The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-02
LANCASTER.
Correspondence of the Herald

Correspondence of the Herald
LANCASTER, July 81, lSS2.-The first para
graph of my last letter to the HERALD was
misprinted and should have read as follows
ut was sad dog and chronic liar who re-
ported 10 the HERALD. that Colonel Howe
Y. Peyton, of Lancaster, ever seriously
contemplated such a thing as suicide"
make the correction because this vilanous
lie and wretched attempt to iniure pri-
vate citizen has already been extensively
published throughout the state
A little boy, the son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
William Moilete, died last night at 8
o'clock and was buried to-day in the village
cemetery.
On next Friday the Prairie Valley camp.
meeting will begin work under the control
oi the Key. l.. u. Henry, and other distn-
guished Methodist divines.
Your correspondent desires to take this
method of acknowledging the receipt OF
public documents from our able and hon
ored representative in congress, the Hon.
DIN Wellborn.
In view Of the fact that the anti-prohibi.
tonlsts have already taken steps to abolish
the local option" law in this precinct il
may be well to set forth few OF the argu-
ments which they are using and will con-
llnue to use until the day OF election, in
lustiiicatlon OF their conduct. They boldly
affirm that all laws ofthis character are un-
constitutional and inexpedient. They ar
que that our government is purely repre-
sentative in its nature and congestion
and that the whole law-making power is
vested not in the people in their mere nu-
mierical and primary capacity, but
IN the legislature, and to submit
such law to popular vote in local dis
trlct would defeat a cardinal principle on
which the superstructure of our govern
ment rests. For example, il thieves, rob-
beers, murders and other offenders against
the law were punished by local option, :"
instead of through legislative acts executed
by judges and jurics, it would cause great
cutlery, and be declared to be opposed to
every theory Of our system Of government,
ana yet the enforcement Of the local option
law requires the constant and daily
application Of this rule in restraining the
widespread habit of using alcoholic drinks
and fermented beverages. They also argue
that the law is clearly sumptuary in its
character, and in that respect contrary to
the spirit and genius OF our free institu.
ions. ANY attempt on the part of the leg
islature to control the people in their per-
sonal habits and to dictate to the citizen
what he shall eat, drink and wear is tyran-
meal ana oppressive, and should be
resisted by every true lover of
his country. All sumptuary
regulations are inquisitorial and difficult
o. execution, while well regulated system
OF licenses, whereby money is brought into
the public treasury, has always proven the
most eilectual restraint upon the abuse Of
the liquor traffic. They further contend
that liquor in greater or less quantities. is
struggled into Lancaster every day, and it
would be better for the morals OF the con =
munity if We had respectable saloon
which would remove the temptation
to ,much Of the hypocrisy and lying re-
quired 10 cover MP the tracks of those who
drink in secret. Besides, 1T would keep in
crcllationin tho town vast deal of money
that goes to Dallas. As for the saloon
being a standing temptation to the young
men, they reply, let every man look to
his own household and carefully train his
children to habits Of virtue, piety aud tenn.
perance, and there will be no power in the
dram shop to tempt them.
On yesterday the Rev. Mr.. Styles Camp
hellite Christian, occupied the pulpit of the
Baptist church, and preached an earnest
and eloquent discourse.