The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-15

delegated powers. and assumes to
punish one man In advance for the
possscle fsliof smother. The argument.
thst because ono man may 0flsRd
another must be restrained, IL the low
est foundation OF tyranny, the corner
stone OF despoiism. Liberty IL never
denied 10 the people ANYWHERE ON The
ground that liberty Is denied 10 b.
good or right ia itself. The universal
pratext OF every dsspa,ism is that
liberty " dangerous 10 soclsty-thatis.
that the people are anti to enjoy it.J
Under the Influence OF the great ar
gument from which this extrAcs ia
made, tho Legislature OF Massaohu-
sets repealed ne piohibitory LIQUOR
law, and retnl ed 10 high hcense, 4
could make many more quotations
nom tho speeches and writings OF mon
az toe frat distinction in this country,
but viii rot trespaSs further upon yoar
dme 70 DO Il. These will sufiica to
10 illustrate the full force OF the argu-
tnsnt. Tho Democratic parry world
nave been recgSent 90 all traditions
Aud antecedents from The time
when, under Mr.. Jefferson, IL vindi-
Gated the personal liberty. of the citizen
shMnst tha odlcus alien and sodition
laws, when u fought and vanquished
hnownotaingisn, indifference OF the
personal rights OF Foreigners,
a1d When alter the civil
war II struck tho shaolSles from
the Wrists of the people OF the South
aud restored them 10 personsl liberty
and citizenship, had il failed to declars
in unmlstakable terms against the In.
yAsion OF personal liberty by pYohibi-
Tory liquor laws SO forciblv depicted
by Mr.. Adams, Mr., Mil and Governor
Andrew in the quotations l have mads
trOm them.
The Northern Democrats have fought
prohibition eyer since IL originated, II
10 an Old enemy Of theirs. Ii slways
oo-operates with the Republicans
sgeinst the Northern Democracy, and
no one cans9 contributed 50 much to
the Democratic victory In tho election
OF Grover Cleveland, as the consistent
aud sturdy aud uncomnromlsipa
light Of the Democracy IN behSlf Of
personal liberty against tho
herasY Of prohibition. Pro.
hibition does not prevail
In a single Democratic State. Tho first
prohib!tory law ever passed by tho
Now York Legislature was vetoed by
that grand Old Democratic statesman,
Horatlo Seymour, thon governor.
WithiA the last three weeks the Dem.
ocracy oil Ohio, of Pennsylvania and
Of lows, in their state conventions.
have declared strongly against pro.
hibiiion.
The record OF the Democratic party
may DO scanned throughout aud will
be IOund u DO uniform aud unbrokan
IN opposition 10 prohibition, as we'll ma
TO every other form of invasion OF the
personal liberty OF tho citizen. LIB
trty, tho Development OF jndividunl
manhood, fIoedon; Of thought and
action, along with accountability 10
public opinion and law, haye ever
been tho ruling thought aud purpose
OF the Democratic party in its
relations with the poople. Sueh
a party with such anteceaents
and history, could not il 1t would,
and would rot II IL could, shirk such
an iesue as Tho Prohibition party hgs
presented. Speaking tor myseif ana
no oaa else, do declare that any man
who claims sincerely 10 be a Democrat
and nB The Same lime prohibltionist
and eh0re arc thousands OF auch.-in
lay judgnant either utterly lnisappre-
bends tho mission aud record OF the
Democratic party, or the purposes aud
aims of Tho Prohibition party.
Observation-Disclosures, what Ia tho effect
Of prohibition In the States whore 10
has been trtod? Does prohibition pro-
hi bit?
Senator Cit human testimony is
TO DO believed, IL DOES noe. Ii human
experience ~ worth anything, IL warns
us ngainst tho experiment. Tho evils
OF int9mpefancp are nos of Rny consid-
erapla magnitude Ia Ruy OF the rural
diasrlctsul our country. It Is Ia tho
LJWns and cieies, snd osnters OF poDu.
LAYTON, thst they ara found ia thsir
hiEhus. development, and call mosl
loudly on NSise and Iudici1us philan.
thropy Rad slasgs;nanship for thsiv
amoliorGlipp.t And IL ia Ia thaae yory
localities thasR universal concurrence
OF testimony trov0s beyond posi-
billy o! u doubt, that prohibitOry
liquor laws aggriv6to aud Increase aii
the admitted evils Of intemperance
This testimony comes from eyery
state where prohibition hhs boon tile !,
without an exception. In Iowa, whore,
on tho 3th day OF July last, pr0hlbi-
lion had beeu Ia force ono year, The
numDor o. sal0ons, ~ show u by care.
iully collected statistics, has Increased
IN rs Towns and cities from 770
under tho licerso law, 10 TO DIG under
prohibition. Tho British consul, KS
sident OF Portland, Maine, was in-
strucsed g few years ago by bis govern.
inent 20 examine tnt0 the operation %
tha Maine liquor law and report fuily
upon IL. He did SO, and reported that
wmle the effects OF tho law might be
productive OF some good in the rural
districts, whero there was but little
dfunkonuoSg under any clrcum
stances, IN tho towns aud olti0s It's
operation was harmful add bad.
within the last 80 years tho States al
MMno, Delaware, Minnesota, Rhudu
Island, Massachusetts, Indiana, Vog.
mont, Michigan, Connecticut, Iowa
Nebraska, Now York, New Hgmp.
shiro, lllinola aud Kansas have he'd
prohloitory liquor lava of different dn.
groos OF severity. Fifteen States, aud
AZ this time only iive-Maine, Kansas
Iowa, New Hampshire and Yer
mont-rotain them. These laws
haVo been swept from tho slstuto
books OF all the others. MassRchusotts
trlO1 prohibition twice before an,
would givoit up, sud tao last timo II
Woo Ah ANAAN NlllY tDDuL ono NOhl DO.
tOro aho repealed 10 again aud aban
doned IL. Shall wo not profit by tht
oXporienceof The world with this ques
ttonv The Democrats of Iowa, In Ihei
state convention, held some two
weeks ago, solomnly appealed TO the
pboplo OF Iowa TO repeal prohibition
in tho interest aud for the advance
ment OF tho cause of temperance
Would this appeal havo been made
upon this ground 10 tho very people
VINO know the facts, unless believed
TO loo woll-founded? All tho S.nlei
which have tried prohibition anC
abandoned II have found Al high H.
conse, aud stringent Liquidation
against sales 10 minors, drunkards
etc, relief from Tho evils OF intbm.
potanco which prohibitory laws ut
terly failed 10 give, 1t has boon fouue
utterly impossible 70 onlorc,
prohibltory laws. They al
ways arouse spirit Of resistance
Az has been VOL said, "they ~,
trumpet call 90 b4ttle," and practi
oally, sro always oyerbnrown. Search
warrants, under which an arnbd CON
atubulafy neise persons and eeArci
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