The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-05
Editor and Publisher
Thoughts for Thinkers

While the storm of prohibition moves through
our state let every one who believes that this
great fight is for God and right lend a helping
hand and all seek to bear some humble part IN
this great work. If you feel We, just read
Isaiah, 2S chapter, 2 and verse Behold, the
Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a
tempest of hail and destroying storm, as Hood
of mighty waters overflOWing Shall cast down to
the earth with the hand'' The crown Of pride,
the drum ards Of Ephrain, shall be trodden under
feet"
If you are doubling Thomas on this great
prophets vision just post yourself on the subject
and you will doubt no more. It is fact, now on
record, that John Barleycorn' has been driven
out of five states recently in the short space OF
sixty days. It is also a fact that Our navy have
ruled the old fellow from the ranks OF the boys
There are many other victories on record too nu-
merous to MENTION but will close this part of the
argument by boasting, that we have majority
in congress, and the old prophet had a true vision
that there was no guessing on his part.
Let US be strong. Victory is ours. AS pro-
hibition workers, we hold in our hands the power
to do the work Let us stop and count our strength.
Spy the enemies camp and attack Them Forget
local politics and put your energies IN this work
that will be as broad cast upon the waters or as
seed sown on good ground.
The best citizenship of Caldwell parish have
stood firmly for prohibition for many years. But
because of two nearby towns, viz: Alexandra
and Monroe, more especially the latter, who have
been sending their whiskey peddlers to our town
and parish for several years. The citizens and
tax payers of this parish have much trouble, many
crimes and heavy court expenses, either directly
or indirectly from bad whiskey out of Monroe.
The whiskey dealers in Monroe are not prosper
GUS, the city license being heavy. 1t is an estab
lished fact that the Whiskey dealers Of that town
do not make money, except when they ship their
whiskey to dry towns Thus it is, that the saloon
men of Monroe are able to pay heavy licenses to
the town This they do at the expense Of ada
cent dry towns that have said by majority vote
they do not want whskey sold in their town, as
they are unable to keep marshal forces and must
bear the name of tough places on account of Mon.
roes bad whiskey Monroe whiskey peddlers
nave been fined in this town for violation of this
law, but have as often paid their fines and con-
tnue their business
The question for the thinking people is, what
shall be done to stop this trouble. The Monroe
people say, if they do not get this trade some
\ other will. There is no other town as handy as
Monroe. The majority of whskey ordered is on
Saturday after the boys get in from their
work. Great deal of it just before the express
Closes
Shall we, who stand for God and right con-
tent ourselves and refuse to raise our voices a.
gainst this evil with these facts staring US ir the
face each day that we live? Why don't the mer-
chants and business men, who stand for prohibi
ton, say to the Monroe jobbers at large, who
travel out of Monroe, cooperate with US in our