The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-02-07
AN OPEN LETTER.

Cecil County. Md.
Dear Sir As you already are aware,
the present High License Law will be
superseded on May the first Of this year.
by the Local Option Law.
The majority Of the voters of the
County have spoken. through THEN. sur
fraGrs, and the selling Of liquor for in
toNicautS in Cecil County after that date
win he illegal.
This voice of the people should and
must be Respected. Otherwise, our local
government will become mere farce.
and We will no longer deserve the dis
tinction of being rIaSSrd among the fore
most CoUMl.rS i'm lhC State, in moral alrl
civic virtue.
We cannot afford to allow thi, decision
to be not respected. II we do. and with
out your support we WILL who can fore
tell the degree Of drbauchcry to which
our electorate may come.
The Anli-liromSc League of the County
through their local Executive Commit
tee has appointed the undersigned Il Law
Enforcement Committee. and this Com
mirrro, through this letter, desires to
enlist the sympathy and moral support
of every law-Iovin@ citizen in the County.
be his political affiliations what they
may. in its effort to organize the County
against amy violations of the Local OPP
tion Law that may arise.
We are not essentially Il Prohibition
organization; our force including one
Republican. one Democrat. and one Min
lister who can have no political bias al
though one Of our principal objects is to
mil.
wise posing ms the followers of any
party: We are, of course, interested in the
selection Of good, responsible men to fill
the County offices. \ word to the wise,
W" hope is sufficient
We appeal To You to heir Us. whether
You voted for or against this law. We
admit the right Of every man to his own
opinion as 10 the wisdom or folly of
Local Option; vet we do not admit that
YOU have any moral right to refuse to
help enforce the law, as now established
by the highest tribunal of our County.
BY lending your hearty support in this
work, We can, before the first of May,
become SO thoroughly organized that few
II any, will dare to attempt the selling
of liquor for intoXicanS in the County:
and if any should be so blind rs to sup
pose they can cvadc us. and thus viol-
ate the law by surrcptitiously engaging
i'll the traffic, the chances of II successful
prosecution therefor will be materially
increased.
Recognizing the potent influence for
good of the Pulpit, the Press and the
Fratcnal Societies of the County. as
such: we also appeal To them for support
t,,N L. 81, H.
of this law.
This is Il grand opportunity to do for
our County II service whose value is be
yond estimate. BY hearty cooperation
i'll this work; we can. not only pImctic-
ally prevent law violation in our midst.
and thus raise our standard of morals:
but hrsidcS and this is equally rs. if not
more, important stop this miserable
traffic: ani thus remove the greatest
temptation with which our young men
have TO grapplc
by enforcing the Local OPTION Law.
we strike a mighty blow in behalf IF
mans regeneration. woman'S peace. and
our County's prosperity.
Ga ;"v contrary, by allowing il to 90
I'M. creed. we hccomc responsible for the
blasting "f early and brilliant hopes. for
tn" expense Of prosecutions. and. what
Is certainly the worst of all. for the max
in@ Of many early graves
some one has truly said that rum il,
til" greatest undertaken uu earth: and
we, by allowing this munitions traffic To
continue become its assistants.
In asking your hrlp in this crusade:
we promise not to divulga your name.
nm Il. !.