The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-09
The Prohibition Side.

Editor OF the Morning News; Dear Sir
1 beg pardon for misconstruing your ap-
plication of the term 'craze" Very
many, however, do not admit, see no rea-
son to admit, that violent attacks on
public nuisances and outlaws, tolerated
by perjured officials against their oath
of office, is a crazy uprising. And wo-
men sufferers, whose men are not manly
enough, nor loving enough to protect
them, have reason enough to protect
themselves, and in Kansas have the right
to do it. You object to violence against
tolerated outlaws. If Savannah officials
would not close lawless gambling dens
and saloons, you seem to prefer that they
should continue their lawless works than
that those who have a right to suppress
them, should interfere with them; let
mothers suffer on through the temptations
that ruin their sons and daughters; let
rattlesnakes continue to sting, nobody
must strike them, if perjured officials
won't.
l suppose you believe in Christ, in his
wisdom and righteousness. He was an
example of violence against outlaws He
found trafflckers profaning the temple. The
official authorities tolerated the lawless
men in the Temple, perhaps for the
brides. Christ, private citizen, exer-
ctsed his personal right to use violence
in expelling the outlaws from the holy
place; His example is a warrant especial
ly for women to protect themselves il
men will not. 1t has aroused the men of
Kansas, except the saloonists, to sustain
the women. And the courts show that
the women are not doing unlawful acts.
You have advocated local option" 1t
means that the majority shall rule. But
you mean that majority of a state ought
not to interpose with a majority of a
county, Chatham county. But in many
ways the state has a right, and reason to
override a county majority and if the
state deems state prohibition best for
the welfare of the state, why should it
not exercise its right in this way as well
as others? The nation also often over
rules a state majority. Some men will
risk violating any law, this makes moth
ing against the good of the law if Off
Gals have honor enough to honor their
oaths and enforce prohibitory laws and
hunt criminals, as they do for thieves
etc, you would have less occasion for
your trades against liquor prohibition
and would be satisfied with it.
You advocate educating the people
against the taste for liquor, seemingly adj
hitting its viciousness. But 1 have never
seen that you give any help te such an
education. But see constantly that you
help to teach the drink habit by opposing
temperance efforts, and advertising alco-
holic drinks, an inducement to men 10
drink them. But we who are educating
believe that one of the best educational
helps, as in all other matters. is to re-
move as much as possible, the temptations
to drink: the hotel bars, and attractive
saloons. You can't deny that these are
the places where most men learn to drink
And you can't deny that temptations
that ruin so many and cause so much suf-
feriug to women, and children. ought to
be removed; nor the right to remove out
lawed ones by violence, il nothing else
will. VIII you help educate? Will you
cease inducing to drink, by advertising
drink? VIII you advocate total abstinence,
and show it's splendid results to individ-
uals and the state? Will you publish this
as views on the other side?
Mrs. A. A. Waite.
Dorchester Ga Feb z 1901