The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-02
Thinks Prohibition i:ai!acious.

AS the pub blisher Of this paper
has been kind enough to grant
the use of this column to the pub
lie, to allow them to express their
belief in regard as to the adVan
taecs or disadvantages the open
saloon would be to our town,
desire to say something.
But I will endessVor TO show
and warn the readers OF this az
tic!e against the fattcles OF the !
principal Of prohibition, and TO
assure my readers that the ilquor
and the banking business are on
the same plane.
Prohibition as a theory, Is a
mere nega:ion. 1t proposes Il"
impose on man d restEaint from
without. which will prevent HIM
from doing what be internally
would do. Suc!i d neJhod Will
fail. a.; it is Contrary 10 WHAT the
ere ator put into Tie making OF
man. There arr two precious
ulfis conferred ny MS maker on
y human being Which are lndIs.
pens able to iI.., naHnNpu. LheSc
ar. freedom ant. rAt!uDalIty. Man
js Not l;lun bv reason OF his form,
ou5 py the p ,s%"H>'Nn OF ines"
uua'itiaS, ana IN" more he pos
.,aS,uS then! the more OF Il man ne
l..
Thomas J Jefferson knew human
na1l;rn when he said. "Irll ANY
man he shall nnt have Il thinS or
do a thing. and that becomes the
very thing he wishes for. The
fruit Of only one tree OF the gar
den of Eden was forbiouen lt
\dau, ana Eveaad that was the
fruit They alH ~.
Along come rne pruhi oitlonlsts
and attempt W override mah
Freedom, and all the forces OF ma
ture are put IN action aSIins
such an invasion OF his manhood
It is a we'll recognized phenom
ena that the moment brohlbltlol
r is attempted, that moment ther
arrises in the human breast a de
sire to do the very 'hiE@ pro
hibiled. u desire ,itat "iu h"l g
jst before. OF at least Iceo'y sb
! IT,, , In yne end human MAI
Is nr.w,! succeed in throwing o
~ ,..e y,.<u sough ht to be imposed
T.. y...ve nature with pltcn1oi
j., ,,nl of the door and she will II
enter by the window <thls h'
been thoroughly uen.NStrate
ia our little city since In, Josh
B of the saloon. 1t has Caused
u desire for drink, causing persol
to dart up back alleys, also u
shipping Of kegs Of beer al
Jugs of whisky into our town, )a'
# driven out at the window 1t W
ing enter by the chimney. tie W
fights against nature h%h
'c arainst the stars in their cours
.,..- Why is it that s" many peol
are against the sile ut Ilqut
~; They preach against 1t; tn
! curse it: bat still they drink II
+ that is: the greater part OF IN
= do. The manufacture or sale
/ lie uor is just ;ts legitimate as
+ banl;in. or merchAnlile oNSine
.. And why not: The banker Is
;: better. nor the merchant; for
;: trades are alike. They all e,
" ). for one enc. The Almighty
!. lar.
!. Under prnhioi,ion, low"
0. :: nassed a Gccrea.>,. in n2r pop
,.,.::: ton, d depressr'u IN her c
mercial interest. accompaI
'''' by great mora! retro@res
Esa T.. and com pletc revolution OF
EE.~s.- po,icical status. The law
enacted in 1881 and so Cal
ions; was the result that, IN
= dioncn to thu overwhelming
manJ. it was III tdliGd and !
tically abandoned u lew y
AGO with immense material
moral advantage u the state
nteed 1t is not necessary 1Ora d N
ha q drunI6ard DecuuSehe Or
nor IA merchant " thlef oe'
GU he fuils. Some are gooo
La some are bad; only, the |
trade is open while the r.
Mo ness of the others are hide
kept d secret.
Being of sumptuary M
prohibition is an INVASION o. o.
sonal liberty, aud so differs
TX, law that it does not perts