, 1879-11-20
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PROHIBITION.

nate in its principles i one business
or traffic is outlaved or made to pay
the penalty Of the damaging effect 1t
may have upon the health or proper
" IN the community, upon the same
principle every other trade or traffic
should bc made 10 suffer for the same
reason. Let me illustrate. We
have in England a Good Tcmplar
who is the proprietor Of a large chem
icaI factory. The smoke and dust
from the chimney settle upon the
surrounding grass, aud it turns cop
per colorsd and is of no use. /, dam.
ages the property Of his neighbor.
He was prosecuted, and they fined
him S2j per day for two months with
II suggestive hint that the penalty
would be made much more severe il
the offense was continued. 1t was
continued, and the court sentenced
him to pay fine of 800 for every
day the business was continued. Who
complaints? Prohibition, that's all.
I'd like to have the power to make
every liquor seller pay 500 each day
they continue their business. In
stead of striking wife and BARNS, be
gin on the liquor seller. Applause.
See how unequal the laws operate.
Right opposite this chemicaI factory
is a brewery. They continue their
business as nuisance, turning out
that which turns the whole country
into pandemonium, families are de.
stroyed, the peace Of the community
broken, paupers and criminals the
result, property deprecated and
maybe its value destroyed, yet no.
thing is done to prevent all this,
Prohibition is good rule for the
chemical manufactures but not for
the liquor seller. While the chemi.
cal manufactures is made responsible
the liquor seller goes scott free. In
England we won't allow anyone to
keep pig in any habitable dwelling
place, but they may put u tavern
next door. AS between the two |
prefer the pig. Laughter Why?
because then | could hope for
killing day. The man who keeps
pig is public benelactor. People
like it, unless they are Jews, and
they do, they say, if it is called veal.
Laughter The pig is desirable
article of food, and it is nourishing
food at the same time. Why not
allow man to keep pig if you al.
low him to keep tavern beside
your door? He may locate public
house beside your dwelling but he
cannot keep pigstys. i ask you,'
when the result OF the traffic is be.
fore our eyes constantly, if it is fair
to the pig? [Applausa.] If it is
fair, | submit we. should have the
power to say whether we want them
oruot. III tell you how to remove
them, you like-by voting square
on election day. [Applause.l You
do an awful amount of stating on
this side of the water. You do it to
perfection. If you do it, slate right,
that's what say. Let it be done
not for a clique or section, hut let it
he done for the people, for God, and
for humanity. Let it be done to
stay the falling tear. Let it be done
to wipe away the stain and disgrace
from your cOuntry's cscutcheon. Let
it be done that the nation may grow
stronger, as we'll as richer. Let il
be done as though you are living for
it. That will be done when YOU
vote prohibition. Temperance men
are very much like a picture used
TO see in my school book k-,he great
strong mar, Atlas, holding up the
world on his shoulders. We have
besn borne down with the whole
weight OF the party on our sbouldsrs