Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-13
NO. IA.

leoome it, beneaciarie.. ressrdles. -
platforms, are generally founI 60 he in
fun sympathy aud accord with the liquor
interests and oblivion. of ns crimes.
This pernicious political influence makes
absurd their claim Of saloons being .
local question.
Besides, the people Of the v hole state,
through their legislature. dctermin.
what scts are 80 harmful a. to 10 pro-
hibited by fne and imprisonment. While
this power, in some instances, may bs
delegated to a county. such delegated
authority can. at any time, hc rightfuIly
revoked and the prohibition made equal
" applicable everywhere. In principle.
nothing can he said in favor Of leaving
to the different counties the liquor qtes-
tion-. that cannot be .aid with equal
force in behalf OF gambling. pistol ear
rying and other ofIcnsc-. On the con-
trsry. the evil effect. OF liquor selling cx-
tend beyond county lines even more IN
iuriously than ether crimes.
While IL can h. said that prohihitory
laws do not absolutely prevent viola
tions. the same j. true OF all other laws.
II the mere enactment Of penal
statute that would prohibit all future
violations and complete protection Of 90
ciety could b. thus secured, court houses
and public officials would become a u>s-
less expense. In Mississirpi unlawful
retailing j. generally less frequent than
gambling or carrying concealed weapons.
None but anarchists contend that Grim
inal laws tempt commission Of what
they prohibit. yet human nature ). the
same IN its results and working. in re-
gard To- all CLASSES of acts The men,
the money ami the literature that are
being used by the liquor manufacturers
AMI dealers for this bitter aud relentless
war against prohibition prove they do
not believe in the slightest that prohi-
hiti"n does not greatly lc.-rn tho use
of stimulan,s The saloons. the nursery
Of crimes, IN. fruitful soil of the grrmi-
nation of successive crops Of drunkapls
and the wors, enemy Of homes. of wife
and child. should be speedily closed
The State Possesses objectionable
Right.
tPon this question. the Judgment q
the dry counties a. To what IL god
within their border. j. to be made equal
" applicable to the whole state. Tn.
right Of the majority 70 voicr public
policy j. even more unqurstionahly pos
81 .ed by the state than by it, smaller
subdivisions. and IL. condemnation u
the liquor traffic being clearly expressed.
It j. tor us to make it effective. Method
and time are the only real c-iestion,
for discussion
When licenses are shortened return
can h. made for the proportion OF time
unexpirrd. While some consideration
should h. shown for those whose capital
v thus invested. II should not he for.
gotten that such consideration should
mot caus" "a To- lose sight of the sui.
fering the traffic hourly brings to in
noeent people. II prohibition j, mad.
purely statutory foreign liquor dealers
ami their home sympathiters will at
tempt to renew the question before every
legislature. For this reason We should
also have a constitutional amendment
submitted - that only the people can
undo what they once determined.
Next August nominations will 10
made for municipal officers in tn. liquor
municipalities. The saloon interests will
unite in a mast determined effort to CON
troll these elections and to have their
friends chosen for offices entrusted with
the enforcement OF the law. hoping thu.
to obtain legal immunity during the
closing DAYS of saloons. which they can
thus make vastly profitable Not only
this, but many Of the liquor sellers will
lscome connected with saloons in ad.
joining states. through which they will
seek to provide, by aid of blind tigers.
liquor to their former customers. and to
thus evade and discredit the laws OF
our state.
The real friends Of statutory prohi-
bition should not permit Themselves to
he defeated or delayed by differences Of
views a. To the time Of putting the law
in full effect. The question should bs
Drought up for speedy action. By amend-
mcnt-, the voicr Of the majority can bc
easily and quickly a-certained, ami then
all should unite in attaining the general
result. our legislations. and the vel
fare of the state. will he promoted by
pressing statutory prohibition To a set.
tlcment at the earliest practical mo-
mcnt.
Saloons More Prolific Than Blind Tigers.
That regulation OF the liquor traffs
does not regulate the usual manner of
conducting liquor business clearly proves.
BY sales to drunkards, to minors, and
through other prohibited acts. saloons
tigers. Roth cater to mercenary pur-
poses and to the creation and ratifca-
lion of bestial instincts. furnishes what
paralzyes reason and inhsmes passion.
When to this is added lasciyious sugges-
tions liquor vendors fit the worst men
for the worst crimes How far this can
go is shown by an indescribable cal.
endar issued by a negro saloon keeper
in Vicksburg, copy of which is held
by the chairman Of the house commit