The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-04-11
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answer To "F",s"n'>" Article

Editor Couri~r
with Your permission, I shall attempt
to espond 10 Fulton, III last week = Is
sue. As We arc limited 10 short articles.
musr jump into the middle OF the qu@s-
ton the first leap. Fulton Claims that
the present law is better than the new
enc. His first argument is on he evasion
of the Jaw. and he seems to condemn the
new law because Il vii! he eYaded. AT
the same time lac admits That the present
law ia evaded but claims that II IL no
fault of the law All but viii II be the
fault Of the new law ii ii Is esadedE Bat
the drift OF his argument seems t. be- that
IL will be easier 20 eVndc the new law
than the oil. This Is a mistake. Rob
berry is contrary to law, VeIthciesS, u
IL Practical II .Fultou ; argument IL
good we should license certain honorable
robbers TO u owl or country. These gen
tIemen should be placed under "a bond and
fined not less than twenty dollars Tor
every man they were compelled 10 kiIt
outright for his money.
Fulton tells US that the pres, nt law
is preferab bic because IL brings IN revenue.
Lct us see. The official records OF the
couufrv show thar scven-tcutHs VI the
crimes committed III oar country are COM
mitted by men under tnc inHaehc- 81 AR
dent spirits. The taxes OF the country
pay Tor the prosecution OF these crimes.
Theu according 60 official liz res at t,-u-
Tor, the iic, nse o. arden. spirlis pay iu-
TO the State Treasury S65,UJt per dnnum
the traffic costs the State 95,e, 600 per
anuum Nor is this all that the temper
ate men paws for the drunkart Go 10
yonr merchants and see whose names are
on their books The drunkHrds3 lrs,
and the account fUots up pretty we'll
Who pays il? The merchant cannot 10
II aud live, therefore lac adds on iIltie
more per cent. when he sells TO the sober,
Industrious men Who pays the doctor
TO visit the poor wretch VINO has swallow
ed mis- last dollar aud needs medical "a
sistauce in his ding hours Whu pays
for the TUITION OF hiss children, IT they
ever attend schoo,2 Who pays las hu~ia4
EXPENSES when he is laid in paupcr
grave2 Who supports his broken heart
ed wife and his ragged children whom he
leaves in The cold hands OF Charity. Turn
il which wav on will. the sober men pay
NIL these bills AT last. lcs, ne, only
these, but they pay the snloon keeper goo
wages TO make more Paupers tG's ls
what we save financially.
Fulton now dives into history, and
asks why nine States have repealed their
prohi hito~y avs. and concludes that they
did so because they never worked wei.
-
law Why was there AN effort IN the last
y ~eislature to repeal the Local Option lave
in some ND Ger henucKy counties BE
cause designing po..'"cians "n2.eu thrin
out OF their way. - ride into oI1ce ON 'ne
vhiskey wave Because there Is moro
money invested in ihis business t,.'n any
honorable calling; therefore tn; whiske,
rings can put more money iuto the bei''
than the opponents OF thr truihc an COM
mand. Elualiy. because he people hhv.
been duped VITA the cry that tie whiskey
traffic put money into the treasury. Bui
% tlIiLessss.Ez.sys the law belongs 90 - dan
80 49, - atical class OF legislation
70 P oSoNt ' Ii that our law makers shall
w except the looms (as too many arel.
- 9. heir way 10 Office
80 our land j. Ger
y5%1 have not touctie-i
s<i IN Ase question before rs,
Hou rule my article ont,
49, chop oil short. }.