The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-16
High and Low License.

It has been the constant endeav-
n Of Mr.. R. g. lowering and Esq.
Henry to show that the licensing Of
liquor saloons Is sin and hence In
10 circumstances should they be
Olerated.
But tie question we raise Is what
hall b. done In those places where
40 other check to the inr0ads of in
temperance, but stringent license
laws can be employed? It has
been shown that licensing the sale
Of intcxicants Is restrictive and
prohibitive in its nature, and hence
rs such was originally q benevolent
provision; and in many places it is
as much rs we can now obtain. II
this is all we can get, We ask the
to tell US plainly wheth-
or they will recomend us to accept
Of license, or will they 4denounce
such laws, repeal them and have
but free run? Now, why
will not these gentlemen answer
such questions? They can do 1t, If
they wish to. They have put them-
selves in tight place, and feel the
grip-and 1t is of the Russian kind.
1t is no wonder that Esq. Henry be-
gins to think the discussion is un-
profitable and that 1t better close,
he did not want to put himself on
record by answering a few plain
questions. He Is q man of sense
and can easily affirm ordeny wheth-
er we shall hold on ~ license laws
until we can get better ones, or re-
peal them and have no license laws
ut all. We grant, that we much
prefer to have stringent pr0hibitOry
laws, but that being Tor some time
improbable, shall We throw away
every license law, and have moth
ing at all but free rNm.? Now, gen.
tlemen do not be afraid to give US
your opinion In the above interro.
cations. know II you say, "Let
US hold on to our license laws for
the time being" you will affirm
such laws to be god in the circum'
stances, and hence cannot he very
wicked. II, however, you say
F"DOwn with these Infamous license
laws, even If we cannot got any
laws at ALL" then yen advocate the
free rum unrestricted sale of rum
Your shout will be "Hurrah fol
free rum" 1 know you do MOI
want this any mere than yol
would like the Russian Grip.
Is il not time that we understand
that the monster intemperance i
in his fortified castle and that We
must throttle him az Grant die
INicksburg: viz, by gradual ap
proaches. Fortify oacselves whel
we advance to new position ant
fortlfy them-drive the enemy GU
of his trenches, and plant our stand
ards upon his mantaed 0utwOrks
| and thus draw about him our con
tracing lines until he begins Il
feel our grip squeezing his yer!
life out Of him, and we hear thu
final word, II sure nder."
| i must refer to Mr.. Levering'
statistics Il can give him statistics
from distinguished citizens of AT
lanta, that, under this present hlgl
license laws, the city is better Of
than under prohibition. Then
can give him facts and figures from
many places where high licens'
has improved the morals very de
cidedly. Which statistics wall h,
follow? You can get most an!
KIDD of report from the same state
The same law does not work 0u
the same results In different part
Of the country, and this, is the mis
take ofmany: viz, what works vel
in one city must work well in 9th
ers. II will not work that way
Some people think, figures neve
lie," bat they will if we do not AS
them rs we should.
A mathematical question wa
submitted to Bostonian as follows
If the facilities for travelling In
crease for the next fifty years a
they have for the last fifty, hoy
long will It take BOstOnian to z
to New Orleans?" After muc
profound stady of the calculus, tn
answer came, "He will get to Ne,
Orleans before he leaves Boston
Pretty rapid travelling! Look Ou
for your figures, Mr.. lowering, q
you will will 90 too fast.
Now little more about "Loy,
r BlOunt." Grand law that whic
. excludes liquor saloons from tn
! vicinity Of our school buildings, b,
q the statutes Of Tennessee, allow ,
to have corporations in all O,