The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-10
A Question.

Sohe, leu us race the facts. Ii the rum
defenders have any defence to make let
them answer facts which have occurred
under my own observation during my every
day life.
Every legalized whiskey shop in this
nation is engaged in business of destrov-
ing its citizens under the protection Of the
Stars and Stripes, Homes wrecked nv
law; children made beggars and outcasts
by law; criminals manufactured by law;
reason dethroned by law; misery, woe,
desolation encouraged by law. Who is
responsible for the law if they creep again
into this county?
How is it that men who would feel dis
graced for life to be seen drunk will exert
all their influence as citizens to make
drunkards and to perpetuate the power of
rum rule in this county? How is it that
men who are pious and sanctimonious to a
degree and would shudder with horror at
the thought of violating law themselves
shout because they claim the prohibition
law is being violated?
How is it that the man who leads clean
life as an individual persists in helping r.
make rim law that will make the life of
the people dirty and bad? How is it that
men will 20 to Newark and disturb the
public peace in drunken rows when there
are about twenty five or thirty speakeasies
in Elktoh DIS some whis<ey advocates claim?
How is it that All object whose buiness is to
protect the people, will allow Newspaper
to use his opinion in the defence of the
rum mills without using his name in fulI2
1t looks little thin when an officer. whose
sworn duty it is to protect the people and
the law against all violation, should make
such an assertion. A great many folks in
Elkton would like the officer to explain
the assertion above his own signature.
How is it that men can vote to legalize
crime-and. murder- pens and yet curse the
saloon, when his son becomes criminal?
How is it that the rum monopoly law is
so restricted, if its good law? Why not
give every man the same right?
How is it that some men don't want a
rum hole next to their own home and vet
are anxious to place the nuisance next to
some other mans home?
How is it that men know of the many
violators of the prohibition law and as
good citizens will not aid the officers in
enforcing the same?
How is it that men will persist in telling
the people about those two boys who were
drunk on Main street few weeks ago and
keep silent about the boys who bought all
the whiskey and beer they wanted at two
hotels during the license?
The fact is those two boys were not boys
but men.
But how about the bad ''joint" that did
business at the corner of High and North
streets, and the run pen along the railroad?
1t seems queer how some folks can forget
these legalized nuisances, when they lived
within stone throw OF them.
No man has a right to do that which
Injuries his neghbor. The rum sellers tell
US that Prohibition cannot be made to
prohibit. Just think over that statement
while? A class Of men who live on the
vices Of their fellowmen, whose business
causes crimes Of all kind, tell you that
even if the majority OF the people so
declare that the saloon shall cease, they
will continue to be lawbreakers In short
this vicious minority tell you that the State
or county cannot enforce its laws. Is
Republican form Of government failure?
The whiskey sellers tell you it is. What
do you say? Keep Cecil's gates closed
against the rum monopoly, "far whatsoever
a man soweth, that shall he also reap. "
Sow license, reap 'runkards. Let the
Cecil rum defender prepare for war, for
there will be no let up until we win,
How is it that some men are 40 anxious
to preash In the interest Of the rum mon.
opoly, pietuting to tide voters the advsn.
tages OF the glittering and gay bar rooms ?
They did the same thing in this county
eight years ago. You were lied to then, for
it's well-known fact that the high license
law was corrupt and failure, and whole
brood oil rum mills were open throughout
shls county, and none of them did any
good morally, but much harm.
How 10 1t that Prohibition is failure,
when the magistrates documents prove to
the contrary, for the average Of drunken
ness under license was Il per month, while
under Prohibition is but A per month.
How is it that such large amount of
liquor comes by rail to Elkton, when men
who are in positions to know, deny the
assertion. There was one shipment of
empties from one saloon in Elkton, during
asst license reign of 81 whiskey barrels; %
lalf-barre and so beer kegs.
S. c. PARKER
ELKToN, MD, September 9th, 1898.