The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-11
4 LARGE CROWD Of
ENTHUSIASTS HEAR
OPEN AIR SPEAKING
LARGE NUMBER STOOD DESPITE
THE COLD AND HEARD TWO
ADDRESSES IN SUPPORT OF
PROHIBITION MOVEMENT.

Despite the cool weather Of late
yesterday afternoon a large number
of people assembled at Seville square
to listen to a discussion of the prohi-
bltlon issues, from two speakers who.
standing in an automobile under
meath the trees, and near the centre
of the square named, they talked for
one hour and thirty minutes Messrs.
F. M. Jackson of Birmingham, and
Chas. A. Crooke, of the anti-saloon
league of Florida, were the speakers.
Previous to the speaking a band
concert was held for about half an
hour, and this served to attract many
to the place. All, however, remained
to listen to the really good speeches
which were delivered, and all heard
with close interest the Introductory
remarks of L. V. Holsberry, of PEN
sacola.
Mr.. Jackson spoke to the crowd, fol-
lowing introductionAg Mr. Holsberry.
He had addressed Pensacola audiences
in the past, and was heard with in
terest then, as he was heard yester-
day. His speech was from the stand
point of a business man, but he let
the crowd know soon that he was
against the saloon traffic, in every
way possible to register a protest,
and he said that he was against it
for number of reasons, which ne
proceeded to detail, to the entertain
ment of the crowd of listeners. He
rather startled the crowd when he
stated that che was tired of paying
taxes in order to keep the saloon
going" the statement being follow
ed with the explanation that to keep
the saloon going, increased tax for
police, hospitals and other institutions
are necessary. He combatted some
of the statements which had been
made in the public prints, and show
ed by circulars and other data which
he had that one of the principal
speakers for the opposition from Ala
bama and who, by the way, heard
the statement, was in the employ Of
the wet forces because some time
since, as shown by the printed docu-
ments which he carried and held up
for examination by his listeners, that
/ the same speaker was engaged in
making prohibition speeches through
certain parts of the state of Alabama
in the past. Disputing the statement
of a Mobile banker, which had been
used by the opposition in their local
advertising, Mr.. Jackson read from a
Mobile paper of yesterday a state
ment from the same banker, Mr.
Buck, which was in the exact opposite
language from that as made use Of
by the local vets in their advertising
campaigns.
Mr.. Jackson paid his respects ia
both McCord and Windle, orators for
the wet side, the illusions being re-
ceived with continued hand-clappinH
in which the ladies in the audience
Joined.
Quite number of illustrations were
made use of to more more strongly
drive the statements he made into the
minds of those who heard him al
length, and in his closing speech, he
made a plea to all Pensacola voters
to deposit their ballot against thC
saloon interests tomorrow.
Mr.. Crooke was introduced, the an,
nouncement being made at the same
time that he would lecture on the sub,
Il iect of "Bum on the Run" The
stranger, however, said that he was
not disposed to deliver the lecture
from the subject announced, chiefly
because he had no time to finish it
He did pay his respects to Mr.. Win
die, the speaker from Chicago, and
! his references to the latter were
heard with interest by the crowd. Mr.
Crooke, however, spoke but a few mo-
ment, reserving his remarks for the
open air meeting which was held later
| at Mallory court.