The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-15
Law Enforcement League.

To THE PEOPLE OF HARTFORD COUNTY:
AT a meeting OF the
Law Enforcement League OF Hartford county,
held i'll Bel Air Oh the 18th instant, its president
and secretary were requested to make known
to our people that the Law Enforcement League
is now engaged i'll DerteCting thorough org.iIl:-
2ation OF those who are interested or may be
CONE interested i'll the enforcement of law
i'll Hartford county and more particularly i'll the
enforcement OF the laws against perjury gaIui
ling and the sale OF Intoxicating liquors, with
these purposes i'll view, invites the assistance
and cooperation of ali the citizens OF Hartford
county The vicc-prcsidentS 10y each OF the
voting precincts i'll the county have been re
qucste1 to call meetings according 10 their
discretion TO carry out the objects OF The League
i'll order that those interested may have The
opportunity to combine and strengthen the
Organization and thus assist i'll ing It's
purpose.
The League desires at this time TO call the
| attention OF tie voters OF the two great poliIi-
cal parties to the fact that the League which
docs not concern itself with purely pai .I2.tu
questions. tthe membership of the League being
drawn from the membership of both Of the
great political parties, yet II IS greatly con-
cernCd as to whether the persons selected by
the two great parties. respectively for the offices
which TO he filled AT the coming election
shall stand for the enforcement Of law and Il
| therefore urges upon all its members and all
those interested III its objects. who shall take
part i'll the selection of candidates TO all
their influence i'll naming only those for Office
who can be relied upon to see to il that all the
laws are enforced which are already upon tho
20 the statute books which shall tend TO
lower the moral standard of the county already
set up.
The League also desires ut this time 20 call
the attention of those engaged i'll the packing
business and also those who are engaged ii
growing tomatoes and sugar corn, that last
gear that business much hiudered and de
laycd by the sale of Intoxicating; liquors Ii i;
we'll known that during the packin% season
almost the whole county j. filled with the low
est class of foreigners, vino are much given to
the excessive use ofintOXicatirI liquors. These
people are engaged and paid 10y the farmers
and packers i'll pushing business which CJr-
not undergo delay without serious loss, and
vet this is the very time i'll which those engaged
i'll the lawful sale Of liquors 30 most to in
jurc the business Of the county. Men arc max
ing profit by destroying or I'M uring the most
important interests of thccOunt;. If the people
would not have this profitable business dc
stroyed they must combine to see that the laws
are executed.
1t will not do to ST down and fold our hands
and leave al the enforcement. of the law to :he
officers of the county. No law will enforce itself
and particularly is that the case when the
violaters OF the law make large profits. Men
who would have the laws enforced must do so
at great sacrifice of both time and money.
Eternal vigilcnce is the price ofliberty."
BY order of the Law Enforcement League
iOSErU CRUAILISH, CHAS. w. MICHAEL,
Secretary. President.