The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-05-22
w.R. Evans Tackles Winfield Scott.
lke Editor of "a lSLandard::

To the Editor of the Standard:
In your issue of the 24th uIt., notice COM
munication purported to be written by w. ]
Scott in which the question of Prohibition IS
brought into discussion. l, as friend Of the
temperance cause, agree with Mr.. Scott, that
intemperance is a great evil, and that /. Is the
duty of every philanthropist to join the Army
OF the Lord and s'lift up standard against this
enemy that comes in like food" and browns
thousands of our f=lIow-1nortaIs in misery and
woe. Yet / believe that the enemy is not to be
crushed much by legislative acts as by moral
force. a. L. Waddle, Mayor of the city of Chill
licotheSays, s,''IegsIation.cannot prevent the con-
sumption of ardent spirits.'' The experience of |
all ages Proves this and do not think it is re-
served for this century to accomplish what has |
so often been attempted without success. l |
| think our present liquor law is string Mt
enough units the public sentiment und rgoes q |
change, and of course public sentiment can not |
| be purified by legislation. That must be done
| by moraI means. Mr.. Scott gives what he calls
an epitome of the Ohio laws, and end avors 10
| show their absurdity and ineficiency, by draw
ing parallel code of laws against larceny. Now
1 do not think the con trast is just. There Is a
| wide difference between stealing and selling
liauor 1 admit that selling liquor is a crime
sometimes of greater magnitude than theft
But under some circumstances, selling liquor is
no crime at all; while stealing is always
crime Would anybody suppose that selling
|
would be as great crime as stealing horse, or
stealing anything, for the amount stolen has
| nothing to do with the quality of the action. Is
| it regarded very enormous crime TO sell nquor
for mechanical purposes? The prohibItofy law
of Maine did license the sale of liquors, but
never heard of a law giving license to steal, IN
any shape or form. Now it is evident thal the
law against theft and the law against the sale
and manufacture of liquor should be different,
for the reason that We can conceive condition
where we can sell liquor without committing
: crime, while on the other side we cannot con-
ceive of a condition where one cen steal with
| out committing crime. The law we have is not
2 enforced. believe if it was eafQFced strictly
that our rdram-shop-keepers would soon nave 10
: Quit their business. A code of laws printed on
i | paper, without it is enforced, is merely a dead
| letter and accomplishes no good. We have a
law against swearing, but do not see that 1t
does any particular good-men swear whenever
they please, and almost wherever they please.
f. Theorize as you May, as la4s as the pubic SEN
v | timent sanctions the manufacture and safe ol
p liquor it will be sold and consumed despite OF
: legislation, Whenever there is a demand there
!, will he supply Reformation is to be effected,
in NV opinion, by moral means, and not by
= legislation. OF course believe in a law that
q will protect the injured, and such we have.
= Now to the woman question. As to woman
: suffrage, there may be great many reasons
- presented pro and con- But II IS my opinion
l. that women suffer enough now, without the
% right of suffrage.
u If women had the right to the polls, do mo-
g think it would result in very great "politica
d and social reforIa - even if "they would vote
'e for prohibition almost to a man." As have al
a. luded to BEFORE a law that is not enforced cal
b not be of much benefit to society, and law
passed by women, regulating the action of men
N l venture to say will not be enforced. You may
re give woman as much right as you may; ye
ct man, according to the decree of wise heaven
&aIy1 Of f11fNT1Sr atrT1F
q action, What woman can not do by persuasion
n she need not expect to do by compusion. WO
rn men can govern men, but not by driving, COM
ra manding, debating, thus exciting his combat
n iveness, and his mulish propensities. No, sh
- must work upon the heart. The secret of he
p power lies there. If a woman can by modest.
- : and gentle subordipation secure the affection
~ and gain access to the heart of man, he, thoug
stubborn and naughty, will become as gent
rs and obedient as lamb. We can not say tina
III man is the woman's superior nor4inferior. The
OF They are not made superior and inferior, bu
IL for each other. Man is the woman's protector
Us and she is his i'helpmeet.''
er But we are taught in the Inspired Word, tina
to man is the head of the woman, that is in tn
er relation of husband and wife, Now if we ele
ne vate the woman to equality with man, W
er have institute two heads in one family,which
to contrary to the plan of nature. Every systeT
id or organization must have head, and onl
or one head. our solar system have only one SUI
ng The family of bees have only one king bee. w
he have only one President, Chief Magistrates (
our Government, we had two some time ag'
a and the result was a great civil war. The fam
he ly is an organization, or a body, of which tn
20. husband, wife and children are members. n 3
nr it looks really bad, and presume feel sti
=? worse to have two heads to one body. Til
, ), family is the unit of the state-their interes
= are one, and there should not be in househol
u but one political idea. If a woman wants to 6
anything to advance the glorious cause of zen
"a perance, a field is opened for her sufficient
;" extensive to give full scope to the exertion
o0 all her Influential powers. To train up a Chi
in the way he should go is the duty and priv
no Iege of a woman. Instead of contending for ii
an right to vote, (there but few that do wal
all it, let them inculcate the principles of tempe
an ance and sobriety into the infant mind, an
yer drunkenness will sot Il be banished from IL
lp- world. Temperance, thO blessed influence of
we pious life, fervent prayer, holy conversatio
ry, and a steadfast adherence to the principles
of temperance and sobriety, constitute might
rs, engine to bear down upon the principalitit
ole and power of darkness, than all the laws tn
we ever were enacted by human wisdom.
pe- w. R. EVANS
Die Gallia Furnace May s, 1873.
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