Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-01
THE COUNTRY HOME
BY MRS. w. H. FELTON,

pie, because it is city Of 10000
population, and some of the largest
cotton mills in the United States,
perhaps in the world, are located
there. On my return trip I have
the pleasure Of hearing Greenville
travelling man relate to me the won
derful progressive activity of his
townsmen. Their farming skill I
could estimate by seeing the care
and energy devoted to tilling the
soil. Their street cars and good
hotels told pleasing story in be-
half of the town.
They have an up-to-date audi.
forum, seating a large audience in
good style.
The Southern railroad with. its
double track to Washington City, is
decidedly commendable for its pro-
gressiveness, and substantial com.
fort for the travelling public. The
city has placed itself on the map
as one of South Cardinals best
towns. The governor and various
congressman were also glad to
trumpet the praise of Greenville,4 as
one Of South Cardinals best. We
had various notables from Georgia
also, among them Governor Hard
wick and Mrs. Albert Thornton, ST.,
who was reelected to the vice presi.
dency of the national highway de-
partment because of her zeal and
efficiency and good work.
The Prohibition Question
For upward of forty years the
temperance people, men and wom-
en-, worked increasingly to put the
saloons out, and when the eighteenth
amendment was ratified by more
than three-fourths of the various
states of our federal union, these
faithful workers believed, down in
! their heart of hearts, the battle was
over, and the victor won. They sup
| posed the manufacture and the sale
| of intoXicants would cease. Thanks
were going up all over this nation
to Almighty God for His preserving
mercies in giving sober homes to
| this people. Mothers were strong
| in the belief that they could go to
sleep at night When their Wayward
| boys were out because the law for
| babe the sale of intoxicants and
the law must be obeyed by a law
abiding people, and these hayward
youths couldn't get drunk and dis
grace themselves as filthy drunk
ards in public places, because it was
a criminal offense to sell this fire.
water and the police were sworn to
carry out the law, and America was
| law-abiding
Wives were more than thankful
because they were assured that
their husbands couldn't get drunk
and because the law forbade the
vending of liquor anywhere lin pub
lie or private) and the men could
bring home their wages, and the
saloons could not rob the little chill
dren of decent I0me and decent
living-as had been the case for
years and years-by debasing the
fathers.
Good people were rejoicing every.
where that the land had been re.
deemed from the filth and the SUI.
fering, hitherto known in private
homes and in the open saloons
These faithful ones felt as if the
victory was won and the nation
could enter into its joy of prosperity
and clean living because the liquor
habit had been no only destroying
the homes, for the men who became
sots were destroyir~ health and
happiness and were losing good
names along with all their proper,
ty, but were entailing On the unborn
the heritage of woe-coming from
the madness of the drunken par
ents-who made their blood unclean
The bells rung in the towns. The
church people held rejoicing meet
ings. The nation had at last OBJ.
tanned it's freedom "-~'n the Great
est curse known to civilization.
Alas! and Alasm
Virtue, in distress, Is now the wall