The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

much stress on the evils OF drinking. that
they are met on their own ground with
the original declaration that prohibition
does not prohibit; hat II, it does not
prohibit drinking. 1t i said that men
VIII drink at home, viii drink at their
clubs, and since the emphasis ms been
put, unwIsely a. we think. upon the w.
instead OF the abuse Of liquor, every IN
stance OF it use is quoted az q violation
OF law and the old fallacy bots I'D that
you cannot make people good BY law.
But law, In the very provision which it
makes for penalties, expects TO IL broken.
Nevertheless, It IS more dangerous and
therefore more difficult to 90 an unlaw
full than q lawful thing. The saloons
tempt men to drunkenness. Tn di~peu-
sary supplies. while it does not create a
demand, some part Of Which howeycr
small it may be, is a legitimate demand.
II closes 1T shutdown and this cuts of
the worst part OF the day for drunken
ness. It forbids treating on the premises.
another long step IN the direction oil So
briefly. 1t denies the motive CT private
greed to Its employees. and thus takes
the pressure off the seller of the liquor.
Prohibition prevents all lawful sale Of
liquor In the prohibited territory. Better
twenty blInd tigers after a boy than one
With his eyes open. Drinking may not be
stopped, but if drunkenness is decreased.
then the real end of the law has been oh
tanned. There are some restriction, even
around the saloon. Would the Post have
those laws repealed?
Gambling is another evil that can be
prevented by law ana It's yigliant en-
forccmcnt. We used to have a heap Of
gambling in Charlotte. This paper could
tell some interesting tales OF the protcc-
ton of the offenders by the sworn Of
ficers OF the law. Now, thanks to our
vigilant police and to Judge Shaw with
his heavy hand, gambling j. all but gone
from Charlotte. 1t Is not the temptation
that it Oncc was.
Young men have been known TO lose
their employers money in gambling dens
1T Charlotte. ii there is no opportunity
OF temptation to do that, does not lcgis-
lation against gambling tend to honesty
and therefore to righteousness?
Men talk just as hopcleesly about the
social evil. Unfortunately our laws or
that subject have come down from an
impure period Of English history. They
need to be brought abreast Of the On
llghtcned sentiment of our own day. Blu,
such laws as we have, with such munici-
Id1 oIdiIICiIINSo wv idh1, w dIIlIillI0li
the evil. Who would say that II every
house Of shame were III constant danger
Of a rand by the police, and the male
as well as the female Offenders ran the
risk of exposure before The worid in
court the following day, With the added
risk of having their names published III
the papers, That harlotry would not b.
amazingly diminished? New York City
is ten-fOld more decent that 1t was TWEEN
ty years ago. John Calvin found one
third Of the city of Geneva gwen UP to
the social evil, with men and women
parading naked through the streets anc
he made it the model city Of Europe,
with the help of legislation
Once more and we are through. We
trust that we have also been thorough,
There Is d rising generation OF boys and
girls that we can help to keep pure and
sweet by the removal OF temptation. W.
cannot remove it all. But that is not