The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-11
Repression.

Sumptu AIRY laws are repressive, and
are squarely against the spirit of our
government, against the constitution,
and contrary to every written or cx-
pressed theory, principle or policy of
democracy. Our government is built
upon the theory that men are gov
erned best who are governed least.
Prohibition is distinctively and en-
tircly anti-democratic and anti-con-
stitutioual, aud the spirit which de-
mands the enabling influence of snnp-
iuary legislation is most unwise,
dangerous aud is most certainly
sauarely across the hawse of demo-
cratic policy. Prohibition cannot be
dispassiouately reached and discussed.
1t is principle founded deep in the
passions and feelings of the people,
and therefore its agitation and dis
cussion is most dangerous to that
peace aud quiet upon which are built
all the dearer and more valuable III
terests of society. Down deep In the
husio-''aAon uear' Is io""o :" io'o "a
order 1t Is Inherent and will last as
long as there is drop of the Anglo
SAXON Tue III 'hc VEINS vi .iie peop'o'
IL is ~ ,his ioNc Vi oruei 'ha' We "'
Indebted for all the safety there is in
constitutional law and safeguards.
Order comes from this Unborn and
lhgraiheu sentiment rather 'han i'ou
constitutions, as hrs' c'use-is 'he
result rather oi 'ne 'e'c'an io'c vi
Justice ana iair P"y oeq"e"''e"
cause our constitution anu
laws protect Tue higher 'he sca'c Vi
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is oniy tue result
OF the love OF oruer-the iess use W.
have Tor law. society regulates anu
projects itseh wheh ltls lhteihg'"''
v'rtuous ana Just. ms Is ciViiiLa'ioh'
wise authority says: III mas never
been the purpose oil legislation
TO deal Otherwise thah uirectiy WIN
crime, or TO prescribe e'ils winch
: rect society indirectly, nor the
vince OF our law to interfere WIN
10 questions that oeiohg TO, anu concern
Individual ana social reform AS
: spirituous hquor, Wi'pih i'sei' Is NOT
an evil nut only becomes 80 when
used 10 excess, anu uhiii IL Is aouseu'
+, TO contend Thai IL Is AN OBJECT OF iegis'
j. lative concern, Is traVes'y on ieSisia-
% ton. Ana 'heh again, the eVil oil
DRUNKENNESS lies III the lhuiViuuai
80 anu not III That against which IL IL
e proposed To iegisiate' therefore inc
subject does not come wi'hih inc 40
NAN oil souha legislation, put prop
u cry belongs 10 re'g'oh anu hiorai,'y
= since we una that no government inc
H. wor'u mas ever known mas !et mas pcei
equa' 10 inc TASK oil eradlcatlhg al
eVil when mas once taken root III th'
ne oil Tue people "A reform oriSi
ala mated ana carried forward by the gov
" erhmeht '"ithout the active heip o.
~ the people Is not reform whici
M louches the deeper sentiments ant
III feelings, anu must therefore be ineiil'
- Client, inehec'"a' nuu incomplete ih'
ng people themselves must commence
M aud carry forward all reforms oil
= moral or religious nature. IL become
hfe tyranny when government essays TIL
Ice task. IL was resistance TO TINS sort o
tyranny when iiiieu the valleys ant
= the plains oil America WIN the tyrah
ny-hating and ioerty-loVing peoPl'
- whom 1t is sought to-day to bind an'
convert into slaves by an aroltrar.
law which ioroids them "rihkihl
what they please
higher education eieVates III
or the people, tho law does not rails
them Inc law deals with the'n as
mus iheih' ohiy' 'hat moraiity whic
u" Is maze possloie ny ihtel'lBehcc an
nperati'e by reiig'on can deai SUE
N c'ssiuily WIN e'i' oohuitiohs VINE
III. spring from the oad hearts or d'
PRAYED appeu'es oi we people
al therefore, lhe reform sought by IN
'at prohlolilohists should DC made by SC
ciety, by the church ana by mor'
agents rather than ny legal means.
'a Inc one only potent political pow
n or IN Iexas Is tbe democratic party
{" IL wouId therefore be well for on
people 10 understand mat every sen
,Id timeht ei'her latent or active IN dc
aJ mocracy is s9uarely ahu altogethe