Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-24
Manassas. Va, F,b. Is, 1874

Mr.. EdIt0r.-C lsc vcecut report % the
State lj9eor ases<y. cxdjbRs the fact that
the sales io4 the past yeSr, anno,otcd IN
the aggi eeate, ~ over Cve hundred AMI
Eve thoasaHd doliSrs, largely ia excess
OF the sales tot pre-, iouS ycsrs. j. tteere
nal sosle radical &et,N< IN he sHaRaSe.
meat of ,Ise>e town Lsguor Agencies?
while tn sale 81 irsoHics,;iSg t,Tsars a. -,
beverage Is jIaepiicted is .sW. js Wel
such sale yirt0aIIy legaIize~l and sauc
toned. in nrauy municipalities at 'cSSt
practically. by the saHsc Legislative cnSIt
neEt' These arc pertineHt qnc>irsl'
winch painfully AND irvcSjS,ib'y t'scv
themselves UFoE Chc REA3S IL us5eciRg
friends Of Temperance. AcccPt5ng HicSc
interrosatories IS tjtsc, uliNt palasIoS
do we hchoA, j. tlS> s,%'c al aS;iys jO-
cOr igible, can m aiY,CaiHe ,cEte l. *
suggested The pyeSeni may not be ~
unprumtious moment 10 suggest = pos
bic rems dy 10 the consideration x prtcli
cal snd gelssinC temperance men. L,% an
earnest and systematic effort &c ,Ra,Sc NJ
tho municipal elections % utterly abolish
these Agencies Tor the Subsequent ytNr,
by subsOitiRg such qnestta to = isoPuha,
vote. Objections are iElEe,Estcts offered.
Says The cSGllOes proiibitioaist. a.cbsEe
stimulants are ~ usdeUlsCd efficacy as q
remedial agent, a. are 50 regarded BY
the masses, and between thcic cUt5-c
abolishmeD, aad sares;xictcd sale the
people, unGl further enlightened, will
choose the latter, ADD tbs prolsibitory
laws viii 6e stricken from the statutes,
snd The prollbis0ry party igno,,Ilio0sly
swept iron: power.
To the first, il Is ROT deHiee t!4st IA eX
ceptional cases they are cfdcaciouz, cat
il is claimed that tkey arc tos frequently
prescribed by pkysiGaEe. thai too olteO i
MI appetite thus created To the de,riMeut
OF the Temperance ,casSe and society that
there are other tOl.iCs lad s,imalaBtG in
the MaieiiA Ne>tica which can be ap
proprialely substituted tor them in the
generality Of cases without tniailing tLeir
dsletcriOus consequences. T. Tic latter,
al PRIMARY political and legislative
power is vested in. the paramount &u.
thority cOniided in the people. and the
Object j. 10 have such power exercised
for the public good asd in c2nSouauee
with The popular will. and TO take no ire
rUcabIe step. But another objection is
ipterposcd. ii their sale under the eules OF
Law is prohibited. their Illicit sale a
beverage viii lie decreased. Ii town
votes in its corporate capacity to diseon.
tinue their sale Cor medicinal purposes.
because of peryersion. lamentaUe Uegi
gence and remiSSness must exist 10 allow
their Illicit sale unaolesied.
These Agencies have been abolished in
many towns without operating 70 the
detrimert ri public OK private interes, :;
let Others initiate their example
In conelusioa 4 would respectfully sub
init the enquiry 10 the people ol Oxford
County il they do net possess sufficient
vitality and stability 10 exist without
maintaining that pubic nuisance known
Us the town Liquor Agency. b.
i've give publicity to the above views,
thu dissenting entirely from them. A
single town .gsight refuse to establish a
liquor agency. and its inhabitants he able
20 procure what they need for medicinal
or mechanical purposes of IN adjoining
town; but If there was no provision by
law, for its sale by The State or town. q
prohibitory law could not be sustained
The liquor law only seeks to regulate the
sale of alcoholic liquors; so long as they
are believed TO have medicinal value.
or are needed in the mechanic arts, the
sale for such purposes must be provided
for. 1--ED. DEN.
-Spleudiu slei0hinc now.