The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-10-07
THF REPRESENTATIVE
CITIZENS MEETING

1t is indeed fortunate that we nave
here in Florida men who are always
willing to sacrifice time, labor ""'
money in order to prevent the o'o S''''
from going to the bad.
Such Il gathering of "patrlotS e. .
was recently held in Jackson NiI''' II
was proclaimed or styled meeting 81 .
representative FlouiianS WHO lead "' F.
movement for local self government
misrepresentation citizens from A.' I"''S .
of Florida met and affected an oyEaaI- .
zation to "prrserve" article nineteen .
of the state constitution Wruh p"'N.''S .
for local option. Speeches were Wal' .
eXhorting the patriots e. TO stan" ''''. .
and fight for their personal liberties Al" .
save the old state from ruin lor L.
preventative citizens drank free peer .
and booze, talked about the principles .
our torefathers fought for fanatics ana .
prohibition and how disastrous Il would
be to the state and their app''lt'N
should they fail 10 ''preServ' SAD .
article. Oh. it was great huotb 81 .
patriots(0 Billie Crawford torraed III .
dear old jacksonville!
And then. another statement that .
looked better in print than ANY where .
else and which was made for the pur' .
pose of deceiving those unacQualnted .
with the facts. was thata large number
of the men who had gathered 10 pre- .
serve" liquor in Florida, We're active .
and consistent churchmen, and that not .
single man engaged in the manu' .
facture or sale of whiSkey was present .
AT the meeting Harmony ana ''goN .
feeling" existed throughout the meet .
ing. and il was mStter Of deep regret .
when the boss announced the adjourn /
m ,nt Of the meeting and told the pAtri- .
ots(el to return in peace Ia their homes
and make the fight Of their lives 10
preserve" liber-tea in Florida, We
looked for the statement that the meet
ing WAS opened with prayer by one
Of Holmes county's delegates, ol; Ne
didn't see il.
Before THE boys" were dismissed
and sent forth on their mission to''save
tne state" they were called UP before
the grand chief and given tneiv
railroad fare, hotel bill and each waS
presented with an appropriate SoGyeni,
= pint flask of personal liberties, and
then the congregation joined in singing
Pass around the bottle and We'll Sll
take drink, during which the pGr..
Ing hand Of fellowship was extended.
But this was not all. The boys" al
felt 81 ;y,Noi and looked 81 gOi Iha, al
who would stand for this procedure
were marched around 70 the pao,o-
gallery where each ones picture Mas
taken, which was 10 De printed in the
whisSey pSpers together with gaOwJcg
write up,ts,6ng what Influential. citizens
they were and what greA, things trey
were Sri whA, great things they t&i
done Tor the state, We nNte tbs; ocs
of the delegates from oli Homes
backed and would not StAr3 Il,
picture ami We tSn't blame him.
Well. !, Was gUsa, ''co0ys1.,Sy. 80
Sni the b.nyS' Sll h&i sn ''s~tl. nts
time, ~, their nSr,e ani pls,1rs in
THE pSpers ard the whiSkey dealers v4o:
tire oils
Ii Nigh, " SSS5 roS ,n&, tie 5ss; :
", In ) few weeks these ''rsg-s><-;A-
tive ~ FtN.S iiArS' s&a hx tcooi IT
ever ,oon,y IN tie state talking ztc-.
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!seSs0eyi.ss AMI !; Is lSs,y Ia; $780,
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Nss, IS n TIRE S&yS 4: H4,recs Hear.
eternal Vccsa<n;s Is re pct;s - Esezey.
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