The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-25
Communicated.
Reasons for Voting Against
Special Option.
objections 10 The New law.


Because, it is wrong in principle-be-
ing sumpt uary ia its nature-seeking to
compel the aPpetites aud tastes OF iudIyid-
nails, and Is a dangerous precedent.
Because, the geography of Fulton conn
ty renders the enforcement of prohibition
utterly impossible and impracticable.
Because, people born TO personal lib
erty cannot be driven into an arbitrary
code of morals or religion.
Because, the new law permits he sale of
whiskey by the barrel, thereby not even
pretending to effect prohibition with that
class who are able to buy barrel at a
time
Because, the new law only transfers
the whiskey trade from grocers TO drug
gists.
Because, The new law places the retail
traffic in the hands of physicians, who
are not required to give bond, and who
are in no wise responsible for abuse Of
power excep, through their oath.
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his oath.
Because, it is contrary to the spirit Of
free country to constitute Doctors, or
or amy other class, our moral and ply
cal guardians
Because, the poor man who is unable or
unwilling 10 buy a barrel at a time, IS
forced 10 the extra tax Of paying for pre-
scriptions, an extra price TO the drug
stores for shirts when demanded by him
self or family, whereas the man able 10
buy n barrel is privileged.
Because, under the new law, families
are subject TO tyrauic inconvenience IN
procuring spirituous medicines, inasmuch
: as the honest physician has no right TO
prescribe 10 the father for the mother, or
+ 10 the son tor the father, except through
/ personal visits. To admit otherwise rem
ders the law nonsense.
Because, the new law establishes a des-
: poiic espionage over the citizen in pro-
/ hibiting all persons from selling, loan
/ ing or giving away any spirituous iiq-
uors, or mixtures thereof, thereby giving
/ a malicious person a good cue TO produce
/ trouble and litigation.
! Because, the new law depriyes the town
J of Hickman and the County of Fulton Of
/ more than $1,000 revenue annually, which
must be made up by increased taxation.
Because, under the new law there is nc
power under the sun to compel CouRty
Judge to authorize more than two drug
stores in the county, which may result in
! the prejudice of one druggists against
another, of one section Of the county
against another.
Because, the Option law complexities the
temperance cause with politics and party
which in the past has always proven in
furious to the cause.
In the foregoing it has been my aim tC
/ give few, of many, sufficient reasons
why this Option law should not be voted
upon themselves by the people of Fulton
1t is only necessary to examine carefully
the provisions of this law, to satisfy any
one who is not fanatic that it can never
accomplish any good, but may be prolific
cs.se OF many evils. The prohibition al
/ vccates even have but little 10 say of the
direct operations of this law; they go of
in their spread eagle platitudes about The
evils of intemperanee in general way
etc, points which nobody controversy
but let them discuss the merits--the di
rect work inqs of this speeial lRw-thi:
[ uanacea they have ten mn 10 live =,
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ter carefully read the act for himself, anC
vote accordingly. WAsHINGroNIAN.