The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-03

III our SOdVO lOr cdCH year 10 lHlSHV-
full one and such list reveals but q
small portion Of the enslaving of body
and soul that is continually going on,
and but hint Of the heart-aches and
the heart-breaks resulting from in
temperance.
He says again: 1T is as legitimate as
selling dry goods when conducted in
accordance with the law" According
to Worcester the word "legigimate"
means sin accordance with law" SO
that the foregoing statement only
means that the sale of liquor is in ac-
cordance with law when conducted in
accordance with the law.
Again he says: "The United States
government recognizes it as legitimate
business and derives great revenue
from it" etc. The u. s. government
has nothing whatever to do with our
local laws, but it does tax liquor for
purposes of revenue. That, however,
furnishes no reason for inflicting an
incalculable injuryon our people for
the sake of increasing the revenues of
the government.
Elyria is cited as shining example
of the beauties of the saloon and O. L.
L. says: "And in the last few years
has grown from village to a CITY,
Does he suppose that Tom johnson
brought his great steel plant from
Johnstown, Pa, to the close vicinity of
Elyria converting farms into village
lots upon which have been erected
dwellings,, the plant requiring millions
of capital and employing hundreds of
mtn a large portion of whom do their
brsiness in Elyria and many of them
making Elyria their home, thus rap
idly building up that city, because
Elyria has open saloonsP 1t is una
dulterated nonsense to attribute the
growth Of Elyria to her saloons. Til
best men of Elyria are fighting th
saloons there, and envy us the privi-
lege we enjoy of living in prohibition
town.
1t is impossible, SAYS he. Ito r,m
state and village affairs on d Nnta,
school plan and succeed" Sunda.
school Sc!., ,.a", aro Taught sQbrielS
anu obedience to law. No state or vii
iage was ever made worse for applying
these virtues to the management of
its affairs 1t can safely be asserted
that the department of our village
affairs now under discussion has not
been run on Sunday school
plan" during the past few months, and
the public disgust on account of the
present situation may testify concern
ing the wisdom of the departure from
the Sunday school plan."
We "must broaden out and recognize
the rights of alp says G. L. L. Does
he think that the influence of the sa-
loon is broadening in its nature2 Its
influence so far as it is effective is to
enfeeble the body, shorten life and
narrow the soul. Preserve us from
that sort of broadening. Recognize
the rights of all?" If he means all
rights men ought to erjoy, yes, but if
he means all that men claim as their
rights, no, emphatically no. The su-
preme court of Illinois in the famous
Hyde Park saloon case, declared in
substance that the saloons have no
right to existence under the common
law, and if they exist at all, it must be
by special privilege. The supreme
court Of Indiana also declared in sub
stance that saloons being contrary to
the public good, have no right to ex-
list unless the privilege of existence be
specially extended to them. The
temperance element of this commun-
ity, being in accord with the decisions
of the highest courts of the land, hold
that the saloon is evil in its influence
and that therefore its claim to recog-
milton as respectable business should
not be granted. Hence our ordinance
and the necessity Tor its strict enforce
ment.
Finally, G. L, L. says: "For the good
of our town let us repeal the ordinance,
try the other PLAN" etc. My dear
friend, we have tried the other plan''
to our sorrow. Under "the other plan
we had drunken brawls, bloody fights
and in one case murder in our town
We escape these evils when our ordi.
nance is strictly enforced. 1t is in
. credible that Wellington will again try
"the other plAn," we have had quite
enough of that.
Our law is right, and if strictly en
forced will enable peace, happines
, and prosperity to dwell securely within
our gates.
E. +. WEBSTER.