The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-02
THE DEMOCRATS AND PROHIBE.
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| n the rrohihiiioulrs nj Tennessee eau b. mad
~ listen 20 reason thcy wiz mt run M clcoiori
ticket thisNot on tho question II prohibition
puic aud simple they cast llaU0 vote, last year
They rnuuoi poll 1000 for zen. fi,k AMI ialliui
of ut iI1,OJO lu twelve months would be- ven
discuufirlug showing indeed There u anothc
fruspn why thr pnfty should not name an rlrrior
ticket THIS namely 1hf nenOottH cnartei N,
high liHcn-c laws 1T Icnnos-'c that reiucci ~,
saloons IN our cities ~ one quarter ~ one sixth
the number usually found M citir, where liph
lircn,r l. cTactcd. The .iInc party cnaricd N,
"iour mite law. and amended II ~ ~ ~ make Il
n misicm'nnor ~ conduit tisplins business with
Ia four miles Of any established school public
uf private. These two measures have
eliminated lar rooms frum grcht many
oouulir, Of the state. except at tho court
housg towns The operation at these laws la.
done much O. lrs.cn the number ~ crimes Of VIC.
leucr In Tennessee monn. ~ believe than would
h. done by east ir'n Prohibition law, that would
not and could not BE- cnioprl In TACT u IL CLEAR
IN the mind, Of gr,ai majority NJ the thoughtful
men ~ the state that what Democratic Icglsa
tutc, have done In this behalf II fully up to the
demands NJ the public sentiment and that more
stringent laws NJ this time would ~ practically
dead uu tie statute hook within two ycar. after
their rnartmcnt Do the Prohibit oni.l. desire the
defeat In 1enncs,cc Of the party that has done
ever, hing cor the causc oi Temperance that rrgula
iIuu aud restriction can do' II thcy do they will
conduct an electoral campaign. Chattanooga Timos
We commend the above TO the careful
consideration OF Brother !. G.. johnson.
lie is q sensible man, and knows that he
canno, do anything for prohibition within
tho next six years, even v he was elected
which he also knows Is impossible.
Why not, then, net with the Democratic
party, which passed the high license law
and the four mile law Why not turn his
attention aud the influence oi his party Ia
the enforcement, Of these laws and an In.
crnsc oi the liccnsc1 In this hc would
have the aid and assistance Of good men
Who wish the temperance cause well and
are willing To help IL in every practicable
way. High liccnsc Is that practicable
wny, Il is the only practical solu.
ton Of the temperance question. In Ne.
hIaska Whcw q high license law went into
operation in 1881 the Judges aud other Of.
icials say II has operated 10 the material
hcnrhl Of the people This law fixes the
minimum lccnsc Zee n, $500 Tor PLACES Of
lee. than io,ooO inhabitants aud 81 ,OO) ior
those Of larger population. The local
authorities arr left At liberty 10 raise tho
Zee 10 any figure they may ace It, II pro.
vidc' Tor local option by giving 10 the
authorities oicitics aud incorporated towns
anl villages the right 10 refuse 10 gran,
any licenses. and similar righ, 10 county
authorities With reference 10 unincorporatod
communities. II has also civil damage
clausc, which requires the holder ola LICENSE
10 give a bond la the sum q 5000 Tor the
payment Of damages resulting from hi,
liquor selling Tho effect Of this law l. til
ioucaily diminish the number OF saloons.
lsl 10 place the sale oi liquor ia the hand.
Of persons Of some financial responsibility.
l3lio check slightly the quantity II LIQUOR
soil ani In . large degree tho amount Of
drunkenness AMI the consequent paupcr.
ism and crime ,N TO make II possible TO
control the saloon, more efficiently and
morc economically, I5l 10 diminish the
sale Of the cheapest and most noS.
iou' liquors AMI ,0' to deprive tho N.
loon n some extent Of an un.
due aud mi.chIc,ous influence In
lornl and STATE poliics. This il indor,ed
by every prominent temperance man in
Nebraska. by the judges Of the Supreme
Court, aud many Of those Of the lower
Courts. but IN addition 10 this there !. tho
testimony Of Philadelphia whcro the mum.
bcr Of saloons and hotel bars have been
reduced by a high license from O.OOO to
1000. Chicago also adds It's testimony.
in,hai city the bans have boon reduced
by high license from I, 800 to ., 600, while
tho population had Increased from lSo, 900
to 10000 The high liocnso law Of thi.
stats. u rcmodclcd upon tho basis Of the
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