The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-03-18

MT lnHaS 1T 49,
Mrs. s. W~BGii. ~
1 Jesslca, daughter to Shylock; LII
Ian Wood
At 2;45 p. m. Congressman Rich
mond Pearson HObson delivered a
splendid lecture, his subject being
america in the 10th Century" The
business houses Of the city were all
closed in honor Of the occasion, and
the auditorium was filled with earnest
listeners who hung upon his eloquent
words for one hour and forty minutes.
Seated upon the stage with Mr.. Hob
son we're the ministers, the county Of |
ficers the city officers, the officers Of
the board Of trade, and the editors
Of the city.
Mr.. HObson said that America isl
destined TO become the Doth century
leade Of all the nations Of no earth
This evolution, however was not toI
come through the physical, but through
the mental and spiritual man. He en-
phasized the attitude America has as
sumed towards the warning nations Of
Europe, that Of brotherly feelings to-
wards all these nations.
He spoke Of character as being the
greatest thing In all the world, and
said the demand Is that each human
being shall develop in himself the high.
est standard Of chamcter.
Further demands Of the nation are
THAT every child shall be we'll born,
born In home-not a palace, but q
home. That all shall have an edu.
cation. That those things relating to
character shall no regarded as Of the
highest value. That every man shall
have chance, new liberty, a real
liberty. That nations shall cease tc
harm each other. That war shall
cease. This last demand can be en-,
forced better by having a strong navy
on the Atlantic and on the Pacific, q
navy that can enforce the Monroe doc,
trine. The one hope is for her to put
her white ships upon the seas and de
mand, Peace he STILL in the spirit Of
the Master"
The speaker here again emphasized
the value Of an education, congratu
lated Arcadia on its splendid higl
, school, and called attention to the fac
that boy who has only a grammar
school education has one chance In fer
thousand to become a leader in human
affairs, while the hoy who has a higl
school education has one chance IL
400, and n college graduate has on,
I chance In 40. He said no father nj
mother could afford not to have thei
children graduated from the hig'
school in the face of these statistics
The speaker next turned his atten
tion to the temperance question. II
emphasized the fact that in order 70
America to occupy the highest plane n
Influence she must he n sober nation
He said the only way for it to becom
sober nation Is to have NATIONWIDE
prohibition, and the only way to So
!, cure nationwide prohibition Is throug
|, constitutional amendment. He though
by 1920 this win be accomplished, II
| warned fathers and mothers Of the fac
that IS per cent, OF all drunkards h,
gan their downware' career befor
= reaching the age Of 81, and 80 Der cen
before reaching the age Of 10. He a.
tonished his hearers by giving as
scientific fact that while each sobe
young man at the age of 21 had real
enable assurance to live To be a
years OF age, that the moderate drinl
er at this age might reasonably expet
to live only until the age of 81, Will
: the drunkard at the age Of 81 woul
: nave an average life Of only 3e year