Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-06-15
THE LICENSE LAW AGAIN.

z. The last number of the Potosi Republican
Inc ''new law regulating the sale CT ardent
spirits," which we presume the rum-seller
and his especial friends" will pronounce
'3the very best thing outs and had it not ap-
Feared in that paper as Editorial, we should
have pronounced it the production of some of
Inc subjects of the s'Despot King" in this vi
l;nity, as the arguments are the same as we
hear them use almost daily.
The Editor thinks that rum-selling is one
ef the ''sore spots on society which harsh
sfeatment will never cure,'' and at the same
sine he says of the license law, .sif its pro-
visions are strictly put in force, it will amount
to prohibition of the liquor-selling business"
Now, we are of the opinion, that if the sale
Il intoxicating liquors was entirely prohibit
ID, this ''sore spot upon society" would heal
Il itself, without further treatment. But,
says the Republican, "a large portion of COM
Isunity believe they have an independent
right to buy and sell what they please
Would the Editor wish to see this doctrine
carried out by permitting man to carry to
market the flesh of an animal that had died
&C disease! But this law deprives no man
CF the right to sell liquor; it only asks him
IT, give bonds for the evil that may accrue
f.5m such traffic. But, says the Republican,
esgho would be willing to enter into such
bonds % and adds, ave hold the property
q the entire State sold under the Sheriff's
hbmmer, would not liquidate the damage
Produced in single year. True, and should
D'en still be licensed, to carry on business
So prolific of evil, without first indemnifying
tie community against the damage thus pro-
diced
Shame on such cringing to the interests of
those who fill our jails and poor-houses,-rob
tie poor, and bring distress and ruin upon
tens of thousands who might otherwise be
useful and honorable members of society.
1Again, the Republican says :-ssLet the pull
pI, the press, and other moral agencies that
hive been assiduously laboring for the last
quarter of a century, to dry up these prolific
sources of misery and death, continue as they
have done, and we venture to say that all law
restrictive or prohibitory upon this subject,
WILL be useless
sThis is the very language of the men who
mike all the drunkards in COMMUNICATIVE
m;Fal suasion course recommended by all
VITO deal in the sscritter.''
siNhat says the rum-seller to the friend of
Temperance! ''Y on are engaged in a good
cazase; go as you have done for the last
quarter ola century, and reclaim all the drunk
ards you can, wish you God-speed; the
doctrine of ''N0rdI lSuasfon,'' is Just what is
doing the business And as long as he is
permitted to deal out the damning poison,
without regard to the consequences, he will
continue to furnish plenty of subjects for
PhSlanthropists, and friends of temperance.
In what way can ''the pulpit, the press,
ant other moral agencies" labor to better ad-
vantage "to dry up the sources of misery and
DEATH" than to aid in the enforcing of lar
that will operate as San entire prohibition of
the liquor-selling business ?' We are of the
opinion that there is no better way, and we
rejoice that the Republican stands almost a.
lone in the State of Wisconsin, as the advo-
cate or apologist for the rum-seliing interest;
and we are of the opinion that the time is not
far distant when that paper will be satisfied
with the law in question, and be willing to
see it strictly adhered to, even if it does
tmeunt to prohibition of the sale of an ar
tic!e which has caused more evil in a single
year than could be liquidated by the sale of
he entire property of the State of Wisconsin