The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-03

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Mr.. B. maintains that this can b.
done by the license system. Here ii
the point where "fanatical Temper
ance people" differwith him and some
of those he represents.
Mr.. B. combats the position, the idet
or affirmation, that there is any NOR
al wrong or criminality in the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating
drinks. He says the license is re
striction to individuals of that which
is a legitimate business for all, with
out license.
fit is not morally wrong If it is
business in which the moral, law.
abiding citizens may engage, why moi
leave it open to the many? Who has
right to discriminate unequallyi
One of the fundamental principles Of
Republican government is equality oi
rights. Your license to one man
which you refuse to another, is anti
Republican.
Mr.. BIS flings at the ladies who
have been active in this Temperance
movement, are ungracious in a man
of his years and experience. His as
saults upon the clergy are equally
gratuitous and uncalled for. The
people of Highland county respond
to his sage advice by one thousand
majority against License.
Mr.. BIS remembrance of the state
of things previous to 1851 does not
accord with ours. Why was License
voted out of the present Constitu-
ton at that time? Was it not be-
cause License was failure? "If,
says Mr.. B., practical sobriety is
what is desired, there is no real ques-
ton but license is better than pro-
hibition." Statistics refute this as
sertion. The State of New Jersey
has a license law; Ohio has none,
and yet New Jersey has seventy per
cent. more retail dealers than Ohio
in proportion to population, New
Jersey having one for every 120 of
her population, while Ohio has one
for 2O4 of her population. The de-
mand for and support of drinking
houses under the license system in
New Jersey, is largely in excess of
that under the Ohio no license.
Ohio under license system, tax
ing New Jersey as standard, would
have 22,210 retail dealers, instead of
the 12,968 which she has under no
license. Actual statistics contradict
Mr.. BIS position. Gree trade" as
Mr.. B. calls it, does not increase the
evils arising from the traffic" Here,
then, Mr.. B. s assertion that "license
is better than prohibition" is set
aside by actual statistics, where the
two systems have been tried.
Mr.. B. holds to the position that
'icense means restriction" but this
was not our experience previous to
1851. The license system of that
day increased the facilities for in
temperance; hence it was discarded
by the ''fanatical Temperance people
of that day. 1t was the logical posi-
tion which followed the Washington
ian total abstinence pledge. The
principle of the abstinence pledge is
the entire exclusion of Intoxicating
drinks from popular use.
st. Paul's position is, that eff meat
cause my brethren to offend, I will
eat no meat" Donot these fanatical
clergymen and Temperance people
get their cue from this old fanatic,
who did so much to turn the world
upside down? He was a disturbe1
of the people. He interfered with
the habits and customs of the world
hence, uproars in cities were excited
by those whose gains were likely tc
be curtailed by the effect of his revo
lutionary teachings.
Mr.. B. says that it is not morally
wrong to sell liquor, or to manufac
ture liquor. Mr.. B. IS experience as
lawyer teaches him that much of the
crime brought into our courts owes
its origin to intemperance. Hence
our jails, penitentiaries, aims houses
court houses, are necessary, anc
increased taxation is necessary tt
support them.
We say nothing Of the cries ant
tears of wives and children, who ap
peal to the wrong-doers to cease from
their soul and body destroying Ii
quor business. The right of peti
ton belongs to every human being
especially to the weak. 1t was sait
of Paul, when he was converted ol
his way to Damascus, "Behold, b
prayeth." The infdel may scoff a
prayer, and propose his ''prayel
tests" but our suffering mothers
wives and daughters should not b
called "silly and fanatical' becaus
they pray sometimes in unaccuston
ed places.
Both Constitutions say, Religion
morality and knowledge are essentia
to good government"
The State should not give it
countenance to lowering the mora
tone of the community by maxim
drunkards. Drunkards are made b
moderate drinking. There is n