Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-13
PROnIBITIONISTS
 HAVE CELEBRATION
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Ill File Blu11, saying, "Ill fill the Jalls So full of those fellows that their hands and feet will stick out"
 lie was informed by one of the members Of the legislature that under the bill the men convicted would be sent to the penitentiary, whereupon he said, That will be better. I'll put stripes on them." He paid elo- quent tribute to the women for their long fight against saloons, and then introduced Governor George W. Hays.
 The Governor Talks.
 The governor began by expressing his pleasure ct being present, saying be had come to rejoice with the peo- pie of Pine Bluff over the adoption of the statewide bi1i, and to pay honor and tribute to Senator White and Representative Newberry.
 stlt has long ago been said that white is an emblem of purity" he said. 'ln your Senator White. you have a man who is white inside and out. and white all over.
 Tt would be unfair and unjust for me to say anything less than that for Representative Brockman. Hs was ooIO Ol luOlildS J'dChSOil, luGSG two men stood as a stone wall"
 The governor expressed his gratl- fication at the statement of Judge Elliott relative to the constitution ality of the Newberry bill, and said he agreed with Judge Elliott that the courts will hold the law constltu- tional. He expressed the belief, that when the accomplishments of the state of Arkansas are recounted, it l will be found that the passage of the statewide bill marked the winning of the greatest battle for the manhood and womanhood, the boys and girls, or the state, that has ever been fought in the history of this great country. i
 "It takes experience to knoW," said the governor, "and it would be a man of stone indeed who would study the records of the governors office and not be affected by the facts shown on these records. There are about 1000 petitions on the files of that office for pardons for persons con- victed, not all for felonies, some for ;mlsden1aanors, but all for some viola tion of the law, and the examination of those petitions will show that about three-fourths, 75 per cent, show that the crime was committed when one Or anotEer of the persons involved was under the influence ot intoxicating liquors."
 Hays Throws Down Gauntlet.
 The governor cited several in- stances where he had been approach ed by wives Or mothers, in behalf of prisoners, in each Of which cases liauor was given as the cause
 ''There are many people who be- lieve this fight is now won,' he said, "but I want to warn you all, that the fight has just begun. Already they are beginning to devise plans and schemes to repeal this law So far as I am concerned, however, the fight is on, and on to the finish" :.
 The governor recited the mucn- told inventory of the saloon man the dealer in liquors, mentioning among other things, the money profits, the grave of the man who dled of alco- holism, the grave of the man who was killed by a drunken man, the convicts, and the men sent to the electric chair or the hangman's moose.
 "One man cf the right sort is worth all the dollars that can be made Tn this traffic." he said, after referring to the plea of the liquor men that they would suffer heavy financial lose if saloons in Pine Bluff were closed at once and without further time. q believe the produest mo- ment of my life, and the most manly action I have ever done, was when placed my signature on that Dill. '"This is a case where no one man can claim the credit" he said. Ut IS q case of We have killed bear We are going to hold the territory we have acquired. and we are going to win an everlasting victory
 When the applause had subsided' Judge Elliott shouted
 "To do this, you must vote as you preach, as you teach and as you pray You're going to have the opportunity before many days"
 Then there came more applause and calls for "Sorrells.'
 "Hes here," answered Judge Elliott.
 The applause continued anu Juoso Elliott shouted:
 "Gentlemen, you're applauding the next mayor of Pine Bluff
 Sahara Good Place to Celebrate
 Oniet was restored, and then Elmer J. Lundy, president of the state senate was introduced lie spoke interestingly of the advance of the prohibition movement Tn th1S country, and mentioned that 1t ap-. peared to him most appropriate tnat the celebration of the passage or tne Newberry bill should be held Tn Sahara" temple.
 Representative Newberry, It was then announced, was unavoidably ab- sent, but magnificent suNtltute was at hand in the person of Rev Frank Barrett of Little Rock, Who spoke brieHy. .The eyes of the entire state, ana of other states, are now centered on Pine Bluff" he said in part. pc | cause this is the largest city Tn the state which has no saloons. The op' position to prohibition has always 4ln+ crnhihitiOu laws could mol