Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-17

have on this subjectf would ten fhous-
and times rather see my child murdered
by these very men In his early and tender
youth than 10 have The very citadel Of the
scal sacked and pIundered by their will
lingness 20 satisfy temptation which may
have originated in inducsment offered him
in or around their gin mills. How could
this state Of things exist II the officers os
the law were not negligent sc their duty ?
Our grand jury. the palladium Of our lib
critics, should be more Tigilant OF what
effect Is an oath If the person taking the
same willfully neglecis the obligation II
imposes. Where Is the safety ofthat CON-
munity in which the officers Of the law BY
latitudinarian Interpretation Of the same
make ii possible for prohibited evils 70
thrivei With grand jury fully alive 10
It's responsibility, in every community
would be men, respecters Of the law them
selves, who would make IL their business
to make known gross violations ofthc same;
for IL Is a fact about which there can
be no disputation, any requirement, open,
ly and boastfully neglected in any COM
muni,y, will certainly and surely lead
10 serious and damaging Decentralization.
So frequently we find well established re-
ports, If noticed at all, 80 lightly, that men
are declared from making presentations
This state Of affairs should not be. Offen-
ders should have the full measure of the
penalty meted out 70 them. No winking or
conniving at this matter. Ii you do not
intend 10 enforce the Law, then In the name
of all that is sacred, abolish the law and
thus eliminate at kas4 E4fof disrespect
70 its requirements, I would 10 God that
could burn into the heart and brain Of
every man, woman and child Of ST. Mary's
one hours calm, prayerfnl, connected re-
Election on this subject. II would need
only this. No man with proper regard
for his family, with realization of the OBJ
legation to his fellow-man, can give his
consent TO engage in business which may
be a source of bitter care to HE wife, hu-
initiation to his children, and If not either
of these, then certainly continued source
of offeI.se to their vision in the specimens
sent TO other homes TO shame and grieye
the unofending ones around a family
hearth. How often do we see this, my fel.
low-citizens? Some poor unfortunate EEL
lowmortal, wandering back to his home
at an unreasonable hour of night, wife and
children fearfully expectant of his return,
not on the tiptoe of expectation that he
will be accompanied by some little surprise
or something in excess Of a bare necessity,
but rather the fearful dread that the first
sight to greet their vision will be Keeling,
semi conscious, hardened, soluble
numbed specimen OF humanity whose first
greeting viii be an imprecation. Is this
an exaggeration Would 20 God it was
am only too painfully conscious of just
such instances, not only among the lowiy,
but also among those who claim the broad
distinction of being the directors among the
affairs of men Now, can we have two
classes of meny One preparing the stage
for and the other the direct actors in this
tragedy OF life / ask any sensible man,
who appreciates the laws of the organization
of society, if either of these classes of men
are entitled to voice in the formation Of
a law whose object is either 20 ameliorate
or eradicate this curseg With as much
justice ask the insane If asylums are nui-
sances ?-or any other universally ac-
knowledged disturbers Of society If places
of confinement and rcformatory institutions
are tyranny?
On the subject of whiskey am not IA
natic. / claim that there is decided use
for il in the world. lam sure that il was
never intended TO be beverage. II be-
longs on the druggist shelf, labelled in large
letters PoIsoN, as all other articles of kin
dred nature. Opium in its various forms
has as much right to the claim Of beverage
as whiskey. If the husband can by law
and in the sense of mans justice drink his
whiskey and have sensations which he
calls pleasure, why with equal immunity
cannot the wife sip her vial of laudanum
and have her revels OF Imagination? nh
is the effect you are after, DIR. Quincy tells
us that there is no comparison between the
sensations. aft whiskey takes you up on
the hills, then opium carries you on the
mountain tops"
Now, If understand this question, as at
present undertaken, it is merely TO curtail
the evil. No sane man will deny that ii is
an evil. This being acknowledged, why
should there Ce any opposition to the cur
tailment? / have heard mo- argument in
favor of the present locseness in the matter
that amounts to a bagatelle. A word to
our representatives in Annapolis. You
have an opportunity TO stay the curse in its
mad career. What are you going TO do
about it? I appeal 70 you from the stand
point of your own homes and associations,
from the standpoint of that broader philos-
ophy which makes the veal Of your coun-
ty matter of interest TO you, and from the
still broader plane Of that State and nation
al pride which would make you DESTROYS
Of seeing your section take the place which
the God OF nature has intended her for, in
the vanguard Of this century's progress.
Remember, II you offend part of your
constituency, you still have an earnest and
hearty support among many whose aim is
the couniy's good These finally must
prevail. If defeated now or In the near
future there is this double consolation
"a yyhara vice nrevaiIs and ;onnrant ,,,an