The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-08-21
RANDOM THOUGHTS.
BY THE EDITOR.

/ give up much space to the Prohibi-
tionists this week In fact, they come
at me in such force that l have no time
to re-write their communications, and
must hand them to the printers just as
they are furnished Now l want nv
friends to understand one thing in the
future. 1t is totally unnecessary to take
up so much space in attempting to prove
the evils resulting from the use of intox-
icating liquors. All admit that. But
show US that your plan will remedy the
evil. That is what is wanted 1t is also
asserting how good and pure your party
is, and the individuals composing your
party That only makes you ridiculous
| have said that some of the best men in
the county are in this movement There
are also some very "ornery" chaps engag-
ed in it. They are, as a whole men of
like passions with the rest of US, no bet
ter, no worse. The Democrats have been
in the habit of calling the Republicans
the God and morality party" in deri-
sion, because our party embraces vast
majority of the moral, religious, decent
men of the country. But now comes
Brother Burden and calls the Republican
party "foul crowd" Which makes me
feel mean.
Ny Prohibition friends admit that the
present liquor laws are not enforced but
they seem to think more severe laws
would be enforced. Which seems to me
both inconsistent and unreasonable.
When the city of Ironton was projected,
its founders, being good men, and con-
vinced of the terrible evils of intemper.
ance, got up well matured plan forever
to prohibit the sale of liquors in the new
city, providing at length in the deeds,
that the sale of liquors on any lot would
work forfeiture of the title. Here, as
they thought, was complete prohibition,
and complete security; but for many
years Ironton has been one of the most
drunken holes in the United States
The N. Y. Tribune has been a consist
ent temperance paper for more than
thirty years, and would not make case
too strongly against prohibition, but re-
Gently it gave the result of complete pro-
hibition laws in the States of Maine and
Massachusetts,, as follows:
After over two months trial of the
new Prohibitory law, the Police Commits
sioners have come to the conclusion that
there are still some intoxicating liquors
sold in Boston, the fact being that the
sales are about as great and made about
as openly as ever. The Commissioners
have, therefore, lost confidence in the
State constables on duty in Suffolk and
have requested them to resign at once
When the new batch is appointed, the
Commissioners have determined to seize
and prosecute without fear, favor, or af-
"fection, and to bestow the tender mer-
cies of the law alike upon the gilded sa-
loon and the shabby gin-shop. Now let
US stand back, and see what we shall see!
as rum sold in Portland?' is a ques-
ton which has not only agitated the
whole of this country, but has also been
warmly discussed by English meetings
and in English newspapers. A cores
pondent of The Portland Advertiser thinks
that he is justified in a belief which he
bases upon his own personal observation,
that now and then a wee drop is either
given or sold in the Down East metropo-
lis. He says that going into an eating
house for his breakfast at oc clock in the
morning. he encountered two drunken
men. Mournful to relate, one of them
was Massachusetts Quaker, the first in
ebriated Friend whom the writer ever
This unique specimen
came out very strong in the line of pro-
family, which poured forth from under
the shadow of broad-brimmed hat, must
have had an extremely piquant effect
Leaving the Quaker to swear and to sing
at his pleasure, the writer went home
and found mason's tender employed |
there exceedingly drunk and minus his
wheelbarrow. One of these conveniences |
was borrowed for him, but he was too |
much obfuscated to use, or even to re-
member of whom he borrowed it; and |
the writer had to show him the place. |
The correspondent doesn't like to be |
rash, but he surmises that rum is sold in |
Portland, and that the shops in which it |
is sold must either open very early or not |
shut up at all.
That prohibitory laws can only be en-
forced SO far as sustained by public opin-
ion, is pretty well settled, and laws far
in advance of public sentiment on any
question, only remain dead letter on
the Statute book, and bring all laws to a
greater or less extent into contempt l !
shall attempt at future time to show