The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-14
TRICE'S TRUMPETEER
ARTICLES Published under this HEADING FUR
nished By n. p. A. Bursau. Jacksonvinel
THEN PRoHI5IiTiloN WILL Be
NO MORE
CBy John c. Trice)

(By John 4. TriceD
A couple of weeks ago a perfectly
well intentioned gentleman declared
through the county record of Blounts.
town, that ninty per cent of the crime,
sorrow and suffering of the country
was traceable to the use OF intoxicat-
ing beverages, and therefore charge
BILE to the account of infamies kept
against the saloon. Forthwith came
the announcement OF TIE embrolio
now taking shape and involving the
whole of Europe, where strong
drink has little place and intemper-
ance is very rare, Naturally we
might have assumed. on the author
ity of the west Florida gentleman,
that our statisticians had got mixed
over their fruit OF the vine," and
given their places to less hilarious
and more reliable students of sociol-
ogical economies, but bible stud
ent" has saved us the trouble. We
are gravely told by the latter that the
maniacal action of the European ma
tions in flying at each others throat
over the arrest and punishment OF an
assassin is but the fulfillment of the
prophecy of John, foretold in Revela-
tions. II Europe is destined to see and
experience all the things that John
saw to take place proceeding the Mil
lennium there is likely to be an in
creased demand for the products Of
the distillers to keep European nerves
from breaking. But there is some con-
ISOLATION in the divination of the afore-
said bible student. There is to be a
period of peace. Think of it, If he
recountith well, and John was really
and truly prophesying the devil will
be chained for a thousand years, and
peace will reign over the face of the
earth. Do you konw what that means?
No more prohibntionist or other blood
and thunder agitators. No, l am not
joking, neither am l attempting to be
funny or sarcastic. There certainly
can be no peace as long as prohibit
zionist and blind tigers are extant in
any considerable numbers.
Talking about blind tigers" the
issue of the Fort Myers Press
takes the correct view. That paper is
so throughly dry" that it refuses to
carry whislzey advertising and places
my articles under that heading. Yet is
solemnly declares in leading editori- |
al that if present conditions are to
continue down there it would be wise |
for the town to vote for open saloons. |
The fact is the tigers at Fort Myers |
their lawlessness that they will nigh |
have strangle hold on the communi- |
ty, and some people are beginning to
see it. Saloon men are not angels by |
any manner of means-no more than |
other business men-but there is one
Gods blessing they bring to any COM
They soon rid 1t OF the curse
Of blind tigers. And they are the only
antidote for that trouble. But Fort |
Myers is perhaps doomed to suffer
yet a while longer. The prohibitionist
Are pretty strong, under the mistaken
they are aiding temper
snce, and the shrewd old tiger men
will march to the polls and vote pro-
addition with them for a vastly differ
snt reason. Thus they perpetuate their
business of selling kill-me-quick chem
nically made knock out poison for
double the price of honest liquor.
3arnum was correct when he declar-
ed the American people enjoyed be-
ng humbugged, and his divination
loes not apply alone to the show
)usiness.-adv.