Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-07-14
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, JULY IA, 1880

or he will have paid a fee to the State
for the privilege of carrying on bust
ness she iorbids him to do But none
is to be sold TO minors. This is the
only good feature Of the whole law,
and il pierces as two.edged sword to
the heart of mother whose husband
has reached the apex of inebriety and
is returned to her worse than worth
less by the left hand Of tho law, while
the right hand tears from her bosom
her son, who has Just become of age to
fll his fathers wake Gentlemen, is il
any wonder that women are seeking
the right of suffrage when the law
robs them of all that is dear on earth,
while they are pale and motionless as
a marble statue, and are unable to pre-
vent it for the want Of righteous
law. For Gods sake and humanity's
sake let us give the women vote, and
the traffic in Intoxicating drink will
forever cease.
have one little bright-eyed boy,
and / had rather follow him to the
grave than TO see him become an inc
briate but ] speak the honest senti.
ments of my heart when | say the
chances are favorable for him to be-
come one. Under existing law the
breach in that direction Is widening
every day and as soon as he reaches
manhood the law leaves him q prey
for unprincipled landlords to do with
him whatsoevr they will, and what is
Ithat2 Why they drag him down
from that estate "a little lower than
the angels" and leave him alittle lower
than the brute. This is nooverdrawn
picture, it is one that is being seen and
realized by parents every day through
out the length and breSdth of our
land. Think Of il, landlords, and choose
for yourselves q better occupation.
Think OF it, you twelve respectable (P)
men, and never lend your.signaturc to
another license paper. Think oft, you
drunkards, and swear you will never
take another glass. Think of it, friends
of temperance, and let us double our
diligence and renew our obligations
till we reach the desired goal.
Let us now dwell for u moment on
the duties of the State, A State is a
union of people within certain pre-.
scribed limits oflongitude andlatitude,
and with us is comprised of three de-
partments, Legislative, Executive and
Judiciary. The duty Of the first is to
make such laws as will secure men in
life and property, and aid them in
their development Of their intellectual
and moral faculties. The duty Of the
second is to execute the law. Now, if
either of these departments would
perform its duty as delegated to and
required of it no liquor could be sold.
The Legislature could not have passed
license law while under the law as it
now is, it could not besold if the Execu-
tive did not betray its trust, and if the
Judiciary would do its duty the law
would be declared senseless jargon
and stricken from our statute books.
The duties Of the State then is not TO
give license to men to engage in a
traffic detrimental TO the best interests
of her subjects; but her duty to pro-
vide stringent laws for the punishment
of men thus engaged. One more
thought and | conclude. The conflict
between temperance and intemperance
has been long and fierce. Our victories
won have been local and not general,
temporary but not lasting still it is en-
couraging to look along our ranks and
see them slowly recruited and see here
and there one who has been reclaimed
from the grasp Of the destroyer Let
us then buckle on our armor, and if we
tall in the conflict let it be with our
face to the enemy Let conquer be
our watchword, for conquer we must,
Our cause is just and right, and right
is truth, and
fTruth hnd "a .arth shaiI r{s gain