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MR. BRYAN IN JACKSONVILLE,
Jacksonville, Fla., Times-Union.
Jacksonville must get rid of the
liquor traffic as an economic, a moral
and a patriotic measure, William
Jennings Bryan told a vast audience
of citizens which filled the Duval
theater to overflow yesterday afternoon.
The Commoner put over point by
point his well-chosen arguments
against further toleration of the li
quor business at a time when the na
tion is straining every energy toward
winning the greatest of wars. He
was loudly applauded at ttmes and
received a tremendous ovation at the
end which lasted for several minutes.
Mr. Bryan was surrounded on the
stage by members of the Business
Men's prohibition League, under the
auspices of which he spoke. Out in
front, up in the balcony and far away
in the dark recesses of the gallery,
as well as four and five deep along
the rear of the aisles and on the sides
there sat and stood an audience in
cluding both soldiers' and civilians
from all walks of life.
The speaker traced from its incep
tion the fight for prohibition in this
country, calling attention to argu
ments advanced early In the battle
by the liquor men against adoption
of its principles, the passage of na
tional laws to protect states seeking
to enforce prohibition statutes of
their own and the recent action of
congress In passing the prohibition
amendment.
He jpointed out the economic neces
sity for preserving the young men of
the nation from its insidious grip,
showing the reduction of efficiency of
those who become even moderate
drinkers. He. told of mine workers
responding to the call of the Presi
dent for the production of more coal
by usking that he declare a restricted
zone about the mines to prevent the
drinking mei for securing liquor.
As a moral proposition, he pictured
the position each qualified voter, of
the city will be in shortly, when he is
given the opportunity to cast his bal
lot either for or against the con
tinuation of the liquor traffic. These
men, he said would have the oppor
tunity of either disclaiming the re
sponsibility of the lives of young
men damaged by liquor or the taking
on of the grave responsibilities of
being a partner in crime with the
liquor -man who sold drink to the
husband, who becoming crazed, mis
treated his young wife, the father
whose brutality to his children was
caused by the fiery influences of al
cohol on his mentality or the soldier
wealcened in efficiency to help win
the greatest war known to mankind.
Speaking of the prohibition move
ment as a patriotic measure, he em
phasized the point that Jacksonville
has been warned that she jnust
choose between soldiers and whiskey.
He appealed to the men and women
of the city to take a stand against the
traffic so that- the city and citizens
ibay do .their part toward contribut
ing a vast lot in winning the war.
part ob de night de colonel's mos'
gen'ly so 'toxicatcd dat he don' pay
no 'tention to de skeeters; an' In de
las' part ob de night de skeeters is
gen'ly so 'toxicatcd dat dey don' pay
no 'tention to do colonel." Phila
delphia Press.
"Doctor, my husband is troubled
with a buzzy noise in his ears." "Hot
ter have him go to tbe seashore for a
month." "But he can't got away."
"Then you go." Houston Post.
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FIFTY-FIFTY.
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to a certain colonel there. It was
bedtime when he arrived at the
house, and as it happened that there
were no mosquito-curtains to his
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the following morning tho negro
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tim asked why there were no mosquito-curtains
in the room.
"Doesn't the colonel have any in
his rooms?" he finally inquired.
"No, suh," replied the negro.
"Well, how on earth can he stand
it?" said the visitor.
"Well, suh," came the reply, "I
reckon it's jes' dis way. In de fo
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