The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-28
Opinion of the Press.
The .NSr Liquor Law.

From the 81 Johns Republican.
We believe the practical workings of
the new liquor tax law, in conjunction
with the law for regulating and restrict.
ing the traffic in liquors will be product
i've of more beneficial results, and will
prove far more acceptable to ultra pro-
hibitionists even, than have all the pro.
hibition laws which have been enacted
since the temperance reform movement
commenced Our most Jealous temper
ance men have seen their favorte scheme
of prohibition fail in numerous instan-
ces from its own inherent weakness
Would it not now be wise TO consider
whether careful regulations to prevent
the abuse of Intoxicating beverages may
not be more likely to result III good than
the wearisome and demorallzng strug-
ole 10 force upon reluctant communities
a principle which has never accomplished
be- efcial results Of sufficient magnitude
to commend it TO general favor? Let
us give the new liquor laws our hearty
support before condemning them, which
should be done as soon as their ELECTS
are seen to be free whiskey, as that of
the prohibition law has been, and nos till
then We hope our overzeaious tenn
perance men have prodted by their past
experience We shall see
From the Mason County Record.
The query has already been raised as
TO the coustitutionality of the taxa
tion act, under the constitutional provis
ion which says: " No law Shall embrace
more than one subject, which shall be
expressed in its title The title of this
act is "a bill for the taxation of the bus.
mess of manufacturing aud selling spir.
ituous and intoxicating malt, brewed, or
fermented liquor, and to repeal act No
II, approved February 3. 1855, entitled
an act to prevent the manufacture and
sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors
as a beverage, etc >" The same Difficult
ties in regard to proof of the sale of in
toxicating drinks by any person to any
particular individual stand in the way
of this law as was experienced in the
old, SO that part of the act providing
for damages resulting from the sale or
giving away Intoxicating liquors will be
found to be so difficult of execution as
to be of little or no avail
From the Pontiac Gazette
Considered generally, the acts of the
late Legislature, for the better regula-
tion OF the liquor traffic, are of the most
stringent character, and ought to satisfy
the most radical anti.liquor man that the
Republican element in the Legislature
at least and the Governor were acting
III good faith, and meant just what they
professod when iterating aud reiterating
over and over again, give us Il law in
the place OF the dead letter prohibtory
sta ute, by which reckless and irrespon.
sible dealers may be- controlled and made
ameniable for their acts, and the traffic
be made to pay IN measure for the nat.
ural mischief 1t creates in a community"
We have never known human law per.
fec; in all lis parts, nor one against
WI "a strong points could not be urged,
no matter how wise or experienced the
maker Somebody's corns are tender :;
and il would be matter of exceeding
surprise if III these bills, which are the
result Of d winters argument and com.
promise upon numerous points, shall not
be found, in many respects detective in
others i'll adapted TO the desired end,
and in some respects hard to execute :;
but We anticipate, at the present writing,
that generally the results will be sal.
utary.
From the Flint Globe.
The object of both these laws is the
conn. endable one of circumscribing the
evils which result from the sale aud use
of iatoxicS ting beverage, They were
pass. IL thv interest OF lass, order, 50
briefly, good mora.s, and for the general
.goo3 o; society It was honestly be
lieyed By the governor who rec0mmea ed,
by the press which advocated, the people
who indorsed, and the legislature which
enacted the law, that their enforcement
would tend 10 lessen the evils of intem.
peranee in every community OF the state.
The general principles involved in them,
apc the practicabiity of their inforce.
meD;, has been advocated in these col
umus on numerous occasions. We shall
not attempt to relterate the ideas here
apd now, but simply appeal to all classes
OF our citizens to give the law fair
trial. We appeal to every citizen of
Genessee county to lend to the enforce.
meut OF these laws the moral strength
of lis hearty Endorsement and his cordi.
al support, on the ground that he will
be thereby helping to maintain the high
est interests eff society, and to save it
from many of the evils that now affiict it.
From the Tuscola Advertiser.
The Legislature, after much consider
alton, has repealed the prohibitory liquor
law and acts amendatory thereof, and |
adopted in its stead system of taxation
of the traffic. This we believe to be