, 1873-04-12
TIE STRONGEST FonTlucATIoN


como
TIE STRONGEST FonT1r1cAT1oN
Of saloon -keepara shaling thoir liconses In tho
faces Of respectable citizone; they cry out, s'8~
tainol by tho courts, ut ia lawful businoas;
touch US If you can!" III tho granting OF
ucouscs, no discretion ia exercised and tho nloBt
dopraycd man In tho community, by
tho exercise Of O little cunning md
sharp practice, can obtain authority
to dispense whialky-poisons to ethor dopravod
mon. A license once obtained, ho practically
enjoys vested rights az much as any ra'iroaa
corporation. There ia no danger Of its rovoca-
lion, unless ao notoriously aud repeatedly oreaka
the law. II man Is killed in his establishment,
sometimes, but not often, ho loses Ills license.
Ho may fill hiB place with boys, drunkards' nnd
old mon, and deal out drink 80 long as thoy pay
for it, with impunity. 1t tho wivos and mothors
venture near to romonstrate, they aro greeted
and abashod with joors, lnughtor, and vulgar
abuse; and their warnings not to soll are tor
tured into authority to soil. .
Whom the money Of tlloir victims ia o1hnustod,
tley refueo to gvo moro liquor and This refusal
| is proved in court to show that they do not soil
! to drunkards. II the poor wifo is unfortunate
enough to see hcr aiready-into1icatod spouse
drinking at tho bar, tho ealoon-keepor will erinG
dozeus Of Aangors-on to swear that tho man 1a
/ not dr,nkard, Is always sober and able to do
| business and If necessary, ho will also provo
| TINT he cavo orders to his barkeoper not to soil
to any such man and, further, to provo how ut
tar1v impossib1o 1t would DO for him to entertain
such intontion, ho will bring scoreB OF polttclans;
anxious for influence,
where ho graduated, d,-browore, an1ioua to sup:
| MY him with liquors, ct al 1T ge'ans,+-to provo
1 his lovely character aud benevolent disposition,
and thus acquit himi md tho poor, injured
wife D..
| GOES FORTH REMED1LEss
for tic great wrong inflicted upon hor. Bear in
mind that no mattor how. indisputable the fact
nav be that tho low has boon violated, II
the Baloon-keeper can succeed in raising doubt
as to whit his intention was ip selling or fur
nishing tho liquor, that ia all That is necessary
= to pronounce him guiltless. And, to this greas
wrong upon tho peopo, tho faw, tho Legislature,
aud tho courts Of this county lond tho sanction
Do you ask Why tho Legislature doca not pass
! a moro stringent law !? because there
Is no MONEY IN IT.
Tow really moritorious lays ~ arc eyor PaaEo!
tho timo Of Legislators. Wealthy corporations
and personal interests demand attention, and TO
coiye it, becnuao thay uro ablo to pay for 1t and
! | control it. The onactment OF laws is Blnlply
struggle betweeu the selfish i.terests Of a1lc'
ccaHil1l minority md defoated minority: Tht
> lieLost good OF all, tho public welfare is aol
, | 1nm nnnSultol. escept by 1n,atako. The rulo il
Az formorly announced by tho Speaker OF tht
Gnnnrol IssaIublY Of Pennsylvania, viz: IL
Tom Scott Las no more business to transact, th'
/ 1,oIa1Sture will now nd ioucn sine die,"
l. %hy tI,ia corruption in tho politics Of th
! ro,rtyy and conseauept deterioration in tho law
TasandY Wo answer,
p'9' nEoAusE rnE olIunouEp as CHURCHES,
ana ,nnn,,ora thcroof, hold u1oor, aud do not por
suu sarp thap noitical iutios. Tho churehos, ~
tr,,3n' ro'nrato Iii civil affairs to tho world til
- 1oah, and tho tovil. III q combined, harmouiou
q organization q all tho nnlronoH anu patr1osH !
OWLS, Such combination would be irresistible
Thore is no other way whereby wo may DO aayet
a Tho existing corruption is only prcmonitor
a eymptom OF approaching dissolution. Such wn
~ tko condition Of lsomo i'll tho last days Of il
i Empire.
Il Tlo successful politicians Of 3 Republic nro
TRUE INDEX or THE CHARACTER