The Baltimore County union., 1883-11-03
Corre.Poadsae Baltimore conaiy Union.
TO LIBERAL OPTION" AGAIN.

Mss.rs. Editors I'll cited an instance 10 show
that the Legislature has tho right to make Law
TO control ga slaughter house, . "soap and can.
die factory" . powder magazine" &c. II so
they have the right to control whisky making and
selling, IL II be injurious 20 morals, health and the
prosperity Of citizens. Liberal Option" comedies
my point when he says tell Occasional he dare
not erect slaughter house where he plsases, "be-
cause Il would be nuisance and an offence against
s<isfing iar." Now what right has the Legis.
lature 10 pass Law forbidding me 10 erect these
where please u I own the premises and ft them
up st great expense! Simply because they would
beinurious TO the health and prosperity ofthecom-
munity. That is the ground we take In relation
TO local option. The making and selling Of ardent
spirits 10 injurious 10 the morals, health and pros
perity Of the people. In the words Of the consti.
sutton Il 10 detrimental 20 life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness" II the Legislature can
make laws to control . thing that 10 injurious Il
can land should) make laws TO abolish IL altogether
II injurious.
Liquor selling has not one redeeming quality,
but Is full Of deadly evil. Let Il be confined 10
the shelf Of the druggist aud allowed TO none but
BY the ply sieans direction. DO this for the sake
Of saving those who cannot save themseives.-
Messrs. Editors. I have known men Who we're 90
bound BY the habit Of drink that they could not
quit Il, though convinced that Il was killing them
"Liberal Option" surely wanted 70 give length,
not strength, TO his reply when he cited the old
Ills last clause rebounds on himself
Self control. resulting from . cultivated, moral,
innate sense Of duty, has controlled men 70 TO
respect themselves, respect others aud keep from
becoming drunkards. But there are thousands
who cannot do that. whose love Of liquor has
formed . second nature, and taken away all such
motives. that their only salvation from drunk
ards grave 10 TO keep Il away from them. Such
men a. "libsral Option" may be. and are thus 70.
strained, but these cannot be. II 10 the daty Of all
good put away for the sake of eiass
man Who will not deny himself Of what may be
even lawful TO himself, but 10 injurious TO his
neighbor, cannot be good eitiisn, much less .
Christian. See the principle 90 plainly taught in
our Holy Bible: "If meat make my brother 20
offend, / will eat no Aesh while the world stand
eth" list Cor. viii, 49, "It 10 good neither 20
cat assh. nor 10 drink wine, nor ans thing whereby
thy brother stumbisih OF 10 offended or made weak.
IRON. xiv, al
Local option does. fortunately. put liquor away
from the people. Not fully. for there are some in
every community Who violate Law. These by
stealth will get u In jugs, bottles kegs, &e., In
counties where local option prevails. Surely
"LiberAl Option" 10 not 90 illogical as 10 argue
against . Law because some violate it. Our State
the baser sort will steal notwithstanding. Our
legislators did not expect 10 prevsnt all stealing
when they passed the law. bat they did expect 20
lessen u and protect property. Local option don't
expect 10 prevent all drunkenness. but greatly TO
lessen Il and protect poor wives and suffering
children. In this they have succeeded. Local
option is sueeess!. Faets-many stubborn facts
prove u.
Some candid men largely In the liquor business
admit u. Let me give him one case. The Rev.
Dr.. Biting late of Baltimore, stated In your cor.
respondent's hearing that an aequaintancs Of bis
In the liquor business met him recently and said,
"Dr., your local option is failure; ne sell more
liquor nov than before your Law uas passed, aud
In your local option counties" swell" replied
the Dr., '.as this has helped your basinsss, give
me hundred dollars TO help our cause; We need
funds" "0h, no, / eannot do that" be replied.
"fhen 20 with me TO . meeting am about 10 at
tend, and make this statement" said the Dr.. lie
refused 70 do that. aNow," addsd DR.. Biting.
''give mo this statement In writing that may uss
u on your astberity." The merchant looked ai
him earnestly and replied. "Dr., kars been lyisg
The fact 10 your local option has lesssned osr
business. We feel it. Liquor dealers know t."
Local option has ts many facts 70 prove this state
meat. OccAsIoxAL.