The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-14
License From A Business
Mans Standpoint.
Bs the PRESS COMMITTEE.

An undecided voter and business man had
talk the other day about the coming election.
The conversation turned upon the probable re-
suit of the local option vote. We give the
colloquey as possibly helpful to others who
may be misinformed or in doubt as to their
duty in this matter.
BUSINESS MAN Good morning, Johnl How
are things in your end of the county, How
will the vote go on the eighth of November ]
hear the liquor people are at work. Ihope the
Anti License forces are wide-awake and
DOING
UNDECIDED CITIzEN--''We there is talk
pro and con. They say the license folks are
working hard on the quiet, but am not par
ticularly interested myself one way or the
other. AS feel now shall either not vote at
all or shall castmy vote for license"
BUSINESS MANL'sYou surprise me beyond
measure! counted you stanch prohibition
ist. What has come over your How did you
| get yourself into this state of mind?"
| UNDECIDED CITIzEN-'Some of US fellows
have been talking the thing over and are just
sick and tired Of the preachers and profession
al reformers and other temperance cranks try
| ing teScram their notions down our throats
and interfere withour liberty in the matter
of what we shall drink
| BUSINESS MAN-'sYou think, then. that the
people who are working SO hard to carry the
county for license and SO be able to open
| twenty-one rumshops in it are your friends
and acting in your interests, do you? AS a
man of sound mind and good sense you know
you do not believe any such nonsense. What
have the preachers and temperance people to
! gain in this fight? Have they any personal
hatchet to grind? Are they n@ entirely un-
seinsn and disinIeresteu ~ eneir cany.o'ion
tnabthe Desu Wen neing OF Sne community -
secured py tne aDolition anu aosence =, eus
saloonf on tne oener nanu. uoes hoe oil "a,
perlence prove ana 40 you noe KNOW very Weu
Ihat tne saloon men are pure.y seiIsn IL @ .iioii
desires; tnat tney WISH so go lnto Cnis BUSINESS
Ior revenue only' tnaC tne oniy npefes .lley
know OF care ABOUT IS iegai llDeroy 70 rs'Ae iieo
tnelr tlis IN excnange Iof Cneir su,hous Sun
as much Oh tne gooo naru csssn u ING poopie
the weak ana tne temp1eo as tney cal' ano'
are tney not utteriy lhuiiierehe " eno sunol
ing VI WIVES anu chliufeli' .,.o iuin =.
tne wreck OF hVes ana Cne oisoruer iia.loissi- L.
l0y ana crime "hlcn 1neir BUSINESS uiiioiniis
anu universally prouucess
UNDECIDED ClIlAEN-l guess mnen eoi.0
TO THINK about ~, you are poc Iar from rishc IA
your account OF u. buC am surprlseu peyohu
measure 70 near sucn sentilnenes iroln = uusi-
ness man IKE you nave peen ieu 70 peiiese
that It's benent TO the business OF tne county
was the conclusive reason IN FAVOUR OF ncense'
that IS the song tne nquor men are slnslns'
they are pointing us 20 progressive NewarA
and Havre de Grace as samples OF Wnac
wnskey can ana WIN 40 1or q town. iney say
that al tne business men OF une county are Up
posed 20 the present pfonlpltory law because
or It's nurtrul eHect on business, as people
spend their money Tor other suppnes wnere
they get their drink. l see that you nave
different views and should Ike 20 near Wnat
you have to say on TINS pnase OF the questlon
as hardheaded, successful business man.
BUSINESS MAN was once deiuded INTO
voting for license by the very argument tnat
you have just mentioned 1 am ashamed 70
acknowledge that could so easily pe taken IN
For this argument, though specious, IS very
shallow A moments Thought VIII snow any
one how utterly absurd 1t is! Like the coloreu
preacher who having divided MS sermon INTO
two heads-the things that were contained IN
his text and those that were not. said, wen
citizens are alleged to do, to seek the spiritus