The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-07-26

some crime, or be picked up by
some officer for breach of the peace,
fined and sent to Jail, charge and
cost to the community. In every case
of fine for intoxicatiOn, make the fine
payable by the saloon keeper from
whom he received his whiskey, and in
nearly every instance this can be as
certained. Make him responsible for
every offense committed while intoXi
Gated by any one who became so in
his place. and 1 fancy the desire to
keep saloons will soon cease; he will
seek some business less hazardous.
1t has been argued that it is uncon-
stltutional; against the inalienable
rights of every man to say, "what they
shall drink, or how they shall amuse
themselves" and we must admit this
to be so, just so long as the drinking,
and the amusement remains innocent
but when it interferes with the en-
joyment, or contentment of others,
it becomes crime and should
not escape punishment. Let us
consider an instant, the fun, or
amusement to be derived from whiskey
drinking-a man starts out in the
evening to enjoy himself, (he says it is
to enjoy himself anyhow he enters a
saloon to take social glass, he wishes
to get into a condition, and get in it
quickly, that will make him feel gay,
that will drive dull care away; it is too
dull at home with mother and sisters,
he wishes to get in a condition where
he fancies he owns the whole world,
and all there is in it, Il have been there
myself) and he usually winds up by
trying to take immediate possession of
the same, and too often gets hold of
the wrong article, (how very many of
us know this to be so) then the fun
ceases, both for himself and every one
else, what commenced in fun, ended in
the penitentiary. We cannot do that
which, while it is amusement to our
selves, is an injury to others, and expect
to 60 unpunished; every time man
becomes intoxicated he not only in
jures mot amuses) himself, but his
; friends, and the peace and welfare OF
> society, and should be so punished
that he cannot continue the offenst
! with impunity.
: Prohibition has only dealt with th'
5 dispenser of alcohol in a legal way
: therefore every device was resorted t.
r by those who wished to drink, to OBJ
1 tain liquor, and by the law, and W.
know how easy of accomplishment
e this has been. The mulct law recentl
0 introduced in Iowa has many goo'
: features, particularly the one relating
e to the saloon keepers responsibility, an
r will no doubt prove beneficial in som
o localities, but it is not strong enough
0 The liquor curse is the most powerful
Il that ever confronted man, it is mos
j. deadly enemy, wealthy and trick!
l. and it must be surrounded and tough
s. by the strongest laws that statesme
s. can devise, if we would ultimatel
h crush this monster. Let some ma
s. who wishes to have his name perpe
e uated forever in the hearts of Coz
loving people, introduce some measul
=? that will make this question nation;
l. one, engrafted in our constitutio
IL even if we have to amend every artic
IL in it, let it punish every man alike, tt
n drinker and the seller, nothing short I
es this will ever prohibit
c. It has been said by some of Of
ye statesmen, yes and by some of OF
IN churchmen also, what a great pity
m would be to close all these vast bre1
lg cries; see the enormous wealth
h would lay waste, the great number
m men it would throw out of emplo
i'll ment, who are now engaged in
m manufacture. Do they consider t
he wealth it robs those of, who are a
We dicted to it's damnable influences, of t
os. countless thousands it robs and thro'
to out of employment day after da
ng Pity indeed; do they consider the po
IN wife and children who, through t
en- merciless and heartless self-indulgen
to of husbands and fathers are reduc
to to starvation. and oftentimes the m