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ton law, lot such law be provided for
those counties where tho willing conscn-
Sus of the majority will compel its
| enforcement, and lot the logic of its sue
| cess demonstrate its fitness to others
contiguous. A localized experiment,
with the force Of united sc ltimcnt behind
ii, is much better for tho prohibition
cause than general State law. weak
cncd in many sections by an unwilling
people, and nullilicd 10y countless cva-
sions, and winkcd at by officials them
selves. Any prohibition law should also
be able to give Il reasonable guarantee
that in its wake will not follow a thous-
and drug stores in the place of a hun
drcd harrooms, dispensing deadly pres
criptlonS, at every country crossroads,
and spreading themselves as legion in
policcd towns. Sometimes the casting
out of one devil brings in scvcn others
more wicked than the first. a prohibi-
ton movement must also recognize the
fact, sometimes most essential, that out
of it can spring no revenue for its enforce
mcnt, and "A State, all cady taught the
dark, brutal ways Of liquor constabulary
should not make tho same mistake
twice. There is needed for such lcgisla
ton the wisdom of the serpent and the
harmlcSsncss Of the dove.
License, high license, would itself
he far preferable to the dispcnsary.
The present constitutional regulations
would prevent The old barrOom system
Of retailing drinks and keeping open
after dark; individual interests would be
more efficient than all armed force for
the elimination Of blind tigers; and the
license revenue would furnish the funds
for the judicial enforcement Of all rcgu-
lationS and the prosecution of all eva
si"nS. If license, let it be SO rigid that,
instead of multiplying, VIC may gradu-
ally minimize these pitfalls Of dcbauch-
cry and look forward in hope 20 their
final disappearance. Only let the dis
pcnSary cease, and stop forever The ac-
cuiscd practice of wedding our schools
in civic union with barronmS and gin
shops. served by State, trying the anam-
"l"us cxpcrimcn, Of giving her children
virtuouS education by funds raised from
the sale of Il beverage which blunts ali
the faculties Of mind and steals all yir-
tues from the heart.
Let it not he said another year. to your
shame, to our hurt, that here, almost III
the shadows of the halls where you meet
TO enact laws for the good of the com
monwcalth, the State is daily letting
loose upon her children the hell hounds
Of savage intoxication.
go, God, for Il man! with head, heart
and hands
Like some Of the simple great ones
gone
Forever and ever by.'
What crown would such Il man dc
serve who would dare to arise in our
Legislative halls and tear aSundcr the
IiimSy SopllSmS by which SO many good
men, church men, arc trying to lcgalzc
the continuance of the State in the saloon
business, turning her citizens into hclots
and dcbaucninG the men and boys Of our
homes. If The present Senate and House
refuse such relief, then let the people of
the State rise in their strength and =,
sending back better men, knock at the
doors Of our capitol with impcrious de-
mandS, and tell them, "Nou arc here to
do our righteous biddng"' "'-Cor. Column
bia State.