Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-05
80 USE THINE OwN As NOT TO MUIR
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ffron Maryland Republican,
Ita non settled that the ants saloon
element % Anne Arundel county viii de-
mand that the Legislature shall provide
81 its next session that the question 81
s. hethar or not the sale % iut0xicauts
mas continue shall - submitted - the
voters s. the county The discussion i
thereiore 0pp0rtune ~ % what form tbe
Submission shail take.
The anti.sal00n element should de-
niAnd that the is-ne shall BE- submitted
- the y hoie county a. % whether in
toxeauts shall b. sold 10 any portion 81
50 Or tle lan allowed - remain a. Il j..
This might be obiseted toas Unfair 10 the
iquof element. ina-mueh ~ the question
~ whether 0rnot liquor might be sold in
the portions now dry would not then
o. voted upon. However. the answer to
ihls i that there has been n0 agitatson
tor the sale Of liquor ia any Of those To-
ealitie.. ia fact che suggestion has been
iaet in the most strenuous opposition
Whenever it has been made. and It never
has been made seriously b. q resident u
any 81 those loealities.
The objection might h. made that the
residents III the other portions Of the
county are not concerned with the ques-
ti0n II neither or not liquor is sold in
certain pafts This contention has been
made ia reference 70 the position taken
on the subject lately ~ several residents
oldiaerent sections 81 the county, notable
those no have written % the local
press IN tbe subject.
a. can be- shown very conviHcingly
that the county people have a very close
interest ia the matter 81 thc sale Of liquor
iu Annapolis. In The first place. the paw
iug oi taxes Tor the supPOrt Of courts,
the conduct Of criminal trials aud the
maintenance o. iails. All Of which are in
q large measure ON account Of the liquor
traffic. il not confined Co those sections
where liquor is sold. but are shared IN
equal proportion BY those communities
which have voted out the saloon.
Another very strong reason for the in
forests Of those outside the wet" sec
tons Is that the good effect OF the pre-
hibitory law is much nuIlihed if liquor
can lie obtained by going only short
distance for IT, This applies with great
i1rce t. the condition in Annapolis and
the adjacent country. Ia a recent com
muuieati0n ia this paper, it was told
that the larmers Of the county see with
great reluctance their hands going into
Annapolis with their wages in their
pockets. because they know thatin many
cases they will be incapacited for work
tor dave by the liquor that they
viii obtain here. The people OF the eoun-
~ have something to do with the liquor
question in Annapolis and the two pre-
,incts OF the Fifth district, because the
law i not effective for their own COM
munity unless it can be applied 10 those
which are close 90 it.
The law Of nuisances furnishes Us with
a close analogy in the matter. That
branch of the law is governed by Latin
maxim, the translation OF which j., $50
use thine own soas not toiniue others"
uder this rule Of the law, one person
dues not have such rights in their own
property as 90 do that which win unreas-
onably annoy or harm his neighbor
n has a wider application in the pro-
Visions oi the law which allow commun-
titles e. exercise certain powers outside
20 their own territorial lines because
these powers are necessary 10 carry out
athers expressly granted them. II we
close one saloon or prevent the existence
ai them in any AREA. NO matter how
small. something is accomplished be-
cause each saloon means that much more
liquor sold and that many more drunk
ards. but anti-salOon legislation to be
made absolutely effective in onecommun-
Is must also become effective in those
cio-e IL t. a. the sentiment In the larger
part oi a political eutity-be il nation.
state. county or municipaity-iayor
tho abolition 81 the liquor trailie. the
people have a perfect right 10 say that
the sale Of liquor shall not be allowed in
nAlhtitA 0NNAAtAs MANtN ~ MNNtA IN -
large measure nudity the condition in
the uamainder.
pom these grounds the interest Of the
county people is very pertinent and
proper. II Annapolis j. NOT willing 10
east majority o. its votes against
lceuse. il j. % he hoped that the people
81 the county, uho are largely opposed
a. the saloon, viii secuFe il Punishment
from every inch 81 county territory.
However. the cause q prohibition was
not a. al hopeless even II the question
was leif 50 the suffrage of Annapolitans
alone