Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-08-01
HIGH LICENSE WILL VIM

against odds that seemed overwhelm-
ing three months ago, battle wagad
by the best aud most patriotic Of
our citizens OF every denomination
and political party, with no cam
paign fund but honor aud zeal Tor
our dear old Couuty's highest good
as against no lack Of mouay pus
in the hands Of politicians and oppo-
nents Of temp rance by tho Liquor
interest, outside tbe county after
this battle for better morals and
bctter times, we are on the eve ol
the election IL will be d test ui
civic pride, good sense, and moral
courage.
S. Mary's County has had low
license for 100 years; for 100 years
II has ceased 20 move forward III tho
procession q progress noticed
everywhere olse. To-Day there are
now forces working 10 The county
and brighter era Is before as.
There are helping hands waiting
aud ready 10 promotgou industries,
calling upon our wealth TOGO operate,
looking 70 our manhood and our Ia.
boring classes To develop our mar.
Vicious resources. How can these
hopes ever be realized whom the
widespread drink evil Is playing
havoc with tho loiling classes, who
are the hope OF the future2 How
will tho golden age DO Doss bic
With that exhausting drink OF $500 600
yearly on the wages and earnings
OF the toi 'ers2 One half Of that vast
sum goes out of the county 10 whole.
salers without cent Of reform.
How much Of our local products is
bought by the whissley trader
II is a fight 20 save ! 900 poor
men (tEeir families make the total
over 3 ,000) from 90 poor law break,
ing saloonkeepers. who are protect
cd by some politicians because thDv
can line up their poor victims or
election day b, the bride Of o few
drinks. We have offended these
politicians 10 this campaign, but We
are not sorry. While posing as tho
poor man s friend. they are trying
10 keep fixed and fastened upon the
poor man and bis wretchtd family
the vampire OF drink and keep wide
open before our boys aud young
men 100 doors 10 temptation and dis
sipatiou. They say high license
won I work. Let Us see h5w it has
worked In Charles County. Here
are letters from TWO u the most
promiLeu clergy men % that county
and from a furmar State Senator.
Their testimony speaks for it5oi
REV. D. o. KEENAN,, on uuGHEsVlLLR
AND BRYANrOwN.
In regard 20 higo license. etc
beg to inform you that was con-
nected with a movement five years
ago for local option, which Was suo-
mitted TO vote, but failed Of pass
age. Shortly alter the Legislature
passed law increasing the tax rate
from $75 to 1925. which is the pres
ent rate. and which was tho means
OF closing up 10 saloons almost OF
once You could notice decided
Improvement High license will
help very much by partly removing
the evil; but with local option --uu.
less IL would be tri county affair
between ST Marys, Charles, aud
Prince Georges hardly auy thing
would DO accomplished Even 10
Calvert County, which is dry,
there Is more sold and consumed
than If it were "wct.
Fight for high license. but soc 10
il that It does aot tiud its way lntC
the hands Of the politicians, as was
the case when we took up the local
option question.
FROM REV. W. } TYAN, $ BILL
ALTON
] wish you success IN your NOBLE
effort to hslp tho G. uuty 10y secur.
| ing a high-license bill Ii was in
eritable that you would bring the
| politicians about your ears ike an.
CRY hornets when you yeDtured 30
probe their hive Of political activity
aud support-the liquor trade.
Here 10 Charles we suffer- also
| from the curse Of 300 many qr0R
shops But number were elimin.
ated whom the new rate went toto
effect. with the result that there hos
been uoticeabedecline in the C sc
OF public exhibitions Of drunken
ness.
When l came 10 the county siS
years ago, it was not irfreq ent &C
meet with thes poor devils lying ut.
terly helpless on the roadside-es-
pecially ~ certain districts. But
thank God such Sights rare now.
There would be better results still
If the laws were more strictly en-
foi ced against selling 10 minors, tc
habitual drunkards, and on Sunday
That the trade is the cause Of wide
spread poverty and decentralization
there can be no doubt. One often
hears au expression Of regret thai
! local option was lost by slightvote
some years ago. when good Father