The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-05-17
For the Upton Advertiser

your paper 10 address my fellow citizens
OF Cedar County, upon sustaining the
present Prohibi,ery Liquor Law. And
to commence. | will admit that the lar is
not perfect, neither can we expect TO pro-
cure a perfect law from an imperfect
source, Ro more than we can anticipate of
procuring sweet water from bitter toun-
tain. Therefore, we cannot Look for per
fection from fine law makers; bat the
great difficulty in this case. is the en-
ioreemsnt oil our present prohibitory law.
Every ne'ghborhosd, and almost every
household furnishes melancholy evidence
that the liquor traffic - still, I'D a consider
able extent among Us, like Sc ,e armed
Angel OF destruction doing It's des-
oating work. While The ,rafc has
been impeded 10 good degree, ye: lie
great aud good. the pure aud lovely, ha c
fallen around US like harves, flowers;
"Rachel weeps for her children and vi II
not be comforted, because they are not.
Everywhere, and under all circum sta
he liquor uafic is attended with the same
terrific results. As ii ao1rishes in any
locality every other nierest 10 pros,rated;
its prosperity is buih upon throne o
human skeletons; it crnshes beneath its
mighty tread, hearts o! thousands; while
shrieks and groans of murdered innocence
5 the music of its march. Those who
resist the efforts nov being made to pu,
the temperance law of Iowa in force.
urge, as a reason for their course, tha, +,
he whole question is a moral one, and
however desirable it may b. to rid tn :.
land OF the evil, il canno, be done by leg
islation bat mus. be wrought out by ap.
peaIing to the unlersta nding, aud heart
OF those engaged in making aud selling
liquor; and when appealed to in tha, man :
ner We find those persons hcarlless, soul
less, and devoid Of all manly principle $;
and this resul. we might anticiplte, for
their calling destroys all those principles
that constitute what should make the maa,
in the slric. sense Of that term. The
friends OF temperance anl legal prohibl-
ton d, no, invoke the aid OF govern nrnt
ia the prosecution Of moral reform, they
only ask tina. the civil government should
carry Out the great design AMI object Of
its establishment, 1t is both The right
and duty Of government to protect oil in
the enjoyment Of life and liberty, in ac-
curing and possessing property, IN pur.
suing and obtaining happiness and safety
There is, however, one condition waic h
each citizen must comply with before he
can ask protection, and which mus, be
performed before government can proper
ly grant il; viz Abstain from injus;;.y
aud respect the rights OF hi. fellows.
The principle has been aifir ned by the
Supreme Cour. Of the United States and
its soundness viii not be questioned.
That ''no person has a right to intro
duce into any neig gaborhood, anything
that will endangcr health OF life, peril lae
property, coIrups the morals of disturb
the peace" II such all els,nra. OF mis-
chiaf is introduced lie agen, b.cones a
'respasser; IT is not mere question Of
morals bat one Of eivlt liberty
Hence Chist Justice fancy declared
that If the internal traffic in intoxicating
liquor is injurious TO ,a, CT zens OF u
State, it may be restrained or prot t.iel
altogether. II doss no. Involve ,ac morals
Ct community alone, any more tain An
bling, ye! the right o! the gr9 srn neat u
seize and destroy the implements of a
gambler has not been questioned, bu
repeatedly affirmed The gambler, the
thief, and the highwayman take money
without giving an equivalent does the
liquor seller. The yender OF unsound
meats i,npairs the health, So does the
| liquoI sellers. The vender Of lottery
tickets, Or obscene books and pictures
corrupt the morals--so does the hQuo,
seller. The liquor seller does more, he
end angers the lives OF innocence, blasts
character and destroys reputation, dis
turbs the public peace, encourages idle
ness and promotes ignorance, his entire
work is work OF death; le, those who
Il sseIt The doclrine dare maintain il.
And now, fellow citizens, the axe is a
the root oil the tree aLG i, only remains
for You and |, aud all of US. 10 use i, ,c
accomplish the work that has claimed ou
attention for years, ws now have Pro
hlbltory Liquor Law, IN Iowa. The Sa,
preme Court have sustained tha, law, anc
i, is left for the citizens and the courts t
put it into force and effect, and let it BE-
known Throughout, the length and breadtE
OF Iowa, that odd Cedar is IN the bill
and that her law abiding citizens will Ell.