The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-03-13
WonSH,uoroN, MINI. MARCH. IL, 1880.
THE LICENSE QUESTION.

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THE LICENSE QUESTION.
A question of great Importance to
tho Villsgeof Wortl'iugton comes BE-
fore its voters on Tuesday next, name
", whether saloons shall be established
and leealizsd under what is called high
license; OF whether the prohibition OF
such places for retailing intoxicants
shall 10 continued.
A meeting for . free discussion of
tho whole question thus presented is
to take place In the Masonic Hall on
Nsnday evening next. The time will
be allotted equally between the friends
and the opponents Of license. The dis
oussion y free for oil to hear, and for
each side to present its best arguments
and persuasions.
Do 10 need tho salooon? The place
oDsn to MI men their wives not in
vlsed-to dyaak and talk, aad to talk
- dEinkf srs asA slad . say that
soobody wants such : place licensed In
Whieh their women may meet to drink
and talk, and talk and drink. True,
good women do not ask for such All
establishment, nor would they patron
ixe it il it were opened for none but the
best Of their sex. But il it be . proper
resort for men why not for women?
We do not understand all the advo-
Gates Of licence to justify the saloon.
They do not ask it for their own CON-
vience or use. But they claim that as
an illicit sale is being made to great
or or less extent, the village ought to
get the revenue which legalized sa-
looms would promptly and cheerfully
pay, and they claim that licensed places
would not increase the vice Of intern
porsnce nor the crimes and evils con.
nected Herewith.
Although this argument is used by
very respectable people, it issveryfal-
lscious one. We do not reason 50 in
regard to other evils. Gambling places
would chserfully pay for the privilege
Of pursuing their vocation and legally
fleecing their victims, and yet we do
not license them. Gambling is illegally
psacticed, but no one proposee legal
method Of gambling s. means of
relief. The argument which proves too
much proves nothing.
Tie safe and true policy is to license
only what is right, and prohibit that
which is wrong. No evil is ever en-
t'rcly prevented by law. We cannot
prevent birds flying over our heads,
but w do not therefore let them make
nests in our hair.
The revenue gathered from the sa.
loon is more than offset by the expense
of tho crimes intemperahce causes.
Why save at Tue spigut to throw out ut
tho bung?
The man who votes to license a place
into which he would not allow his
wife or daughter to enter as a patron,
does not vote wisely or consistently.
1t is impossible to 60 too far along the
line Of prevention. No harm can come
from preventing the saloon. Great
harm may come from inviting Its es-
taLiishment among US.
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Cincinnati C0mmerc ial Gazette: 1t
would afford the colored people rally.
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equality, a place where they could devel.
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there would be none to molest and
make them afraid: and there is no
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