Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-06-01
The Liquor Traffic "A Word Il
our County Commissioners

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| We learn from ths Crswforisvill- gearnai
that bat application wall bs made to IA.
Board Of Commissioners Of that county, fol
license TO retail liquors Ia that towu. Th'
feeling against The traffic there is very sron:
aud a tremendous renouslfsnee l. psepars a
against the grantiDg Of any license. Il
case II fails the Journal iulimates that fore,
Will be resorted 10. aud TIA Judge Lynch ~il
be invoked to interfere IN the matter.
In Boone asd Potasn counties the peopls
are auaying themselves IN masss against The
granting of license. snd such i The strength
and unanimiiy Of public sentiment hat Il !.
believed that the traffic will be entirely stop
ped ia these counties
The Lafayette Journal ssys. .ln tbs CT,
some fifty or sixty application. for license IN
be made-A large deduction rom lhe number
at present engaged IN the business We ar
informed that the Commissioners will rsQuir,
a rigid adherence TO the law. aud will accept
none bat the most undoubted testimonial. a.
to the personal character Of the applicant. =,
well as the responsibility Of the suri,ies."
Here in Terrs-bsute there are pow somr
forty five spplca,ions-bo many more ther,
will be. remains to be seen. These applicant,
do not, however, include one half those who
have heretofore. and are now. engaged In this
traffic Some good will result ia the redsc
,ion in the number Of those places. il nothing
else
Bot what will our County Commissioners
10 do with the applications that will be made
to them for license to retail liquors. al their
next session. This is a question. at lhis
time. elciing much pablie interest. The law
is. that the County Commissioners shall grant
license, only TO such persons, az in the orin.
ION OF the Board, are 6t to be iutrusied with
such privileges. II is certainly a question oi
the greatest Importance to determine who ars
fit to corrup, the youth Of the county. destroy
the lives Of citizens, and take The bard earn
ings Of the man Of labor, il exchange for that
which destroys the body aud may damn tn,
soul l. there man this side OF Tophet who
is ft TO be iuirusled in such business Mss
we not indulge the hope that the Board o.
Commissioners viii look we'll into this matter
1t Is oue Of the greatest and grayest impor
tauce. and demands their careful attention.
Suppose the Commissioners should refuse to
grant license to any Of these numerous appl
cants. upon The ground Of their unfiness FOL
the business-ihe want Of good persona
character on part Of the applicant. aud the alb
sence Of responsibility on part of the secur
lies, where would o. the wrong that would re
suit to this community Would the city o
Terre Haute. the county Of Niso suffer /,
such action Of the Board We think not
Tie city aud the country. The entire count,
would be advaniaged by 1t. and it voul'
drive a class OF men. Who now earn liveli
hood 10y this nefasous traffic. into more re-
speelab and LealthfGl employ nert
would drive class of men, whose business j.
positive injury 10 society. into he rural "a,
triets, or the mechanic shops, where ever
turn Of the plow or blow Of ibe hammer woul
add something to the public rood here The.
Efforts would be ptomoiivsoi the geaeral uea
and 10, is destruction. We ssppo,e. hoWev
or the Commissioners vi! gsan. license t
sene. TO engage in this business, but the
) should look carefully 10 the man aud hi, ~
. do,sers Unless he and his -esuFiiics come q
70 The full letter and spirit Of The law. u
privilege should noi De granted him
The Board Of County Commissioners have
heavy responsibility 10 discharge IN ;his cas'
p aud We hope they iii do il as becomes ms
4 occupying important ofiioial positions, and n'
. like cringiug partisan uickslers.