The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-02

nearly half a century ago declared
that no person has an inherent right
to sell Intoxicating liquor as a bever
age.
Wonderful Prosperity
In New York state seventeen out of
100 people own their own homes, while
in Maine the proportion is forty-nine
out of 100. Maine has more bank de-
positors than she has registered voters
and her deposits per capita are seven
times those Of Ohio. The per capita
deposits in Maine are over 800. stand
ing second only 20 Kansas, another
prohibition state.
There is not liquor state in the re-
public which can make as good
showing as Maine. and the absence of
the saloon and the evils which accom-
pany it has made of Maine common
wealth peopled with population so
intelligent and so opposed to the liq-
uOr traffic that there is little ground
for the belief that the state will ever
again let down the bars to the licensed
saloon. There possibly will be a fight
and the result will be another victory
for the temperance people.
Men Of Marion. we are wives who
love our husbands. When the whole
world points the finger Of pity and
contempt upon them in their weakness
for drink, the faithful. true wife
stands by him to the end. She en-
dures the disgrace. She suffers the
agony Of soul. She eats her heart out
in silent grief. She still clings to the
man who before Gods altar has sworn
to protect and cherish her until
death should them part" While the
man, overcome by appetite and tempt
ed by the open saloon. sometimes even
ceases to be a man and crazed by fiery
liquor becomes a brute, fiend incar-
nate. Help these silent. suffering
wives by voting for the amendment.
Greenville is the largest city in AL
| ALBANIA, the cleanest and the healthies'
| that can boast of not having a police
man. Think of a town that does no,
need the service Of a policeman! What
| is the cause Of this happy state of at
| fairs? There is but one answer-pro.
hibition. Since prohibition went into
effect fines from the police court have
fallen off $4,000 per annum and the
guard house is almost always empty
ton article, but to simply say that W.
do not need any policemen in our towr
because Of the fact that we have NJ
| salOons.-EX.
This is good testimony. 1t is thu
| same kind of testimony that can b.
secured in scores and hundreds Of dr.!
cities and towns all over the country
The supreme court Of the United State
hit the nail squarely on the head year
ago when it declared that the salOOl
is prolific source of misery and crime
The people are fast finding out tina
| when the source OF misery and Grim
is removed quite naturally there ar
fewer criminals and less misery. Thi
experience is bringing powerful sup
port to the cause of temperance. Bust
ness men. workmen and men of al
classes are rallying to the overthrow
of the saloon because more and NOR
they are becoming impressed with tn
fact that it is an institution which doe
nobody any good and everybody harm
j-Greenville (Ala) Advocate.
Ex-Mayor Woods in his article say
that Richmond has been "dry" 70
three years after sixty years of drunk
enness. murder and stagnation. He de
clares that in the three years the tow
has made more progress than durin
any twenty years previous and tha
the town owes absolutely nothing t
the element that would again establis
saloons. The white citizens of Rich
mond have increased their prOpert
valuations since the saloons close
$1.0OO.OOO. The leading colored cit
zens have increased their propert
since the saloons closed from $500
to 100000. The water company hs
laid two miles of new mains and but
new $4,000 reservoir. The electr
company has installed new machiner
built in the three dry" years than
all the previous history OF the tow
more residences erected than in te
previous years. more stores remodele
and not a single vacant building in tt
city A new $4,000 passenger static
erected. new mills and new wholesa
grocery and there are sixty autom
biles in the town
Men OF Marion. we are mothers al
in the name Of the precious one who
YOU call mother" in the name of Il
broken-hearted mothers who a
mourning the downfall Of the girl wi
was once as pure as the beautif
snow, but who because OF the lust il
famed by drink has been lured fro
mother. home and heaven; in 4
name Of the sorrOwing mother who
wandering boy is walking in {
paths of infamy and vice. and who
door of the Op