Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-04-11
TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1882.
For the News.l
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.

There Is a great question coming up in
tIx near future In regard to the Liquor
| AgslneSs In this State. And allow me to
say that am utterly opposed to Intem-
nefance. And as 60 along discharging
al tho bsneful effects Of the evil of In
| itNpcrallce.
But where Is the remedy? We are
| foIi that "Prohibition will settle it,
|. we'll, If Virginia has law setting re-
stIctions on the vending of spirits, (and
sIn has more strenuous than the Reve-
| nue law, does 1t prevent men from dis
nqslng Of 1t without the legal right? /
nuswcr No, No. If law that can be
| oo<nplied with Is dead letter on our Stat
ute Books, what will one be that can be
moro readily set aside rs imperative; |;
| bteause the motive, and the real motire Of
| fohc Of these impacticablc enthusiasts
|Mio wipe out the Revenue law and all
oihers in regard TO the Liquor traffic.
They wish 10 get Grid Of Il certain class
ofmen (as "Local Option" in the Ban
aM expresses it), that they can UeH do
MROut." A class of men that the Liq-
uN vcnders dread above all others.
Il will give You some facts bearing on
ihb subject, facts that have the incXora-
bic logic Of truth. Certain parties in
shb County have warrants out against
then for violating the Revenue laws,
ana the same parties have warrants
nRaiust them In the hands of the Local
| SAG Officials. They even pass the houses
0l the men who have those State war
rxBts, aud tell them, you can't arrest US
wedo not care for what the State has
agalnst us. But II you get us, the dam
edl Revenue men will get us; then we
| afN good for the Pcnltentiary." An easy
Hisier for men to say 'there shall be no
lIQuor made" when these same men
lalr not got moral backbone enough to
even whisper their suspicious as TO who
MYIolating existing laws. And as to
Ienpcrance men, while they are advo-
uaiing the death of the Liquor business
| hyRmtutc, they have the impudencc OF
waving the fumes of the accursed stuff
iIsAt In your face, fresh from galvanized
sIonachs Of copper, that for years have
been tho rcccpticles of rot-gm.
% course there are men who are hon
ettb advocating Prohibition. But to
thosc, and they are some of my best
'flelds, ask how are you going TO en-
fo'e such Il lawp There must be n pen
uil9. and where there Ia penalty, II
must be enforced, or the Law is II dead
ittN,. Here Il my plan: Let the States
buifrndcr the whole business TO the Gov
en'ncnt. Then let Gen. Lognn's bill be
passrd, applying the whole funds dcriv-
cd nom the Licencc aud Tx to the School
Fulllls of the several States; aud then
| thc cyll will In II lew years kill ITSELF
| |Isct SchoOl-h0uscs and Churches dot our
|landscapc. Then lntcmperancc, the twin
flhlef Of Ignorance, that child oC He'll
VIII ccasc TO he. Aud let no man vote
foreh Incorporate man. Appoint no man
10 oilcc who h IN hdbiiudi pioidtOr of the
very laws he Is commissioned TO enforce.
Aii IA without fear or Jdu0r, to enforce
cxifiing laws. Then the world will be-
llefe Ia your sincerity. Prepare the way
iot Prob ibiioR. John The Baptist came
heio'c Christ. Work on the human heart
BY Example aud preccpt. 10 drive men
20 khmp out, implies power inconsistent
With your weak efforts IN the past.
one VINO DOEs NOT DRINK.
ketlllcvillc, Va, April 1, 1882.