The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-12-11

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Obligatory on the Government I"
protect. and provide ample reno
dies for all acknowledged evils llar,
RAISING the body polite, it is "b''
GUS that any Legislative method for
the suppression Of wholesale evil,
is remedial in its design, and "i
course rcior,n.tory in its operations;
hence. 4 prohibitory law will not
truthinlly come under the dcScrir
,ion of 80 called >mmptaarS 'egIs-
lation.
Is it Il wise measure. answer
in the affirmative and will en,lt,v.
10 Prove it.
In the first place, c'lur"'' "rsani'
zlti"nS-Jrw, Greek. Catholic and
| l'rutrSiant-with all their religious
forces, have for ages been wagering
unrclcntin. warfare upon the liz
uor traffic. Churches: temperance
societies, total abstinence clubs.
lectures, SERMONS, hymns. prayers.
! tears of filiAl affection, entruitics
ard supp'ications have been Sig
nal failure. The State has been
hedging it about witt, :arionS tenn
| porary restrictions: loa'|ing it down
with taxes, criminal responsible
ties, etc, for near Gre half Il cen
| tury. hut all in vain. The more
, it has been opposed tue faster it
has grown and the more wide.
spread is the evil. What remains
to he tried except miracles and
law? The days of miracles being
over, the only alternative left is
the destruction ef s"ciety, or a uni
versal prohibitory law-making it
Il penitentiary Otftnst. to mlanut:,c-
ture, or sell, drop for lasciviOus
purposes.
| Would a universal Prohibitory
Law be sound in policy! think
(un.ier existing circnmS:ances) it
would. IN the first place. liquors
(if as uic as L'"iutain dew. album
dant rs rain water, ANA not liable
to excessive nhrSr) are il, m..Ht
only luNurieS. and not articles If
prime n-crs>iry. The !,r>t phySi.
clans sly it rAn he DISPENSE With
IN n"lerI pin ,,.n icy wi. irout any
appreciable loss or Inconvenience
in the practice of medicine. Sec
ondly: The Insnufacturc Of pure
liquor is one Of the lost arts, and
enen if it. came pure from the still,
the INSCRIPTIONS dealer without
possibility Of hintlerauce-will con.
tinue the adulteration of it, and
vend poison instead ofspirits. For
the security of publichealth,its sup.
preston is justifiabie and proper.
The abuse ofstrong:.drinks and it's
evil consequences, are so distress
ing as to Justify sweeping statue.
First: 1t is the fountain head Of
much else that is demor,Iizins,
such as gambling, prOsfitution, to
gether wit, a large per. cent. Of all
crimes committed. 1t is a prime
agent in reducing opuItut men t.
besgary ami making the poor,
poorer. Besides it helps to ,,erpat
uate An inequality Of fortune, and
comfort, aud privilege, disgrs ceful
to all modern civilized nations
The worlds wealth and honors
are mouopolized by the favored
few, while poverty, illitcracy, toll,
and prIvations are the legacy of
the millions. Money is the sinew
Of education as we'll az OF war and
commerce.. Our population is rap.
idly massing together in cities and
large towns, where drunkenness,
poverty and crime are on a fearful
increase. Official statement. show !
that New York c.ty alone has more
than ten Thousand licensed holes
Where Intoxicating liquors are sold !
by either wholesale or retail. Even
New Orleans, within our own State |
il cursed with near ono thousand |
vl!laiuons dens of debaucl,ery and
crime, and it is we'll authenticat-
Oh fact thof u x.ory l.rc, ,,,.,::A