The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-10-22
BUSINESS MEN OF PORT
HURON FORM LAW and
ORDER LEAGUE.
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and county because of the increase
in taxes.
when he signed that petition we
pledged ourselves to be good men,"
said the speaker, and no one has the
right to tell me what cut of my coat
shall be and what | shall swallow.
John G.. O'Neill, who recently re-
turned from Europe, was the next
speaker. He told of how easy 1t was
to get liquor in prohibition localities
and how on one occasion it was only
necessary for him to sign his name
John G. O'Neill, NJ. D." in order to
get drink of whiskey
Representative James Haviland
made a powerful address just before
the meeting closed.
II am in favor of temperance" said
Representative Haviland have
not tasted liquor for % years and I'm
not local optionist | believe in a
strict enforcement of the Warner
Champion law as it is better than all
the local option immaginable.
You are here on noble mission
and the name of this organization is
grand one. Stick by your colors
and arrest all violators of the law
I'm opposed to drunkenness and hell
holes. Live up to the law and if it
is not good one, make another, but
don't turn whiskey loose in this coun.
ty. If my vote would obliterate
whiskey from this country. would
walk to Chicago to cast it, but / know
Ii won't do ii. | can see the danger.
Representative Haviland said that
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say that it was not a booze meeting
He said that he had never seen any
of those in front of him intoxicated
and that he knew that they were sin.
cere in their decision to insist on law
enforcement
WHEREAS, We the undersigned
believe that prohibition or county
local option does not promote temper
ance, morality or good citizenship.
that it encourages lawlessness, hypo-
cracy, and disrespect of law, and that
it is inconsistent with the principles
of American institutions. and to the
freedom and liberties established by
our forefathers
THEREFORE,, We, the undersign-
ed, subscribe our signatures hereto
for the purpose of organizing the
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE of st.
Clair County, and becoming members
thereof, and do hereby make and
adopt the following declaration of
principles
1. All laws should be enforced.
2. Only such laws should be enact
ed as will promote the happiness,
peace, sociability and welfare of the
people.
8. All men are created with equal
rights and no laws should be enact
ed or adopted that will interfere with
the peaceful pursuits. enjoyment and
customs of the people, or subject one
citizen to the moral dictation of an
other.
4. Free government is based on
the right of each individual to regu-
late his life according to the dictates
of his own conscience, so long as he
does not interfere with the rights of
his neighbor, and is consistent with
the sumptuary laws.
5. The result of prohibition in the
Counties where adopted leads us to
belive that more good will result to
the individual and community at
large and that temperance will be
promoted to a greater degree by a
proper regulation of the liquor traffic,
and strict enforcement of the law
under a license system.
6. We advocates:
(a) The license and regulation of
the liquor traffic and enforcement of
the State laws.
OBJ The limitation of the number
of licenses.
(c) The revocation of a license
upon second conviction.
(d) The prosecution and conyic-
ton of license for sale to minors
(e) The prosecution and convic-
ton of license for sale to an habit
ual drunkard.
(f) The prosecution and convic-
ton of license for sale to an intoxi-
Gated person.
(g) The prosecution and convic-
ton Of license for sale to a posted
person.
CHI The prosecution and convic-
ton of license for failure to strictly
observe closing hours as prescribed
by law
CD The prosecution and convic-
tion of license who knowingly sells
or offers to sell any adulterated liq-
uors.
We hereby pledge the support of
the LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE of
st. Clair County to the foregoing
principles, and the use of its infiu-
ence to properly regulate the liquor
traffic and to enforce the laws of st.
Clair County.
e. j. Schoolcraft, Real Estate Dealer.
II. c. Knill, Jr., Druggist.
John j. Bell, Music Dealer
Appel Bros, Merchant Tailors.
G.. B. Stock, Manufacturer.
f. A. Halstead Mfr.
Joseph O'Hara, Carting Co.
Brophy Bros, Shoe Dealers.
Frank ]. Haslett, Merchant Tailor.
Chester Il. Bricker, Druggist
l.. Levine, Junk Dealer.
Robert Walsh, Capitalist.
p. II. Mahar, Shoe Dealer.
Mary M. Atkinson, Real Estate Dealer. |
J. Lohrstorfer, Druggist.
J. ID. Patterson, Jeweler.
VIM. Dennis, Dentist
John Whitliff, Insurance.