The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31

- Jgsrr F'r:taF -#cF.kc-s'ro1n some Ei-
kis""n irie"d Ieceive,t n coPE, 81 The ''L'ai-
j. Mountain Nvi'r,' Nnl. /, No. i55. 90
.so.-;E Y over tca paper / found t ieats-gaucIl
mark had been drawn &Touud a cOGuTl i,aiesl-
tiuit headed ''%o License and 81 igued, ''C.''
The communication 0IaD-ej 1h"t Cambria
ro-ut-, with q population OF .5'..&9, had I Is
licensed liquor dealers, whereas JAIs Other
counties u this Congressional district, with
= population Ct neaEly S.,'GD, Ead Only IL
licensed .IgUor dealers. Immediately under
This communication foIud another, Tho
IrnIlSy E5sut,s Liquor lav, ANA signed, Il.
Shook,' warmly advocating the Local CI-
lion law aHt rejecting ';-a-reGlt on tracts,
lectures, auu pledges, a" means Ci promoting
temper sICV.
You know n7@to well dear friend, TO think,
even Ear = .gumeut, that ! am not one 81 the
most devoted advocates OF temperance
Hence need not fear hai9g n+sundcrstood
~ goa. For this reason, have no heSitt-
ton ia Saying that, eyca gran tlITg the con
siitUtiouaIity OF the proposed law, and of
this th"ra are grave doubts cntertitiucd by
many, I 90 not sec how th9 enacuuS Of s1oh
a law iS going - IuIAe IuaJtcTS Grtter. We
have 4 number Of laws, already, bearing OF
tuiS SuojeCt-.t|s, 100, tla rigid enforcement
Of which wUu.d go lar towards emedylnS
3 many OF the evils resulting frnm the sale OF
liquors. These laws, in very many cases At
Z least, are hur dead letter; there is very
at.v oaicer Of Tie Gb Gbts4tl{r ts4t{r entorceaisnt by
clearly lies, not with he want OF IIrvs, bttJ
/ with The want of officers CT uI nerve IL the
/ officers to enforce existing Laws. Viii naS-
ing a new law, To ba tre.sted with the same
neglect. effect q change? | venture TO pre-
diet thai iu place OF every licensed tavern
being suppressed III the county Uy the Local
DptiDr. law we viii soon have one or more
unlicensed establishments for selling EqduE
springing up to meet the wants OF temperate
. as vell rs Incorporate drinkers. refer any
tiOubtsr 20 the result of the experiments often
repeated in this country, and notably TO the
. effects as described Ly those who have seen
its Workings in Boston.
We want no new laws; We do want 2
more rigid enforcement OF existing laws. Ii
is not by political movements, hut Ivy 4 bet
/ ter moral that il religious, training OF the
( people that temperance is To he promoted
/ Tracts lectures, and The other means com
monty employed III disseminating temper
ancc principles, VIII he Of little avail uules,
. q good example is given by those to whom
We look up as our guides III spiritual affairs
I our IA vi.erS in legal dittCUitIcs-Oar good
Samaritans in onr physical dlsorGers-O;u
leading and prominent men III every depart
muut OF life. = rigid enforcement of exist
ing laws, het,er education OF our youth,
good example from our clergy, lawyers, doc
tors, schoJl-teachers, and other leading cit
ZsnS, would suUa lessen the ntllhber or tstN
erus aud render iIitSIn perGnCe 4 OiSCvr;tce.
At The same time that l admit that or
county has rsore licensed liquor dealers,
am far from believing that our people ar,
more given TO inteGaperauCc than the peOph
OF the remaining counties OF the Congress
sioual districts. 1t is well known TO all tina
have given tho matter any consideration
that unlicensed sellers of liquor do far NOR
mischief and contribute more towards de
moraiizing community than those who ar
licensed OF this | have an example tha
has been frequently the subject OF bite
complaint in my own vicinity. do not re
fer here TO those low, degrading holes com
monty called dOqGeries, hut W there the selin
u liquors has been prescribed there are c
soon Will be drug stores enough TO supply
constantly increasing demand FOR S;snll;'ont
You will, I am sure, pardon this long ie
ter, knowing that it comes from one who la
5 the interests OF his fellow ciuzenS 1t heal
and Is always anxious TO 10 his share in pr
noting every good and benelics! moyemen
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