The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-17
GENERAL SALES TAX IS PROPOSITION OF PRESIDENT Fol
RAISING OF FUNDS TO CARRY OUR SOLDIER BONUS PLAI
SQUADRON BEGINS WITH
TWO MEETINGS HERE YESTERDAY
Upholders of the Volstead Act
Begin Interesting Cam
paign in Pensacola.

The opening guns Of the Flying
Squadron were fired yesterday, two
meetings at the First Methodist church
one in the afternoon and another at
night, drawing many interested citi-
zens to listen to the first lombard
ment levied at the forces which are
seeking to overthrow the yolstead act
and once more place the liquor inter-
ests in the saddle.
Frank S. Regan of Rockford, H.
and d. Leigh Colvin of New York city
are the outposts of the Flying Squad
ron campaign. and In their talks yes
terday they proved themselves a val
lent advance guard.
Mr.. Regan, who is a lawyer by pro-
fession. is also a tax expert. He was
elected to the legislature of Illinois on
the prohibition Issue, having received
the largest vote given any candidate
In his arraignment OF the liquor inter
ests, and the forces which are seeking
their return, he brought forward fig
ures and facts to show that the old fall
lacy that the taxes from these inter-
estS supported this country IS a rag
easy to tear apart with the poinard of
truth. shredding it into a f1imsy cover
ing for the liquor workers to hide
under.
Having worked for prohibition dur
ing one of the hottest contests in the
history OF Illinois, and being an ex-
pert on taxation, Mr.. Regan is well
qualified to drive home the truth that
fez he
taxes that is bringing this country to
the brink of ruin, and that it is not
the revenue lost from liquor.
Instead, he showed most conclusively
that the saloon has given place to bust
ness interests which have not only
been better morally for this country
but better In financial way.
He cited many instances to show
how big business evades it's taxes, and
particularly did. he give instance after.
instance where the great breweries of
this country, most of which were
owned by Germany and England, often
paid no taxes at all, while men who
owned real estate were compelled to
pay their taxes. not only for the sup
port of legitimate interests, but for
the support of the traffic which was
debauching the nation.
BY figures, Mr.. Regan showed that
crime had decreased so per cent In
this country since the saloon went out
of existence. His talk was illustrated
with crayon drawings, one of which
cleverIy showed the deadbeat before
prohibition went into effect, and the
other face, face Of brightness and
hope, which followed after the Vol
stead act became effective.
Mr.. Colvin, the second speaker, who
is a New Yorker by adoption, is a ma
tive of Ohio is secretary of the Ma
tional Legislative conference, vice
president of the World Prohibition fed
Grafton.
In the world war he served as cap
tain in the United States army, having
been one of four officers In the entire
army who were assigned to speak to
men in the promotion of patriotism.
With force and power that come
from conviction, he drove home the
facts which are awakening America
today to the possibility of the over
throw of what has been accomplished
through the eighteenth amendment
and the disaster to this country should
the liquor interests succeed in once
more becoming entrenched at Wash
ing and, after that, throughout the
country.
He pointed out that already the Tq-
nor people are organizing through pub
licity of every kind, and called atten-
ton to the fact that they are making
stupendous efforts to place men in
congress who are opposed TO prohibi-
ton.
That there are over 80 wet organs,
seeking to undermine the moral forces
and to disseminate the messages of
the wets. and that many Of the larger
dai1ies of the country have been won
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