The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13

to it.
Let Us Abolish the Saloon in Garrett.
To the Editor Of The Republican.
Three articles in THE REPUBLICAN of
last week deserve more than passing
notice, and should cause the people of
our county and especially the people of
Oakland, serious thought, and it seems
to me should cause every man with iron
in his blood to act and act promptly.
The editorial Father Foley Hits the
Nail, giving quotation from Father
Foley's address and your comment
thereon ending with the vital question
referring to the saloons you ask, But
If they are set against the home. the
church, the school, true manhood and
womanhood, the salvation of souls and
all that is purest and best in life and
death, which must go, these or the sa-
loons?' This, Mr.. Editor, is vital ques-
ton. Men of Garrett what shall the an
swer be? WE CAN ABOLISH THE
SALOONS FROM OUR COUNTY. IS
THERE ANY GOOD REASON WHY
WE SHOULD NOT DO IT?
The second article is in reference to
Delegate Green's bill to prohibit the
sale of liquor in District No. 5. Again,
Mr.. Editor, you strike the keynote
when you ask, IF liquor is bad for Dis,
trict No. 5, it is not bad for the rest of
the districts so why not make it (the
bilD general?"
There Is no reason as far as the good
the prosperity, the peace and the happi-
ness Of the people of our county are
concerned. Your question is to the
point. Men of Garrett, we can over
throw this great evil which is in oppo-
sition to everything that is good in man,
that is blighting so many of the homes
in our county and destroying so many of
our citizens, both body and soul. We
CAN rid our county of this terrible evil.
let US do it.
The third article, Mr.. Editor, has the
headlines ARRESTED for Stealing, " and
we are told Of three young men going
to your town, the county seat Of our
county, and while under the influence
of booze" they committed theft and
are now in jail on that account.
Men of Oakland, We who know the
evil being caused by the demon intern
perance, listen: II is not necessary to tell
you of your duty inregard to this traffic.
but we ask you, who is responsible for
the saloons in Oakland? Who is moral
responsible for furnishing these young
men the drink? Some of the districts
outside Of Oakland have no saloons
We are trying to protect our homes
from this evil and yet too often when
many of our boys go to Oakland they
get the stuff which is running so many
of the boys and girls of our county.
Men OF Oakland, do you not think it
time to wipe the saloons out of your
town? The traffic you are permitting
IN your beautiful town has caused some
men to lose their lives, some of our bows
have gone to Oakland sober and come
from there drunk, to blight our homes
and sadden our hearts. Men have gone
to your town law abiding citizens and
have come back under the influence of
liquor obtained in your town which made
them law breakers.
In the name of young manhood and
young womanhood of our county, in the
name of the mothers whose hearts are
being broken by the business you are
permitting to exist in your town, in the
name of God and the best interests of
church and state, men of Oakland as
you go to the beautiful temples YOU
have erected to the worship of the
Living God and as you pray THY King
dom Come" will you not for the sake
of your own children and for the sake
of your neighbours children and for the
sake Of God and suffering humanity,
arise IN the power of Christian manhood
and DO your duty by abolishing the sa-
looms from your midst? You have a
remedy. Will you not use it?
If you cannot vote it out of Oakland
the voters of our county will help you.
The time for action is here. With the
great Lincoln let US pray "God help us
to do the right as we see the right. "
Very truly,
A. +. GEORGE.
Swanton, Feb 10, 1908.