The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-13

restrictions, and rules Of the statute. II
provides for the sale Of intoxicating
liquors for mechanical, medicinal, culin-
ary and sscramental purposes under rigid
restrictions, BY all druggists and other
proper persons, while it strictly prohibits
the sale Of the same BY any hotel keeper,
keepers Of saloons, eating houses, grocery
keepers. and confectioners; provided
nothing in the statute shall be construed
TO mean the prohibition of the sale of
beer. cider, and wine Manufactured
from the products of the State of Iowa.
1t also provides for heavy penalty for
the sale Of any intoxicating liquor. in
GLIDING ale, wine and beer, to any minor,
without permission of the parents, or
guardian, or to any intoxicated person, or
to any habitual drunkard, or to any per-
son who 10 in the habit Of becoming intori
Gated. 1t provides that every wife. child,
parent. guardian, employer, or other per-
son who may be injured in person or pro-
perry &C., shall have right of action
against the seller for damages. 1t also
provides for the arrest and punishment Of
intoxicated persons, and that the court
before whom the prisoner is tried may re-
remit the fine, and reverse his order of
imprisonment in whole or in part provided
the accused shall give information under
oath where he got his liquor and the kind.
We Withhold further mention of this por-
ton of the law. This is enough for our pur-
pose. We believe in the enforcement
Of the statute to the strict letter, and
spirit There is another statute defining
towns which provides that they may ''re-
gmlatt or prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors not prohibited by the laws of the
State" The sale of Beer. Cider and Wine
made from the products of the State of
Iowa. are not prohibited by the statute,
yet the power is given to cities, and in
corporate towns to regulate or prohibit
the sale of these liquids. We are in favor
of the enforcement of the statute We
believe in the enjoyment of the rights,
and privileges granted us by the laws of
the State. if desired by the people. We
are in favor of licensing the sale of Wine
and Beer. if the community wish it, We
approve the most rigid restriction upon
al parties to whom license to sell wine
and beer may be granted. We advocate
the prosecution of all persons violating the
statute concerning the sale of Intoxicating
liquors We uphold the ladies temperance
movement. so far as it tends TO persuade
the erring from the evils paths of intemper-
ance, but We do not believe in raiding ri
&. arnas We think that we'll organized
temperance league for the purpose of
prosecuting those who violate the law is
members of such league continually
prving into the private business of in
dividuals. but we think that he who sells
intoxicating liquors as beverage is in
most cases fit subject for the espionage
of the community. The welfare of the
people demands it, in our estimation, and
if the saloon keeper is an honest man, and
intends to do right, and We concede that
there are such, he will have no objection
to the careful scrutiny of the public as to
how he conducts his business in the
general course of trade 1t is well
known that there are but few per
sons in community who are willing
to bear the odium that is heaped upon
the informer. and prosecuting witnesses
in their effort 10 bring offenders against
the statute 10 justice. However We are
Of the opinion that if any respectable
portion of community will cling together
bearing each his or her share of the hrunt
in looking after the illegal sale of intoxi-
eating liquors, who have the nerve 70
prosecute all persons who violate the law
regulating the sale of the same, il would
be far better for the public than the most
stringent license law In the absence OF
such IN association or unity Of pur-
pose on The part Of the advocates Of the
temperance cause in our town. we are
in favor ~ : rigorous license system reg
ula,ing and permitting the sale Of Wine
AMI beer within our incorporated limits.
We believe tina, our lawmakers were
right, and just in their conclusions when
they passed the present liquor law. with
perhaps one Or two slight exceptions
which Ne might note relative u the trans
por.a.;oa &c. We have thus crrso-ily
cited our readers 10 few points in the
statute, and have defined our position 50
far SIS we have gone We have one more
idea 70 advance and that is that the pee-
PIE Of Iowa are rot educated up 70 the
law as !. now stands on the books. II they
we're ii is very little drunkenness that We
would see n our state. I. i noted
fac. iha, II The river towns a Dubuque
Davenport. Musca,ine, Burlington. and
keosuk in this state. and perhaps other
places nes-er home which We nigh. men
ton. where The sentiment Of the people
IS not il favor 81 the enforcement of the
statute Il il practically dad ls..<-.
Educate the community in the belief thas
ii i right, Just, and proper. u enforce he
present law Attend ID II and SCI that Ii
is enforced. ana We viii have no drunk
enaess This is our belief. sni the fore.
going IS how the CHRONICLE caa 81. on
the fence On the temperance question.