Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-08

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The National i'rohibiiioni>i>.

Ihl. also - the name ~ "A pa, y
which has iis regulnt ticket ~ ~"
field fut ptesrltnt aud Nlce fi'Si
dent e tbo nltol states The
ceutial ld.a 81 tbs pats i~ THAI th"
onl, Itncural WaN - preventing
dunkonu,a- te g. d,IIte people II
the monnH II getting drank We'll,
80 iat We agree With them. lni how
B. THIS o. be- effected ihoV snN u
can be- done l., Legislation T., pc.
himiing the unpurta l"u. man"i"e'
ture aud sale II all and eNnr, lie
sctipuon II intoxicating hannis.
Certainly none bat ciauks can lee.
hovs iha, u will oset be possible Ia
PASS such a code Il laws, 90 that 4,
auppo-,ng II passed. II ~onld have
any force. Since the world began II
has been ~ natural toi mankind to
make aui use lutoNieanis "a ono
form ot another ~ II ~ for water 10
run down ball. sud Ne venture 10
may that luul ~ long as water con.
unues a. run down hill mankind
will continue the use Il ,utoNOcan's
Legislation can effect the on ~
more than u can the nthef
The evils resulting from the abus,t"
use Of Intoxicating liquors a,e az ob.
,ous aud palpabls that all. not 90
cepting IT, mos, confirmed slaves.
would hail with Joy any measure
really calculated to cheek aud con
troll them. hut such n measure has
never We, been. and We believe never
will lie. found IN proh,b,t,,e legis.
lation.
This prohibitive and restrictive
legislation, 10 one form or another.
has nj some time been tried In nj.
mos, every community in the nited
States. A large proportion Of the
drinking people. Who are much in the
majority. have always voted for this
hind u Legislation In the hope thai,
II might snse, some good 10 others
sad perhaps TO themselves. hut ell
ssperss nee has shown that they hsvs
still gene on drinking In the old
wy, ssd that the dfunksrda do not
decrease. whatever the Law may bc
on the subject,
fot The true philsn,hropist. WHO
love. b.. fellow .crestures better than
he does himself. the world offers
no wider field than this He could
do mankind no greater service than
~ devise some means II making him
more temperate than he Is In the use
Of Intoxicating liquors Hut. II
course. this philan,hrop,st must be
pFsct,esi-~mefs rant about the poi
sonousness 81 run aud the evils u i,#
use sdsc. nothing. the class 81 per
sons Who never go 10 bed sober know
mote about those things than the
average prohibitions, eve, dreamed
of. and whilst u 10 certain that com
palsery legislation will not reform
them, n IL. 10 ssy the least, gues.
uonsbis whether TIA tendency 10 not
10 promote rather than prevent
drunkenness among those who are
yet free from the vice upon the we'll
known principle that. as u rule. men
will resss, the right in any one 10
regulate aud prescribe VIA, they
shall on shalt not eat aud drink
upon the psetense that II 10 done Tor
their own good. even 10 the extent
that Adam aud I've res,s,sd u, by
eating aud drinking Whatever IL pro.
hib,tsd--thouah II 10 certain death.
Moral suss.on, Of course, is 10 lie
encouraged. II undoubtedly affects
some good. but !, doss not seem 10
put any check upon the steady in.
crease Of drunkenness throughout
the country.
We thint that II tho Temperance
people would recognize the fact. as
u 10, thsi mankind has always sought
aud used some hind Of atimulan,s.
sni probably always sill and 40 10
work with the purpose II inducing
him by every means IN their power
10 use those which are the least
harmful. they nigh. accomplish
more good than they ever will do
upon the old sys,s,n ~ dsnouncins
svery,h,n. that contains alcohol.
However the may lee. !, IL undoubt.
edly true tina, there are a large mum.
her OF homes, people all over the
United states Who believe that all |
drinking may lie suppressed b, leg.
isla,ise prohlbllion. asi those II
course will throw assay their votes
ON the p,ohilstion candidates In
some II the htatss. notably Iowa
and kansaa. u ,s possible tha, they
may have strength enough Ia change /
the resul. of the election, aud such
change. to whatever estent n occurs,
mus, 10 IN favor II the Democratic
patty
Tns late h,e "a Tacoma, being the
third within a fee uuntna rouwumal