The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-06-09
TIE AMENDMENT.

To tie Editor Of The Eagle:
| have been watching the papers lately to
see what could see on the liquor question.
I am thoroughly convinced that in the oppo-
nents Of the amendment we have all the nee
essary Ingredients for the millennium. Nhetli-
er that event happens or not makes but little
difference If are only ready. have the lion
and the lamb. Those that oppose the law
say they do it from principle(!1, that they are
contending for liberty, rights and freedom.
Even the European poet, One of the Macs,
1 says our liberties are gone. Other men APP
pear and champion the cause of the church,
while the fact is these lberty-loying gentle
men have little, if any, regard for the church.
Even the great moral and re igious paper,
the Beacoa. gives its usual number Of col
umns on morals, and in another column says
| first blood for whisky. The cause of free
dom never had so many friends before, and
believe there is more genuine bosh on the
part Of those that oppose the amendment on
the fimsy preteXt that our liberties aud rights
are in danger than was ever shown 10y Dem.
I,eb. IN Congress when Republicans wished
to prevent illegal voting. There is such
thing as an honest difference of opinion on
| the same subject. Patrick Henry, the great
| Irish orator, said the Bill of Rights and the
Declaration of independence contained his
ideas of liberty. While another Irish orator
writes Us some doggerel rhyme in which he
gives his ideas Of liberty TO be selling whis-
Ky and getting drunk. presume they were
both honest in their opinions; but what a
difference. Patrick Ilcnry's ideas were al
ways noble and elevatiug, tending TO make
men better men and better citizens; while
Macs ideas of liberty consists in the liberty
to make and sell whisky and the liberty to
get drunk with all its attending evils. Such
ideas, l believe, are degrading to the person
possessing them.
have read in ancient history of Il Nation
that was very upright and honorable Ma
ton in all its dealings, and as individuals
they were honest and would not steal. But
in reading over the laws I found . law
against stealing, SO made up my mind that
they did steal, hence the Jaw. SO, with the
prohibitory law, it is safe to say that all the
crimes to which it points does exist.
Now it appears to me that instead OF talk
81 flfuCH uDput iuc anu aDusiu5 tilDst
that made it, the proper and common sense
method to pursue would be to do as the
Democrats did when their pet institution OF
slavery was assailed: go to work and prove |
by the Constitution and the Bible, aud every
other available thing that it was morally
right and all laws trying to suppress il mere
oppression and unjust. have not seen an
article any where in which the writer at
tempted 70 show that the liquor tr.fc. from
beginning to end is morally right or even a t
decent business. Now. if it is right let some
one that is prolific with their abuse of the |
law and its supporters, come out and defend |
the business, aside from the law, and put |
their case with others. l do not hear any |
one abuse the law against stealing. murder, |
arson or such crimes, for all admit they are |
wrong, if there were no laws against them. |
So with the liquor traffic, il is morally wrong |
without the law. Yours truly,
GEO. \. WHITE