The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

Instead Of wondsying. atthsvsneral
tcsished ESi iHsSyTit Tity thslrs tahasd rtsMnsbIn ~,
IL not shaken to It's foundations. II
there were no moral element in the
facts presented by the history of the
LIQUOR traffic, It does no. lessen In the
least the necessity for some thorough.
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Figures that represent the cost. the
waste, the destruction, the oppression
that are directly .due 10 this one agen-
cy, are like the figures I'm astronomical
calculations, utterly beyond our capac-
ity for sober comprehension. 1t IN
strange that any decent, industrious,
thrifty, progressive community will
patiently endure end nourish such
consuming cancer In her very bosom.
What a spectacle Of stupidity every
neighborhood presents that year after
year quietly acquiesces In the support
ofp?lice estahlishme9t apd charitable
institutions that are almost exclusively
devoted to the care of those who have
enriched the liquor dealers. We
know well city Of about twenty
thousand inhabitants thafs Is guarded
by a police force Of fifteens men at an
expense OF several thousands of dollars.
Nearly .every dollar of This Is paid for
services that would be needless II men
did not sell liquors; Nov IL q. true
that men would ppt zen 4 91Sh Would
poverishes, selling enriches, &hd Why
should ths citizens ss Esx CUT their
Sy 'as w SseSs OF thsr inas
thousandsit:AfAtts tsrMmt that provides
IN N. ,,ly ~ fko rnU1ianv,a~n Al On .eo.p,
should pay for thelpolieenanl0vork.
Though t6is may i6e tho very lowest
view Of the subject, Il Is enough Of It.
self to show that our present ndufsfce
of tins uionsttous aibjtstice IL utterly
absurd and shamefpl, ~
4 We may laugh at the effort tn make
rum pay the expenses Of the Virginia
State government, as lmpracffcable
aud foolish. But even fo0lish meth
cd may iudicate the awakening OF the
mind to practical recognition Of the
fact that 1t ID an outrage 30 compel the
great and valuable industries OF the
country to bear the intOlcfsble burdens
of the alcoholic kingdom. 7-floa boa
In this and feighboring cities the
question Of excise Is considered with
Increasing deterniinAt Ati0hn that some
alienation must be obtainedsrr At
present we think that the, main diff
Guilty Is in difference Of opinion as,tO
the best method of, cOmpelllng sliQuOr
to carry Its own load While We differ
among ourselves as to the way In which
to put on the saddle the animal runs
ut large anQ devOurs like q lion that
has no time to roar. ..v q
Meanwhile the moral movement e.
sential to all real personal lrecovexy and
safety gathers Inomen entnm in. both East
and West. Detroit and Michigan,
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and other
States and cities. have been deeply
moved with waves Of feeling that are
still rolling on with increasing volume
and power May the, woyk deepen and
widen. But while the moral conflict
IL waging, there is no reason whA&ever
that the nation should writhe nsAd
groarl under the merciIess heel Of the
rum-seller.. The movement to prevent
the passage Sof lany lawb by which the
sale Of liquor to be, drank On the
premises shall be lPefmitted, IgaAps
favor In the ,cCmmhnity, end. Ide3eTyes
the unqualified support Of The Legisfa-
ture. This Is one thing There Are
other things that ought to be done; hpt
this bsing well done, q great goods
accomplished and an immense amount
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