The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-12-07

ize. But tisy ars Ged's great leyers
BY which We can lift, His blessed tools
With which We can work, His lesyen
IN the lump Of humanity. obedient to
the SLOW, sure Law If growth. So, a.
these mighty forces Of Gyd are granted
ell the time there Is, with foil scope to
run and be gio,iGed, We have learned
70 claim as much for prohibition, young
est bat most hopeful daughter Of that
kingdom: which Il drst pure then peace
aole. We have learned to retort IN
answer 70 the question "does prohibi.
ton prohibit r. with the question s.does
licsnss regulate = aud 10 demonstrate
that license Is che mightisst failure and
most gigantic fr.nd Of al the centuries.
Nor has the lsass Of our lessous been
the difference between prohibition and
prsyentien, . difference clearly recoz-
nized ia ths cane Of other laws, 50 that
though no one would think Of leaving
purse or knapsack for one minnie
ungusrdsd, no one thinks Of branding
as failure the lAw that prohibits theft.
Hence We have learned to claim that
while prohibition u.dOubtedly prohib-
its, only the sBforcer behind the Law
osn possibly preveat and We have been
sble 70 answer those Of tho contrary
part, who. whils they carefully witness
ths infrastiOn II every other Law with.
out salling It failure, keep mp the
stereotypsd whine that "prohibition
doa't prohibit"
Moreover, We have learned that 4
force which, when indirect, il helpful,
will be helpfaI also when it becomes
direct. Even ~ The moisture that Il
didused through the atmosphere does
not lose its characteristics when Il is
condensed in showers, 90 woman's in
Auence, eonfessedly the most beniQnant
and pervssive force in human life, will
not change its character when, 70 its
Indirect power, il adds the concentrated
force Of vonah's ballot. Nay, farther
still, Ne have perceived tbe unthrift
and unwisdom Of manufacturing bv
slew and costly processes . given
amount of public sentiment in favor of
Prohibitory Law and then deliberately
declaring that one hall Of il shall
remain unutilized.
What would be said Of that con-
mander Who, haviag an army cf six
hundred thousand, should order one
half Of them to stay in camp upon his
day Of haatiA .-:.s. --ss enemy, 10 conquer
which he needed ell bis force But that
was What happened ia Ohio three weeks
ago. Women eould take their station
beside the ballot box, but must not
drep q vote therein And yet / have
read their praises for going Sc far, in
papers which would By no means
tolerate that one step morsl Such isI
the pitisble tyranny Of custom. We
are told that "pubIic sentiment requires
saloons, and the votes prove It." We
are willing 10 abide that test when all
votes are counted. But we claim that
no public sentiment Is actual that does
not express tAe voice of the homa a.
we'll as Of the street. What would be
thought ef the assessor who should
ignore women In making up his
estimates Of the policeman who should
connt them out when be made arrests I
Of the judge who should declars their
"sphere" 80 different, the dear, delight
ful creatures, that penalties end prisons
were net for tbeni Upon that scere,
however, We have nothing to complain
of Here our s'rights' have been most
clearly recognized. But when We, the
people Of thsss United States, come tc
speak with that ballet which is The
tongue Of the time, where are vs
then
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