Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-02
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MR.. EDIToR:-Will you please allow
snace in your weekly visitor for the
following:
Tn YOUR last issue saw n notice
that we are to have another contest
with the liquor element of the three
lower districts of Accomac whether
we shall still have local option or
whiskey license
For two years on the 10Th Of next
month we have had local option, and
compared with any two years OF
license system, we have had sobernesr,
peace; no murders and scarcely case
of assault. has come before our courts.
There has been less stealing. 1t has
been two years of partial protection
for our boys Who says we have not
been benefited by the law. notwith.
sanding our officers have not tried
IN catch those vendors VINO have vii.
fully and flagrantly violated the law
While our Judge and Common
wealth,s Attorney have shown them.
selves on the side of the law and
ready to enforce it, but few have
thought it worth their while to see TO
the enforcement of the law. If you
had as truly known some one was rob
hing your neighbours hen roost or
nip sty would you have been equally
silent? Then why turn your back
and remain silent when you see those
whom You know have prepared
themselves to rob your boys ana
mine of their manhood. OF their
character, of every thing that should
i've valued by u tree born American
citizen? The only objection l have
ever heard brought against local
ontion is that the law does not pro-
hibit and the IS of revenue. OF
course il cannot, if we do not try to
make it prohibit. Neither does the
10 w against theft or murder or any
other law entirely prohibit. But do
saw AID no man can truthfully con-
tradict. that according to the en-
forcement of the local option law, it
has prohibited as we'll as any law on
orr statute books. And now about
the loss of the revenue; will some one
FOIL me what became of the money
received from the license tax pre-.
:yious to local option in the county,
Did it not take all to punish the
criminals created by the very stuli
we licensed? Away with revenue!
Will we sell our boys for revenue?
For two wears past we have been
derived of this very desirable reve-
nue. and still our taxes have not been
increased; our free school terms have
heen iust,a as long and we have been
TO the extra expense of buying two
road machines and teams and work
ing three during the two years. l
boar no complaint of shortage OF
funds to meet public expenses.
Now brethren of the churches OF
the different denominations, what
will Won do about this contest? VIII
YOU rally to Gods cause and assert
your influence and power as you did
two years ago? Or will you ally your
selves with wickedness? Will you
make yourselves aiders and abettors
of Satan's best device for the ruin OF
men, the rum mill?
To vote for license is to directly aid
the enemy. To fail to do all you can,
and not vote, is to indirectly aid the
enemies cause; and God will hold
whoever you be, whether preacher or
layman, white or colored, responsible
flor failure.
Gods word says Woe unto him
that giveth his neighbor drink, that
putteth the bottle to him a" d
mnketh him drunken. y Whoever
Tails to come up TO the help OF the
Lord in this mighty contest on the
oard of next month and do what he
can both directly for the abolition Of
the LIQUOR traffic will be guilty OF
putting the bottle to his neighoors
lips
stand on the walls OF Zion, sound the
bugie blast and call forth your lay.
men and friends of Gods ca Use ana
let us all rally to the standard OF God
and home and native land; and our
Heavenly Father will surely bless US
and the victory will be ours as it was
two years ago. We do not want blood
money in our treasury and if those
who have been violating the Law con
tinue to do so, we will not be res
ponsible for their sins. II we license
them we are partner with the guilty
party. AS for me and nv house we
will still serve the Lord:
w. J. RUE.