Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-24
NEW VOL. lO--NO. 40.

and religion, for every government un-
der heaven employs religion to give
sanction TO an oath. Juries should 10
made to feel that they are themselves
under rial
Secondly, the foolish condition Of
requiring ten out of twelve in grand
juries, for presentment and the entire
twelve in petit juries in order TO con-
Wet, should be abolished.
In France two thirds an6 in some
other countries q majority convict.
Under our law heavy responsibility
rests upon those on whom the Office
of selecting jurors devolves. So far as
the liquor laws are concerned, an ig
norant objcctor asks, "would you have
Jurors summoned in the interests Of
those laws only, when there are so many
other interests to he attended TOT We
answer No-not in the interests OF
temperance societies or Granger societies
or any other societies, but simply men
who will not take false oath Oh any
subject. This is what ID wanted and
all that is wanted.
Such is the accumulation Of taxes
crime, pauperism, insanity, and domes
tic affliction, from the licencsd sale OF
intoxicating liquors that the public
mind in many of the States has been
educated up to the point not Of making
further futile efforts at regulation,
which have never succeeded At all, but
to prohibition which has succeeded to
considerable extent To this all the
States will ultimately be brought and
the United States government 30 far as
its jurisdiction in the premises extends.
Reactions and repeals and modiica-
tions aud reenactments aud improve
ments there will doubtless be as in
times past, but the general DRIFT every
where is in this direction.
Again and again have the people
been deceived by thieving politicians
and rings, but hereafter as heretofore
the voters will reach them at last.
Massachusetts may repeal her prohibi-
ton but as heretofore it will be but
temporary. Pennsylvania may repeal
local option, thinking to satisfy the peO-
pie by aggravating the licence law with
new and terrible penalties. It will not
do. The people have got too much
light upon the subject, and Il will be
seen too that they get more. There
is no man who has kept up with the
history of the revolution going on
through the forty years last past from
partial failures aud reactions TO higher
and yet higher level at every stage.
who does not see that the long aud
deadly struggle against the liquor curse
will end in victory. In some OF the
states the process Of repeal and re enact.
ment has passed and the era Of es,ab-
lished law has come.
Law is q mighty educator Of the peo-
pie, aud should always be right. The
notion that il is better to have no law
than law which is not executed would
repeal half the laws upon the statute
book.
The next stage in the education ot
the people is for the srscufion OF law.
1t has already begun, aud this will be
our subject next week.
FACTS AND OPINIONS.
Vineland, N. j., . city Of 1900 in
habitants was granted local option
law some years ago. Under its opera.
ton the liquor men became few aud
far between; but at the last election
they made grand rally upon the ques-
ton of "Lioence" or mo lioencs" when
they mustered for licence eli told fDs,'-
fy one uoff'. u sJ
The Chicago Tribune says, 500 ~.
looms have suspendedin th.t city during
the past two years and that the change
of pay day for laborers from Saturday
to Monday would break up 500 more.
The Chicago .aipocnis says: The
insane and helpless inebriste should be
protected from the cool and Csin-like
ayarics which draws its paltry revenue
from his ruin. This cannot be dops
without legislation.
If the lato legislation Of the States oi
Georgia and Mississippi is to be held
responsible for the liquor drinking
which shall there remain, then the Ten
Commandments are responsible tor Sin.
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