Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-27
a FINAL APPEAL
10 the
TO THE
CITIZENS, VoTERs. FATHERS AND ALL
VINO Lows THEIR CHILDREN, AND
THEIR HOMES.

FELLOW CITIZENS:
Two papers have been submitted
to you. professedly in the interest of
Law and Order. One is signed by
one hundred citizens, the other by
two hundred.
There is q great contrast between
these papers. To this we call your
attention.
One is signed by men, chiefly, who
do not drink, and who, all their lives
have been opposed to the Liquor
Traffic. 1t has also few names of
men who thereby nobly declare their
desire to drive away the great temp
tation from which they themselves
have suffered.
The other is largely signed by men
who habitually drink, or have been
the supporters Of the liquor traffic. All
but about fifteen were the enemies of
prohibition in the last contest 10 1882.
There are some excellent names which
seem 10 strange company and place.
We hope they will not vote as they
have allowed their names to go.
One paper occupies the platform
where the Christian Churches oil
over the land--stand It's in the In
terest Of the schools. the homes; to
keep temptation to Drunkenness from
yourselves and your sons The Their
the low-licepse paper, proposes to
open probably 80 places for the con-
slant sale Of Intoxicating, Grazing and
killing drink.
The low-license circular makes
charges VIGOROUSLY incorrect.
1t says the Local Option Law is
fadure We answer: Ii is success
la the rural districts complete sus-
Gers
La Annapolis it has closed every
open saloon
1t has outlawed aud made odious
the Liquor Traffic
The Police Reports, the Jail Com
mitments because of drink, the Court
calendars, prove that this circular
states falsely when it says drunken
ness and crime are increasing" They
i prove just TIE contrary.
IL says that the Prohibition Law
is corruptipg our youth. We say that
the liquor men are doing this, if done
at all Who opened the clubs (? The
liquor interest Who now sell to
minors aud on the Sabbath ia viola
ton Of law? You know, too WE'LL
1t is these same liquor sellers! On
them and their supporters rests the
blame. Will you reward them p
Will you relieve them of their odium?
We think you will not
Minor clubs do not exist. The
Incorporation Act does not issue char
tiers to minors nor allow them to join
such bodies.
Do you believe the liquor men
when this low-license circular says
that they are opposed to drunkenness
and gaming. and propose to show this
by reopening the Bars When and
where did the liquor traffic and its
supporters enter on this pew role of
virtue and Sabbath reverence? When
and where has it shown that it is
opposed to making drinking mea of
the youth? Did it show this when
it admitted. contrary to all law, youth
to the clubs, over whom it now pro-
fesses to lament? wbeu it admitted
them for the express purpose to break
down a grand law? Does not the
circular falsify the history of the
liquor traffic both here and elsewhere
when it heseeches you to re-establish
the traffic to save ysur youth, your
homes aud y0@r affairs!
| We deprecate the clubs! But we be
lieve their evils have been immense
| " exaggerated by the liquor men
aud their friends, Tor the purpose Of
enabling them to sell IN IRE liquor aud
to make toe business more respectable.
But were the clubs as bad "a it is
claimed, are they. to be corrected by
opening bar-rooms at our corners and
Ia every street, 10 tempt our men and
youth aud the labsrers with whom
the Short Line aud other Railroad
connections Will presently food An
napolisg
/ We want to break down the clubs
1t can be done! They are already
outlawed. The brand is on them
They can be overturned. Grid your
selves for the task Faint not 10 the
elfortl
viii any man who truly loves our
youth aud justice hesitate between
this endeasur to maintain Law aud
break down the clubs. aud this pro-
posal 10 reward violation of law and