The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-02

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weak casa e. rgn ceRn 9eople &
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pleiala only zoe &c all drugeista. Ism
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Wei. q. Notas.
lt j. the earnest desire 81 every true
= mother that boz con atlaia % The high
81 type 81 cifls1nship. Next Sabbath.
4giy 90, = l.arlstian Citisenshlp Day;
We trust that the ministers and nll
leaders q young peoples societiea vii
- direct the eervicca Of The day ~ %
tel for the greatest COED IN the present
end tho rising generation.
We ere glad % note there ha1 already
been one service held IN the interest 81
this important subject Toe citizenship
81 Florida would do well 20 follow the
q th0ughtful writer, % the Tennes-
aeoans, under the caption Of Tennes-
ems, Alert as follows:
Nobody nt an cOnVeraant with the
political situation IN Tonnes ee viii de-
~ two propositions.
j. The overwhelming public senti-
ment Of the State Il In favor Of the pro-
hibitiOn Of the liquor traffic by State
law.
2 The liquor power IS making every
possible use Of influential men IN the
politics Of the State, some Of them now
IN public Office, 10 thwart and 70 defeat
this demand Of the people, hrst by the
discredlting Of the recently enacted
aw through failure % enforce IT, Sec
0ndly, By an early repeal Of that law.
III view Of which situation, ifthere Is
% continue % be In this State govern
ment BY the people, Il behooves the
people % bestir themselves. The city
Of Nashville capital city OF the State
has been for years q standing instance
Of how . few unsleeping politicians can
defeat the desires Of an intelligent and
s0tag population The whole State Is
nov danger Of illustrating the same
unha - possibility, and that on far
larger asale.
Nothing could be- more idle than 70
expect men opposed 20 temperance laws
20 enforce such lave II elected e. Office.
They VIII not do H. IL other kinds Of
law, we're at stake. they might, bat not
the8e. The insiduOus and underground
considerations which the organised L.
qu0r power Is m the habit Of bringing
- bear upon legislators and public ON
GERS are too potent 10 make such q
thing even q remote possibility. The
brewers and distiilers have too much %
gain by being sble 70 say with some
show Of truth, "PrChihition does not
prohibit, for them to neglect any pos
sibie agency Of discrcditing the new
tand for
ZEE, from
saness In
the selcctltl ~ OF TINS
Stale within the next lev nl1nths may
result In putting back again for years
the great reform for which good mCD
and women have 90 long worked and
prayed, for which some have even dared |
70 die. Il was the sheer weight OF an
aroused public sentiment that drove the |
reform laws through the recent legisla- |
tare, despite the money and manipula-
tions Of the allied liquor powers, de-
spite even the hostility Of q mighty pO- |
htieal organization with no less q man |
than the governor Of the State as les |
spokesman Now let the same public |
sentiment, having already felt lie
strength, 20 On ell The victory won . |
sealed, end that Tor all time. TO in
sure this there must be insistant and
universal vigilance. The victory y
within our grasp; let us not let Il slip,
Let the men Of our State profit by /
this word Of warning, not only for the |
next few months, but for the next few
years, and We believe, yea, We know, |
that the work 30 enc0nragingly begun, |
viii eo on until their erch enemy, Wnich |
has thrOttled The movementgQf 20 macy |
eood political schemes, viii DO longer !
Hold 4 Lawful lace IN cur common
wealth.