The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-30

90 CTaCA.
Glitter" has submitted n select set of
nuts for candidates for the Legislature TO
whct their teeth upou between now and
August. We think CitizcDs head is
a,arly level on these pojn;--but beg
cave to otter the following amendment
aud IL he viii accept the same. we can
nssure him that here is "a r.ry hrge and
r1pdy gruuq element hereabout, who
desire to see the question fairly tested
before the people Itisthi-
That The next Legislature STALL piss am
act making 30 a fine OF not less than 500
for any person in this Common wealth Co
invite another person 10 rake "A drink ot
any kind OF spirituoua, viuous or malt
liquors or any other intoxicating bever
age, IN any saloon, coffee house, tavern,
or any place, bar or arbor, where spirit
nous. vinous, or malt liquors are sold az
retail.
That ii shall be 6ne of not less than
500 for any person so invited to accept
and drink upon such invitation, in any OF
he places above named The penalties
herein denounced to be recovered by in
dictment Of Il grand Jury
This Mr.. Citizen is living issue-it
is one that affects the prosperity, the
peace aud the happiness of every family
IN this broad common wealth-the inter
est OF every father and mother-the ia
cure usefulness Of every youth in the
land is affected by such law Every
coed man viii rally to its support-every
Temperance man should do the same, and
the candidate vino will pledge himself to
move Heaven and earth, to force such
law through the Legislature vii! not BE-
5eatsn ln Hickman and Fulton counties
Sucn law will not affect the 'liquor
trade IN any wny--it will not prevent
You. or /, or any Of rs from buying our
liquor and taking II home AMI drinking
tAeee,. or upon the public highway even
with oRr friends lit will no. prevent any
q Us from STEPPING iato saloon aud tax
ing Il drink a. piea-ure-but it viii be
death blow 10 the social Evit'-the ac
cursed habit We have of saying to each
other, lets take 81 drink "a habit which
makes more drunkarls aud destroys more
families than war, pcstileuce or famine.
Again it will keep your boys and my
boys from being tempted when ,hey 60 TO
town, by invitations 10 take a drink
and it will do away with the use OF Ii
quor in all elections. But hold, says a
friend .This law will eventually de-
let it--as the saloons fan the young men
of the country rise | want this 70 set the
people TO thinking. | want 1t 10 be
grace yard thrust at every saloon in Ken
lucky.
II the Legislature have a right to say
l snall not carry about my person con-
ceaie3 deadly weapon they have a right
10 say | shall not tempt my neighbor Or
my nei ghbors son by Invitations TO take
a drink where the pistol destroys one,
the flowing bowl" destroys ten thousand,
and brings misery and want and degre
dation to countless scores OF children.
[ am no Good Templar-I never was,
aud ! never expect to be. | have seen
GOOD Fempiars and members Of The church
prostitute themselves by utilization with
the whisky ring on election occasions;
aud ] have no very great confidence in
the Order. but | viii strike hands with
all good men and true, who will come to
the front AMI say the 'social evil, the
take drink, shah b. PIT dorm. Within
ne past = years, those three little words,
take drink, have cost me money
enough TO buy steamboat. How many
OF rs would drink to excess. if they were
done away with Who viii come to the
frontl Who will take this little Bovine
by the horns He is waxing stronger
and stronger every day. It is time that
all men who desire responsibility for
themselves and their families to move in
this matter-this is the first step-I know
whereof | speak, for speak from
ExFEFIEScE.