Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-25

purposes, which forms believe a part or par
eel of the grand programme of local option
laws7 Well may they contemplate a grand
prescriptions ought not to he ess
than one dollar and when filed, as they will
and ought by all means to do, is cerianly
worth two, it would be unprofessional to
charge less.
Mr. Editor, you will remember that said,
in reply TO several communications which APP
peared in your valuable paper, that our people
had voted twice, and in mnjorities against
local option mol to be misu derstood and that
was opposed to a third election as is now
advocated by your correspondent--unlsss III.
Local Optonists Of the county would make up
fund among themselves to pay the expenses
Of said election. And also said MAS oppos-
ed to depriving the State of the amount Of re-
venue derived from this source paid by resi- On
sible men, and place it in the ha nds ofirrespon-
sible men who will have il in secluded paths
and fesce corners, Saturday evenings especially.
| concluded by saying, as long as the cities of
Washington, Alexandria and Baltimore could
be reached BY boat and rail in twsnty-fou
hours, local option laws in Charles county to
make people sober was simply absurd. To
these assertions ysur correspondent has signal
ly failed TO reply and tells the Intelligent peo-
pie Of this county that il ne could have local
option here, we would have 'lsss law break n.
and card playing, fighting, etc. Really. Mr..
Editor. this 10 news TO me, | am informed. IL
has not been my fortune TO see y great deal Of
card play ing, but what little | have witnessed
all heads seem to be "level, 4" If il were other
wise, surely there could be no pleasure or fun
in sober mas winning game Tor pleasure or
money from bis partner or TREAD intoxicated
Lastly, mo fighting" now ] have seen some
'bruised heads" but nothing was more foreign
to the mi nds or tastes Of the combatants than
Intoxicating drinks an injury or supposed in
suit being the cause, OF course ! presume
drunken men sometimes 6ght, but then again
it's effects are entirely different, causing them
10 feel and sing Il am gay aud happy too -
In conclusion allow me 10 respectfully suggest
to your correspondent, that there 10 a class Of
men, known in Charles county as ''mer, ha is
for whom have a. much respect and esieen
IS have for any doctor or local optionisi in
The county, and il dos sound little rough to
brand many OF their well conducted stores A.
rum shops. have visited stores in this coun
ty, met ladies there, and unless some customer
came in and wanted the clerk to walk back
nobody would have known ~hiskey Vas kspI
there even for medicinal purposes, and | GER
tainly never thought | was in rum shop. |
must say just here for information Of "SpeciA Al
Election | hsve neither f.t her, brother or sou
Who are merchants | viii further suggest,
that large majority Of the voters of this coun-
~ on this subject neither play cards 6gh, or
are habi,usl druok.rds. aud While viii al
says rad bis nan,cations ~ ith ia6niis
pleasure and perhaps a smile | will have
nothing more to say, but t.ithFsily promise
the d.y after the election he gill think Of
VoruR, aud votes.