Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-14
Food for Esei,eetivo Niads.

Crank MEG ioin, Is always alivcto
he best interests Of the people OF
louisiana, and Is fearless in its
.ttacks upon any and all existing
Institutions, proposed actions on
methods, that its tai
,ntcd Editor deems inmich to
HE best interests Of the people or
detrimental to their moral being.
In the ,ssuc OF FEB. 8 appears
au article that is called forth BY \
tragedy that had recently happen
ed in a bar-rcom IN New Orleans,
and in the course of which occurs
the following paragraph:
The State gets certain revenue |
from the GROCERIES 1t 'egal'zes; |
hut, how much Is 1t compelled TO
nav out, on the other hand, IN
costs OF the very many criminal
prosecutions which are necessitat-
ed by reason of murders and NO
lences, for which the dramshoP 10
principally responsi1e2 II real
ICES 81 few thousands from saloon
licenses: but how much does it
loose, by having SO many OF ITS
citizens demoraIizsd and made
worthless; by having the ranks of
its criminal classes constantly aug
,nentod, and by having widows
and orphans multiplied within It's
bounds?
Just so, Judge. And in this
paragraph, our able and consc'en-
tious contfere cnunciatcs furda-
mental reason upon which we base
our support of the proposed Rev
eauc Amendment TO the ConStltu-
ton Of Louisiana.
Judge McGloin is perhaps the
most stcadfast, conscientious and
w;thal the faMcst champion Of the
Ants-Lottery faction, to be found
among the editors Of the Louisi-
ana press. And he says distinctly
that the State ''rca!lzes. Il few
thousands from saloon licenses:
but how much does 1t lose, by ha-
wing so many Of It's citizens de-
noralixed and made worthless
80" and by having widows and
orphan. multiplied within its
bounds ?" Again: The State
gets certain revenue from the
groggcrics it legalizcs; but, how
much is it compelled to pay out
on the other hand. in costs of the
very .aany criminal prosecutions
which are necessltated by reason
OF murders and violences for which
the dramshop Is principally res
ponsib!e''.
That's it precisely. Vices OF
the worst sort are permitted anc
! even iegalizcd by the State, for ,
| license that does not cover thI
expenses OF prosecution for tht
offenses that arise from the pat
ronizing of the lcgaiized evils, anc
vet, when the Louisiana Lotter,
Company proposes TO pay thu
State million and II Guarte
yearly for the privilege Of pursu
ing its comaratiyely ncn.dcmor
aliZipg business within our limits
, men who countenance the '7:n,
shop without perturbation. actual.
hold up their hands in horror!
Was inconsistency ever NOR
deeply emphasized? Where ar
the Leagues that, gathering to
gether the best. the pnrest, th
most enlightened. have bound then
rs IN hands of steel TO oppose til
, encroachmonts of the liquor traf
fic. Where are we to look. j,
West Feiiciana st least, for tn
organization that is sworn t
. stamp out that cancer upon on
social body-onc that is preyin
upon its very vitais--the socia
evil plus m,scegenation H;'
anybody, outside the ministers O
religion, risen up To deplorc m
, depict, with voice or pen. the CIV
lis of gambling and to endcavo
i, to suppress it by moral suasion O
!, by the enactment of laws suite
!, to the requirements of the case
, Or laws enacted. are there ne
banded together to insure thci
enforcement? How about tn
. Sunday law? Is it enforced? d
. leagues petition the Congress t
: suppress all these obnoxious prat
q tees through the intervention c
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