Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-08
THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW.

THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW.
Dear Union Signui:-From the At
lantic to the Pacific the press has her
aided the "unlawful proceedings" of
the women crusaders i'll Missouri, and
the unanimous decision is c)ndemna-
ton.
All the great dail;es, all the little
dailies-all the weeklies, Republican
and Democratic, unite with one accord
in shouting from valley and mountain
ton that the "majesty OF the law must
be upheld"
Below will be found fair example
of their comments:
LAW MUST BE UPHELD.
The crusaders of Spisk ards willie, Mo-,
who demolished a number of saloons
because a boy was found drunk III one
of them, were found guilty by jury,
and each woman fined s. and costs in
each case. II is an astonishing fact
that ladies of w. G.. t. L. should open
Nv and VIGOROUSLY become law-break-
ers and violate an almost universal
Law of the rights Of property. They
call themselves Christians, as well as
TEMPERANCE advocat 5. All good citi-
zens must approve the finding of the
Jury, unpleasant though the duty
must have been, 10 thus convict re-
spectacle women OF crime. Law must
always be upheId.-Cincinnat Post.
"The law must oe upheld" cry these
virtu pus journals. For months and
years the most fragrant violations of
the local option law have prevailed all
over Missouri, yet WHO has heard a
protest from these patriotic, law-abid-
ing papers?
Liquor dealers must have protection
for their property, even when they are
in open, continued defiance of law, as
in these Missouri towns, but where is
the press that will cry aloud for the
protection of woman's property in her
own son-in her own flesh and blood?
In dozens OF counties, in scores of
towns under local option in Missouri,
this violation of law has gone on with
the knowledge and and consent of the
officers. Little boys of ten and up
wards have been drunk on the streets,
and not an official finger has been
turned to ferret out these worse than
cannibals, who would make profit from
rosy-cheeked childhool. Why have
not these journals demanded the main
tenance of law? But now that few
women, grown desperate over the
wrongs for which there was no redress
from municipal officers, jury, judge or
court, have destroyed the liquors
which were sold contrary sto law, the
press has girded its loins 10 vindicate
and maintain the majesty OF the law.
Hesitates the father one moment to
strike down the ravisher of his
daughters Does he with hold his hand
from murder to protect his property
from the skulkIng burglar? Yet neith-
er of these crimes go justly punished is
more absolutely criminal than the
sale OF liquors to boys in Lathrop and
Spickardsville, Mo. crime before
which strong men stood cowed and
helpless, waiting for woman, yoiceless
and ballotless, to strike the desperate
blow for life-and that which is dearer
to every mother heart than life-her
child.
In colonial DAYS, Great Britain had
legal right to send tea to our shores.
What wanton destruction of property
took place in the Boston harbor!
There were plenty ofjournals tn en- that
cried out "The law must be upheld"
What law: The law of truth and just
ice-or the law of tvrants? When
Congress passed the Fugitive Slave
Law which thousadns disobeyed be-
cause of Higher Law" time serving
Journals shouted for obedience to law,
the same as now. Give woman a
voice and vote in choosing the officers
to uphold the law, and there could lie
be no excuse-no justification for the
Missouri crusades.-U Union Signal.
The grog-sLops cannot be resolved
down prayed down nor sung down,