The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-08-14
THEY SHOULD "OET TOOETH-
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IT would be a good thing for the
country If the supporters of the
policy Of prohibition and the advO-
Gates Of the principle of license,
accept the shrewd advice of
Mr.. Randall to the Democrats to !
get together" Both time and
opportunity are now fit for them to
occupy some common ground of
agreement with regard to the liquor
question; were they to do 80 meal
-.culable good would be the conse-
4uence.
The country has recently, in sew.
-eral states, widely separated, rend-
cred its verdict against prohibition,
but not because the overwhelming
: majority Of The people are salts ded
with the present statute of the liq-
uOr question, but because they are
not satisfied that prohibition, espe-
'cially by constitutional amend
ment, would afford the best and
most desirable settlement of it.
The temperance movement,
WhASh Hoo IAduC ulVSU uOtoplO Uu-
vance in the United States during
the last few years, was neither
turned back nor stayed by the
result of the late elections. Its
progress cannot be interrupted 80
long as it has the strong prOpelling
force of existing public sentiment
to press it forward.
This sentiment makes itself man.
ifest in many ways; it is shown
largely in the enormous growth OF
temperance organizations, especial
ly through those that have been
projected and fOstered by various
religious denominations, and, nOta-
bly, by the Catholic church; it Is
shown in the high license and other
restrictive measures presented to
legislatures In so many states, and
by those of several commonwealth
made law; it is shown In the dis.
favor with which drunkenness Is
now commonly regarded by re-
spectacle people of all conditions of
life and it is shown, and In most
suggestive and important manner,
>by employers who, with scarcely
no exceptions, make sobriety the
first requisite for employment.
Not only are druDkards excluded
from the advantages of labor, but
those who are called moderate
drinkers, and known to be such,
find it more and more difficult to
secure employment. Temperance
has thus become essentially prac-
tical question, and in a manner
and to degree likely to have the
most favorable consequences
Philadelphia Ledger.
The readers of the TIMES under
stand that it has opposed the H.
cense system and that is its position
now, if there was the least hope for
something better in Tennessee.
But in looking out in the direction
where the sun should rise and give
light, there is no appearance of it.
The people said by an overwhelm-
ing vote, no prohibition, and there
is not even moonlight for local
option; 80 the four mile and license
regulation laws are the only hope
for us. AS wise men it is the duty
of all good men to unite on the
best thing attainable. The question
is, what shall we do? or rather the
more practical one, what can we
do? In the light of recent expert
ence there is but one thing tha
looks tangible, and that is the bes
regulation we can obtain-higf
license and personal responsibility
for the liquor seller, with stringent
laws for closing, as also agains
:, selling adulterated liquors. There
: is nothing now visible but this
course. There is no other relief be
fore the American people but {
license regulation, and as wise mer
in both of the old parties, let ther,
be such union on high license a.
will yield some protection, as it il
better to have some protection thar
none. A license at $1,000 would
give us protection from the IRE
sponsible, degraded men and wo
men who sell under law license
And as the last and only presen
remedy in Tennessee, it looks lik
it would be policy, if nothing more
to work in that direction, therefore
let the temperance people organic
on that basis and send men to tn
Legislature who are pledged to
$1,000 license, personal responsible
ity, special closing and pure liquo
laws. The Third party will figh
this,buti it ought not to be done, whel
they gave US less than six thousan
votes on their line for prohibition
The Democracy as party !
pledged to the liquor traffic. TIL
white Republicans in Tennessee
are powerless, as the colored pee
pie as a mass are hostile to prob
bitiOn. So nothing can be don
better than the TIMES here sue
gests.
HoUK's DETECTION.