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right, and has been decided consti-
tutional by some of the Supreme
Courts of the land. In 1867, Mass
Maine and Vermont, with
an aggregate population of 1885,
900, sold about $43, 100000 under
the prohibitory law, while New
Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland
and Wisconsin, with the aggregate
OF 1866, ,996 sold $138,
100000 without prohibition.
It is an old right. Carthage ban
ished wine from the camp; Plato
opposed it; China forbade it eleven
hundred years B. c., and it is not
used to this day in the celestial EN-
pire. Mohammed prohibited it
twelve hundred years ago. Romu
lus sentenced women to death for
intoxication, considering that the
first step towards adultery.
Cut down the distillery, and the
shanties and abodes of poverty and
want that cluster around it will
grow into homes of plenty and pros
perity. Prohibition is the ssmark Of
our high calling toward which we
are pressing in the great temper
ance race. The present law, known
as the Baxter bill, points in that
direction, and is the only available
means of law; and we believe that it
is RIGHT, WISE and POSSIBLE, that it
can be enforced by our present pub
lie sentiment.
It is a fair representation of the
temp erance sentiment of the State.
It is not a partizan measure-for
men of both parties voted for it
and against it, in both houses
Governor Hendricks signed it-a
man who has a national reputation
for his legal ability and statesman
ship; and when he affixed his sigma
ture to that law he was not only
endorsed by two thirds of the men
who voted to make him Governor,
but made the longest step that he ev-
er made by any single act of his
life toward the Presidency Of the
United States.
Government has a right to pun
ish crime. This law presupposes
that right, and is based on the pr,n-
ciples Of common justice and COM
mon law. It is justified upon prin-
ciples fundamental to all social or
carnations. In entering into soci.
ETY. every individual surrenders
certain of his natural rights, such
as the vindication of his wrongs,
and the protection of life and prop
erty, in consideration that society
will insure to him the peaceable en-
joyment of his unsurrendered rights,
and indemnity for wrongs done to
him. One right surrendered is the
privilege of doing anything, though
personally beneficial, the natural or
probable results of which are, or
are likely to be, injurious to others !;
and society, in turn, is bound to
prevent such acts, and provide re-
muneration for all damages occa-
stoned by such acts. This right
should be extended to wives, moth
ers and minors, as well as to men
and adults Unless society afford
this protection, it cannot be main
tanned, for it fails to keep it's terms
of the compact. Hence, if man
erect on his premises a dangerous
and unhealthful business or nuis--
ence, society can remove it, and the
injured party can recover damages
resulting directly from the same
So we say, if the natural or proba-
BILE result of the sale of intoxica-
ting liquors to minors, and persons
in the habit of getting intoxicated
is likely to infict injury upon the
person purchasing, or other per-
sons, society is bound to prevent
| or afford to the parties injured ade-
quate compensation for the injury
| sustained. If it takes away the
means of maintenance from those
dependent upon the person to whom
| liquor is sold, or maddens his brai1
SO that he inhicts injury upon 9th
ers, society is bound to give the in
| jured party indemnity or remedies
/ The Law temperance holds .
man responsible for the consequen
ces of an act which he has reason
able ground to know will result
from such acts, and doing the ac
with such knowledge is held tx
have intended the consequences
Therefore, as a vender of intoxicat
, ing drinks, knowing it's sale to
minor or drunkard is likely to pro.
duce acts of violence, poverty, etc.
he should be regarded as havin,
intended and held accountable fo
, the same. Therefore, we say, th
} new temperance law" is right, an,
we base our declaration upon --el
: established principles of commoA
, law. See Starkie on Evidence, vol
l, Page 81.
We maintain also, that it is wise
Z first, because it is democratic, Vo
populi, Vox Del. It says that tn
: majority of the voters of each war
4 or precinct shall determine whethe
! they want saloon or not.
Il It is wise, because it requires s,
e curity at the hands of the vende1
) and thus we are enabled to say Ii
is dangerous fellow, like the DO
J. iiceman stationed in the liver
/ stable where there was fraction
8 horse kept The officer said,
t you hire that gentle horse, all right
: but if you take out the black on
L you are responsible for the dan
: ages. So we say. if you sell pro