The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-10-28
REASON FOR FAVORING
" STATE PROHIBITION
Sebastian, Fla, Oct. %, 1910

by trlend, tnal am pul uo"" "''
: represented as a local optionst, as
opposed to Statewide prohibition,
am entirely at loss to see now
such IA tale could ever have started. !
have been living in this county over
sixteen years, and have on all occas'
sions, when an expression of opinion
was in order, CONDEMNED the liquor traf-
fc in any and every manner and form.
| took somewhat active part in our
local option campaign when the county
went dry: and if it had been the cam
paign that we are in now, - that is for
State wide prohibition, would have
been al, the more enthusiastic.
WAS taised in a tee-totaer home
Since | Joined the Confederate army at
the age Of Is, Just fifty years ago, |
hay. been IS the saving is, my own
mau In all OF these years, | do not
)ergsy ;-S; my personal use of liquor
ma. sgm> and for all purposes, will
exceed ;nree piOts year. Indulgence
n scarah, drinks has never damaged
a~r o. my fathers sons, although it
aas damaged his daughters through
eae husbands 1t is only on their ac-
ro1r, chat have any quarrel with
lcll~ ANA honor vendors, from the
aaunv point OF view. But in the IS
Years nj life, have seen scores of my
frfeu,tS g down to destruction, drag
c,9c cno;r innocent wives and children
war chem; and on this account, what
have seen. and what am cognizant
g5 -n~pach other means of knowledge,
In ocher words, from the humanity
-,,ir, q: view. | am now, always have
azs1 ana always will be the unreent-
~ s1s i the liquor traffic. have
rad l4rZ5 experience in its use medi-
-.-ALy. II my own family and as
-,->s; ard Relieve that t is likely that
: lave s4vei life by its use; but know
~ a. -. that for every life saved
e L. tens Of thousands have gone
2,wa - temporal and eternal death.
VOID east my vote TO wipe alcohol in
A. q IL forms from the face of the
earth. /: Is noS. always has been and
aEays will De. as long as it is licensed
u y sod as beverage: The sum of
a. v,.lianieS.
In YOUR issue Of the 2lst, you have
Column Of Coed savings from great
men regarding and comdemning liquor
a-c ne traffic IN il. As Mr.. Ingersol
rad cutie / number of admirers on this
cCaS., ! wish you. would get and publish
wr4- r. had 70 say on the subject.
EC- may pat all that you printed in
ynlr paper into one and If possible to
c-i. !; down FOR additional strength.
ard .1en multiply the result by ten or
more Is the fancy strikes you, and it
wi! & weak solution compared to
lEEerso.'S arraignment.
But aside from the material. social
ana moral aspects Of the issue before
-. ! have strong objections to the
liquor traffic. First, il is known of all
men. that il IS one of the most con-
scjeHe-l7ss and disturbing forces in our
political life; and second. it is just now
making every possible effort to inject
the negro into politics again; and that
too for the purpose Of lowering the
standard IF every civic, social and
mora! interest in the State. to say
nothing Of the damage to material in
,eresJS.
In the dark days Of the reconstruc.
ton period. in the early part of Sep
TENDER 1855. | was farming three
mteS from my native town, Washing
.on, La. | did my business in that
town. On certain Saturday evening.
started 10 town to attend to some
matters. When about q mile and q
half from town. heard q tremendous
uproar behind me, and turning in my
saddle, l saw gang of several hun
dred drunken heroes charging down
the road. They were returning from a
Scallawag barbecue on the plantation
OF Returning Board Tom Anderson
TIE road was fenced on both sides. and
over half a mile to the woods ahead
The road was at least 50 feet wide. and
as there was no chance to dodge. | got
next to the fence on the right. The
mob overlook me, surrounded me and
several pistols were being brandished
accompanied with every vile epithet
and oath imaginable, together with
xiii the - - have. never doubt.
ed that they would have carried the
threat into execution, had it not been
that providentially, negro. who had
formerly worked as a slave in tae saw
mill under my father and knew me
well, and who was one of the mar.
shalls, recognized me, and riding nm
by my side, began striking right and
left with his baton" and telling them
that in order to harm me they must
K'l' nm hrst. he saved my life. But
/ have no ambition to run the risk os
having the same experience thrust IN
on me or any other white ma: but Il
| is just such things that the .'linnor in