The Magnolia gazette., 1888-06-09
THE PERSONAL LIeeRTY ISSUE.

THE PERSONAL LIBERTY ISSUE.
A new cry has been raised the last
year by the anti prohibitionist-, which |
has been used with great effect all over &,
the county, TO attempt TO stay the on
ward march Of prohibition, 1t Is tue cry
Of personal Liberty" raised by the sa
loon men aud their followers. Their
great desire is to break down the Ameri
eau Sabbath by the open sale OF liquors
on the Lords day. At one Of their
meetings they declared;
We believe in human liberty in rs
mos: comprehensive seuse-hbersy Of
conscience. liberty OF thoushi and feel
ing. absolute freedom Of opinion aud
sentiment on All snuiseis, prac. ical .,
speculative. soiensic, moral. Or tLeo,
logical.
4 Personal Liberty Patty has been
formed 10 some Of tie States. which de
nslds = each cAndida,s for the Legs.
isiurs 10 arsuer qnestioDs favorable 10
Tie liquor trans, o. is will 6ripgs ali its
poser for defeat 81 tie polls. It openly
boasts - controlling Tie saloon vote for
tae eaniilate Wnieh il endorses. A.s
publis meeting IN New York City to ers
Z pose sua eonatsrsct tie sopbisirias Of
ihis Organization. Judge Noah Davis
said
sudieoly, ard With scarcely uo,e oi
waruius. = neE party Organization, call.
ius iisslt tie Personal Libsrty Party,
has sptung iuio being. waat are is ob-
iccls and putpose,7 The Ansricau sab
batu is no modern institution. Frcm
the earliest days in the history d our
mother couniFy, where the CArisiian re
lgion has prevailed, to that of our own
country. from the helauding Of tie Pilgrim
Fathers aud lie Puriians Of Now En
gland aud tie Catholics Of Mayylaul, oi
,hosc OF every ptofstsinu II faith. we
have been irue 70 that day Of the week
which tue law csils the Lo-l's day, aL
ievoies to tie sacred purpose Of sor-
ship of Cola day af quiet aud ot peace.
I Applsuse Suddenly, as l sad, new
party nAs arisen ihet demlnd that Tue
LoTd's day sball Lo renl ID iwnp, a4a
tue larger par, ot j, nov sItil h3 dev2-
ted'io some other purpose. Certainly
we WHO have known the value Of the To-
siitulion called the American Sunday,
are eutl,Isd 70 inquire what i, that
insiihss the demand,
We are here Tonight TO utter on.
protests nsains, il, There is - hherl,
without law, there is no personal lbst!y
except in obedience to The Law. Our dnty
is to preserve our Sabbath, aud W,
should SEQ that no man gees into thC
Legislature who does not think as We d,
aud who is no, prepared TO vote against
any further desucration Of our Snnlay,
any such as ~ proposed By this SO called
Personal Giher,y L iague.
Ia the prohibitory campaign 10 Texas
Senator Reagaa,in in reply to letter from
Jefferson Davis. said:
The great charter OF Epglish liberty
the portions OF the Constitution of lh,
United States which operate as a bill o.
rights, the bills us rights OF the severa
States Of the Union, may he analyzsd il
all their aspects, and it will not. canno
be found that they anywhere, under amy
circumstances. protect personal liberty
where its exercise is Il crime or affect.
inJunously the interests of society. They
only protect those great and sacref
rights without which men cannot b,
Tree. canant eni " either personal lber
ty or popalar rig hts.
II the liquor traiiii is right. il it pro-
notes peace, VI it prone ties prosperity,i
II tlnerenses the happiness Of the people
II u promotes the general welfare, II i
Is a necessary means Of maintaining oui
private and public rights aud hberlie,
then agree that 1t is projected by th,
bills rights. aud onght not TO b. inter
fercd with.
But II it is evil: il it produces drunk
ennoss, idlaOess, and cnme; il il lead,
10 the waste Of fortunes; II Il causes The
impoyerishmepi, disgrace. aud rnil o.
men; II il deprives women aud clIildgel
Of tue comforts of life and home: il il
causes men 10 insult. abuse, maliTeai, anc
murder Que another; il II causes then
10 neglect, to abuse, TO degrade, siaryc
nnd beat their wives and children; thel
! submit Il does not come waihiu ~.
protection Of our bills OF rights, ant
that there things are NOT personal liher,
ties which should be held sacred aud in,
viola Bile