Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-06-03

Oy elollluR WHY ~ Ulb Htoaus Aut hhs
legislature perfected aud eHaeled, by q
strong majority, amendments making The
Inv OF Prohibition more stringent, and ei.
fscilvs, aud Gov. Crosby officially approved
tho amending act. Prohlblton~-stern and
lhorOugh-lS Fixed fact In the Star In the
East.
Rhode Island passed similar law H..
tie more than one year ago, and directly
lhsrsupon elected new legislature. Judge
Curtis quaShed the law a. unconstitutional
In sons Of It's provisions and Rum flowed
once more dssolallhg food over tho State.
But the legislature chosen alter the Law Of
Prohibition, passed, framed and enacted
new law, avoiding the Judges objections,
and this law, being submitted TO the people,
was ruIifed on heavy vote by nearly One
Thousand majority. And lhS new Lsgs.
luiure has mot and adjourncd without touch.
Ing this law.
Vermont passed a still more searching
and stringent Prohlhl,ory Act Inst full, sub.
hitting Il to the people for ratification or
rejection. They approved II by over One
Thousand majority, and II Is now In full
force. having very nearly oradicatcd the de-
tested traffic.
Massachusetts passed her Maine Law a
little moro than year ngo--lls friends
wishing itsubmllted TO tile people, but Gov.
Bouiwell's veto prevented. But Boston Is
the focus oF an extensive and profitable
manufacture Of Liquors, and the wealth
enjoyed therein has great influences through.
out the State. Every nerve was strained
by II 10 choose Liberal" Legislature last
November, Politics went for nothing With
the devotees Of Rum, democrats voted for
wings and wings for democrats, wherever
u "Liberal" could thus he elected, AL In
win, however. Rum gave tho wings the
Legislature, but the wings would not give
Rum repenl Of the Mulnc law A propo.
Stion that Liquor Licenses be authorized Ia
localities favorable 10 the Traffic has Just
been voted down In the House Ly q decisive
mniority--l4l TO lll---nnd II IL morally
certain that tho law will be sustained AMI
improved.
Michigan passed Malns law at It's lato
session, providing for It's submission To the
people. The Detroit Free Press, the lead.
| ing Democratic organ, Is fighting the law
with desperate resolution, hut admits that
the case Is hopoless-the people will give il
their sanction.
Legislators Of New York and Connect.
cut can you not discern tho signN OF the
timesl CNn you doubt that minority u
your constituents are IN iuvor vt LiQuel
Prohibitionl You can not, IuU do nut
Then heed their prayers by enacling iol
your respective States the Mains Law
N. Y. Tribune.
Us, tho great people OF almost every
State In the Union, II the question was sub
mlttsd to them free from all embarrassing
political issues, would give their unquOllieC
appreciation 10 u law OF eriia,tiOn.
The friends OF tho liquor traffic ara full
aware that popular sentiment condemn
that traffic, hence their universal unwilling
ness 10 meet tho naked issue before the PEG
Pile,
Look at Kentucky, and the struggle nov
going on Ia that noble commonwealth, Al
The temperance men In Kentucky IRE con
tending for Is that the next legislature shat
, submit to the qualified electors the question
Of prohibition. How just and reasonable
And YET brOylng politicians arc 6ndlnI
fault Their course reveals two things YER,
clearly. First, they fear the popular dsci
) sion, and second, they wish to pSrpetuat
Y the uutfic In defiance OF the wlshSs Of III
I majority.
0 One not posted up In tho unhallowed AM
i. vlllalnous influences Of liquor, would DO sur
prlsed that any citizen should object to 81
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