Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-07-09
Local Option.

Local Option.
What does it meant Answer, the
power of choosing or deciding In any
place or locality, at the ballot box,
whether or not Intoxicating liquors
shall be legally sold in said place.
What are the advantages OF intoxi'
cants in any place or in any commu-
nifty? Ans.-none whatever, per-
haps not even from a medicinal
stand point. Any disadvantages
caused by its sale? Yes, oh yes too
many for enumeration prominent
among which are: Serious neglect OF
all business matters, reckless waste
of money and time, to say nothing OF
the many vices, crimes and murders
directly attributable to strong drink
1t is estimated that about 1CO,OOO
annually fill drunkards' graves.ii'
If the above assertions are true
then does 1t pay individuals or com
munities to tamper with or dabble
into such a cesspool Of ruin and
| death?
Some will say how will taxes be
maid without the whiskey revenue?
Do you know that for every one dol
| lar Of tax paid by whiskey, five dol
lars are spent to punish drupkep
criminals, run penitentiaries, aims
houses, &c.
Who can estimate the woe, the
heart pangs and sorrow caused d.
rectly by strong drink? 1t is simply
appalling to read of the awful TRACE
dies that are daily happening in this
country! Alas, our own county is
not exempt.
No one is really safe where the
hateful stuff is sold. Some say it
will not hurt you if you will let 1t
lslope-not SO, it demoralizes your
field laborers, it keeps men often from
having their honest debts-and di'
rectly and indirectly paralyzes every
industry with, which 1t comes in
contact. And what is it all fory To
satisfy a vicious and diseased appe.
lite on the one hand, and to put
money into the pockets of few
avaricious dealers who say to that
it is illegal business" and that they
intend 10 sell it even if it sends your
bow or mine to an untimely drur K
ards grave. Then let us as mora
: men, good citizens or church people
rise up in our might, right and pow
or at the ballot box on the 23rd o
this month, and say by our votes II
& these blinded whiskey dealers you
shall no longer put the cup to TIT
lips of my boy or neighbor by
license obtained by my vote.
After all we have a good countr,
- and a good governments the PEG
: pie, for the people and by the PEG
: ple-and when a thing is known ant
: declared to be nuisance we simpl.
: suppress it by voting it down ant
0 out, and by substituting something
better; for instance, instead OF tn
/ old tobacco scented, rum dyed, AM
}, nolluted whiskey shops, with drunk
=, en- negroes as front ornamentatlon
e will soon be the clean looking sod
5 fountains and attractive lunch coun
,ers where all can be served and re
a freshed, and where no vile an
It vicious conversation will be heard o
n allowed as now. In few years wha
e great improvements will necessaril
IS follow if our people will only sto
B.. auu uuIuK anu vote right.
If Remember too that we are dealin
II with willy foe. and shall need ever
Il vote; ask and encourage your neigh
s bors to go out and vote, and to us
If their best Influence on others to vote
Let us be ny and doing and decid
.e once for all for temperance, and goo
It order, and then indeed will thi
It beautiful Peninsula, with all of IL
God given attractions and environ
ments, bloom and blossom az tn
rose. Voter.