The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-02-14
the liquor habit in business. morals

the liquor habit in business, morals |
and life
He then took up the plea Of the in
considerable, that liquor was a great
producer of revenue to carry on the
government He cited RusselviIle's
(ky) experience. The total revenue a
year in that town was s12. 500. a trag-
edy took place caused by liquor that
cost that town $4,000. He spoke OF
the position the railroads Of the land
had taken against liquor. 1t has got
50 now not only an employee must not
drink on duty. but he must not he seen
entering a saloon at any time Will" in
their employment. The reason is 50
obvious 1t need not be stated. The
speaker asked Judge Wright, Of the
municipal court. Jacksonville what
! proportion were arrested for drunk n
ness. and he replied eight out Of ten.
! \ judge Of the supreme court u Ken
/ lucky said threefourths OF all the
cases that came before tie courts
We're caused BY. liquor
The year before Palatka went dry
there were $40 arrests; the year after.
| SO, and 26 of them came in from Jack
! sonvillc with a jag. Jacksonville boasts
Of it's revenue from liquor, $4,000 an
nually but its budget for polio" duty
for 1909 was within a fraction Of 800
600, eight -tenths of which was caused
BY whisky. Where is your boosted
revenue to say nothing Of misery and
death. No wonder Jacksonville is rum
mad. 1t contains one-sixth OF the sa-
looms in the state It's business is SIS,
600 a day. It's all done in the. name of
the almighty dollar.
He then spoke Of oranization end
what was needed to make il effective.
money. To properly carry on this
campaign would take 100000: the
more the better for it would ins ire
more picked men in the field. The
purpose of the Anti Saloon League to
put $500 men in the field.
He then spoke encourag ingly Of the
; cause and the liberality Of Contrbu-
lions. A Tampa millionaire had sub
scribed 500 to start the work and
said when the fight was on to draw on
him as often as money was needed. He
fought for statewide prohibition be-
cause of his sons and believed If the
state Went dry Tampa property would
be enhanced five times its present
, value
He referred to the time when Prick
: the great coke and steel man. was q
, subordinate of Carnegie. how he look
ed at this liquor habit among men If
= his employ and said ne could not az
ford to take the chances Of men under
, the influence Of liquor running the pro.
, duct and so he put up q sign, You car
t drink if you Will. but You cant drinl
and work for me- This brouht forth
2 the remark from Mr.. w. E. ellis il
the audience that FriCk also ran {
= distillery. The speaker did not ques
:, ton the statement, but could not SCI
how man could be so inconsistent
( 4 lady in the audience said It was
. mistake. that it was the gran3fathe
!. OF the present Prick who ran the DIS
tillery.
- Cards were then passed for cOntri
buttons to the cause. The perrcra -iOl
:, Of the speaker was dramatic and !
was the story Of NAPOLEON and tn
4 drummer boy at Marengo. when Ma
= pOleOnS forces We're beaten and Ma
Il roleOn asked the boy to beat The e
4 treat. The boy declined. bit w q
4 the boys general shouted beat ii
: charge. it was done and defeat turn"
into victory. So with this case. III
: not know the r?raning Of the word e
. treat. but did that q charge ~ad Vic
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