The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-23

do not know why should be barred the
use of good argument on my side OF the
question because by careful perusal, and
Of long search, one is found IN that
paper. To say that it is found IN thai
paper, admit casts suspicion upon 1t,
still, it is nothing more than frivolous
answer after all and must be stricken, l
still maintain that it is the abuse. The
condition of the bond is as follows
"That ne will not sell at any other
place than the building or town tor
which he is licensed, nor on the Sabbath,
nor on any general or special election
dav, that he will keep quiet and order
" house, not permit gambling with
cards or any other device for money or
the representative Of money, in his house
or place of business, and will not sell,
barter, furnish nor give away any such
liquors to any minor person, pupil or
student in any public school or academy
seminary or other institution OF learning,
nor to any Incorporate person or habit
ual drunkard."
This is the bond and if lived up to the
letter, the sale Of liquor would be at
tended with as few evil results as the
trade in gun powder. The seller is
presumed to know all the characters he
deals with, and ignorance cannot be
plead in mitigation. Ii any OF the above
classes "caH for it," he's obliged by law
to refuse them. Ii he violates the above
conditions it is deemed misdemeanor,
and on conviction he shall be fined not
less than $50, nor more than 500, or by
imprisonment not less than 80. nor more
than 90 days, and in addition his license
is declared to be wholly void. This is
the law, and quote it more to let Cltl-
zen know what a glorious chance he has
to wage war within the law-upon the
liquor sellers, Of which he appears to be
wholly ignorant, rather that as a repu-
tation of his maniiestly ignorant assert
ion OF what is law. As an answer to
his one-seventh Of an argument, will
remind him that it is as unlawful to sell
wheat, corn, sugar, etc. one seventh OF
the time as whiskey lit is right to bar
the sale ofthese articles on Sunday, it IS
right to bar the sale of whiskey. as well,
no matter how inherent the craving
how hard on natural rights-or how
great the self qualification.
Is it a disprooftoo, OF the assertion, that
drinking, nations furnish the finest ply
steal specimens. to point to the wrecks
made by the liquor traffic? Then are we
having famine because now and then a
man starves to death in New York,-or
we are poverty stricken nation because
there are poor, and all dishonest because
there are Belmonts,-andt the world is in
terrible muddle?
never asserted that The use of liquor
created the disease,-only, that If it is a
disease, the lnebriate is not morally re-
sponsible any more than an insane man.
One can be held criminally as well as
the other, but. Is it just to hold either? |
would like to know how Citizen knows
that a taste for liquor is not natural. !
believe it to be both natural and acquir-
ed.-In some SO strong naturally AS to
be uncomfortable, in others it is acquir-
ed.
The Hindoo mother may be a tool to
throw her babe into the Gauges, but. she
is not u criminal. She thinks God de-
mands the sacrifice, and we think Citizen
as big q fool to think everybody crimi.
nal who INDUCES in practices and Gus
toms concerning liquors. which is dis
tasteful to him. | can not see where the
"contession," comes in. That the IL
quor traffic is criminal" any more than
can where that license law implies it.
Citizen might recover personal dam
ages OF me tor calling him u liar even il
it were true, but it would not De crime
in law unless l printed it. But | do moi
admit it is taken in any other light than
AS tee, the same that an insurance
company has TO pay to do BUSINESS in
this state. | appeal for the asylum be
cause OF its hum;inity.-noto otherwise
| Ii is unjust for the state to allow any
body to suffer, aud when the cause o
| suffering is as easily treated as is TIT
| liquor business. l believe it is right ane
| Just to make that business support It:
own wrecks. In Iowa this principle o
| law is carried SO tar that the S,.bergs o
| Decoran were mulcted in over S9. Out
| damages lew days ago, to . Norweg
ian OF Minnesota because he was bad,
| frozen while under the influence OF Ii
| quor which they had sold him. Solberg
are wealthy, tut think this will be
caution.
This is the true principle to rest thi
and kindred questions upon Ii gam
blers were compelled to provide for tn
families OF their ruined victims, the Sc
ducers tor his fallen tair. aud the stoc
brokers tor those made mad in the wol
ship OF Mammou, we would have
check over those who recklessly wrec
their fellow man. TO advance themselve.
4 very much lear, all the ''accessosie
aud defenders Of the liquor business AZ
implicated. that poor Citizen is
criminal too, as see the low doggel
les" are making war on the Phones
Press" because that paper supports Il
law. It does not raise ut least . ''Con
mon Sense" interogationg
COMMON SENSE
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