The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
JAMES G. BAYNE,
CLICKS TEMPERANCE

! Hon. Geo w. Click, in his speech
Tuesday night at jays opera house, was
very unfortunate i'll assuming that all
present were applauding him in his
erroneous assertions, and that all who
applaGded him were so ignorant as 10
take for granted all his misrepresenta-
lions. He based much of his argument
upon the assumption that Vermont,
Michigan and Ohio, had been for long
time prohibition" states while the facts
are, neither of those states ever had a
prohibitory constitution or prohibitory
statute for SO long as an hour
The argument for license and regula-
ton, would apply to obscene literature
and the social evil as we'll as to the
liquor question. The speaker over-did
his work by saying he was on the same
platform with Gov ernor Foster, of
Ohio. That, as every one knows,
had two planks namely: That
the liquor business should bear
its just proportion of the public
burdens, and as physical necessity and
in Difference to an enlightened Christian
sentiment the saloons should be closed
on Sunday. The Democrats of Ohio
saw i'll these two claims the disappear
ance Of their liberties and MANHOOD
for which AIr. Click pleads so earnestly,
and they showed such usurpations I'M
der.
Below will be found the constitutional
and statutory provisions both of Mich.
gan and Ohio, and cursory examination
of them will show that Mr.. Click was
indebted solely 20 his imagination for all
the Misrepresentation which he doled
out to his audience last night.
We get these legal provisions from
Judge Buck and vouch for their ac-
curacy:
Section At, Art. 4, constitution: "The
legislature shall not pass any act author
iZing the grant of license for the sale of
ardent spirits, or other intoxicating liq-
uors.'
The law of 1855, as amended in 1857,
was section one and in these words /:
THAT no person shall be allowed TO
manufacture or sell at any time, by
himself, his clerks, servant or agent, di-
rectly or indirectly, any spirituous or in
or intoxicating liquors, or mixed liq.
uors, u part of which is spirituous or in
toxicating, EXCEPT cider, beer and acine
of domestic manufacture and except also
as hereinafter specified"
Section IL provided for the seller of
drugs aud medicine to give bond condi-
toned that he would only sell spiritu-
GUS or Intoxicating liquors las medi-
cine, as chemical agent in scientific,
mechanical or manufacturing purposes,
or wine for sacramental purposes"
Section 20 further excepted ''such
liquors as are of foreign production, and
which have been imported under the
laws of the United States and in accord
ance herewith, etc"
OHIO CONSTITUTION.
Submitted at the time the constitu-
of 1851 was adopted:
Sec. IS. At the time when the votes of
the electors shall be taken for the adop-
ton or rejection OF this constitution, the
additional section IN the words follow
ing, tO-wit: m license TO traffic in intox
icating liquors shall hereafter be grant
ed in this state, but the general assembly
may, by law, provide against evils re-
suitIng therefrom" shall be separately
submitted, etc.
May list. 1854, the general assembly
passed an act:
Sec. l. THAT 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons by agent or other
wise, to sell, in any quantity intoxicat-
ing liquors to be drank tn, upon or about
the building or premises sohe1t sold, or to
sell such Intoxicating liquors, to be
drank in any adjoining room, building
or premises, or other place OF public re-
sort connected with said building"
| Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for
| any person or persons, by agent or
otherwise, to sell Intoxicating liquors
to minors, unless upon the written order
of their parents, guardians or family
physician"
Sec. 8. THAT it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, BIZ agent or
otherwise, 10 sell intoxicating liquors
| to persons intoxicated OF who are in
the habit-of getting intoxicated"
These citations serve 10 show how
groundless were Mr.. Clicks statements
in connection with his discussion of the
question OF prohibition and should rob
his address of any force with all fair
minded men who heard him.
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