The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-07
4 LETTER FROM MR.. CHILDS
DISCUSSES THE MASS MEETING
CALLED FOR SATURDAY.
Declares That Recent Developments
Mean the Success of the Pro-
hibition Cause.

Editor of The News: Seeing a
notice calling for mass meeting OF
the people of Terrell county on June
10 to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of re-
establishing dispensary for the set
Element of the liquor problem | wish
to ask through the columns of The
News: Why agitate the repeal of the
statewide prohibition law and the
re-establishing of a dispensary just
at this time-at a time when we are
in the midst of confusion caused by
the findings of the grand jury and
the Judgment of the court, and when
it has been so fiagrantly charged that
prohibition does not prohibit? 1t
appears to the thoughtful person
that somebody is afraid it will pro-
hibit, and that in the face of recent
developments both victory and de-
feat are certain-victory for the
cause OF prohibition and the right,
and defeat for the allied LIQUOR
forces and attendant evils. Since it
has been reported that the prohibi-
ton law had been given a fair trial
and had failed / charge that it has
not had fair trial in Terrell county.
and it is evident that an organized
effort is beng pushed forward to ar
rest public sentiment and thereby
defeat further investigation and the
enforcement of the law.
In our opinion it is the first time
where public sentiment has been suf-
hciently aroused to assert itself, and
now is the time when the guilty and
those in sympathy with them would
create a great bugaboo, and by cum
nlngly devised phraseology. showing
the enormity of crime and the in
creased burdens of taxation. dictated
and framed by designing politicians.
would throttle the will and hoodwink
the vision of the unsuspectfng. Here
let me say, pity the man who. under
me prosperity we now enjoy, result
ing largely from the benefit of state
woe prohibition, would want to
wiring blood money from the vicious
ana depraved to pay our taxes and
IN many instances where false re-
turns are made in order that he
might save himself a little more |
InIs done they have, they think,
gained a point, and a petition is
signed calling mass meeting to
consider the advisability of re-estab-
fishing a dispensary. Notice it saws
2 dispensary,
1t is charged that so fragrant is
the violation of the prohibition law
that a blind tiger turks on nearly ev-
cry farm in Terrell county. Any
thoughtful person knows this is
false. Were it true we have no one
to blame but the land owners, land
lords and those in charge of such
farms or places of business. l charge
that any man can rout a blind tiger
or tigress from his premises if he has
the good of his county at heart and
the moral backbone to do so, and
that if he knows of it and does not
try he is not fit for jury service nor
witness in trial court. If in mass
assembled those calling the
will make bylaws and pass
resolutions each pledging himself to
see to it that no blind tiger is allow
ed to exist on his premises and to aid
and assist his neighbor, county and
state in the enforcement of all law,
petition the legislature to repeal the
near beer act, and enact a law MAX
ing the holding Of a revenue license
prima facie evidence of guilt they
will have given note of warning
that would resound from the marsh
es of Glynn to the foothills of the |
Blue Ridge. Then go home and act |
Respectfully, NJ n. CHILDS.