The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
Give me the steady hand rather than the ready tongue
-Garibald
THE DEED THAT CHEERS,

The effort of the prohibition officers to stem the Christ
as tide of liquor all the country will receive the ap-
ova of all lawrespectng citizens There people, it
ms who think that Christmas cheer consists in making
utes of themselves The Christmas cheer which can be
ded only with the aid of booze line with the Christ
s spirit which characterizes empty stocking plea
Hush sufficient to turn the stomach of Santa Claus"
President Harding sent word to the recent governors
difference that the enforcement of the prohibition amend
INT much the business of state and local authorities
of the national forces that the law imposed the
possibility of its enforcement upon the governors fully
ch did upon President or upon the prohibition officer
reputable state city will permit its laws to be ignored
violation wnked at merely because happens to be the
,$letde. All the more reason for it's enforcement.
Every dictate of truly Christian character commands
and to respect the law of the land we'll the
1s of decency and selfrespect.
That official that organ which ignores these dictates
contrary to the will and wish of the great of Amer
and women. They may think they advantage
bpaying to the Wets to those who say, Whats the
b everybody gets it anyway The liquor forces and
~ the most dabolcal influence in city, state and
ion They will stoop to any means to recall the saloon
1T cesspool of crime. The who will touch that pitch
defles his own hands. And will long entrust the
L mess of government to such hands.
~ We have in a sister state example of the way an
erican city handles such officials In western city, for
y known for its lawlessness newspaper took up the
t for decency and where previously protection given
Use who paid that newspaper stripped the curtain from the
9iy deals and turned the bright light of publicity upon
I'm. Public opinion aroused Indignant citizens took
the fight and such campaign for law enforcement and
waged in that town that where formerly it had
known the headquarters of the worst crooks in the
nry postal officials whose business took them to every
in the country declared to be the cleanest city they had
lad.
In that cleanup the county attorneys office had been
arge for considerable scrutiny The campaign stirred it
oe activity and of it's Investigators his own
ave than under Instructions conducted very strenuous
ipaign to do away with the booteggers who had flour
I'D with plenty of protection.
Election time This Investigator his record
"a county office. He defeated by who had also
Jared for law enforcement but who carried victory
Democratic The defeat of this Investigator caused
county attorney declare that from that time booze
I'D flow two feet deep down the streets and he would not
finger to check it, He dismissed with other expana
all the booze and crime the docket in which the
e was the plaintiff The city ncensed The at
ling of that county attorney.
Isl "There may be some communities where whiskey can
down the streets two feet deep but such thing will not
owed and the people of this city who have healthy
bnt in favor of law and order will not tolerate it, de-
I I'd the president of the City Club Of that city.
There is expressed the sentiment of all true Christian
f At this and all the sentiment of this
is overwhelmingly for the enforcement of the law which
id prevent the flooding of state with degrading and
\ gr-destroying BOOZE
tEvery city, county and state official with whom the
ment of the law rests should be given your personal
nce that you back of them in the splendid work they
doing. They need your encouragement. They en-
4 d to your cooperation The Yuletde will be more
Fired by their good work than by thousand cups that
'ar"