The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-09-05
Anti Prohibition.
Editor Home Journal

INllOT IlplNC JoUIHi :
Muttcrings of fanaticism portend an
outbreak of puritanism and proscriptlve
bigotry in the State Of Tennessee.
Therefore say it is time for the people
to ret together and with u single voice
denounce prohibition AMI all sumptuary
LEGISLATION of whatsoever kind. If we
do not take Il stand against this puritan
ical bigotry we shall have on our statute
books laws similar to some now in force
/ in Connecticut, viz: II fine of S2O on
any person who hires out vehicle, u
fine for attendance ut n concert, no
matter how sacred. But in the same
State they permit manufacturing estab-
/ lishmcnts To commence after sunset Sun
day, workshops to open, and merchants
to expose their goods for sale.
/ am opposed to prohibition on Sow
cral grounds, First, because it has
proved to be failure wherever tried.
Here's my proof: The year before pro-
hibiton went into force into Kansas the
L. S. Revenue Collector issued 1872
permits to sell Intoxicating liquors III
the Statc--one permit to $40 persons.
In the first year Of prohibition the same
Collector issued 1888 permlts-an in
crease Of 80 per cent-showins ono
drinking place to SOL persons; and
for the first IS days Of the second year
LIS permits were issued showing Il
remarkable activity IN the liquor bust
ness. Outside of this was the immense
amount of claudcstinc sales and an I'M
limited amount shipped in concealed
packages. Second, With prohibition in
full force, the great Mogul of prohibi-
ton, Gov. st. John, in the Gubcrnato-
rial chair at Topeka, Kansas, 100 sa'
looms never closed their doors only on
Sunday. They were selling right under
tac nose of Gov, st. John--ll7 saloons
in Lcavcnworth, 10 at Atchison, and 4
fair proportion in many other towns
said prohibition was failure. An
: right or wrong?
1t has proven failure, and ncvc
ought to have been put ON the statute
books; and why? because no jury ii
the State would innct the penaltic
which we're so unjust. Trial after tria
, has demonstrated this fact, and Gael
arrest only adds burden already born
5 by the people.
| say prohibition was II failure, an,
will be a failure here in Tennessee. A
an Observation-Disclosures have heard AM
, read enough "slurs" thrown at ever,
person who does not either belong t,
Good Tcmplar or Prohibition Lodge
Correspondents may call me "Stal
wart OF Rum" or anything they please
but | do not ask my "selfrlghteon
Phariscc" to be the guardian Of m,
conscience. will let them practic'
what they preach--a small per ccntag
l. of whom do so. This prohibition part,
is composed of some good and nobl'
men, bnt-O Temporal! . mores
What about the balance, who are thu
most intolerant, arrogant, self-rightcou
and cruel? Who are they? Red
snootcd old topers, cx.saloon keeper
who have grown rich selling rum AM
now are ashamed of their sold pards
Well, turn over some of the filthy lucr
and return it some of the poor children
= to whom it belonged, and array your
p selves in "sackcloth and ashes" and al
ter while you can come near thos
YOU call the "Stalwarts of Rum
A "Stalwart of Rum" as you cal
Them, always goes in at the front door
and rarely buys rum for his wife, wh'c
II many prohibtonists do.
i Another class of prohibitionlst' rol
their eyes at the name of saloon, bu