The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-08
Enforcement Of the Liquor
Laws In Marietta.

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ment of the State Liquor Laws. 1t
may truthfully be SAID, that there is
not a town in Ohio, of Its size, that
could surpass it in the number CT
open bars kept. Even some of their
Dry Goods stores have Lad bars
connected with their legitimate bu-
%siness. But, recently, the Temper
ance element there has concluded
to take things into its own hands
and attempt the enforcement of the
laws. The Marietta Register, of
last week, contains the following
report of the action of Committee
appointed to effect this purpose:
REPORT OF VISITATION TO LIQUOR
SELLERS.
The officers of the Washington
County Temperance Society ap-
pointed a committee TO draft an ad-
dress to the liquor sellers of Marlet-
ia and darmar.
Saturday morning, June 18th, a
committee of gentlemen. consisting
of w. K. Putnam, John Mills. L. W.
Ewart, A. 7. Nye, Douglas Putnam,
Gen. Warner. S. A. Cooper, SSH.
Tidd, W. P. Bennett, James Dunn,
John NJ. Eells, Fl. Fearing. L. D..
Dana, VIM. Warren, NJ. Mallpy, j.
W. McMaster, NJ. Stone, Il. w.
Stanley. and a number of others,
waited upon the liquor sellers Of
Marietta and Harmar. Their names
in part are:
Geo Biszantz, Fred. Cnnrath, C
Conrath, J L Oily, Frances DelIlo,
Elizabeth Grohs, Peter Grade, Au-
gust Grade. W II Hcnning, Ma.
Holden, Patrick Highland, Philip
Hinkel, J Nick Nye. Danl Otterben,
Henry Pandhurst, Tim Reynolds,
Jno Reitz, B E Stoher, Geo Sherer.
Louis Schmidt, VIM Wardeg, Louis
Weirick, Andrew Wagner, John
Weaser, Auton Adams. Fred DoIz-
ell, Gallagher & Riley, Henry Ger
kin, Anthony Noon, Robt Ross.
Our President, in each case, pre-
sentcd the violator of law and con-
science with a printed copy of the
address and signatures, requesting
him 10 read it carefully. He stated
that we were q committee Of d socI.
ETY., consisting of 1.500 men, women
and children. He gave them one
week TO consider the subject, and
report as to compliance with our
request. In no case was an rmme-
dia:e reply sought or discussion IN
vIted.
In almost every ease the dcputa-
ton was not received impolItoly.-
This was TO be expected, for the
committee spoke IN the name ard
behalf of the morality, intellect, re-
liglon and wealth of the two towns.
The men whom they addressed
knew. as we'll as we, that they were
violating the laws of the State and
corru2tIng the morals of their fell
low-citIzens. They could not we'll
do otherwise than not diseourteous.
~ receive such a deputation.
Could the temperance portion of
community have accompanied US en-
maSSe, and have looked with Us up
on these SINKS of inIquity, 1t would
have done them good. One notice.
able feature was the appearance OF
the liquor sellers themselves. The
greater number are very good cus-
toners of their own bars. They
show the results of their business in
their own countenances.
With two or three exceptions,
they are foreign born. America is
very far from hostile to her foreign
born citizens. No country well
comes them more heartily than we
do. But We may safely inquire
whether we are doing our duty to
them IN disseminating correct ideas
of liberty, law, morality and relIg-
ion. The old world men are wanted
here-they are our brothers. But
the old world ideas were not the
ones which made for Is a free couE.
try.
Little capital is required to retail
liquor. No liquor seller would
lose greatly If his whole stock were
destroyed. If IN a lawful and
honorable calling this is not to
their dlscredit. But when these
men who do so little towards pay
ing State and MUNICIPAL taxes, fas-
ten taxes upon us as the result OF
the poverty and crime they create,
we may enquire if We cannot more
easily support them at the Infirm-
airy. The world owes no man a liv-
ing in a dishonest business. These
people are all as able to support
themselves without recourse to
criminal acts as are the rest of US.
We gained some of their views.
They entertain wrong ideas of
liberty. They seem to think they
have the right, in a free country, to
sell liquor or do almost anything
else they please, If they a make
money by it. They forget that
freedom is not an unb=ldIed license,
but the privilege of doing right
with the ability, but not authority
to do wrong. 10
They have a wrong idea Of temp
%erance men; tbey evidently thought
US to be interfering with their bust
ness, when, in fact, we only ask
them to quit interfering with our
morals and welfare, and to cease
.~ransgressIng the law.
They "only want to be let
alone" So does the wolf. The
thief wishes to be let alone. OF
course they do. Now, when they
lei us alone, we will let them alono.
But as long as they remain in their
dens and say to the weak, the un-
wary and the wicked, twill you
walk into my parlort" we do not ex-