Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-04-14
Banguo's Ghost Agaiu--Liquor Cues
tions and Opinions Only Lager Beer
Electing Liquor Sellers.

DuC TWO OF the Board refuse to sign |
a tic, use. a compromise is offered, |
tn; Iiy beer license be granted,
at $1,000. The temperance men will |
consent 10 nothing, wishing to pro-
hibit the sale Of all drinks. What is
to be done. r.
REMARKS. will be perceived |
the writer above expresses no opin-
ion, but asks ours. And as we rare
~ conceal an opinion we proceed to
offer one, two, several
In the town above referred to there
has not been licensed place to sell
liquors, but the population has grown
and OF late several stores are sup
ported, two of them selling liquor in
a dark way. They fear legal prose-
cution add wish for license so as to
sell legally, but would agree to sell
only lager beer.
There is some anxiety TO close them
out, We mean stop the selling legally
and illegally, so that licensing is re-
sisted by some very good men of that
town and now the question comes
squarely up, license" or "no Ii
cense,'
We believe that the best body
can do is to do the best that can be
dOne-in dealing with this order of
evils in that town. Hoocc, svo would
permit the sale Of lager beer only,
without licensing it at all, condition
ed that the sellers agree upon their
word OF honor to sell nothing strong
er. There is no such thing as a
special beer license. A license to
sell beer would authorize the sale of
strong liquors. Beer rarely intoxi-
Gates men more than but Just enough
to Supply and happily them. 1t
makes some men bilious, some fat
some dull, now and then one drunk
and at times il makes men'sing songs
and talk nonsense. But, unmixed
with spirits, its effects are but seldom
indeed hurttul, except TO the time
and pocket. Strong drinks, of the
kinds in use these days, are certainly
destructive to lite and health. most
damaging to the morals, and fore
runner to sure misfortune. No stom-
ach can resist them, or head of any
drinking man long keep its balance.
We respect the head and heart of
most persons who, disregarding men
as they are, would vainly attempt "a
prohibition Of the sale Of all drinks.
beer as we'll as strong liquors. 1t
shows in such degree of innocence
and purity next to the angels, but
| most lamentable ignorance Of men
and the world. Ignorance may dis
qualify man for judging; so may ig
nocance be disqualifier. The men
who go into the liquor places and in
dulge are not the ones to be blutfed
Oft by prohibitory laws, and fines and
courts. Resist them and you whet
their appetites for more, besides re-
cruiting their numbers from the mod
crate drinking and temperate masses.
Great God, what al anomalous, un~
natural lempterisin Intoxicating liquor!
1t knows hardly any law, and when
attacked by its enemies, rises al,
and deals redoubled violence to its
friends
In the town spoken OF, and perhaps
other towns, we would have one or
two liquor sellers elected by the PEG
pie. This would put tham On their
behavior in the prospect of a re>eiec,
tiOn-samc as other officers. Popn,
larity and hope for Office and favor
arc, after all, the great incentives to
/ good behaviour, and the rule would
apply to liquor sellers just as surely
and efficiently as to Justices of the
/ Peace. Were we . member Of the
Legislature we'd move an act for en-,
abling the people to eject their liquor
! sellers.
We meant TO say IN order bat neg
lected 1t, that at Richland Center the
people of all opinions, liquor and
temperance, agreed one or two years
ago to disallow the sale of strong
drinks bat tolerate a free and unli
censed sale of larger beer The indi
cations are that the plan will meet
/ the permanent favor of the public
Al times the beer is so inferior that
the tiplers scold, bat few kegs Of
good lager sets them right again
The CRoPs-Although altogether
too early in the season to form any.
thing like q definite opinion OF the
prospects for a crop, yet items Of
news from various sections Of the
country on such matters are Of spec,
ial interest. One thing is certain,
since the West was settled there new !,
! er has been greater exortions put
forth in seeding time. This is evi-
denced by the immense sale Of plows
and seed sewers, which dealers in
form us has been without preceden
Also from the reports that come to
rs from all parts Of the country
through our exchanges and private
sources 1t Providence tavors the
efforts of the farmer there will be
such "a crop raised as wasnever known
before, and will gladden. every heart.
Chicago journal
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shall came to be Indifferent to che