The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-28

frohibitiOn the Burthen OF the Cor.
respondents Vision As Usual,
There are Two Sides
TO thls treaty Agitated Question, Each
of Which Demands Consideration.
y oolden Mean Must be Drawn Between
~. Narrow PuritaniSm aud
ne Blind IdOlary of Joyial and
Jeerlng BachuS.
ne True inWaI dness of the Peniten-
tiary Contracts.
n
Other Readings "Between the Lines. .
mo. Ill

mo. Ill
ArsrIN Jan. 26,-[specis Correspond
ence, l-As illustrative of the extent TO
which the puritanical spiri. OF rampan,ism
and Intolerance sometimes delights to go,
\ vii direct your attention to the bill re.
GENTLY introduced by Representative Halle.
WOOD, OF Delta county, captioned "a bill to
regulate the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
Local option districts" The majority of
the judiciary committee to whom it was re.
ferred have reported adversely while the
minority favor it. Observe the reading OF
section ID
"The preceding section lrelatinr 10 the
$l,UO fine and Imprisonment in the county
Jail for term not exceeding two wears for
the sale or exchange of Intoxicating II.
quors) Shallnot apply to the sale of wine
Tor eacramental purposes, nor to thai of
ALCOHOLIC stitnulants as medicine in
cares OF actual sickness, upon the written
y INSCRIPTION of a regular practiciue physi.
ciau certifying upoA honor that he has
made personal examination OF the appli.
\ cant, and that said applicant is az
n tualiy SICK, and that the alcoholic
stlumuiant named in said PRESCRIPTION is
medicine. This is drawing the cords
tight. Now observe the penalty: "And
any physician who shall issue or De in any
way engaged IN issuing any prescription
ior alcoholic stimulants without a personal
examination OF the applicant, or shall.
after having made such personal eyamina.
zion, issue, or be in any manner engaged in
isSuns such prescription, when the appli-
cam Is not actually sick, shall be deemed
gulty OF II misdemeanor, and upon con.
victlon Tor the first oiiense, shall he nm.
ished by fine, not less than SlOO and i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail not less than
tnTty days. And for the second and each
successive oiiense, the punishment shall be
pynne not less than $3.50 aud imprisou,
ment III the county Jail not less than three
months -
This, certainly, is amending the local on.
ZION law with vim. Let us suppose some
cases antnote the hsrdships that would be
WORKED. In the country there are farmers
VINO are entirely familiar with the peculiar
local diseases and disorders. He know,
well that certain mixture or prescription
containing whisky or brandy is lust the
thing needed for self, wife, child or servant
ana now THIS bill compels him to send ten
or more miles, if practising physician
nappehs TO reside no nearer, TO procure this
oerCllcale, through personal eyamina.
ton" thus subieCtinC him TO an unneces-
sary expense OF a $40 fee or more. Suppose n
COWBOY out on the prairie, or laborer on a
farm, happens to be snake-bitteu
gf'hesure remedy against the poison where.
OF, conceded antidote, whisky cannot be
SOLO TO nun by druggist, or anyone else
Without the certificate from personal ey.
animation by regular practicing ply.
sciian, and who happens to be miles and
hours away. In the intermn the unfor
tunate attacked individual dies, If on,
snouiu ialnt, the restorative, whisky, is not
TO be sold or exchanged for his case
without the doctors being sent for to give
MIN the required prescription. And so il
80, Whilst drunkenness is a
terrible evil and affection, and
whist we should do all we can TO eradicate
y, We should be cautious not TO pander &c
That perhaps greater evil OF puritanisn
which would square the actions of all I'M
mainly by its own narrow, contracted idea.
OF what is right, proper, or expedieut
This same puritaniSln, the embodiment o.
intense sellshneSs itself, has caused NOR,
sunerlng, aud sought to abridge humat
liberty and human rights more than an,
other one cause known to civilization. Lei
the question of local option be submitted
70 The counties, districts or communities
Nyou VIII, and let their people pronounce
and credit nf The en 'ii,,t anu ior 'he SAKE
and aye let mis- hiii 81 ,ha W. wy us'y
from delta receive co ofr,o,,, "a e'entu.'n'
thar snch atten,n,e y,;Ii ha.'n a Iu'etu'
their diminished besdS Vna,bn oU' o. niue hi'
LEGAL on,ion etI,rt Viii ar,oun,, e,oii .n'
remains 10 ne seen n 10 no,or "y 'uius
ina since the adoption of the prohibitory
amc .mvnt in Kansas there has been ire,
wnishy "a nearly every town of the state
the,ri,I be M ad S'G y, uae az any fale, LEI
of snocnlatinn wv va" 'i'o ies'oi
The nenitrntiarv hasa hrs,,o,. :, A..
suhisc, Of ,nnct 49,, ,vas. ous'heSs Is tn'
be resolution intrndncaa IN Tho h u,re WI ~
day 10 seek It's amendment Co,nuoI NJ w.
than Atten of Uouston 10 h.ra anI va
10 be Willing 10 ,ivo son,a IN nn a '. 20 ia'.
the present 1cssess W. .i ~, s.iui
itself cannot take d;rect c%arr" S VIZ , I,a''
nenitentiaries irhax, 1919 'so VI tnes'
formed Inv comne,ani o mVh,u W. am IN
proiit of soma "a Cn6 ann,'oii,,s oiva ~
source TO The treasury Tha vary rUn ; ah,'
nrsvsilinc hara Ing very geheral ldei
Ara makinr for,r MAJ o,' ,ne PIescht iessee'
and ihe sniend;d horsa ,o,,o.t,. I IiI,
one of them as '"', ros;SS Jun "
constantly alludsd N s''uv"'e oo.
robatorv evidenca oS a., us Sor
The penitentiery hoard bowa,ar ,, ov
fhat these leases ops ia, oT he,,o,, ,housh
have the state r.sr,,o ~ rSu man !.
viii remember Is comnosod nS n oosiu' ~,
erts. + r. Inhhocs Ilho,noS c a. NV
extrac, the foilnwino ,arn'a ~ IL, uu
i, 1. The state leases cach nani,o,t;ar,, O.,
fifteen wears one.boIf nf al nv onn's tV
20 ,rts "iSu " c"vn'