Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-25
suxpTUARY LEGISLATION.

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food Or drink" This moral philosophy
We ask our sayants TO- look at. and fol.
low their learned teacher. Those who
! see great wrong in legitimate act
tsReuld look at the statute, both state
and nstlonal. What does it say, mo
one shall be debarrsd OF LIE, liberty or
property. except by consent" The
trainers Of our constitution were wise
men and knew whsrs incroachment.
vers most likely 70, come from, and
guarded the econstitution and made it
invulnsrsble, agaipst the darts of fanati-
oism. Can this "sumptuary" law stand
The test, OF constitutional enact ments ?
We answer. no. Our most learned men
hAvs spoken out on This subjsct, and
when you read the opinions OF such and
their coient reasoning. those that
would be cesEcionists must pause.
When men of Aoughs investigate they
sps forceed to leave the moral law to
govern, Our bill Of rights would be en-
tcroachsd aud outraged upon. and with
freedom Of speech. freedom OF thought
intsrdicted we are bereft of our birth.
right. Lot God have the glory to
change the appetite. Let the religious
,wprd have something to do to reform
ZIP finite mind which the Deity thought
proper to invest With an appetite. Let
msn BE- persuaded to .'quit all manner
|oflyics,D not brute force to rule . man
lnl what he may decide to eat or drink
let men who are cultivated, who take
tipe to inform themselves, look dlspas.
sipnatsly and they are forced to say
compulsion Il not the right way to lead
4 man from the error OF his way. III
Jdnss 10 not able to reform bis ways
from this standpoint he IS not worthy or
entitled to any reward Tor dong . thing
whica he 10 forced to do. The prison
isE built to constraiu mon and what
spectacle We have OF reform by coercivs
force. How many are reformedP Well
we como now to the near approach of
what all observation teaches-let all
look around aud see what they may see.
The agitators, who are they /? IT'S
not the learned, nor is it the noble
statesman; but who il it? Well, I soc
tho second rate teacher in theology, who
tails to have ? pulpit-only by accident;
or the broken down politician who il
anxious to gain position on some of
shoot in high morals-all second rate
mon, narrow, contracted, feeling that
they arc . power before their God to
carry on the good work begun by Paul
and the other apostles. but departing
from the faith and practicing MODES OF
their own, not relying on what they
know, bat seeking . new way of getting
. conclusion. These oflihoots in each
community are now organizing and
looking hopeful for the future to place
them high up on the scale OF moral roc
titude. and write q name above all
other names. Well, Qook and see who
thes are), the honest farmer should
look for it behoovss him more than all
others. Sumptuary law kills commerce,
destroys the financial system, leads to
ruin. makes discomfort and bank-
rupts tens of thousands. Misrule and
ruin must follow you all know. If all
the corn that is grown was fed to hogs
the value OF pork would not be
cent. per pound, or il fed to mules, cat.
tie and hogs, the value would he like
it once was, and could not DO any more
10 the nature Of things. Our com,Aerce
demands that each community should
foster that branch OF trade which will
give In return the greatest amount Of
profit. which il now the result OF our
prosperity. Let the rational thinker
disNpats any such coercive measures,
let hum say to his neighbor you have
my permission to make whisky but I
will not help you to drink it. This Is
all we'll. Yes will sell him the coru
and get him to slop my cattle or hogs.
But l cant say that he must pull down
his dlstillerY because Jones does uot
want it m ade. Sensible mon and women
should be honest and allow to others
what they demand in their own rights.
Let moral force destroy the appetite.
Then there will be no use for stills. and
commerce will look to some other
source for q substitute. This will be
gradual We think. CONSERVATIVE.