Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-05-14

h, Hmicts upon society, Why don't W
ifd vigorous license law to re
fHln men from stealing sheep, o
eointerfeiting government money
D. pfause we cannot wholly suppress
ppse things? Why not license a bae
T, nan to place the torch to his neigh
IT'S dwelling, by exaeting some
: tang from him to partially reliey,
t ~ wants of the unfortunate family
Ups made houseless? Would it he
cqsidered wise legislation to license
Q ban to turn his farm stock loose tn
dgtroy his neighbor's crops, by re-
> qtlring from him specified sum of
s mmey to shelp to maintai- cue cnarl-
dpsInas such proceedings would
t r4ser necessary? Iguess not. Not?
WI now really, ,ohy not? Shall one
q NH be granted the privilege of de-
stbying the lives of his fellows,
e vile another who is his equal in
e9ry respect, is denied the right to
ddtroy even their property? If the
later should contribute his due share
toFards producing want and COM
mn wrotchedness in the world, and
fife pays the license required of the
: fcmer, would not his business de-
srve to be regulated" and protect
eIjust the same as the rum-sellers?
/ We must have our laws recognize
cine, then let us show no partiality,
bit ''go the whole hog" and serve
ech and all alike. Equal privileges
aid universal liberty, is the motto.
Give us these so that we may revel
and pillage to our hearts content,
afll destroy the persons and property
ofolIr fellow creatures with all possi-
BIZ dispatch. If we can lessen our
tr,ubles by legalizing those things
tint cause them, the principle can
nd be too widely applied. But can
We do that? This is the question
nov before the country. 1t is mys-
tey to me how any sane man that
loves his wife and children, can put
on the face to attempt to defend such
a polish proposition. If had boy
only ten years old, that could not sug-
gest better plan than the one offered
blythe editor of the Cincinnati Com
m6cial, for subduing the traffic in
ardent spirits, l would be tempted to
give him good 'sR$rt whipping to
enGven bis imagination. There is no
class of men thatrdo so much. toward
shaping public opinion as editors of
large newspapers, and if they had
manliness to contend for the right,
fearless of consequences, prohibition
of The traffic would not only be pos
sible, but easy.
The following, from city newspa-
NJ, shows the dissstrans ,aAnsa-
qudnces OF peimitting designing men
to assume control of the Republican
party. 1t will be seen that very
many preferred defeat, to an inglo-
riOus victory and a scared conscience
in the sight of Heaven.
From the Volksblatt.
"The number of votes cast was
very far from the full vote of the city,
fact that is to be accounted for by |
the staying at home of large num-
Der of Republicans, who, although |
dissatisfied with their own party, |
would not vote with the opposition
party. To this may be added, that
the extreme tempefancists were, by
communications in the Commercial,
requested not to vote at all, because
the Republican City Convention de-
clared in favor of license law, and
large vote would be equal to a dem
onstratiOn in favor of a license sys-
TEN. These communications may
have kept back many ultra temper
ancists, and thus helped 10 reduce the
Republican vote, rs these people be-
long exclusively to the Republican
party
Verify the world moves. Here is
a sacrifice for principle. 1t is be-
lieved that before twelve months roll
around, Cincinnati will see the folly
of selecting her representative men
from that class who hold the rum
sellers interest very close to their
hearts. As these managers had com
mitted both Democratic and Republi-
can organizations to the service of
the devil, there was nothing left for
honest men to do but to make mar
tyrs of themselves.
With reference to prohibition, or
to what extent should we prohibit
the manufacture and sale of liquor,
c. W. Rowland, Esq, leading bust
ness man of Cincinnati and a Demo
crat in politics, in a speech at the
recent anti-license meeting said: 81
am not in favor of any tippling
houses for liquors, but 1 am willing
to allow the manufacture and sale of
rs much Intoxicating liquors as may i
be absolutely accessory for manufac-
turing and medicinal purposes, and
not one drop more. want no regu- ,
ating of the retail business for pUr- ,
poses Of drink, but that which will
accomplish the speedy and eternal ,
suppression Of the whole saloon sys-
tenn. i would rather contribute to
;he expenditure of millions for effect (
ng this, than to receive one cent of
tribute from it." Mr.. Rowland is
light. l think it is not advisable to
entirely prohibit the manufacture of
;pirituous liquor because it is gener- t
lily conceded that it is necessary for ,
and medicinal pur-
poses. 1t is now largely used for po-
itical purposes, which is decidedly '
wrong. However, prohibition is not {
;he object of the present temperance q
whatever may be the pur- t
pose of certain individuals. / think =
t is intended to create such healthy 8
public sentiment that it shall be con- 1
,idered infamous for any one to keep I
i hotel bar, or drinking saloon, and +
t seems likely to do this, if the i'm .
naculate politicians of our Sovereign J
State do not interpose and make it J
1t is well to consider