Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1911-04-07
NUMBER 9
Sunday Union Service.


attracted good audiences. DR..
L. ]. Moore Of Kansas City spoke
eloquently at both on temper.
ance topics.
At the Christian church he
reviewed the history Of temper
ance movements to demonstrate
that the agitation Of recent years
is not q "craze" or "fad" that
will die out, but a momentum
gained by hundreds Of years, in
all Of which time the sale Of
liquor as a beverage has been
recognized as an enemy Of human
ity.
Liquor interests are open vio-
lators Of law. The brewers and
distillers pay all fines and court
expenses for men in local option
counties like Charlton. Thus q
fine is no punishment for the law
violator-a fact which the people
are learning. Anheuser- Busch
and Others can pay heavy fines
from their big profits and are
organized to encourage those who
violate the laws. DR.. Moore ad-
vised that the violators be put
into jail as well as fined. The
brewers and distillers will not 20
10 jail for those for whom they
pay fines; and TO keep out Of jail
those who have been violating
local option laws will cease 10 sell.
Liquor laws need to be.
strengthened. Wise laws before
the assembly for this purpose
were killed in COMMITTEES. Mem
bers misreprsented the people
who elected them, he said, and he
named Charlton county's repre-
sentative as having spoken
against certain proposed temper
peranee legislation, and Of explss .
ing that he represented the PA ~
|, Of this county in doing 50, vsli
the face Of q numerously signes..
|. petition, many letters and tele
grams before the House askins for
adoption Of the desired measures.
DR.. Moore said there Is sbund-
, ant evidence that Charlton
county desires the local option
law enforced, and that not onh
our people but people everywhere
are alert 10 stop the sale OF
intoxieants as q beverage.
Congcssmen in Washington
realize that the people viii no
endure some existing laws mu:
longer, and that the governme
must protect prohibition territoI
by refusing government license
such territory.
Missouri Il behind all but thr'
states in the matter OF tenn v.
anee laws. She ought 10 ha,
. law making the possession
government license in this st
: complete evidence that the KIM
7 Is a leller Of beverage liquoeIo.i
3 when accused he should bOr u-sO
> PEELED TO prove the col g. = =
instead Of the state havha deed
prove him TO be a &C.. ere, enc
other suggestive thoughts +. store.
expressed, with which the nat cat
3 seemed 10 be In sympathy 80 : ~, ,
{ talks can not fail 10 do fissa.e.
: the temperance cause bSias i g
: ing In arousing q just feelin.,
! against the sale Of intoxieants tc
y the people over public bars. Pub,
lie drinking houses are q publis
A curse. Being harmful-no goo.
. can come from them-thcy shouts
A be abolished everywhere. I
n liquor Ia 10 be sold at all for Oh
q people 10 drink, its sale should b
!. eveywhere-as Il is in Chante
eounty-a criminal act, ana W
agree with Doctor Moore that ths
of any one convicted
= should be not only . hns bui
" Imprisonment. Criminals, bis
and little. care much more for {
q stay behind the bars than they
q do for a fine, expense and cost
i That arc na,d for thcxu hv sorvzs