The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-01-19

published IN your paper OF the 16tE
and 23d of Nov, they were made tC
blush for very shame. Do, Mr.. Edi.
tor, | beseech you, WELD your pen in
the future in favor Of this Reform.
You say ''in some places in the
State they have abolished dram drink
ing" 1t is true that in a few places
moral sentiment runs so high that ii
is not allowed. They usually frown
it down, as in Oberlin, public senti-
ment prevented it, but not law. In
South Salem, Lyndon, Bloomingsburg,
they were given to understand that it
would not be tolerated day. In Wes-
terville, one fool-hardy fellow said he
aoould sell, and the citizens deliberate
ly put powder under his "shack" and
blew the whole thing into eternity.
The wicked sinner would not be
frowned down, or persuaded; hence
they were driven to mob law, rather
than be cursed by this outlaws pres
ence and evil work Our impractica-
bic laws sometimes tempt the injured
to mob law, although no sincere lover
Of temperance can at any time justify
such proceedings
When we failed to get redress at law,
in our village, we were relieved Of an
uncomfortable nuisance, in one Hains,
by the bludgeon. What we want is
some practical law, not mob law. The
attempt to enforce the law in ques-
ton, is about as follows: Probably one
case in ten will pass safely through
the breakers of technical law" pass
the Scylla and Charybdis of Grand
Jury and Court, and the poor fellow,
if he be an amateur in the business,
will be fined a small arount. But
suppose he is member Of the 's:organ-
ization," then his fine and costs are
paid for him out Of the common ''pro-
lection fund.-
If once finding guilty would forever
settle the criminal, it might do; but
there is no end Of this round of irri-
tating procedure. You might as we'll
remove a. cancer from the face by
probing with rusty nail, as to re-
move this cancer from our State by
present laws. * y y
The noble mother Of our village
who marched her boys home from the
billiard saloon, under my eyes, has as
clear a conscience, as the noble men
who voted the temperance ticket
But rebuked by her, it may be feared
that the probed and enraged serpent
will seek an opportunity in the future,
to sink its poisonous fangs deep into
the vitals of her boys, which will be
the probable result if the strong ak Of
Prohibition is not welded in behalf
Of the people.
Unconstitutional! 1t was to be
hoped that we had heard the last of
that old cry, when the so-called local
option bills were pending last winter.
But not so. 1t depends altogether
upon whose OK is gored whether an
act be constitutional or not.
mo license to traffic in Intoxicating
liquors shall hereafter be granted in
this state; but the general assembly
may by law provide against the evils
therefrom." What better
way can be devised to provide against
the evils resulting therefrom'' than
prohibition of the traffic? Is there
one iot or title of this constitutional
law that would be broken? Not one.
It is in the hands of the general as
sembly to destroy this traffic by one
stroke. Will they do it?
No constitution will be disturbed,
by such action, unless the physical
Of the dram-drinker would
for time be convulsed, but the dag
nosis and prognosis in this case, would
be favorable, and under the wholesome
regimen of Prohibition, there would
be sure and speedy convalescence.
j. M. EVANS, M. D.