The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-07-30
II, But, And.

knocked the bottom out of many large
theory tubs. If the sky would fall we
might all catch larks. Exactly, but the
sky won't fall, and we'll have to devise
some other means to trap the birds.
The Star takes up the negative to our
supposable case, if the President and
Congress were every man of them as
ardent prohibit o lists as st. John, they
could not shut up single grog shop in
one of the States. The Star assumes
with great confidence that they then
could pass an amendment to the con-
stitution, and if Congress and executive
were composed of such cold water ma
terial their constituents in the States
would surely ratify their action. But
the Star will take notice tn I I'VE did not
make use of these ifs. We take matters
as they are. not as they probably should
be.
People in their present frame OF mind
would not be likely to ratify such
amendment. IF they were prepared at
home for such an amendment, such
Congress would be elected. And If
again-they were thus prepared, there
would be no grog trade to wipe out, and
no constitutional amendment needed.
Now, in order to reach this millennium
in the national legislature we must
concentrate our efforts on the work at
home. Every germ that produces good
fruit develops from the centre. Moth
ing of healthy growth is from the cir
conference The cycloneand maelstrom
are centripetal in their force and are the
embodiment Of destruction. This idea
of a Prohibition party nominating a
president and congress under present
conditions, is nothing better than
child's play or worse. 1t is waste of
labor and strength.
What most concerns us of this Cecil
county locality is to firmly establish
prohibition within our own districts
and county. We have all we can han
die in placing the present pending
amended Local Option Bill on a firm
basis. If we fritter away our strength
on out side questions, before we secure
firm footing at home, we will have to
fight over the old ground to regain the
advantage we now have The time NAV
be ripe in some sections for running
purely Prohibition ticket for county or
state officers, but there is too much
work to do at home to fool with presi-
dental poppinjays like st. John and
Daniels.
If you examine the amended Prohi-
bition, high''-license Bill which is
presented to the voters of this county to
dispose of, you will find the bill says
'if majority of the votes" cast shall be
in favor of the one or the other then
it shall become the law on the first of
January next. Suppose there is not a
"majority." of the the votes for either,
what then? Will not both be defeated
and the present local option law with
all its glazing faults remain, and the
rum interest redouble the cry to bring
prohibition laws into further disfavor
with superficial people? The Cecil DEM
ocrat sees this and is rallying its party to
the standard, telling them to have
nothing to do with any ticket or party
that is not sealed with the party seal.
The Democrat is astute, and full of party
wisdom. 1t believes and acts on the prin-
ciple, ''our party right or wrong" and
the generals and organizers of the party
say "'to the victor belongs the spells.
I'VE have worked hard enough for them
and there is no more than enough for
us and ours" The present only is ours.
Let US address ourselves to the work |
Immediately before us with the means
and appliances at hand, and allow the
future to attend to the things that per.
tain to the future.
When we have established the pro-
hibition law and proven that officers
elected under old party organiza tons
will not do their duty, and this fact has
been brought home to the people, then
will prohibition ticket be demanded
to put in power officers who will exc
cute the will of the people. The pub
lie mind is moving toward the goal of
prohibition.