The Cecil Whig., 1879-10-18

The Denton Union, one of the principal
journals of Caroline county, under date of
January 3rd, 1873, says:
"When we abolished whisky, we abol-
ished the tramp, and since that time they
have given us no trouble"
"Our jail is an institution of but little
Importance, and is very seldom occupied by
a prisoner"
"Our aims house has fewer inmates than
ever before known i'll the history of the
county. We have fewer poor people to pro-
vide for by private charity. The criminal
records OF our court never came so near run
ming below zero. The civil docket is con-
siderably lesSened, despite the hard times
and the difficulty of making collections.
Our people generally are prosperous, happy
and contented. We have none of the great
upheavals in society, of strife, contention
and brawls which formerly prevailed when
alcohol ruled rs king over law and order
Our people are freer of debt, perhaps, than
any other county in the State. Our laws
with but few exceptions, are respected and
obeyed."
From the Baltimore american of the 14th
of Novem Der last is the following:
His Honor, Judge Stump, in delivering
the charge to the grand jury last Monday,
in Denton, congratulated the jurors on the
fact that there was not Il single prisoner in
Jail. He said that, in his opinion, there was
not another county in the State where the
criminal code was SO seldom violated as in
Caroline
We refrain from urging upon your atten-
tion any of the moral or religious aspects of
the subject, presenting only those views
which relate to the subject matter of your
deliberations.
Believing that, among other things, we as
temperance organization are laboring for
the accomplishment of the same object as
that which you have met together to pro-
mote, and desiring alike to accomplish this
In non-partiSan way, we feel the less hesi-
fancy in urging this matter upon your at
tention.
Reform being your object as we'll as ours,
we commend to your consideration the fol-
lowing words of Richard Golden:
Every days experience tends more and
more to confirm me in my opinion, that the
temperance cause lies at the very founda-
ton of all social and political REFORM
This subject has in past times been con-
sldered an appropriate theme for the pulpit
and the lecture platform only, but of late
years it has forced itself, by reason of its
vast Importance, upon the minds of all can
did students of political economy
If we have succeeded in impressing you
with the fact that the liquor traffic is one of
the greatest causes, if not the greatest cause
of taxation, may we not claim that it is not
only german0 to the purpose of your assem-
bling, but of the highestimportance in effect
Ing your object, that you take into consid-
GRAFTON the best means of curtailing or sup
pressing this traffic. And if we are right in
this, we further ask your attention to the
method of referring this question to the peo-
pie for determination, at the ballot-boX in
their several cities, counties, or districts
We claim that this method is not only a
fair, just and democratic one, but that it
has proved in general to be an eminently
wise and successful one wherever it has
been fairly tried
The proofs We have already referred you
to, taken rom our own State, are abund-
antly corroborative of this position
And this is what, and all, we mean by
Local Option. This is truly local self -g0ccl1l-
ment. 1t is simply saying to the people who
bear the onerOuS burdens of taxation, i'm
posed by this traffic. and who have the best
opportunities of Judging of its effects upon
them Financially, as well as morally and
socially, the privilege Of saying by their
votes, whether it shall longer exist in their
midst
We, therefore, sincerely trust that the re-
suit Of your deliberations, among other good
mpliShments, will be to give an in
creased impetus to this Local Option move
ment, which is already SO earnestly and
largely engaging the attention of the people
of our State.
Respectfully submitted by
ROBERT d. MORRISON,
WILLIAM DANIEL,
ROBERT CATHCART,
Committee