The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-02
CHERRY HILL ITEMS.
A LOCAL OPTION POLE RAISING.

A LOCAL OPTION POLE RAISING.
Quite notable incident occurred in
our village on Saturday last The boys
erected ON the grounds of Mr.. James Ii.
Mccullough, the highest point in the
town, a pole about sixty feet high, bear
ing a streamer with the motto "Local
Option" The flag and streamer were
made by some of the ladies'. The boys
did the entire work. except raising the
! pole to it's place. In this they We're as
sisted by stronger hands. Ali honor be
given to the noble temperance boys Of
! Cherry Hill. We might say to the boys
i'll other parts of the county, $50 thou
and do likewise" Your action in this
| question may exert an unseen but power
full influence in favor of the great question
of Local Option, and when men see you
so earnest in this matter, it may cause
them to blush for shame, if they refuse
to vote in favor of the question. 1t au-
| ours we'll for the success of this question
when these boys come to be voters. May
they continue steadfast in this good cause
| TEMPERANCE WORK IN THE CHURCH.
Sunday last was set apart by the pas
tor of the Cherry Hill NJ. F.. Church.
Rev. 7. B. Hunter, as a day of special
! temperance work. The expected help
from other points not arriving, he con-
Quoted the services alone, and he is truly
a host in himself. 1t would have been
well if all the voters in the county could
have listened to the discourse. The re-
marks of the speaker were founded on
the Decalogue. He began with the state
hat 4,,,f
trial before the people, and its continu-
ance as a legal mstitution is the only ques-
ton at issue between the advocates and
opponents of the traffic. He endeavored
to prove. and did prove convincingly. that
the traffic is a violation, or caused VIC
lation, of each one of the Ten Command
ments. He cited great legal writer's as
uttering opinions adverse to the traffic;
said that love of liquor and the liquor
traffic is idolatry, hence a violation of
the first commandments; showed the i'm
mense profits resulting from liquor deal
ing, which, in many cases, was more
than 700 per cent; liquor dealers manu-
facture their own bYandy from drugs,
thus realizing 5000 from an investment
of s43; stated that the people derive no
direct benefit from either United States
Government or State license for the sale
of liquor; the revenue derived from the
United States license goes to the L. s.
treasury, and the revenue from State
license goes to the State treasury and
the tax payers of each county are left to
support the paupcrs made by the traffic
by paying increased taxes; said the ques-
ton of Local Option, submitted to the
voters, removes the question from party
politics and Democrats and Rem biicauS
can alike meet on one common ground,
voting for the measure without abandon.
ing party principles.
The discourse brlstled all through with
an array of facts and arguments that
cannot be controverted or overthrow.
1t was u clear. logical statement of facts,
from which all could draw their own de-
auctions and differences: but these could
all point but one way, that the liquor
traffic. while legal one, is violation of
Divine law. But the community not
the liquor dealer is responsible for it.
continuance.
The service was continued in the after
noon as chidren's service With the
stock law of the Jews-Exodus chapter
81 verses 29-32-as a starting point. the
speaker compared the liquor traffic to
the OK that pusheth with his horns, and
public sentiment to the owner of the OK.
The owner of Il vicious OF troublesome
OK is compelled to restrain him from do
ing injury; SO should the owner of the
extremely vicious OK, tie liquor trnHc, be
restrained. to prevent injury to the body
polite. Mr.. Hunter was followed by
several speakers. ladies and gentlemen,
who made short but pertinent speeches.