. Thce might as we'll have
openly declared 90 In the first edition Of
his paper, and acknowledged his com.
with the sons Of evil. It
would have been more manly In him 70
have dono 90 rather than attempt 10
place the responsibility OF bic position
upon q msrciiul God. The man honest
y knows In bis heart that he cannot
serve the God, whom he proteases 10
thank for his restoration 10 health, by
the eeontinuaneo Of the liquor
traffic IN the State Of Florida, for the
saloon is an enemy 10 the school, the
home. the church and 10 God. The
man ls right, Goddld restore his health
for q purpose. But that purpose was
10 enable him 10 lead 9 better. more
consecrated lie. and 70 become = bless