Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-10-13
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GINtLTMIN. Now that the pfr..
ha' ceased lts rliculc - your hpm,gr
a. Mou,hy II "a" Revere lioase,-i
criil.m ~ little importancc, si.h a.
prc.ent the .ccnc tn YOU IN different
light.
You, Mr.. chief Jus,lcr. represent
"a iir 20 the Commonwealth; to you,
Mr.. I'rr.klcnt, l. committed the moral
guardianship of the Young men of her
University. Nci ! fini you bath at table
of jewellers, under root vho.c chief
support and pfuht come from the Illegal
ale 10 Intoxicating drink, aud which
boAsis itself the champion and head Of
an otganifr,i. fagnnt, aud ayowci cou.
irmpt ~ the law. ~ the Commonwealth.
No one Nss surprised "a se- at your
.iI. Mayor who osc. hi. Office Ia The
VOTE. of that dl.oricrly baud who's"
chief !. the Revere House. fcw Won
dcr-d AZ ~. prr.@nc. of . Professor
PLACED by private munlhccnc- Ia watch
over the pIcty aud morals ~ your col-
lcgr, Mr.. President; though manly
protest against fashionable Vic. might
,io something Ia r-ic-m the ofilcc from
..-ming only an caNcs-iropplng spy
on the opinion. aud manner. 81 young
men.
Hut YOU, Mr. chief Justicr, know
that thr-c quarters, u no, -four hfih.. II
all crime result fuum habits 30 inioNlca-
ton; that uine tenth., az least, ~ all
the murderer. you have .ent to th. gsl-
low. had never been muri-rcrs had they
not nr.t ip--n drunkapis. lou can hoax
around you. aud hack for fifty years,
aud .ce plac-. AZ the bar aud on the
bench, once flllci hy genius ani hope,
nov vacant, their tenant. In drunk
aris' graves. You know hos fearful
th. peril which modern civilization, and
.peclally popular Institutions, encouni"r
from the cheapne.. ~ liquor, and the
habit. ~ Indulgence In all our great
cities: YOU know the long aud earnest
labor. 81 noble men, Tor nfty yctr., ln
both hemi.pherc., against this evil, anl
the momsntous experiment they are
trying of legal prohibition to arrest u,
resulting here Ia stringent Law against
the sale of intoxicating drinks. You
also know that the Revere House !.
the in.olent leader of that heiriless ani
selfi.h faction which, defeated before
th. people, seeks, by unblu.hing deh'nce
IL law, Ia oyerbear opinion and .tttute.
And YOU, Mr.. President, the moral
guardian ~ the young men of our tni-
y,r.lty, well know IL. venerable statute.
aud unc.a.lng effort. To prevent the
use of wine within II. walls. You know
how many, often the brightest names on
your catalogue, too early marked With
the asteri.k of death, owe their untimely
end to wine. Both IL you know that
the presence IL men holding such offices
as your. goes a. FAR ss rccrcant Office
aud reputation can Ia make a bad roof
respectable.
Vet find YOU both al midnight reyel,
doing your utmost to give character Ia a
haunt which boasts its open aud con-
slant defiance of the moral sense of the
state, solemnly expressed la u. statutes.
No one denies, Gentlemen, your right
to indulge what social habit. you please
Ia the privacy of your own d~elling'; (;
or. Ia travelling. Ia use the customary
accommodations of an Inn, even though
intoxicating drink IL sold on IL. premises.
Few will care Ia criticlse, II, choosing
some decent roof, YOU Join your fellows
aud mock the moral sentiment Of the
community by a public carousal. Hut
while YOU hold these high offices. We,
the citizens of a Commonwealth whose
character you represent, emphatically
deny your right Ia appear at Illegal rev.
els Ia gilded grog-shop, which but for
the sanction of such ss YOU. had long
ago met the Indictment II deserves.
How can We expect the polio. Ia execute
Law upon which the Chief Justice
pours contempt by hi, exsmplef How
shall the grand Jury indict the nuisance
of which the Supreme lIench has, for
an hour, made party We, the citizens,
have right to claim that, should public
| opinion, by our labors, reach the point
of presenting these gorgeous grogsbops
at the criminal bar, We shall not find
their frequenters on the bench.
Again and again, Mr.. Chief Justice,
have ! heard you, at critical moments,
In voice whose earnest emotion hall
checked its utterance, remind your
audience Of the sacred duty resting ou
each man to respect aud obey the Law
assuring us that the welfare Of society
Was bound up Ia thls individual submis.
sion tn existing law. How shall the
prisoner at the bar reconcile the grave
sincerity Of the magistrate With this
needless disregard BY the man Of most
important lawss II, again, the time.
should call you To bid ne smother justice
aud humanity At the command of stat.
utes, we may remind you With what
hcartlcss Indifference you treated the