The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-12-10
judge SDeer Lauda Prohibition

Judge Emory Speer Of the Federal
Court in a recent charge to the grand
jury at Macon, Ga. paid a telling tr1b-
ute to the prohibition law OF that state
and the no-license cause in general
+ Among other things he said: THE
I state of Georgia in twelve months Will
! gain incalculable advantages in the
Improvement of stock alone. because
drunkards no longer handle and drive
cattle A prominent mill man in Ma
con, one of our best citizens, assured
me that, while heretofore he could not
get his men to work before Tuesday
or Wednesday after the Saturday night
| debauch now, that whisky is gone,
| bright and early Mondy morning, they
are at the engine. the spindle, and the
loom. Labor, which was almost i'm
possible to obtain through the rural
districts. is now plentiful, and the work
has just begun.
Little more than a year ago L heard
experienced contractors complain that
many of their laborers would work on
| ly a day two in a week, to obtain
enough money for support and the
small amount of food consumed, and
then quit work until the money was
gone.
1.-THE police courts Of such cities as
Macon. Augusta and Atlanta, when
compared with their former methods,
have practically gone out of business.
the offenses formerly engaging their
attention not being now committed.
This will also be found true in the SUI
, perior courts and the county courts
throughout the state. where a week or
two Of the peoples time and money
were spent the criminal docket, a
day or two is now sufficient"
Goo vi. h in no
country was in Oklahoma. where the
LIQUOR forces of the nation massed their
strength for the adoption of consti-
tutional amendment providing for tax
ing the state out of the prohibition
ranks and placing il in the license col
umn. The liquor men failed by 10000
votes and Oklahoma remains a dry
state Prohibition was inserted in the
constitution OF. Oklahoma when it be.
came state The liquor men succeed
ed in bringing about resubmission ir
the hope of changing the verdict ant
opening the state to saloons. They
were overwh elmingly defeated and Ok
lahoma is in the dry column to stay
A significant temperance victor!
was achieved in Nebraska. where coun
~ local option was an issue in tn
election of governor. Dahlman. demo
crat and wet was defeated by Aldrich
republican and local OptioniSt. 1t will
be recalled that William J. Bryan re
pudiated DahlmanS candidacy and ad
vocated the election of Aldrich. Rry
an has come back in Nebraska. blu
Dahlman and his liquor hackers hav
been sent to the scrap heap and coun
ty local option law is in sight in. tina
state.
Another splendid victory for tenn
perance. decency and good government
was in Tennessee. where Ben Hope
ii defeated Snator Taylor for governo!
For the third time in the history c
the state the voters elected republi
can governor, not because he is re
publican. but because he is opposed I
the policy Of the notorious Governo
Patterson. opposed to liquor domino
ton and in favor Of the enforcemer
of the state wide law against saloon
The soul of Senator Carmack is maref
ing on in Tennessee. and the electio
~ of Hooper has caused the brewers an
. liquor dealers to lose all hope of SUI
cess in winning that state back in'
- the saloon column.
Another anti-saloon victory was r
II reelection of Governor Stubs in kal
sas. There are few men in the coul
try whom the liquor interests hate
cordially as they do the fighting go'
ernor of Kansas. Governor Stubs
always the firing line. He has s'o'
for the enforcement Of the prohibitol
law in his state and has journeyed in
other states to talk against govern
ment of. for and by the liquor tru:
His reelection is staggering bio"
\ J. the liquor forces of the country.
~ .It is true that state wide prohi ID