The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-12-18
40 the Citizena OF Marletta.
COMMUNICATED
THE WHISKY TRAFFIC SUP
PRESSED BY LAW.

The intention of all law, is to prevent, as
well as to punish crime To license by law
the most fruitful source of all crime known to
the race OF man. aud then punish the criminal.
and not unfrequently with the seVefest penal
ties known to the penal code, is subversiOn of
all law government that license crime is
bound by the commOnest principles IT honor
much less of Justice, to defend aud project the
criminals The State of Georgia ought 10 pay
out of the moneys received for whisky license
all the damage and defend every crime com
mtted by drunkards in the State. The Legs
ature of Georgia is properly the guardians Of
the lives, property, and morals of the people Of
the State, and when Legislators deliberately
make laws with the knowledge Of the facts,
that such laws will destroy life, property and
morals of her citizens such men should be- left
forever OUT of the legislative halls Of civilized
countries.
The Legislature Of Georgia is the responsible
party for all the druukuess and all the crimes
growing out of drunkness, all the expenses to
the State from drunkness and all the democrat
iz.t on Of The people from the wtitky traffic,
except where the laws leave it discretionary
with the citizens to license or not to license the
traffic. The citizens of Marietta have it in their
power TO say al the ballot box whether the
traffic shall cease or be continued 10 their town
The question Of the diseontinuance OF he traf
fic is not debatable question. doubt II there
is man in Marietta who would not BE- glad if
there was not drop sold as beverage in the
place, even the sellers aud drinkers themselves
would be glad 10 see 40 great an eyll entirely
removed from their midst but the difficulty Is
10 the friends and halt friends of temperance,
who fater in action II all the friends Of the
cause white and colored, will be true TO their
conviction and stand firm, there viii be no OPP
position. There If not a man ~ Marietta VINO
could be influenced TO take openly the SIDE OF
wLisky Such a man could not be found in
this beautiful town The difficulty is TO be
found in the unc, rtainty Of the SUCCESS of the
temperance canse. Let the friends OF no IL
cense put into the field the right men, and
stand BY their candidates. All the preachers,
aud good church members will be there -
While the churches may honestly differ a. to
the best methods, they will ali agree a to me
destruction OF the evil, and / will yoIch tor aii
the preachers aud members Of all the churches
to be true to the means when they are clearly
satisfied Of success. ! would prefer 10 vote for
all out and out whisky ticket 10 any trimmer
who ia neither wet nor dry. The cause OF tenn
perance is the cause Of religion and humanity,
aud it is the duly Of al good men 10 aid IA All
prol er and lawful ways the cause. half don
en- drinking saloons can do more 10 ruin the
u erals and . ace of a community than dozen
: re .chers can build up The twenty thousand
dollars worth Of whisky sold and drunk IN Ma
rietta annually. would add thousands of bless
ings TO many families in and around Marietta
Can man be friend to whisky and friend
TO his race
Drur knees is IN accident Of life, TO which
| any man Is subject, and specially the ao6lrst
| and kindest hearted men often many men are
sober because they are too stingy 10 buy wits
| ky; many men Engage in the traffic from what
| they think real receipts. who would gladly cunt
| it. 1t il the duty Of the strong TO support the
weak. the well to nurse the sick, aud the sober
| to keep out of temptation the drunken. Mar
eta once had reputation for morality. intelli-
gence and religion that extended iron the
| mountains to the sea shore, but what If now her
standing that Cobb county seis snd drinks
more whisky than any county ~ Georgia 10 the
number Of inhabitants Shall few whisky
shops destroy the reputation OF the loyliest spot
on earth. and the good citizens make no effort
| TO arrest the evil. honestly believe if the
Temperance men will make thu issue fairly, She
men themselves who engage in the sale OF
whisky will vote for the temperance ticket
TEMPERANCE.