Oxford eagle., 1890-05-15

Prohibition " Local 0ption.

fellows uuwary advances
sometimes carry him into. With
neither aTg1ment 60 sustain his
position nor courage to face
pub ie condemnation, al he can
d0 j. 20 srrgsk But the squeak
iaS 0f = mouse i sufficient TO In
CicatO rs whereabouts. and to
give notice that i is intent up
on some mischief-nay De 10 sat
Isly iis own appetite. though a;
the sacrifice of some useful, or
invaluable, article OF household
-Ossls- But II the GIOba editor
can only squeak let 10 one be
come indignant. nor take the
matter to heart. for Gcd does
not require more OF people than
Ne has endowed them with ca
F Fac-ty 10 re f0rul-
bat, I beg pardon, for I start
Ell Out 20 discuss Prohibition as
against Local 0asi9n. / col dial
" iavisst. tie Globe 70 defend
Local Option against PrOaibi-
tiOn.
Since there Is 4 difference oi
opinion rs TO which of these
vii best secure the end sought,
calm IBpassi9Hed discussion
81 the relative merits of the two
measures can DO no Earu, bGl
H-ust result in good Many read
eES OF the Globe and EAGLE are
deprived OF nearly all informant
gu upon this great question. II
hus simple Justice to these, many
of whom are the honest ye0man
" Of our county equally inter
essed in whatever pertains to
our eOErtys welfare. that the
facts and arguments bearing mp
on this gHs SsiOn should be pu;
before them especially In view
Gf the fact that the coming con
stIt1.iOEal convention viii have
TO consider the llaSr question
With a yIeu to all legislation w
on that question for years and
perhaps -sReratIOus TO come
The Brewers and DistIIlsrr
: have combined to manipulate, Il
possible the convention, and
either strange 1t upon the pro
hIhItIGg question or 50 shape
the constitution that It viii be
impossible for the state 30 ever
I get constitutional prohibition
T auslSF the constitution Ihe Ii
qu0r Een are scattering their
|. deceptive IIthTatGre broad east
over the State Tae people
viii have no lick Of Information
on the IqEor side of the cues
tiou-
n The trap has been set aud
plans laid TO catch the Gnxary
fzrzer- Bogus farm papers axe
being sent ont TO farmers. The
Farm Herald and Rural Age.
gotten E2 ~ the National H.
ql0r Dealers Association. for
I the ParPcse of deeeivinz far
Ue-s and Influencing them II be
22lf Of sEe Egu0r interest. are
being sTGI1It0usIy sent oct to
farmers
+ Roger q Gi.Is' great speech
against prohibition > also being
circulated through the Stale.
he Eritsr fsEa1 two copies OF
tIIS II enc home and tkEse in
another
F Remember, fellow citizens.
that lot 0nly We, bGt eur ehII-
dEea and grandchildren. are To
DC Effected sy the new e0nstIra
ton sOCE TO be made No law
can be enacted not In keepiag
Of the spirit Of that constitution
/ Il Is With you 10 say wkO shall
represent EOu N the s0minS con
veutIoH- AID uPOu the great
question the eoaveutIOa vii Ua
. called uPsu 30 consider It i
With yaa to say whether u1ea
Who can be 5OEgas vith -bIaOs:
money shall 20, or whether
pure men, patriots and lovers
Of aome- more than lovers u
uaIEm01- are to be sent.
Money has ever been the p1z
eF behind the EquOT throne, ana
Il IL not to be expected taaE OIi
Own fair State saaiI escape lis
dietatIOns
Whoever votes for a delegate
known To be IN SYN Bathy will
: the liquor interest and opposed
20 prohibition, virtually align
himself with the lIga0r traffic
E1e recognized foe Of our chris
, tan civilization But. lest seine
may think this q bold and IN
guarded assertion, let Us see
shat prohibition Is.
What Is Prohlbiti0R ? As thsre
seems TO be confusion of ideas
as 10 What prohibition means. II
might be well TO consider Its
theory
# The question presents . dual
aspect ul ~ civil Law. either
existing or proposed /; q as d
usOral precept
The prohibition movement as
1t how exists, mas ts do mainly
with the former rather than the
latter, since it is not the prov
Inee of law to regulate morals
but upon principles Of pgblIe
policy 20 provide for the welfare
OF HssRg by restraining the fssr
Who N the pursuit of wealth. OF