The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-14
The Anti-SalOOn League of Florida
Calls Rev. c. w. Cooke TO Import
ant Field Work

ana says that ne is here ready for the
war. His name is c. w. Cooke.
The Florida state committee of the
Temperance League is composed of A
D. Stevens, E. o. Painter, F. E. Jen-
nings, C. w. Kinne, l. r. Lynn and c.
NJ Griffing, and already plans are on
foot TO secure temperance legislation
by the next legislature.
Rev. w. d. Upshaw. editor Golden
Age. Atlanta, says: Mr. Cooke man
aged the whirlwind campaigns of the
dauntless George Stuart in Texas in
such splendid fashion that the people
knew from Texarkana to FL Paso and
from Orange to Delhart. that there
was something doing a gifted
speaker himself, and a weT-poised,
clear headed organizer and leader.
Mr.. Cooke is just the type of man to
follow the splendid work of former
superintendent Charles L. Collins in
the Florida campaign"
Address to the People
Having fought for three years in
the hottest of the battle for prohibi-
ton in Texas and, then, for a year
with the National Anti-Sa1oon League,
I now enlist for the war of extermi-
nation of the liquor traffic in Florida.
Now is the crisis in the battle for
prohibition in this state Two things
must be done. First, we must siren
uously enforce our temperance laws in
dry counties. Second, we must try out
some more wet territory.
These two things will be done The
battle is on. We begin at once to
organize the state for the most thoro
campaign of enforcement of temper
ance laws the league has ever attempt
ed, and we enter at once five counties
for conquest of territory. OF the elev-
en- wet counties in the state, we expect
to win at least five within a few
weeks.
Let every soldier of the cross enlist
at once to fight to the end of the war,
Florida. c. w. Cooke,
State Supt Fla Anti-Sa eLague
state Presidents Letter
In view of the widespread need of
temperance education in our state,
there is a great door of opportunity
open to every Christian woman for
service And it seems as though it
were not a question of choice, but a
matter of duty to each help our
First, we must reach more individ-
uals. One of the questions discussed
in the conference of the presidents at
Portland was how to gain members.
Many plans were given, but of all, the
method of house to house canvass for
members, and each year for their dues,
was universally conceded to be the
very best. To unions, then, I urge a
thorough trial of the plan. There are
some in your union who can visit on
behalf Of the union. systematic the
work for them and have the visiting
begun at once. If you have none who
can canvass, then I certainly advise
that you employ some one. And to in
dividuals,, you say you can not do pub
lie work, you cannot even help on the
program of the meetings, then do some
calling. You have neighbors, you
have friends in your own church-just
call on them all in the interests of the
union, and talk and call, until you
have every one enrolled in our work.
Second, we must reach the general
public more Again, here is work for
the member and the union. Individ-
ually, we are indifferent. That is the
truth, dear women-we do not care
much. The awful sin and suffering
from the liquor traffic has not taken
hold on our souls. That is the trou-
BILE. Individually we could get sub
scriptions for our publications; we
could scatter literature; we could put
up posters; we could talk for temper
ance: we could help prepare temper
ance programs: we could get people
out to the meetings And as unions
We fail to take advantage Of oppoT-
tunities: there is Temperance Sunday,
there is the picnic, the fair, and your
own pastors would undoubtedly preach
temperance sermons If you would 50
request.
This year, speakers for our cause
must visit every part Of the state. No
temperance meeting need be a failure,
unless the union is willing. The union
should make every lecture q success.
There is a way Of advertising that
will bring out the people Try 70 find
real advance this year. Be in earnest
LEND a hand. Minnie E. Neal
There is one question upon which
for nineteen long years 1 have kept
silent, but I propose to keep silent no
longer. The day has come when the
out Of the democratic party and out of
power
It is the liquor interest that fur
nished the money TO debauch and cor
rupt the states. It is time for the
democratic party to unload the liquor
interest onto the republican party.
Ny father always told me that I
might sometimes be in the minority,
but I never could afford TO be in the
wrong He said that if I was in the
minority and right, that the majority
would soon be with ne while, If I was
wrong and in the majority, I would
soon be in the minority.
Whoever takes the right side takes
the side that is going 20 grow. and 1
think il is high time for the democrat