Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14
4 Judges Temperance Lecture.

In Illinois. three saloon kceperS-One
woman and two men-wcrc arrested and
indicted for selling liquor TO minors A.
usual in such ctst-s, the liqror sellers wer.
lavish of their fun Is in aid of their unfnr-
tunatc co-workcr>. and eminent counse
was employed IN defence of these destroy
ers of the bodies AMI souls Of The Young
and rising @cnrr;,tion But the proof OF
their guilt was SO fully demonstrated tha3
the rv were compelled t. pronounce
them guilty. The presiding judsp in pro-
nouncnr the sentence of the court, USED
the following language:
The jury having found You guilty OF
selling liz Tor II 4 minor, it remains for
the court 10 pronounce The sent-nc,. of the
law. Tho penalty of this offence. fixed b,
the Legislature. indic;.rs that it consilerr.
ihr crime t. be of - >erons character By
the law. You my sell liquor to men. an
To women il they will hny. You h:,v,
given y"nr bonl. and paid vonr licrns,. ,r
h. m. AMI no on" has tine right To m Hest
YOU in Your business No matter what III
ron>cq cnccs my he. no M liter wlIl
poverty AMI obstruction are produced lv
selling according 10 law. voa have pan.
your money for the priv ey an ' u ne
licensed To- pursue Your calling. No ma t,-i
what fani ie> are ,!iSir ,ct,-d AMI rendered
miserable. no matter wiltt wives are treat
e'l with Violence. whti children sItrv,- O.
mourn over the d.-r;ti ttion Of u rarrn'
YOUR business IS leg tliZ-i and no one may
Interfere With you in il. NJ mi,trr whil
mother may aLonlLe over The los, of u son
or sister blush for the shame of Il brother.
vou have the right to di>r-r gard them all.
and pur>Ce vOur i-Ttl calling; Won ar,
licensed. You may tit up Your ltwfli
place OF business III the most enticlnr An
captivating form. You may furnish il viii
III most costly 90 lments fpr your .wfu
trade; vOu may lure all yo oir arr I" Indu,,
visitors; you may >kllitulv arrange and
expose 10 view ' ur choice W hes ana
most captivating beverages; vou m iv thrI
induce thirst by all cuntriv 'nceS- To- prn
duce "A raging appetite Tor drink; AMI tier
You may supply that appetite 10 the full
because 1t l. li~fll; yo uhtve 4 license.
/ 1"u may allow boys. almost children
10 frequent vour saloon; thy nIv witnc>
lie app ,rent >.,tisf:, ti"n with wili.h ,heir
seniors quatf the sparkling glass vnu ma,
be schooling and training them for tn,
l,eriod of twrntv-un,.. whrn they too ear
participate. for all this i lawful. Yo
NAV hold the cup Ia their very lips: bal
Won must not let them 'lrnk-th, j. un-
ltwfl. Bat, while voI have all thr>,
privileges for the money which vuu pay
this poor privilege of selling 10 children i
denied vnu. Here par, MT have the right
To say: - Lave NV son Ia me until the
law gives You right 10 destroy h.m. ID,
not :tuiici pate that terrible moment wh, L
| can assert f,r him no further rights OF
protection Tat will be SOON enough fnl
me. for his mo her. for his SIS er>. for hj>
friends. and for the community. To see him
take the road 10 death. Give him 10 us in
his childhood III least. Let Us have a fw
vr,i' of his vounC life. in which we may
enjoy his innocence. 10 repay Us in som,
degree for the care and love we have Law
! shed on him TINS Is >omeihinE YOU
who now stand a prisoner At the bar. have
not paid for: thi> is not embraced in vnul
! liccnce. You have Your " bond > to use
/ 10 IL full cAtent; but in thus taking y"ul
pound of flesh YOU draw the blood. ana
! that which is nearest the heart. The law
! in lis wisdom, does not permit this, and
You must obey the law. BY the verdicr
of the jury YOU have been found gully ui
tr.tn>grcs>iny the law. Its extreme penal
" i thirty lays Imprisonment in the
county jill and 500 fine; its lowest. ten
day imprisonment and so fine. For this
offence. the court sentences YOU to ten day
Imprisonment III the county jail. and you
pay a fine of 50 AMI the costs; and YOU
stand committed until this fine and cost.
of this prosecution are paid.
As may be imagined. the delivery o
such \ sentence produced con>iderabl,
commotion-b being praised by the TEN er-
tncr people rs lhs best temperance speech
of the season.