The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
LOCALIZED EvILs--No. 90.
BY John Danner.

ino SdiOOu UT place WneTe 1nCOxl
eating liquors are sold for beverage
purposes. has been proven time and
again, to cost more lives and treas
ure than have war, pestilence and
famine combined. I challenge any man
to show that one cents worth of
benefit or good, has been received by
those who have thus wasted their
time and their money in the saloon,
or for intoxicating liquors.
A liquor saloon, or bar for the sell.
ing of Intoxicating liquors for bever.
age purposes, is evil, only evil, and
that continually, and no decent family
wants them for neighbors. The OBJ.
1ect of all law should be to protect the
innocent, and punish the guilty, there.
fore all tax or license laws that permit
the dealing out of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes, should be re
pealed
Wherever intoxicating liquors are
kept to be dealt out for beverage use
they should be closed up, and IL sec
ond attempt Is made to carry out this
evil, confiscate the liquors, and punish
the person or persons, who try thus
to infiict injury upon society.
liquor saloon is evil and to H.
cense or legalize such a traffic, is in
violation of our free institutions, and
otherwise happy and prosperous ma
tion. Nothing so hinders the work OF
our devoted foreign missionaries
among the heather as does the traf-
fic in intoxicating liquors, introduced
by grasping men from America and
England, who worship the almighty
dollar and care nothing for the hap
piness of their fellowmen, If they can
make money by dealing in this death
dealing traffic.
We are told by many otherwise good
citizens who have been supporting tax
and license political parties you are
not asked to sell intoxicating liquors,
or to drink the same" We
acknowledge this, but we do object to
being made partner In this destruc-
tive business, and If we consent to,
or support any party In this ruinous
business, we are held to be RESPONSE
BILE for the same, and therefore we
justly oppose all political parties
that cater to the saloon vote, and go
to the saloons and slums for support.
In connection with this great ques-
.tion, it is well to inquire how minis.
ters Of the gospel and other Christian
voters, can support any political party
so long as said party stands ready to
legalize this ruinous traffic by the
payment of an annual tax or license
fee. All our courts of justice as well
as the bible, holds people who are ac.
cessory to crime, to be equally guilty
with those who commit the crime.
This principle is always acknowledged
in all our courts OF Justice; and II
this is correct, then any voter who
votes with tax or license party, who
agree for stipulated sum of money
to give legal permit to the selling of
intoxicating liquors. by the annual
payment of tax or license fee, is
just as guilty Of this sin, as is the man
who stands behind the bar and deals
out the liquors | am fully aware that
this sounds harsh, but correct logic
will not permit us to come to any
other conclusion.
In Ohio this fact Is especially true,
we have prohibition state consti-
tution," which plainly declares that
no license for liquor selling shall be
granted, therefore to vote for any po-
litical party that upholds such a
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now upon our statute books, Is tramp
ling upon the constitution, and up
on the Bible, which plainly says,
"Woe to him that giveth his neigh
Dor drink"
Neighbors, fellow citizens, Is 1t not
time for every voter In Ohio to stop
and think before casting another bal
lot for any tax or license political
party. George B. Cox of Cincinnati,
is one of the acknowledged leaders in
the Republican party in Ohio, and at
one time was the proprietor Of sa-
loon In Cincinnati, known all over the
country as "murderers' corner saloon"
Is it not time for good men who are
opposed to the saloon, to get out of
political partnership with such men
as above referred to, and In which the
brewers and liquor sellers In Ohio are
found In abundance.
A vote cast for the Dow tax party
by bishop, preacher or deacon,
count just the same as when said kind
of ballot is cast by Geo. B. Cox, the
brewery, and saloon men who are
now 80 largely found within the ranks
of this grand old political party.
Brother and friends, see the COM
pany you are in; the old adage is still
true, "Tell me the company you keep,
and | will tell you who YOU are"