Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-04-04

WALpoRF CHAS. Co Mo Mch 18th g

WALDORF, CHAS. Co, No. Mch. 25th "a
Me,srs. Editors Notwithstanding a full
| vote of Charles County was lately taken on the
question of "Local option" when nm over
whelmlng majority was cast ainst IT,
| and ii WAS believed by man.. settled the mat
ter. unless other counties especially Prin'
tfeor re 5 adj 0ning which had al ,pted it, could
| show up beneficial results therefrom vet som.
are streRuouSly persistent for Local Ootinn
and have advocates from ahro ID to assist them
in their desired end
But sir. We find from reading the proceed
ings of the Maryland Legislature now in session
that petitisns nnmerouslv signed have been
presented from Prince Georges and perhaps
| other counties. praring that Local Option"
he set aside, thus proving that after fair trial
1t will not answer the purposes for which it
was designed
The question has been vigorously discu,
| throughout the United States for wears ~
he experience of all communities irmnn<tra,J
| The TACT that il is the abuse AMI not the IA
of spurious or malt liql,rs which m ke then
1t times Objectionable ,
I No law can he enacted locally or otharwisS
| 10 prevent individI ,ls from drinking them -
| long as they are Distilled and h.ewei In or
| der to rem, them from the people Of Charles
| County, or anv other county. Of the Safe of
| Narvl md Won must eradicate the ctusr Of com
olsint from the Continent of America in iegd
| from the ~h lie world
Even now whore II .1c.l nn,inn'' prev ais in
| this State or Others Of the United States Won
can oht'in liquors. in qntniitlss to suit ~ he
ing little sdrnit. AMI il IL rnn ,eir that he
| hind the door $50 TO speak liquors are drank
| exclusively and Frequently worse results ena-
nate than from the public use
| In cases OF sickness stimusnts ave sometimes
| urgently resaried to nv the most eminent phv-
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| poor patient from huviug liquor srimnsnrs If
| prescribed since the price SCI for them by thos.
allowed 10 sell for medi,in purposes would
reach beyond his means
| What lnslce Is their in a law which prevents
| The poor man from imhining stimulating
drinks near nv or in his humble hom- vet
| connlves the rich nan eni,ving them Al leisure
| n his p'latisi residence The latter can GO n
| cities and supply himself for homa ase and =
wade the law, hur the former has not the ready
| rssh either to go or TO supply ia a al tnity
| which would Justify the hrin ring and there
fore for that and other reasons the law aria
| reg from Local Option wou 4 be tsstam1un'
| TO absolute proEi hilton so far as the poor m IN
| is co ncernei
| Whit would the poor MN. white or coor-h
| have done v hen the mes, 80 So rec ntiy psrvt-
| fed certain districts Of Charles Cauntv and
carried of some TO their long homes ana kept
MANY in doors, con6ned for weeks. were IL not
that he ga. enabled lawfully. to buv pi1t %
shiskeV in Oh lrlss or Somewhere Sc
| The truth is We all have our likes and dis
likes preference. and preiuices AMI mot, IS
for personal sggssad'z m-nt often prompt us
| pro or con for measures entirely a. variance
with our judgement The Divine being i his
| al powerful wisdom permitted wines and Ii
quors to he used nv III mnl,i,ul- though not
| 10 he abused. Int prop~-lv nsei as PRISON i
,ift from high Haven. whirh was can6rm-d Al
| he fets, shea h. chtng-d water into vine
Nan being an accountable being is therefore
| ,nswer,hle for his misi-eis ~he,her FOR th- -
h-ss-> iau a-.in Of --~ss
any other cause, bo'h TO the Divine ss well as
| human law
| Mark the rxrrrss;on f.'Lp,,l Orion So
called. be adopted in this cpun,v Ike Other
counties. cities AMI towns Of diF-ren, States
The Law Sill bc anriogsy repealed in due tim.
and the lib rsN OF the Peopl- 10 that respect
| re-~stablishsi
W here does tho righ, spring from EN- 1aver-
ing person or set of persons to proscribe in g.
ii'idua's in their eating sni deinking2 If IL
| qnor AMI wine drinking il prescribed. to'sr,t-
ID and enforced nv law. the next mos. will he
prescribe AMI prohibit some article Of food and
| 30 OF. ad hb1Ess- Under such circumstances
| in this free ounty. where will liberty be
! In Considering this question Of Local OPP
| ton and Others Of similar nature ~r are
all prone to take a limited or local AMI some
| Of US passionate viex OF the tru. sita.iion
few isolated facts govern rs and without
examining farther away go r-siy To storm
the fort. whereas il We rhon yht deeper, survey
ID the entire field. and took more sxrsa.ive
view. much trouble nd things In ne done over
sgsin would have heen avoided sad the fort
would have remtia'd IN aEa quo Pardon
this intrusion. AaAzyoa