New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-08
PROIIInITOKY LAIN.

The opponents Of the Maine Law offer bur two
arguments. They say the law cannot Be- enforced aud
he attempt TO enforce it only enhances the evil il is
intended TO cure and that It should not be enforced
because it violates personal liberty To The first tse
reply is oyerwhelmng-that il has been enforced 10
some extent and that just far as il has been crime
and poverty have decreased. Vague aud general con
tradctions Ct this statement are plentiful enough but
TO no purpose Wherever tie ProliDitsry Law hls
been enforced even incomrc,ely. tas statistics Of
Crime uniformly show dminuton Ia q nee Of .ufox-
icatirg drink Tlisgreat statistical f- Is no- f,rtu-
itous nor of llrul cags'. il is DOS 70 re silc1.c1
b. contradiction. E.arc- must be l.c b.. figures. ID
q Us pH have been Done j. '-osf base been What
IT, 70 any time since Maine has Lad Oh her ss-ut. booh
the " that las given her fame throughout Cirslen-
dom. her jaiia had held as many c-'mi is rs before
and Ter courts bad been as f4 Of poor, wre-c 4 MOI.
tails answering for oltragos 20 person nl property as
befrc-woulj not Tie Rum interest have verified the
fee. accurate furcs. anl uei 10 triumpialtly 90
si.y tie plague which is si.in, /. proil. Here Lot
interest is lane The frres are against i.-.rsin liz
dcu,', eainst f. lie Gee hanl.wiiu. 90 D.l.t.zuls
rale...w,N The ualc is Isr.,lg a.. of n Iane
sra Cs.ro j. cu. o.. almost 81 20. qu.,. 10 tle same
proportion ghe unleai.'le fllres slowed IT,, i4 sA
uol.ts. ,nl c.a.iaac 20 show g.
Now. mtCigat ard in-eui.r. t,.r Ter vlc'c.1,.
or r.a.. i Alcohol. drink you must lal ,.1. cause
ior lis c'..iOl, .s,- beside tle prol ou d. yl.r &
u,-, ~ else col'.. yo---ei tle s1--1. OF Crane SAD
the enemy society. l. won, lo Tor r3a @, sav. even
ii yucv-i Ir.ve ir THE quantity dru, is d. r-,a,
~ss ever. I4c o'Jsc. Of the las is not t. prevent,
people from drinking ~. Or that ut 20 prevent p.a9a-
i5m sud Crae-to Iro-cc. ihc publ. pcaee ] the
a.i-cs O. I.agclll ana Crime are ia t-or al the
lsw lct tAc amount '-aIh BE- vi-,i.Hu Ifliliar
be uy, diDi-i.-cd ttln. SURELY n0lo,,s I5.--t 70
dn7l lss been uuei d.m.csd We f-.-re hog tae
Law brings about Tie blessing 60 ta We o.. it. anl
we 90 Ger IT, more or less vhcscye- We 40, Ze Law
Wherever TIE law lls been enacted anlI4l rrsal.
there IL Las kenmore Or les enforced salawars with
visible. lallaoic d'mialiiou Of Q-lper "a ana Crime
o. immense pecuuary and ircaicrlaols moral yalae
It's is as much "a -ccomIEslel ac. il tie polt.c Of
tie world IS steam Navigation " Railva7 Locorlotgn
is u tie mechanics OF e.
Thus the Rum sl,oeate.. having sinarr.f,ll,i iu
Their m-tter-ofaci argument ani utlraa logic. have
10 s..crsbcil.i ju, .lests+raeti.1 o. rcsS9r,l be
TIT sound pan, g.c .y tel o. inu.; asssa yiolsted
70 natter LoH poyl..ui iie mot.e o. new great rie
coed 10 bc secured IT, violation II lsre-ssl.n. 20
meet wi.l sucL jevoucu oPrilcirle l- ortrl,.-l,
tie great cool which isto b. sacrifice t5i' In ths,-e
il rot t4at OF tte lcrot-es iat oi oLcr peopl. The
principle ma} Doe wora, o. an .lis worship. but .ye
clanot hclp 81, ii- p .l... v-..li1O- ;. isa.ls
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