The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-03-20
Constitutional Prohibition.
SEPH COOKS PRELUDE. DANGERS WHICH
THREATEN THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. REASONS

Constitutional Prohibition.
JOSEPH COOKS PRELUDE. DANGERS WHICH
THREATEN THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.. REASONS
FOR HOPE OF ITS ULTIMATE EXTINCTION.
The fifth lecture in the Monday lectureshp
course was given by Rev. Joseph Cook in Ire
mont Temple, Boston, recently. The subject
| OF the prelude was constitutional Prohibit
ton or High Licenses, Whch:' The subject of
the lecture proper was: ''Advanced Thought
in Natural Theology" Respecting the topic of
| the prelude, constitutional Prohibition or
| High License, Which:' Mr.. Cook said: |
| have here il resolution which shall present at
the close of the prelude. but in order that it
| may not come to You suddenly, | will read it
| now; it is as follows:
Resolved that it is advisable to take the topic of
| Temperance legislation out of merely partisan poll
lies and submit the question Of constitutional pro
| mbltion unincumbered with any other issue, and
| submit II to the voters of The commonwealth"
There are two passions stronger in the hearts
| OF the AngO-SaXun race than the passion for
drink. These passions are the love OF home
and the love of liberty 1t is true that Tactus
| has written Of how the Teutonc races i'll the
| oldcn times built their ideas of heaven upon
drunken orgies and scenes OF contest in the
| Wassai Tins is all true. IN the Nalhalla the
| supreme conception of bliss consisted in hewing
| to pieces his adversary and drinking wine out
| of his skull. These facts show very gross aud
| conNiNtl notions dominant III our ancestors.
| But lacltils also hands down to US the fact that
| with the early Tcutonic races the love and re-
| gard tor woman great that the aduter-
| tr> were whipped through the streets, and the
| guilty man was
BURIED ALIVE IN THE MUD.
| The law of liberty among those people is well
| known, and SO it appears that, in spite of the
| Ieutonic love for drink, these two stronger
| passions were predominant, and it is altogether
| probable that heaven has committed to the
leutonlc races the guardianship of the hcme
tt llltF tlazH :
| nome and the iOve OF liberty, in our land, are
| TO be locked around the neck Of the liquor traffic
aud >trangc il 10 death. When the liquor
| trade becomes really and conSpicuuusly arralcd
| against the home and liberty it viii find that.
strong as the passion for drink is, these other
| passions VIII prove stronger Still. What was it
| that oIcrthrew slavery: Its wicketness trll-
~, Its >lntulneSs, made abhorrcnt to the people
| ol tht North; but ii was it, arrogance chiefly
that killed it. When it arose up in it, pride,
| became arrogant ami assumed to dominate the
American proiIr, then the people arose i'll their
might and crushed he arrogance. 1t Will be
Sc W ith the liquor traffic. 1t is already showing
| lis arrogant hand, much 50 that the dealers
demand an amendment forever prohibiting
prohibition. Iii this fact i Il hint OF its down
fail. Let this traffic III liquor attempt to dictate
| to the people and insist upon its own policy
and II Will be throtticd and destroyed. Ii it |
sla! attempt To beard Us, it will find that this
| nation has a beard and that it Is full grown. |
Slavery tried this and WAS destroyed, and the
lgu0r trade VIII come to the same end. Now, |
WiH may "e hoPe TO see constitutional prohD-
loi a. some ''aE tNe settled Polcy IN inns GOV
hieiI >peah ol my hope lot thl> because
W. ~ me- III tht! thueaNo Iol constitutional
prohibition with the feeling that il is Il hopeless |
3I"ii' VIII. liicIeIoit give 'he reason Ior hope
~ liN "i itttioh' IN 'lt llfst place' Inc ilqAor
'i',t n".' cie'l ltlcthtaSe % pt'ht o.
"' ~ g ih9 upon every l" cents ol income
~ i"ot liiuicatts we enormous strength OF
the business and shows that it will insist upon |
~ 'il ''' = V'"its' II " ~ ilahe we iiquol h!ue
't | |to5"n'' anu II VIII ii>i>' upon d"iiilhatlhS
N.Y. ~ Interests i!e az Stakt' but thls |
very arrogance mas holc Ill IL, " nom the gods |
Nouiu utstfoE IheN hlHj make mac. On lis |
a. tio1"n't Ioulu ny nope, hp' OF ~ ftSua- |
'l0i' ''el'l put ol l'S
ULTIMATE EXTINCTION
>r,.r.,.ry of st,t., E,-.rt. h.. -,il ,t,.. ,l
,,,,tin ~ La li 'ij7 9',,, ~ ,. ,'ie
hnv. ,n th, th,, ,, ,in' n'" ,t't
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III XIII. ,r,,.,.,,,,,,1,,t :, ..l,rr;, !, ~ ~ - '' ~
in iii, E,nJ hnt when ,nnr,ti,, III Ppmri rpo,
I, , ,h ,,i,. 'I'I'l i h,,, ' 10y, ,"g @ 'ne
n i, "a ilf I, t',I III Dtl',, i " ~ y, foinv,
will be with the masses against all forms nf |
arrogance and oppression. second, ronsitu- |
tlohal prohibition has already been enacted in |
several s,ate>. anu pfohhitory legislation pre-
tulrunt cities. ihtfe are al least 20 such states
>til III TINS mon. IN Name, W mere prOhibi- |
iloh mas bteh Dtst enforced, u mas obtained |
>ueh a hold that neither party dares to con
utllh IL III ils platlorhN IN Massachusetts. |
lon on OF 2t6 towns have voted no license I'M |
der the local option law, which is really Il town |
prohlDHotY raw IN hallsa> ana Iowa and |
ONO great movements iOr constitutional pro-
hIhltlon have succeeded, or nearly 80. Here |
the people have spoken unmlstakably. | have |
>a> and iowa when IL was beleagued question,
ana Iaitf ID ONO. serious question Is fur
ni>hed to ne politicians When, in The state
winch i me new mother OF Presidents consti-
thIlohli pfOhlpltluh commanded 523.b0O votes
on lIt lllSl lfliI. oi the Whole country it may |
be sad that the rural populations favor prohi-
Dtloh, ana II Is ony III the great cities that the
menace l. found. lhrrt are certain a>tOund- |
ihS latl> ihIt cannot De put out OF sight.
Licenses nave IN some places Increased pauptr-
ISM 700 per cent. In the license states The tax
mounts up TO - Il per hdlN ldual, while in pro
hlbitofH states u Is put tISht cents per capita.
HOW VIII you mere IN Massachusetts explain
your own tax OF Sl.l6 per individual. as com
pared with only cents III prohibiting states:
1t i only eNpilcabr upon the basis of the eX-
peh>Ntnt>> OF 'hls rum Trade, and
IFS POWER TO BURDEN
i, ,,,,,,,,,,u,i,, And ara. ,,,, i, AIN,
-; ti' liiti ni' ~ ~" " ~ St'!i uilu'i
in f, th, , i ',fl Gi nopo = io!'il''
~ ~ % ti MI " i'' W, = ~! u! " 7''i.' 'H'ttloh' @
i ,m, M ,r"' tnt oman IirI-
l,i " ii.' IL y! iIu> roi>t',
the women OF the land Will not rest until it is
"n m a'Vo'i'i'iShe" l'tt' +fhu' lasliy' 'he nqu"r
~ 1 ,% T t;t nv o'neI MTaPoi ana
i.'is s ~ ~ui'"io III MT :" coilt- Inc itluof
'i';t> =. " '' VI tois'ltttioilti pTohi-
pni"i' @ ,n'' ~ = ~ o'ii'Iihs "utN 70 deleat IL
1i', - II ~ ioN I'' ilat ~ !ihehdlntnl
- ''' NY ,''N al t'tloh plolio-
WE W. i'ion,pt''Vi,; ne lutStloh nov fecafN'
Wy - tI Piohlotioh pt.ter iilih
1ei = f 10, w 'hN tEh ffst'
II II ifJI i'its poIItc> ana pnle IT IN
~ tiiI ii"lN ~ ~ NollV' 9ecohd' ~ h'H peeil
pi"'ll! H'tiI 'l" IT '>i'''!its are NOT ihe proper
Pld'ts ~ "''t1e'D t% scAeuohalE power on sucil
IueSt'ohs' inNlc "iV 100 many Illustrations OF
WIS W., 70 I''l'le iht'ch comment. Hon; Mr.
i"'h' 'h IL It'"!'s It'>'; htS utpicted ms
pii's' VI .ilF N'r'i ~ 'ItalIE ihtl pause only
70 70 s'itc ll,.' "H'shet tl'9S nave more than
once pouSil up parry vote IN the l-e@Isl;t-
tuIt, tu, ~ iliin! siate a dominant party slls IN
ihe leSisia'Oie lhcl'I! 10 register the wishes OF
eA'''ai'stS' arg "c 70 eve discretionary pow
er 10 leStSlatuIe> "hen poiiticlahs are notor-
ou,l! uhnti iht control OF distant cities which
~ tuli aif siNtn Gn'l 10 tne corruption q ihc
nquor q tl'''c' A5"n, rohs'iiulioha pfohlbilloh
ll'htS w VI 'ne policN aS alihcut - me
enactment. IL gives lalf pay: IT furnishes the
opportunity 10Y i lalf lrial OF the prohlbllory