Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-07-27


regulated by tax, which, Of course, the
anti license clause being repealed, easily
becomea a license.
1t is no longer question OF one Felix,
but Of many who hope 10 put tmoaey in their
individual pockets by voting license into
the constitution.
For is not this the plea, that by license
We should make the liquor interest bear
somc Of the heavy burdens which II now
imposes upon socieiyr
1t is purely money consideration.
MOrds, the question Of Righteousness, do
not come in any more shan justice entered
Felix's heart.
And the Christian people OF this State,
for want of consideration, nre dallying with
the question of "loosing" the criminal bus
mess from under the stigma which covers
| II, hy n constitutional change, which takes
away the stigma affixed to the business and
gives power TO the Legislature 10 license
and make legal n business which is known
as an evil-toer and SO characterized by the
| present constiiution.
And the highest and strongest consider
alton which is presented for the change, is
the very one which ought to condemn il in
| the opinion Of all earnest men. 1t is the
| consideration Of "money" TO be received
| Has il come to this, that the whole Chris.
| tIan community can deliberately stoop to
| be bribed? Have our public daily pnpers
no higher idea OF the Christian people of
! this State than that they can all be bribed
by the moneys OF the saloomtkeepers of the
Stateto be paid into the treasures in the
form of tax licenser Is the great State
of Ohio, and the Christian people IN it, to
engage in the sale of indulgences, or permit
| 10 practice an evil business?
| 1t cannot be. Politics blinds the papers
to what is really in the people.
The Protestant Church took its rise in
Germany in the protest Of Martin Luther
against the sale OF indulgences to sin.
1t is n fundamental principal of all Prot
estnnl people that the Church cannot make
n profit out of the sale OF permits to trans
gressors, or, in other words, license to
commit sin.
This principle is as true a one in the
State MS in the Church. The Church has
no right to sell such licenses; how much
less has the State. No State could license
murder, or robbery, Or arson. Neither
should il "loose" hy lax or license, any
business whose outcome is robbery and
violence, and murder, and poverty, and
shame--"evils growing ont OF the bus!ness,'
which makes it subject to police control.
The presiding Judge of one Of the Chica
70 courts has recently said to an Inter. Oced,
interviewer that "the saloons of Chicago
are not only responsible for the cost Of til,
!, police force, the fifteen Justice Courts, tho
Bridewell, but also for the CIininal Courts
the county Jail, a greater portion Of thu
, State prisons, the long murder trials, tn,
Coroner's Office, the morgue, poor house
E reform school md mad honse."
And this crip,e.producing business it il
f. Il q
right to take money TO "loose" suclI Grim
inal upon the community.
And yet the hope of money TO be given
for tax or license, deceives and deudes til,
e innocent lax payer to vote-a release de
| ceived rs TO the character of the work whicl
D thew are called upon to perform.
r III the unlicensed business ought TO III
y Tree, then, in the name of justice, let il b.
e so. Release the prisoner and let him 20
n 1t is shame to hold him for Nancy lie
!, him have Justice. The community canno
t afford to deny justice, and when il come
. to pass that there is no justice except it b
e bomght-then is destruction at hand.
But il has not reached that in this land
|, The prisoner is held justly. He is an o.
a that has been known to push with HI
il "horns," and many thousands Of his dea
i victims fall yearly into the grave, Will
d widows weep and children are impover
n ished, and infrmaries and jails increas,
o and the community suffer to the extent {
', rs or 80 per cent. in their taxes.
It No, there is no justice in releasing Il,
n criminal, and what cannot he done in tll
II name and at the demand of Justice mu,
6 not be done for money.
The great mass Of Chsistian voters mul
Is not stand in the market with Felix, hopin
5. for money from the sale of indulgences, {
e perniissions of release, or license TO do
o business winch all experience has shown
RS be detrimental to the morals of many an
;" to the pockets OF all taxpayers.
in think better OF the morals of the vote
of this State. / hope measures will
i'd taken to let every voter see what he
e. really going to DO when lie votes for Il
80 first amendment. Let there he no bac
M ward steps taken by the Church of Go
Let every Christian man stand for justi
y and temperance, money or no money, al
ed lei ever Christian woman so far becon
il acquainted with the merits Of the case th
w the influence may be steadily and sure
ke towards the holding of the criminal traf
en- in the position it was placed thirty thr
x, years ago, and under no pea whatev,
ey either of money or expedency, to cOun
nance the loosing OF n criminal whom t
lie public sentiment is fast driving towards
cir total determination.
,al The question Jehovah put 10 Isri
RS, through Ezekial is one pertinent TO
nd occasion: "Will ye pollute me among /
people for handfnls of barley and for PIE
He of bread, to slay the souls that should |
lix die and TO save the souls alive that shot