The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1884-03-06
VOLUME X1.

Is IT A hhLp no rEMPERANCE?-We
have been somewhat interested In
reading n controversy between the
w. G.. II. T., of Chase, and Esquire
Blakesley, in regard to a recent suit
against the bar tender Of a saloon there
for allowing minor to remain In a
billiard room connected, with the sa-
loon-the ladies and the Justice both
using the columns of the Eclipse,
AS to the merits or delderits Of the
decision of the Justice, we are not pre-
pared to judge; as 1t seems pretty
nice point to decide whether man
should be punished, Mhen it is not
clearly ptovef that he was in
tentionally to blame. But the point
we wish to notice is this:, Whether
the temperance ladies lare aiding the
cause they so earnestly desire to help
by such an expression as the following,
appearing in an article published, last
week, as coming from membeFof the
w. G. II. u: "High license is thrust
upon the people by the partylin power
with its attendant sufferings and
WRONGS. They give US protection laws
with no real chance Of success in en-
forcing them; they tell the wronged
wife and widowed mother, prosecute,
while 6hprinripled lawyers and Offend
ers are laughing in their sleeve at the
pitiful scene, true justice presents"
Now, the writer of the above Is not
alone in making such assertions.
There are many people who complain
of the present method of taxing the
liquor interests, as they have q right
to do, but are they wise for the side of
right and sobriety, when they make
such declaration? To admit that the
liquor tax law was "thrust' upon the
people, Is to admit that every law on
our statute books was "thrust" upon
the people. A singular position to
take, truly! Seems to us that true
wisdom would lead us to form our
Judgment of law, not upon the man.
ncr in which 1t is carried out In Chase,
or in dozen other places; but base a
Judgment upon the general effect the
law has had throughout the State.
There is not a saloon in the State of
Michigan, to-day, that is "thrust" up
on the people. Every saloon is run
ming by "licence" Qf you choose to
name it such) granted by the free
choice of the people in their respective
through their (the peO-
ple) representatives. If the represen-
.atives of the people would say TO the
saloon keeper. "No sir! we will not
approve your bond! !" Michigan
would be without saloons to-day.
At least, so we interpret the decision
If the Supreme Court, which is the
upreme law OF our State. What more
,ught we to ask for than the power to
lose every saloon i'm the beautiful
State of Michigan? If, with the united
'Ote of (nllew US to say for sake of ill
the moderate temperance
clement and the prohibiticnists we
all to secure town councils and town
hip boards who will not accept bonds
# saloon keepers, is it wisdom to pre-
ume that by division of the temper
nee vote a prohibition law may he en-
cted? We believe not. OF course,
he prohlbitionists lay the blame for
allure to the conservative temperance
lement; but the conservatives thrust
ack the blame upon the prohibition
It's. And there is where the trouble lies.
10Th are honest and sincere in their
Jews, and SO neither will yield.
What temperance people should al
rays remember is this-that there is
o real difference i'm their minds. All
eally want the same end accomplished
ut they differ as to method Of bring
lg 1t about. Let one and all be care.
II not to upbraid their neighbor be-
ause he does not see through precisely
ne same glass; so that peace and unity
lay prevail in the army that battles
'r sober, upright manhood; that its
'ork may be most effective and the
ighest possible results attained.
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