Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-04-17
THE CRUSADE AT ToNTooANY,

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Ed. Journal II had hoped ere this Of be-
Ing able to say that in The temperance crusade
we were about through, aud that those who
have been for several weeks laboripg night
aud day in the work would see their iabors
crowned with success. But Il is apparent that
the work is not completed, and from pressnt
appearance ia not as favorable as It was, II has /
received back-sS 10 the pledge taken by Hy-
man and Engle, they having taken the pledge,
but what does il amount 10 2 BY its terms they
can continue 10 sell all the different kinds OF |
liquors as before. Their pledge is nothing |
more than n liquqr dealers pledge. Not 70 sst |
~ violation fid,t. Now we think there are but |
few that have ever. oxamined The statute in re,
gard to the sale OF intoxicating liquors, wine
beer, ale, &c, to know just what liquor seller
can do. The statute of 1854 provides, that no
person shall have the right TO sell intoxicating
liquor, wine, beer, ale or cider to any person
that is Intoxicated, or that is in the habit Of
getting intoxicated, or to minors. unless up on
the whitewater Of their parents or qua rdiau.
But to any other pOrsou he sell his wine
ale, beer aud cider by the drink, which car be
drank on the premises where sold and he can
sell pint or quart Of liquor Il the party so de-
slrcs and he is not minor or intoxicated or in
the habit Of getting intoxicated, and the party
can take it away and drink it as he pleases.
Now how long will 1t take under this "boasted
temperance law" TO eradicate this evil Is il
possible that the evils arising from the sale Of
the different kinds Of liquors can ever be stayed
while the law of the land toerates its sale 10
any shSce? To my mind we have the best law
of any tate in the union for making drunkards.
| BY this law every suloon- keeper in Ohio, can
sell to nine-tentbs of her citizens mud no one
interfere unless it be in cases above stated.
Thereiis no protection to the masses against the
moking Of drunk ards. 4 man may take his
station within d saloon and drink his ale and
beer day in and day out, spending all his moucy
wasting his tins, and yet you can't touch him
81 long as he remains sober. Nor can you in
terfere with the saloon keeper. 1t a bad law
that only seeks to protect the few while the
masfes are exposed by reason of its lenient pro
visions Every male citizen Of Ohio, that is
not incorporate, has by this law the door
thrown open by which he can make himshlf a
drunkard, and until that is accom-, lished, he
and the person dealing out the liquid poison
goes scot free With the pledge thus given by
two of the most noted aloon-keepers Of this
place, what guarantee have we that the sale Of
intoxicating liquors., wine beer, and ale will not
not be sold as before with perhaps two or three
exceptions. and who ia to be the Judge in legal
point Of view to who are the persons that are
intoxicated or in the habit Of getting intoxicated
The man that is seen drunk will take the wit.
ness stand AMI swear he was sober, AMI will
find others to corrqberate him. The habituall
drunkard will fud his witness. And the deter
mining of what constitutes habitual drunka rd
is much easier IN talk about than TO define un-
der the Rrsasut law.
We learn that meeting was held Monda '
evening and thai the crusade will be renewed
again IN dead earnest. They are determined to
have pledge more binding. By the law they
are under certain restrictions. The pledge they
have taken gees no farther. The Ladies de-
mand more !; that they shall give pledge to
not sell, taste or handle, unless it be for medic
inal, mechanical or chemical purposes.