Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-13


That law OF love, both OF self and Of
our neighbor, laid down for every
Christian people and BY which we be-
lieve our citizens are generally guided.
will surely prevent this
Again: we ask you to note that,
the issue now before Us is not bar
rooms or clubs. Should the Local OPP
ton law be repealed you viii have
bar-rooms and clubs too. A few clubs
whose caterers will resume their old
methods, advertise that they viii
close. u will be return to larger
work of rum. But the greater num-
Der will not close. He who votes to
repeal Local Option votes to let in
double curse. Then, who will strug-
gle to close the clubsg What moral
conviction will there be to nrge such
O demand
Recollect, that the temperance peo-
pie demanded law specially to over
throw the clubs. Such bill was
presented. But it died as soon So
born. 1t was reported unfavorably |!
Now, there is no way to reach the
clubs other than those existing before
the Legislature met Let no one
then, be deceived by the cry that ito
reopen the saloons is to close the
clubs The true way to close the
clubs is for you to vote that bar-rooms
shall not open; then, unite in hearty
effort to bring the violators of the
laval of them--to justice.
We wish, also, to guard you against
the statement, that If licensed "the
city will derive revenue from the
traffic" The expense because of in
creased crime and disorder will more
than Offset such revenue. But, shall
me license CRIME for revenue? You
would not vote to license the sale of
Opium and Arsenic for indiscriminate
public use You would not vote for
license to set loose Mad Dogs, or 9TH
er wild beasts, in your streets. What
would be your answer to the man
who would ask for such license? Yet
here is traffic 10 strong drink, which
has slain it's millions. 1t has slain
some of our own noble men. You
knew and loved, and cannot forget
them. 1t has made widows and
wives to mourn Because of it faith
ers and mothers have wept over the
untimely graves of their sons. 1t
has depraved many of our youth. 1t
has brought multitudes to poverty
Shall we consent to set it loose again,
with legal sanction to ravage in our
midstY God for bid We believe
that the public conscience is not thus
demoralizcd. Rather, let as make
swift and sure demand that neither the
saloon nor club, bar.room shall here
exist.
1t is urged by some that now we
have neither Minor nor Sabbath
law" You are asked to re-establish
the bar-room that these may be re-en.
acted. Be on your guard at this
point The Local Option Law says
that strong drink shall be sold to no
one, aud at no time; neither on Sab.
bath nor on other days. Enforce
this, and you can have no stronger
Minor nor Sabbath law. So the
court decided in the last case here in
dicted for selling and giving to Mi.
nors. But note. These men first
violate this good law aud then cry,
I'VE have neither Minor nor Sabbath
Law ~ Let these persons onor law
now existing and then both our youth
and our Sabbath will be protected
Who does not remember that the
keepers of the old saloons were often
arrested for selling to midshipmen
aud minors and on the Sabbath p
Does not all the past tell you that no
law is willingly permitted to stand in
the way of this traffic We are sure
you will not be misled by this new
pretence. Tell them so by your votes,
and then help TO put down the viola
tons Of the laws now existing. This
will be good citizenship.
Fellow citizens, may we implore
you, consider well on which side you
will stand. On one side are your
wives. your children, the purity and
welfare Of your neighbors, the good
of the community, Gods holy teach
inge, the highest moral aud business
interests Of our people. On the other
are the club. the bar-room, with its
destroying traffic; destroying pros
perity and good morals, with the
bodies aud souls of men. On which
side We say, will you be found Z
There is no neutral ground in this
matter. The Liquor Traffic is the foe
Of religion, Of order. or all orr real