The evening leader., 1918-11-02

Notwithstanding. The Savannah Morning News of Oc-
tober 9th reproduces New York World editorial which
says in substance: In Camp Dodge, Iowa. hundreds of
of conscated liquor have been utilized to give pa
tients of influenza alcoholic baths and also as stimu-
liant: In Tennessee similar of condemned whiskey
has been authorized by the courts Two carloads of liquor
have been shipped into Camp Lee in Virginia and there
accounts of like lifting of the ban in Louisiana.
South Carolina is said to have authorized drug
sell whskey physicians prescriptions for medicinal
use in Influenza and the plan has been proposed in Geor
gia. The Baltimore Star printed the following editorial
on Oct. IL:
Richmond papers state that two carloads of whisky
were shipped into Camp Lee Virginia. The Federal gov
ernment in the face of the national emergency fight
ing the dreadful Influenza is casting aside the spirit and
letter of the law in Virginia in order to the lives of
soldiers in its In the city of Baltimore the health
authorities declined to close the Saloons holding that it
was necessary that the public be given the opportunity
to buy liquor for medicinal purposes" The paper
on the 10th of October had said editoriay "A great
quantity of whisky has been ordered for the patients at
Camp Meade"
The boys Cover There" denied the right to vote at
the coming election When they return home they want
to find the kind Of democracy at home which exist
ed when they left fight for Freedom but if you amend
Article XIX Of constitution they will find that the
agents of the cursed kaiser have been here and have for
deprived them of the most sacred right Of segov-
ernment the precious heritage of every true and full
booded American Do not amend the Constitution Now!
Every patriotic citizen should oppose prohibition because
of the ntolerant unreasonable despotc spirit manifest
ed by it's advocates When becomes mbued with the
spirit OF Prohibition he to respect the rights
feelings of other people who reject his contentious Mrs
Armour, known as the Georgia Cyclone" delivered
speech to the "W. c. T. u" convention held at Macon
Ca. March 30th, 1914. She sad "There may be blood
she'd Let it No blood could be shed for nober
than Prohibition If she is unable to convince
she is ready to punish Reject her cyconic hystera and
you become worthy of death This is the peoples fight
Now the time for the manhood of the great state of
Florida to come forth and defend its rights.
Nearly all of Florida is dry by the exercise Of local
option Only two counties remain wet If they want to
be dry then they easily declare it. Why then amend
the Constitution? Do not amend the Constitution but
show the balance of the states that the people of the
state OF Florida are independent-are enough to
lead and not to follow. Don't let the bgots impose
you Stand up for your rights! Stand up for your Lib
each head of his own He intended that>t should
control the mans life and destiny If the other fellows
head to control then the Lord made mistake and
you are wasting lot of money hats. Our fathers did
not need Prohibition to them; why do we? Is the
degenerating The character and integrity of the
men in your community who drink will not suffer by
parison with those who do not drink If 80 per cent of
poverty due to drink how does it happen the Drys
not all rich? How does it happen that Prohibition Mo-
hammedan Turkey is the poorest most backward most
Godforsaken nation earth? The Turks do not drink
and progress. They are the most brutal nhumane bar
barous uncivzed and ignorant people, which partly ac-
counts for their Hun alliance against in this for
Truth and Justice They are the true Prohbitionists
DO you want to initiate them? No. thousand times No!
Liberty is more valuable to all the people of Florida than
Prohibition is to the few who need it.
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