Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-04-23

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Under the above caption we find com
munication from this place in Fridays Gin
cinnati Enquirer, over the signature of
"Emmit.'' This "fne old Irish gentle
man''-fOr such we are justified il suppos-
ing he must be, from the cognomen over
which he dilates-objects to the plan
adopted by the friends of temperance in
this place, of raising the sinnews of war
with which to suppress the illegal sale of
Intoxicating liquors in our town, and with
remarkable degree of sagacity, (not al
lotted to men of ordinary perceptions, or
optics powerful enough to see square
through a solid block of granite, like EN-
nit can), sees an elephant of hugh pro-
portions in this mode of raising a little
needed cash for specific and humane
purpose, and characterizes the object as a
/ "sharp dodge of some cunning individuals
who have been so far, very enthusiastic in
the movement and having had sufficient of
the glory attached to it, are now looking
forward to distribution of the loaves and
fishes" Again this writer assumes that
the measures they (the women) have
been using are in violation of law" And
he says "the men who have stood at the
back ground know it also" We deny the
assertion. The women of this town, in
their efforts to restrain the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors have been orderly, and have
violated no law of the State or of the in
corporated village. Their whole effort has
been by moral suasiOn and christian usa-
ges to persuade men to cease violating law,
and to preserve good order and sobrietv in
| our town. Is there anything wrong in
this? In his article, "Emmit'' propounds
some very significant questions-quas-
tions that it may be well for everyone to
consider who really desires that the laws
of our State and corporation, should be
vigorously executed. The questions re-
ferred to are put in this way:
eff these men were sincere in their con-
victions and honest in their determination
to suppress an evil, why do they not give
| their assistance to the civil authorities to
enforce the laws? If it is a violation of
law to sell whisky, ale and beer to be
drunk on the premises, why do not the
proper authorities prosecute the offenders?
Why do not these men see to it that public
officials perform their duties under the
law? Would this not be a much better
method of suppressing evil and enforcing
law than subjecting our wives, sisters and
daughters to the performance of duty
that we should shrink from ourselves?'
in answer to these questions we will
say, whatever may have been the object of
| the writer in putting them, that the whole
object of raising the money referred to is
to assist in the enforcement of the vioIat-
ed laws, and as he processes to be in favor
of their enforcement, we will say just to
him, that here is an opp rtunity for him to
prove to the world his sincereity in this
matter Of executing the law against all
who sell Intoxicating liquors contrary to
law, either by ubscribing to this fund, or
by filing his affidavit against those who do
violate the liquor law. If you Mr.. EN-
Nit' are sincere and honest in your conclu-
siOns Of the duty of good citizenship,
''why not give your assistance to the civil
| authorities to enforce the Iaws?' Why.
| not? If the good law-abiding citizens will
unite their efforts and stand by eachother
with their money their influence and their
personal efforts they will be likely. to
make it hazardous undertaking for any
man to MAINTAIN tipping shop on any. of
the streets of our town. It is an old as
sertion that 'tin union there is,-str ength, =
and it is equally true that "diHided we
fallr Let the friends of law order and
sobriety unite their efforts in the good
cause, and let 'fEmmit'' give the cause his
personal influence and aid, and the work
can be successfully and gloriously accom-