The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-05-20

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protect but rsther.expose them. They.I
are eonsl.atly liable to isll by The de-
stroyer. Is i. netvery selfish in youto
confne your influence to yourself and
yours alone, and throw open the flood
gates of evil aud the door OF tempta-
tion TO those children who are more un-
fortunate than your own? Some child
rem have drunken father; and others
have no shield. Will you not help to
preserve these and save them
Go and consult the mothers of these
children. Hear their earnest appeal.
See the trembling anxiety of their ma
ternal hearts. Listen to their entire aties
.sgainst licensed dram shop-d9 ihis.
and if you have the heart Of man in
your bosom You will cut off Jour hand
before siguing petition for one Of
these oulposts Of HE'LL The mothers
instructive dread Of ? licensed groggery
ische surest evidence Of its dangerous
character. lHrsst fr Ass 9iii5aao
Liquor drinking is one Of the great
est evils Of the land. Liquor selling is
crime Of dark ,erpiIude. Like all
other crimes. let it be ontlaWed. Ths
argument that the crime will be COM
mit,ed any how, and therefore should
be lesalized is,unworlhy Of any man.
'Tha, principle carried out will legal,ze
any crime. fhe very object Of law Is
TO prevent crime and to- protect society
protect by Furnishing the offender. And
the argument that because crime aratf
be perpetra.ed, therefore it should De
sanctioned, defeats the only ends Of
good government.
On the same hypothesis Slavery
should be permitted and licensed, be-
cause men will abuse servants, and
domes.ics. The same Of RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Men win debase themselves by beasti-
.l,y-,herefore license houses Of pros
itu:ion. And some contend ior this,
lust as others contend for licensed
dram shop, on the ground that the evil
will exist. ~ -
And here is an argument IN point.
In Rome, where this crime was licensed
by Jaw. every one was guilty. The
malrons Of the city had their names
enrolled on the list of cou.tezans to save
themselves from the penalty OF the law
against adultery. This is fact Of his
tory known 10 all intelligent persons
| acquainted with the history Of Rome,
but i, is not the 1.-THE OF the evil. noI
can the half Of it be told. Ia othe.
countries where this evil has been licens.
ed the same results have followed
Paris is den of prostitution from tie
Emperor down. Why? Because in
Paris RIGHTEOUSNESS is licensed.
Here, then, from history We have
the demonstration that licensing an evil
increases ii; as every one might reason
ably expect.-sids .m aa al
j Tie right way is 10 take every pror
from crime: put it under the ban o.
public condemnation; scout ii from re-
spectable society; and it will diminisl
and finally disappear. One house o
ill-fame or one dram shop will debauct
a community. Keep them both away
and good order and virtue will be pre-
served.
I II men will drink. compel them te
drink with the disapproval Of every
good man aud woman in community
They viii soon only drink in darkness
4 Drive the cfime into dens and caves.
under cover OF darkness; aud it viii moi
be long until drunkenness will 60 the
way OF its twin-sister and creates. sup
porter-Slavery, and both be number'
ed with the curses that arere in our hap
, py land. ~ - s,sess.ai q
LIE, every friend of good order. sir
tue and honor. labor for the attainmen
of these ends.
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