The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-04-25
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and storms of this xE& -
SO CALLED MORAL FEiohNs&ks7$ae9f
| The cause of temperance - SO S
! humane so great, so broad, 90 28ES
world of men might gather arc &78 -
| grow divine in its majestic mus :!
| vision of the wreath of light ~
en- holds above it; but if the ~
and fanatics drag US on to lmIE2dE<
efforts injury must result IN E48Sl =
a. in the pas Like blind olda -
they Aay PROSTATE the pillars 49, 80
wrong. but they crush theniseiv
PLiIistines together. That there 5E
evils resulting from, or rather u 49,
present License Law, myself wi chayE'
and that this grievous fact is dry .ii'i.l
good men aud women TO 70 81
Oft repeated failure of - i
am well aware; but, that q " PirN<a
ing Iii "Se' easr M ' r, fd wlpreseu
License Law viii eradi HsH. Aer = - "
intemDerauce no one ciussier fF'', , !
can be better controlled ,1sf-
under it, with certain thls
ADDITIONAL AMEN1+e ben.
| conscientioualy belieye,,io7 e'''lce
Increase tn. bond and II -, = '''o u .
SO that none but responsf, en
gage in the trade. IsS -.
Have competent inspetssou5ieN - ~.
none but a pure article'99A va
heavy penalty 70 s;hiii,u
Lei the restrictions an ltiiln az -,
in regard 10 Selling To mia0A town
be increased.4 pc dc, n, -.
Further Ii there arc iEelE.t,,.s P" az !
protection from their ow Z thoxkS- >,
more important, those VINE, faY - %
tect their sons from thdS cid .tlo,-;.
saloons, let the law he 81 s.nd ", =, - h;s
any parent 10 .oeIer = - Nd q. LIS
household by noiieer 81 -. .ns go
violating said noti5l,s -. 49, even ~
to the parent ior :. ST. (. - -.
$4,000 / have ~ so sool H. = :.
. ,.s. -. dc S4. sat down
from temptation thru tis .saulh rrsi-
sad .lei a. olwars to accom- paJge3 tbibisory
laws. After all. appgehend tsome cul
ture" is better than either.
The 50 called temperance refobners are
50 full of the evils of the hcensf system,
they neglect to discuss the
oBSoxroUs FEATURES OF TIE NEW LAW.
/ need to give separate chapter 10 these
points, and will sometime. !uffi6e il now
,hat il is 50 Sid mat It il olIous. and
that with al. its rig idaess, itonly traus
feis the
LIQUOR TRAFFIC TO THE DR'e STORES,
aud wholesalers by the barrd If a man
Is able 10 by IL barrel, this high moral
law shuts its siuctimonious eyes, and lets
him bay, unrestricted, the 'eassed pizen.
. temperance, what follies ne committed
in thy uamel Can - or Investigator
say more OF poison and liquid damna-
ton by the drink, when their great
moral p r-o-h-i-b-i-t-o-r-y law, deals out
the self same stuff by the 6arreA Away
with such tomtoO.ery If tie article is
wanted in smaller quantity, the physi-
clans Of your ueighborhooi are cousiitu-
ted so TO speak, your moral and ply steal
guardian. No man Is to sell gre or loan,
any spirituOus vinous or malt liquors,
except under The prescription Of physi-
elan. The physician rs nn'Isr no bond-
40 penalty. except indictment or perjury.
Vow. physicians are human beings-no
bettfA aud no worse thau o;her fTnii NOR
tais.N Hence | object to making them
LITTLE NLIGnEoRn-oJ AufocaATs.
as this law consemplates. That any Doc
TOR with sense enough 10 get "a diploma
would permit h,mse.f 10 b. e0nyir "a. j.
not 10 be thought of, because ii he j. msnn
enough to give "a prcScriptiog IN violation
swear thai he 6sfiere2 il was necessary.
and there most generally viii be the end
OF il. 1t the law IS hgnestly obeyed, no
citizen, can get any quantity of spirits.
less than :, barrel for the thousand al
one purposes Of the family, wherein the
cost OF Doctor is noS dispensed with,
except by a prescription Tor which Drs.
usually charge 81. aud at drag store,
where doub.e price is usually charged
tOr iiquors). The old lady must give up
her smelling bottle, the Little baby it,
'wec Jroh for the collie, iheold man his
toaic, he church IT'S sacraaentai wiue,
and hundreds Of other instances now
IN nistered 10 by experience. VIII not
the honest enforcement o. shese proyi-
sions result in muItitudinous Law suits,
court costs, and lawyer fees
True rs FALSE REFoaMRs.
These int nperate Temperance reform
ers suHer themselves 10 brood over one
great evil until all other eviis ire dwarf
ed ana they themselves bec,me impa-
tIent, bitter, e&actiug and unsharitab.e.
They have TO faith III any nam who does
not believe as they do. They permit no
liberty Of judgement. TINS movement
was started by our side, aud lets try it
and when they get II chance, they drive
legislation 10 most absurd and harmful
extremes. The "old slavery reformers
fought and preacs cd similarly for their
great moral. Tue reatest AMI truest
reiormer that ever lived wHsJ esus Christ;
bat, AIS! the difference between his broad
aims, universal sympaIhles, and overflow
ing love, and Tie into!erau spirit that
moves those whO are now beating a good
cause 10 death against an instituted wrong.
The one IS moral l.te-the other moral
suiSsIe. FuLroN.
Population of county, Isl. Even
make tte estimate at : or ) per centlIio.
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