Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-16
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agairst relative, to coin money out Of vice,
10 the foulest and most outrageous manner.
The female who, either with or without
the undertaking Of her husband, makes
the prostitutinR vice Of drunkenness, TO 1
which her husband or other relatives may be
addicted, a source ofinoome, stands exactly
mon the same footing with the female who /
makes money out Of the prostitution Of her |
daughter. Nsy, the snormity Of the law 10 |
even greater. For at the latter trade the I
female must slyly conceal herself, but to in |
dulge in the frat prostitution the law en-
courages her.
But the law also invites family strife and
According TO Section "every
employer or other person" may bring suit to
recover damages on account Of the intO1ics-
ticu of any one, which may have long been
forgotten and forgiven by the members Of
his own family. Thus every dissolute
hypocrits, every malignant wretch, who
desires TO break up and disturb the peace
Of . family, every scoundrel maJ wsntonly
invade the mos, sacred family relations, and
drag the persons who has been intoxi Gated.
according to Section 10, before
court oil justice. that ho may acknowledge
his own shame, aud that = third party may
be punished. The law tends 10 create dis
ssnsions and confusion throughout society
i, Is battle-ground for the lowest and most
des picAble passions . hot bed for envy,
mahgnity, intrigue, Jealousy and perjury.
The person who has been Intoxicated 10
called upon to be sworn and give evidence
about his own condition to prove his own
uncon seriousness, he 10 recognized and
admitted as = good witness; Indeed, this
Eoes beyond the Spanish Inquisition, aud
where perjury is 80 lightly treated as in this
country, there will never be fellows wanting,
who,
''for the greater glory of God
will commit tha, crime to ruin the obnoxi-
Gus saloon or ho,el-kssper for the benefit Of
the temperance hotel.
For Reynard, the fox, says in his 9Th
song
Listen to me aud remembers Loose
swearing is better than losing.
In the confessional once an exceedingly
pious man laugh, me;
! Never TO care for 80 oath, for il meant
liule or nothing
Bat be careful not to exercise either char
~ or bensvOlsnee under the directions Of
Pmlm l04, verse 10:
"He csuseth the grass to grow for the
cattle, and herb for the service Of man
that he may bring forth food out OF the
EARTH"
"And Wine iha, mAke,h glad the hear
Of man, ETC."
and Proverbs @. 81, v. 6 and Z:
"Givs strong drink unto him tina. is ready
10 perish, and vine unto those that be o
heavy hearts"
"Let him drink, and forget his poverty
and remember his misery no more"
For whenever poor man, overvorket
aud exhausted, is found in front OF my door
and hand him refreshing drAught which
contrary to ali expectations, may, after he
has lefI me, in the least into1ioAte hin, ther
away with charity and pity, If should b,
disliEed By the fanatics.
dd 6. OH AN told, such things cat
occur The jury, the judge will sequis
Others will say, the law is . dead letter
But there | would have you. When that il
not punishable 10 Belleville which is
punished in Jacksonville, when Judge AnC
jury are ashamed Of applying the law, Of
directly decide against the letter of the law
you have simply created an anarchy and q
confusion Of Justice, and have undermined
aud ADrihilA,ed the respect for the highes
in the land, the law. You have, in on,
word, acted like all fanatics, you have rAget
against government, society, chastity, goot
morals and justice; you eau not escape tn
, fate ofother fanatics. Modern Tetzels yo
are, in granting tue irunksrd an indulgence
, il but, BY his appearing as q witness agains
, q fellow citizen who does not belong TO you
water creed, the money will flow into you
, box.
TIE Law establishes arbitrary action i
, bears the impress Of ambiguity and Of con
, tempt Of justice on its brow. II does nc
|, punish those "who have caused lhe iatox
cation" OF any one BY opium, hashis,
chlorAl and similar stimuli, though th
( number Of those indulginE in them increa:
es 70 frightful extent, especially anon
the temperance men.
/, Yet the Law does not hesitate, contrary &
all and every idea of Justice, TO punish full
Innocent people, Wide Sect. ard 81
does no, set forth who shall be regarded a
. habitual drunkard. know cases wher
men we're found Intoxicated al intervals {
several days in consequences Of iGdulgiug !
small quantities of liquors which would nc
otherwise have iutoxics,ed anybody, an
/, yet they we're everything but hsbisu'
druuksrds,
4, Ia il not crime to permit auy waite
drinking but otherwise dsmorAlizsd wretcl
TO drag me as q witness before . court {
!, Justice, there to compel me to give ev
dsnce against the seller Of spirituou
!, liquors, 20 as to imperil my own position !
society and my business d? Imagine cler
. or book keeper, led away By friends, acc
dsutally becomes intoxicated, the ssloC
keeper in whose establishment the cler
may have been seen is sued by an enemy {
=, his, who drAgs the clerk as a witness befol
the court. II was the frst and only tin
: that he wss intoxicated, yet bis reputation
a his position Is gone.
But Section 10 crowns the whole Law.
am an old jurist aud not unAoq uainted Wit
4 the laws Of the ancient states. | have 81
: amiued into the laws Of the Roman Caesar
= and have studied and praoticed under d
i. Frsuch and German systems OF jurispr'
4 deuoe, but . mons,rosity, perfect infam
, Of law and justice, an enormity like th
!, section, have heretofore deemed an impo
I sibility. Here ii is:
I "Iu all prosecutions under this act,
= ndi otrnent or otherwise, it shall not
, ne oessary TO state the kind Of liquor sol
- or TO describe the place where sold On
~ for any violation of the third section Of th
|. act, it shall not be necessary to state Il
:, name Of the person to whom sold aud
all cases the person or persons to who
\, intoxicating liquors shall be sold in Violate
Of this act, shall be competent witnesses
-, prove such fact, or any other tendiI
IN thereto"
.. am acquainted with the Malsus Nal
OF 6oorum* aud the Sept. Deer. Lib. v, I
!" XII Of the popeS Alexander W., Sixtus !
10 Innocent VIII, and Leo x. against sorcere
Of and witches, bot all this is lamb like inn
III cent botchwork compared with that mo
- strosity.
2 Irresponsible drunkards are admissible
y witnesses the name Of the informer is 1
- given to the defendant. il il not even stat