The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-27


bly, may, throughout the State, or in
any county or counties thereof, pro-
vide by law to regulate, restrain, or
prohibit, by special tax, assessment,
or otherwise, the keeping, harboring,
and running at large of dogs"
From the Standard of the Cross.
Duty of Men in the New Temper
ance Movement.
The woman's temperance move
ment in this State is attracting
large share of public attention, and
its possible results are a subject of
earnest discussion both in the public
prints and in private conversation.
The friends of Temperance may
differ as to the best means of advanc-
ing the cause, and doubt whether the
end sought will be attained in this
mode, but all must feel a deep inter
est in the effort, and heartily hope
for the best possible results.
The fact that in several villages
and towns the traffic in rum has
been suspended has greatly encour-
aged those engaged, but it can
scarcely be expected that the extra
ordinary efforts Of these ladies will
be permanently prosecuted, nor is it
right to make such a demand upon
their time and endurance. 1t is very
clear that the tippling- houses closed
by reason Of their personal presence
and opportunities will be reopened
when the pressure is withrawn. 1t
may be that the dealers will be dis
appointed in their anticipations of
speedy relief, and many now forced
to sell out will be induced to adopt
an honest livelihood; but it is not
enough to interrupt the business, or
place upon it temporary restraint.
While the ladies engaged may ac-
cept such temporary results as suf-
ficient reward for their self-s0crifc-
ing labor, the community can i'll
afford to lose the full benefit of their
work, and the ultimate resumption
of the traffic would prove bitter
disappointment and discouragement
to all friends Of the cause. To pre-
vent this and to secure permanent
good, other means must be resorted
to, and the duty must devolve on all
who can contribute to the result, for
in this contest all available strength
will be required, and all available
agencies must be invoked.
We should heartily thank these
Christian women for arousing the
dormant interest of the public in
this all important subject, and by
earnest effort should seek to strength
en- that interest into a hearty deter
mination to protect the community
against the vile traffic in human
misery.
First and foremost, then, is the
cultivation of earnest temperance
| principles, and the public condemna-
ton Of the business. Without an
enlightened public sentiment all eff
forts to suppress or even mitigate
the evil must prove fruitless. But,
fortunately, it is the power of any
community blessed with true tenn
perance spirit to protect itself.
The laws of Ohio against tippling-
houses have been so neglected that
they are well-nigh forgotten. An
effort has been made to impress upon
the public mind that the ladies have
undertaken to suppress lawful
business by unlawful means. It is
important, then, in this connection
to understand the legal rights in
VolVed, to give the movement its
true character as directed against
the lawless, and to know how far the
laws can be invoked in its aid.
We have upon our statute book
"An act to provide against the evils
resulting from the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the State of Ohio,
passed May 1st, 1854. The first sec
tion provides:
"That it shall be unlawful for any person
any quantity Intoxicating liquors to be Drank
in, upon or about the building or premises
where sold, or to sell such intoxicating liquors
to be drank In any adjoining room, building
or premises, or other place of public resort
connected with said building"
By an amendment passed April
5th, 1859, it was provided, "that this
section should not extend to the sale
of wine manufactured of the pure
juice of the grape cultivated in this
State, or beer, ale or cider"
With these exceptions, the sale of
liquor TO be drunk on the premises
has been unlawful in this State for
nearly twenty years.
The act further provides, in the
fourth section, that places where in
toxicating liquors are sold in viola
ton of the act shall be held to be
common nuisances. Provision is
then made for Furnishing offenders,
and suppressing the nuisance.
So far, then, as legislation is con-
cerned, the friends of temperance
are supplied with the means of sup
pressing the traffic, and the business
is made unlawful. The fact that this
law has become a nullity, and that
the traffic is openly carried on in vi
olation of law is discreditable not
only TO the officers of the law, but
also to all citizens interested in the
prosecution of the ofTense. To con-
cede that such a law cannot be en-
forced is to proclaim against any
legislation on the subject. At all
events, is it creditable to the men of |
Ohio to make no effort to suppress
or restrain the evil under the law,
but to sit idly by, while the women,
amid rain and snow and ice, are per-
sonally waging war with the law
breakers on the streetsp