St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-02-19
Something OF Interest
Everyone.

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Of a higher standard Of morals was
never SO keenly felt as at the pres
ent time. Some Of the young men
of 0pelousas seeing the need Of such,
have boldly come to the front de-
claring themselves in favor of such
a move. With higher morals We
will evidently have better civics,
which is very much needed all over
our country. Isn't it time that some
Of our older ones were coming to
their assistance? For you know
there Is Victory through Unity
Prohibition IS a good starting point.
Let Us have that law enforced and
we are on the road to victory. / read
in one Of our leading papers that
a town marshal Of one prohibition
&
sent in his resignation, saving
his reason for doing so, was, no more
drunken men, no more law v%iolators,
no more money in it, If prohibition
did SO much for that town, it can do
as much for other towns. Why not
make a trial at least? You will hear
a great many say, Prohibition does
not prohibit" Prohibition does pro-
hihit, if the people who are
concerned are honest. The anti
saloon league is not trying to
dictate to people and force them not
to drink, but We want to suppress
the aliquor traffic for the safety
of our boys. II they never learn to
love liquor they win never have to
fight it and our country will be bet
ter off in everyway. Uusually the
ones that make the greatest howl that
prohibition does not prohibit are the
very ones that don't want it to pro-
hibit in their Individual case, and
will do their best to help elect officers
#&F@E
that will protect law violators and
give them the minimum fine when
arrested on charges of law violation,
and then in some cases rescind the
fine. Every law we have is violated
BY some people. Good people do not
violate the law, and good people do
not howl about laws existing. It ID
only bad and dangerous ~anarchistic
characters that will object to the en-
forcement Of laws that are put on
the statute books by majority Of our
citizens.
Did the saloon ever make a man
better? t prohibiting the sale Of
liquor is a benefit to only one man in
a community, it should be enforced,
and no one that calls himself a citi-
cen has any right to raise an anar-
chistic hand against such law and its
enforcement. One Of the greatest
obstacles in the way Of enforcing
prohibition is the "poolroom." 1t be-
ing q cloak for the saloon men be-
hind which they hide to violate the
law, not only the prohibition law, but
also the law relative to minors, and
the gambling law. It is appalling
to know of so many instances where
men Of families have encouraged
young children to frequent these
places and take a hand in the game
Men who by their example and In
fuence should be trying to uplift and
elevate, rather than degrade then
own as well as their neighbours boy.
Do they ever stop for a moment anG
think what the consequence will be
/ am afraid not. Unless something
is done to put a stop to this viola.
ton Of the law "a country will soor
be under anarehistic rule, it ISM
very far from that now. The liquor
problem is here to stay until boil
men and women come to the from
and do thsir duty as American citi
zens and see that the officials arr
worthy and Of high moral standing
when elected to their respective of
fees or our country is in danger.
A WOMAN.
Don't cast your broken larett4
aside. R. Mornhinveg & Son, th,
Main Street jewelers., are prepared t
neatly renew q broken joint catch Q
{ min al small cost