The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-18
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use Of the columns of your imp TO
the promotion of tempOrance is in
keeping with the policy horei'f pur-
sued by tho DEMocRAT fJt have
always permitted FREQ dis aesion Of
all questions of public import in Jour
columns, and now permit me to con-
tinuo a good cause already brgnn.
wish to make direct ~ o TO
the temperance people of Al my that
for onco they lay aside oil otbt con
siderations and do their dpty ~ lem
perance and law-abiding pope. On
Monday, Dac 9th, we b. city
olection--tho city officers AL three
Aldermen arc to be chosen. What
we want is men ut the head 1t city af-
fairs who arc willing and not alf id to
enforce tho plain, undisputed law.
You all know what | have reftro 90 TO
the closing Of saloons on the Sabbatb.
l have no fault to End withipersoi who
sell liquor whom the law permit but
when they openly violate the .u1, it is
time they were locked after IL is
useless for any officer, who las the
right to arrest without wartan, and
has tho information Of the comaission
Of crime, to try TO defend hims + IL ho
fails TO kesp the saloons clos on
Sunday, There are ~ " thin that
could be said in regard 70 oflicefa doing
their duty-not one, but NIL # them--
that perhaps il is better to - our
selves. Wedo not write ll,i4 muun.-
cation FOR the purpose Of / l'a: our
officers up to public gaz, + etion
of dnty, but il is time ,ha rance
people should act IA a. talk
Towns on all siGes of uS laws
regulating the SAFE of liqn the
officers have no difficulty II loi1g so
Corvallis has a Sunday law. 1'e town
is no larger than Albany, has Hs many
saloons, and her people are as much
inclined 10 drink as ours, yet saloon,
are closed there on Sunday.
When We demand the enforcement
OF this law arc we selfish, unrsas ,nable,
or arc we interfering with any one,
libcrtyl For charity's SAX g and ia the
name Of humanity let no minister oi
the gospel, for the sake Of cf,ol oI
dogma, accuse US Of any other motive
than an unselish desire to hell, naI
fellow men.
Vino are the partIes..i.terfered With
and who arc the persons benefited /.
On one hand Is seven saloon keepers,
and on the other the whole conmun
ity. Now shall tho whole communal
ty he outraged that seven men may
reap the benefit derived froni TO sale
of intoxicating liquor? Shall seven
men be permitted 10 violate oar Ian
openly from one years end to another,
for the simple reason that We have
no officers TO enforce IL? How long
will this thing 60 on Is ii'not time
that something was done, II fr nc
other reason perhaps than 10 preserve
our self-respect in the eyes OF surroua
ding communities.
Shall 1t Dc said ihat-the people oI
Albany, who boast OF tkeIr immense
churches, their morality, their su
perIor respectabiIity, fare overrun,
their laws violated, their rights tram
pied upon by seven or eight whisky
men. Surely these knights OF the bot
tie must be- men of colossal brains,
prsfound in political sense, and
Of lnsxhaustlble resources, il
they can hold this community In sub
jugation 10 their will, 10 do as they
dictate as a milk.sop lover obeys the
caprice of his mistress. This Is mol
the action of brave, intelligent men,
law abiding citizens, who have Al
heart the peace, quiet and prosperity
OF our city. But enough. Our pur
pose Is TO abuse meme, though We may
tell truths which viii grind upon The
eonsciences OF some. Let the dead
bury their dead; we've done with
the past, now for the future.
The election Is near. Now Is tn,
time to act II we would enforce tn
Sunday law. There are three Coun
cilmer, a Mayor, Recorder and Mar
shal. When you meet in convention
see that all your nominees are no
only temperance men, but that the.
are men, honest, capable and will
ing to DO their duty and enforce tn
law. And II eithor OF the convention
fall to nominate such men, thro'
politics to the winds, anft, for tk
man that will do his duty and wh
is not afraid to pledge himselfin lhi
respect. What has politics TO do Il
our city election, If by adherence 4
caucus nominations, we have to vote
for men Who will be unfaithful +
their trust.
/ Hoping that the temperance peo