The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-14
TEMPERANCE REPORT.
Paper Adopted by the Barlow Dis
trict Conference at
Aroodio

AAASOu4Os
No question is more persistent,
Kept before the people than that o
temperance and legislation agains
the sale of intoxicating liquors. TIL
publicity given to the evils of tn
traffic and the use OF strong drini
through the great periodicals of tn,
day. and the development of a whole
some sentiment adverse to its con
tlnued legalized sale, through sucl
publicity, is one of the most con
spicuous and most hopeful signs O
the trend of the times.
The advocates Of temperance re
form have been greatly encouraged
by the recent passage of the Web:
Dill. And the manly stand of oul
chief executive and his staff of higt
officials in our government and lead.
ers in political and social affairs fol
a strict sobriety and total abstinence
has brought glow Of real pride te
every patriotic citizen.
The tremendous gains in favor
with the mass of our citizenship OF
the temperance reform in the past
f"w months have brougt us, it seems,
almost in striking distance Of ma
tional legislation to exterminate the
liquor business.
To seek to ehumerate all the agen-
cies that have contributed to this
progress is well-nigh impossible, but
we would recognize most gratefully
some of the more prominent of these.
We heartily endorse the activities
o. the Anti-Saloon League; and COM
mend their faithful agents to the
liberal support Of our pastors and
people. We praise the Florida
League for its continued good work
In our State in defense of our homes
and our civilization. Let. US all, CO.
operate with and pray for this league
OF the churches. >g,
The W. c. T. u. in its educational
work, its splendidly religious work
for the cause. deserves, and ought IA
have the ready support, the sympa-
thetic help and united efforts Of our
women and men alike, and we be-
lieve We sould. as preachers. encour-
age the educational and preventive
work Of this noble society In every
way consistent with our relationship
thereto. Especially do we commend
their work among the children in
developing true knowledge of the
evils Of intemperance and the beauty
and strength of self control. Doubt
less large part of the present gen.
aration's temperance principles came
from such work. ri
The power of the pulpit and the
religious press has been and Is IA
mighty influence in elevating the
IDEAS and enlightening the con-
sciences and in awakening the law
makers and urging our executive off,
,ers to the enforcement Of prohibi-
DRY laws.
In view of these well-known facts
We offer the following resolutions:
1. We thank God for His favor
lpon this cause and the success 1t
las met with in our State; and that
he territory included in our district
) all under prohibition law.
2. That we will not cease to ad-
'ccate legislation for temperance
avs. but that we will emphasize III /
reaching and writing an dinfluence,
'ersonal abstinence, temperance and
In other words. we
hall supplement the prohibitoiy |
avs of restraint. by an incubation
4 the inner principles of self-con-
rol and purity.
g. That We shall seek the enforce
nent of the laws relating to the sale
f intoxicants, and to that end will
ndeavor to create a public senti
,ent that will demand and elect for
flee men who will enforce the laws
nder penalty of being put out of Of
ce
Public sentiment makes or nullifies
,gal enactments, therefore a sane,
.ghteous, wholesome public senti-
tent must be created.
That We insist upon a declara-
on of their position on temperance
estions by every candidate for pub