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our Customers and Friends
OLD TIME PROHIBITION
ARGUMENT WAS CONVINCING
Patrolman J. A. Dorman of this city
has among the curiosities of his home
a document which reveals the manner
of conducting prohibition campaigns
of the years of the long ago. This is
a little paper on yellow poster print
and in the language of the printshop
is a plain dodger that has been well
preserved. The officer found it in one
of the old family bibles.
Tt is/striking argument and is re
told here more for the novelty than
for the necessity. It is entitled: “A
terrible Charge,” and is as follows:
By TALLIE MORAN.
“Prisoner at the bar, have you any
anything to say why sentence of death
should not be passed upon you e
A solemn hush fell over the crowd
ed eourt room, andevery person waited
in almost breathless expectation for an
answer to the Judge's question.
Will the prisoner answer!
Is there nothing that will make him
show some sign of emotion?
. will he maintain the cold, indiffer
ent attitude that he has shown
through the long trial, even to the
place of execution?
Such were the questions that pass
ed through the minds of those who had
followed the case from day to day.
The judge still waited in dignified
silence.
Not a whisper was heard anywhere,
and the situation had become painfully
oppressive, when the prisoner was
seen to move, his head was raised, his
hands were clinched, and the blood
had rushed into his pale, careworn
face. His teeth were firmly set, and
into his haggard eyes came a flash
of light. Suddenly he rose to his
feet, and in a low, firm, but distinct
voice, said:
“I have! You honor, you have ask
ed me a question, and now 1 ask, as
the last favor on earth, that yvou will
not interrupt my answer until 1 am
through.
*[ stand here before this bar con
victed of the wilful murder of my wife.
Truthful witnesses have testified to
the tact that 1 was a loafer, a drunk
ard and a wretch; that 1 returned
from one of my prolonged debauches
and fired the fatal shot that killed
the wife I had sworn to love, cherish
and proiect. While I have no remem
brance of committing the fearful- cow
ardly and inhuman deed. I have no
right to complain or to condemn the
verdict- of the twelve good men who
have acted as a jury in this case! for
their verdict is in accordance with
the evidence.
“But may it please the court, 1 wish
te show that I am not alone respon
sible for the mruder of my wife!”
This startling statement created a
tremendous sensation. The Judge
leaned over the desk the lawyers
Refrigerators and Porch Furniture at Bargains. A Few Swings
and Hammocks Cheap. |
wheeled around and faced the pris
’on(-r. the jurors looked at each other
in amazement, while the spectators
could hardly suppress their intense
excitement. The prisoner paused a
seconds, and then continued in the
same firm, distinct tone:
“1 repeat, your honor, that I am not
the only guilly one in the murder my
wite. The Judge on this bench, the
sury in the box, the lawyers, within
this bar, and most of the witnesses,
including theh pastor of the old
church are also guilty before almighty
God, and will have to appear with me
before His judgment throne, where
all shall be righteously judged.
“If twenty men conspire together
for the murder of one person, the
law power of this land will arrest the
twenty, and each will be tried, con
victed and executed for a whole mur
der, and not one-twentieth of the
crime.
“] have been made a drunkard by
law. If it had not been for the legal
ized saloons of my town I never would
have become a drunkard; my wife
would not have been murdered;
I would not be here now, ready to be
fhurled into eternity. Had it'not been
| for the human traps set out with the
consent of the government, 1T would
have been a sober man, an industrious
workman, a tender father and a lov
ing husband. But today my home is
destroyed, my wite murdered, my lit
tle children—-God bless and care for
them!—cast out on the mercy of a
cold and cruel world, while 1 am to
be murdered by the strong arm of the
law.
“KFor one year our town was with
jout a saloon. For one year I was a
[sober man. For one year my wife and
I children were supremely happy., and
| our little home a perfect paradise.
Il was one of those who signed re
]nmnslr:nu-vs against re-opening the
is:llmm.\‘ in our town. The names of
| one-half of this jury can be found to
{day on the petition cprtifying to the
{good moral character (? of the rum
isvllors. and falsely saying that the
{sale of liquor was ‘necessary’ in our
| town. The prosecuting attorney on
i this case was the one that so eloquent
ily pleaded with this court for the li
| censes, and the Judge who sits on this
ihmn'h, and who asked me if 1 had any
| thing to say before sentence of death
{should be passed on me granted the
licenses.”
I The impassioned words of the pris
| oner fell like coals of fire upon the
!ht'uds of those present and many of
{the spectators and some of the law
{yers were moved to tears. The Judge
| made a motion as if to stop any fur
‘lhvr speech on the part of the prison
er when the speaker hastily said:
’ “No! no! your honor, do not close
! my lips. I am nearly through, and they
lare the last words 1 shall utter on
i earth.
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The House With The Goods
JAS. B. TAYLOR, Manager
saloon har—legalized and protecied by
the voters of this commonwealth,
which has received annually a part of
', this blood-money from the poor, de
luded victims. After the state had
made me a drunkard and a murderer,
1' am taken before another bar—the
bar of justice (? by the same power of
law that legalized the first bar, and
Inow the law-power will conduct me to
ilho place of execution and hasten my
soul into eternity. I shall appear be
fore another bar—the judgment bar
of God, and there you, who have legal
ized the traffic, will have to appear
with me. Think you and the great
{Judge will hold me—the poor, weary,
'helpless victim of your traffic—alone
responsible for the murder of my wife?
‘Nay. 1 in my drunken, frenzied, irre
'sponslble condition, have murdered
one, but you have deliberately and wil
‘rully murdered your thousands, and
! the murder-mills are in full operation
‘to(luy with your consent.
“All of you know in your hearts that
these words of mine are not the rav
ings of an unsound mind, but God Al
mighty’s truth. The liquor traffic of
this nation is responsible for nearly
all the murders, bloodshed, riots, pov
erty, misery, wretchedness and woe.
It breaks up thousands of happy homes
every vear; sends the husband and
father to prison or to the gallows, and
drives countless mothers and little
‘children into the world to suffer and
die. It furnishes nearly all the crim
inal business of this and every other
court, and blasts every community it
touches.
*“This infernal traffic is legalized and
protected by both of the political par
ties, which, you sustain with ycur
ballots. And yet some of yvou have the
audacity to say that you are in favor
of prohibiting the traffic, while your
votes go into the ballot box with those
of the rum-sellers and the worse ele
{ ments of the land in favor of continu
; ing the business. KEvery year your are
giving the opportunity of voting a pro
f test against this soul-and-body destroy
iing business and wash your hands of
| all responsibility for the fearful re
|sults of the traffic; but instead you
lint’orm the government by your ballot
{that you are perfectly satisfied with
| the present condition of things and
| they shall continue.
| “You legalized the saloon that made
|
{me a drunkard and a murderer, and
[ vou are guilty with me, before God
lund man, for the murder of my wife.
[ “Your honor, lam done. I am now
| ready to receive my sentence and be
l led forth to the place of execution and
murdered according to the laws of the
'slau‘. You will close by solemnly ask
| ing God to open your eyes to the truth,
Im vour own individual responsibility,
| so that you will cease to give your sup
| s .
iport to this hell-born traffic.”
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| Especially good for the rub down
| Try it! Sold only by us. 25¢ 50c¢ and
lsl.oo. Georgian Pharmacy, Cordele,
xGa. :
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1916,
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. J. D. ADKINS,
WIFE CRISP COUNTY FARMER
Mrs. J. D. Adkins, wife of a promi
nent farmer living about two miles
west of Cordele, died Saturday morn
ing at 11 o’clock after a protracted ill
ness from a complication of troubles.
The remains were interred at Mt.
Pleasant, near Richwood, Monday
morning. Mrs. Adkins was well known
and much beloved in the community
in which she lived and had friends
throughout the country. She was 22
yvears of age.
RUNAWAY TEAM KILLED
INFANT OF NEGRO FARM HAND
' The three-months-old baby of Dan
‘Sanders, a negro farm hand on the
place of S. C. Byrd, about five miles
southwest of Cordele, was killed Sun
day afternoon when it was thrown
from a wagon and its head crushed
beneath the wheels. The parents of
the baby were riding in a wagon, the
mother carrying the baby, when the
mules became frightened and ran
away. The wagon was overturned and
the occupants dashed out. Slight in
jury was done to tnhe parents. The
baby was killed outright.
WHITE MAN AND NEGRO BOYS
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY
Charged with burglarizing a grocery
store on Ninth avenue belonging to C.
L. Robertson, three negro boys and
a white man are now under arrest and
incarcerated in the city barracks. Wil
lie McKenzie, Rabun Harvey and Jen
nings Harmsted, the negro boys, were
first arrested. They implicated C. B.
Bush, a white man, who lives in Cor
dele. The negroes say that Bush was
the instigator of the theft.
; CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to thank all those who so
kindly helped me during the illness
and death of my husband. I appreciate
every kind word that was spoken; ev
ery flower that was sent. Especially
do 1 appreciate the efforts of the five
physicians who attended him. I wish
to thank Dr. Edwards and Ward who
so faithfully served to the end. May
God's richest blessings rest upon them.
MRS. S. C. HALE.
TO ATHLETES '
who are subject to lameness and
sovendss of tie muscies, we recom
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PROPOSE UNION OF
ANTI-LIQUOR FORCES
St. Paul, Min., July 17.—Most of the
1254 delegates to the prohibition na
tional convention, which will open
here next Wednesday, are expected
to arrive for a “get-to-gether” confer
ence tomorrow. A union of all forces
opposed to the liquor traffic will be
discussed by nationally known reform
ers. :
The convention proper will begin
Wednesday morning, and, there will
be sessions Thursday and Friday
mornings. :
The selection of presidential and
vice-presidential candidates will be
made Friday.
It's awfully hard for the _average
man to look in a mirror and believe
that he was once a cute baby.
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der is Love, Honor and Remembrance.” :
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS
J. GORDON JONES, : NEWTON PHILLIPS,
Sovereign Representative ; State Manager :
Cordele, Ga. : Atlanta, Ga.
'SHERIFF AND TWO
‘ NEGROES ARE KILLED
| Opelousas, La., July 18.—Marion
L. Swords, sheriff of St. Landry par
ish and two negroes, guides, were shot
and killed last night in a fight with
Halaire Carriere, according to reports
from Justice, ten miles from here. Cor
riere escaped. A posse is hunting for
him.
Sheriff Swords started after Car
riere after he heard the latter had
been terrorizing the people of the Mal
let section and he had shot three men,
defying the authorities to arrest him,
'As he approached Carriere’s hiding
place the latter opened fire, killing
three. A deputy who was with Swords
escaped. :
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: John S. Pate letf today for Monte
suma to visit relatives.
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SECOND SUBMARINE ON WAY.
Amsierdam, via London, July 14.—
Another commercial submarine, the
Bremen, constructed by the same
company that build the Deutschland,
now in an American port, already has
left the harbor according to the Ber
lin Vossiche Zeitung, which says the
Deutschland was built; in the Ger
mania ‘yard at Kiel', and seVeral
other submarines ~ are being con
structed. :
There is a sort of light housekeep
ing that never disturbs even the dust
on the sofa.
There are twenty-one million able
bodied men in the United States be
tween the ages of 18 and 45, accord
ing to a special report made by the
census bureau as to the nation’s re
sources in men of military fitness.
