The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-03

the Herald, of last week, publishes
an article from the Ohio State Jour
nal, which it endorses as sensible"
and which strikes at the Prohibi-
ton movement by asserting that 1t
Is impossible to enforce the present
liquor laws of this State, and ar
gues thereupon that il Is useless to
"clamor' for more stringent laws.
We had thought that such reason.
ing as this had long ago been aban-
doncd by the friends of the Liquor
Traffic, and hardly thought tina.
journals claiming responsibility
wodld resort to 1t in any emergen-
cy. But, depravity, like necessity,
knows no laws, and cannot be made
to respec. e7eu the most palpa5le OF
truths.
Why IS it that oGr present Lii
quor Laws cannot be enforced p
Every reasoning man in any com
munIiy, who has the slightest
knowledge of our reigning polite.
al system, can answer this question
If he will be honest. 1. is because
both of the old political parties are
bound down, hand and foot, by the
Whisky Rings of the country. 1t
is because our officers are all plsdg-
ed in the interest of the Whisky
Rings. Here in Morgan county we
have thus matter exemphfed. Let
two men be arrested and taken TO
the Court House, both charged with
violating the Laws of Ohio, one by
stealing horses and the other by
retailing liquor to be drank where
sold, and notice the difference In
the treatment of these men by the
officials that crowd around
them. Both arc charged and be-
Ileved to be guilty of wil:fulIy and
knowingly violating the Laws OF
and yet we'll venture that
here is not an Official in this eoun.
y but what would treat the horses
Inlet As q criminal aud the liquor
7endor US a gentleman. Why this
in the treatment of these
men ? The answer is apparent
One is without political influence,
and the other is able to control
twenty-five or thirty votes at a
election.
This influence Of the Liquor Ven-
Tor at Primary Meetings and at
Elections is the cause of our Liquor
Laws not being enforced. Repub-
leans and Democrats, even those
who pretend to be temperance men,
Ind who ire temperance men at
heart, cater to this Whisky ;nfu-
snce for a few votes, and when cleo
ed, instead of obeying the voice of
conscience, and instead of carrying
,ut their oaths Of Office, they CON-
.inue their catering in tie Lope
hat thereby they will strengthen
heir party, and secure to Them
Ielves q reelection. liz this way q
niscrabiy small portion of our boz
~ polite controls the whole of our
machinery of Government IN the
interest of their detestabie business,
overriding law and the best
interests OF society.
The Prohibition party, recognIz-
ng the fact that our laws are to be
inforced by our officials elected and
worn TO do SO, has no utilization
whatever with the liquor vendors,
nd cannot be corrupted by their
influence. Standing on a
'iatform of principles, every word
f whiehis q terror TO liquor vend- !
RS, its candidates, of course, will !
.ot receive any of the Whisky /!
o:es, and, consequently, when !
a Prohibition officer will ]
OF hesitate to do his duty IN en-
our present LAWS. In truth, !
be only hopes we have of enforc- !
* our present laws is through Of
GERS tc be elected by the Prohlbi- !
on party.
The Prohibition party is commit !
I'd not only to the final uprootine :
the Whisky Traffic entire ; but, .
$50, to the enforcement of the pre-. I
mt laws whenever and wherever !
gets into power