Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-30
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Washington, D. c., March %. 1906.
Mr. Adrian Posey, Publisher, MARY

Washington, D. C., March %. 100
Mr.. Adrian Posey, Publisher. MARI
LAND INDEPENDENT,
7 Dear Sir Through the courtesy q
one Of your subscribers have had tn
privilege and pleasure Of reading you
issues Of the 9th and 10Th insts., con
tanning certain interesting correspon
dence in reference 10 the present efIor
Of the people Of Charles County to Sc
cure legislation towards the removal Of
| the pest holes, which are whitening
curses to the localities in which they
are permitted by the people Of the
county to exist.
In my bOyhood | lived five wears near
Doncaster, and in my trips to the store
had the opportunity to observe the effect
Of Intoxicating liquor upon the men who
secured their pOtations at that place.
could see the paralyzing effect Of the
deadly poison upon these victims Of the
greed of the "store- keeper which re-
duced them to inert, Shiftless farmers.
and their farms to poor, barren wastes
through lack Of attention, all Of which
left an indelible impression upon my
young mind, in favor Of total abstinence,
that has had much TO do with my con
firmed G, INJECTION that prohibition is the
only effective remedy for the cure Of the
drink mnlady. High license and dis
penSary laws while tending to reduce
the number of places where intoxicants
may be had do not materially affect the
consumption of the blighting poison,
and merely accentuate the participation
of the State in the crime Of dispensing
the evil. Throughout the entire South
the intelligent people are taking their
stand beside the standard Of Prohibit
ton. Even in South Carolina, the home
of the dispensary law-the issue has
been Joined and the home-keepers, the
dear mothers and sisters who suffer
most keenly, are urging the knights of
the modern Crusade to do valiant battle
against the deStroyers of their homes.
Charles County has many such suffering
women, and ! believe the thoughtful.
and especially the christian men of that
historic and chivalrouS community will
respond TO the muflled moan and sob Of
these gentle sufferers, even without ref
erenee to their own interest in the on
coming generation Of boys and girls.
and by vote and voice and pen force the
enemy Of their fireSides over the border
line, never more to return.
| congratulate You for your noble
stand in this fight. 1t takes courage Of
the highest order to line up with the
defenders Of homes against the liquor
interest, which has so much lucre to
disburse to its adherents in the way Of
bribes or public office, for it means loss,
financially, to yourself. The blows Of
the Crusaders must be telling. iudg-
ing by the vituperation which the de-
fender of liquor men seems to be heap
ing upon your correspondents on the
side of abstinence
1t is a splendid sight to see the sober
men Of booth the great political parties
standing shoulder to shoulder, in the
fight against common foe, all over our
fair land. For years l have urged the
of the Prohibition party to
change their tactics and give up their
separate organization, as a political
party, and adopt the methods now being
pursued by the Anti-Saloon League Of
America, viz Induce these leading par
ties to select total abstainers as Sandi-
dates for public office, legislative, es-
pecially, and then to vote for such can
didateS as against those put up at the
Of the liquor barOns-brewers
and distllers, and speedy reform would
follow. Wherever the Anti-Saloon League
has been organized splendid victories
have followed for temperance.
Sincerely yours,
IRWIN b. LINTON.