The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-06-03
NUMBER IL.
"Falr Plays" FareweIri


Lultof Dcmoefat-ctdfs
"Saw Dust" complains that be
Is not answered. Is reminded OF q
man who passed through the town,
aud asked where it was. This in:
cident must have occurred in his
rural days, perhaps in the town Of
his nativity, where houses, like his
arguments, we're scarce. lie strings
up my words and ideas like school
10y would glass baubles, and
jingIes them to hear the music, and
confesses bis own dullness Of com.
prehension, asking for further ex'
plantations. He fnds a typograph.
ical error in the word judgment,
which should read inducement,
and a grammatical error iu the
word peer, which 1 would like to
amend, if | were better assured
that "Saw Dustn was a mordlist
equal to the occasion. AS to the
surmise that long for cheap whls-
key, I confess myself an earnest
advocate for the same. want a
pure unadulterated article, made
Of good corn and rye, aud as cheap
as it can be produced. want to
see the whole land wherever soil
aud climate will justify, one solid
vineyard, rivaling in production
the finest vintages of Europe; then
perhaps the wealth thus accumula-
ted would enable US to so educate
aud refine our youths, as to make
temptation to drunkenness q fair
test of their virtues, when they
would regard such legal restraints
as special taxation and prohibition,
as unworthy an intelligent people,
and eycusable only IN the necessa-
ry control OF ignorant slaves.
There is only one poiut in "Saw
Dust'sr article which is a bare as
sertien, withsut proof or support, of
an existing state of bad morals in
our town, directly traceable and
chargeable to the whiskey and
beer saloons.
Now, deny this charge in toto.
| believe the morals Of Moss Point
will compare very tavorably With.
that of ANY town in Maine or any
other State or district, where pro
hibitory laws are statute. Aud l
am forced to conclude that this
wrong impression did not originate
from the actual experience OF "Saw
Dust,n but that 1t was rather tho
shine of some foul pen relashed for
the present occasion.
| notice that the church organs
throughout the State are agitatiug
and advocating prohibition also
that many foul aspersions are cast
upon places where peace and plen-
ty exist, and where the good morals
of Its citizens are nchaDged, uf-
less, insiduously, through nswspa-
per columns.
Now the same constitution that
guarantees to every man the en-
joymeut of peculiar religious opin-
ions, erected or intended an in
separable barrier between the
church aud the State, aud when
ever any church, through its spirit
ual influence, attempts to control
the acts of State by prohibitory
laws or otherwise, they commit
treason against the State, and no
longer deserve the respect they EN-.
joy.
Religious intolerance is an evil
more to be dreaded than thousand
such as result from intemperance.
My advice is for them to make
themselves temperate or teetota-
lers, as they see fit, and they may
be sure of so many drunkards the
less.
Now, Mr.. Editor, without pre-
suming to have exhausted the sub
iect, or to have converted "Saw
Dust" | must beg to decline any
further discussion of this subject.
Thanking you for previous indul-
gcnce, | beg you will publish this.
Respectfully, etc,
FAIR PLAY.