The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-10-30
CONSIDERATION OF THE ANTI-
SALOON BILL, APART FROM THE

CONSIDERATION OH The ANTI
SILICON BILL, AP4RT IRON THE
ANTI-SALOOS IsSTE-
The proposed Anti-SzIoon Bill. Tor
Carroll County t0 IT, voted on at the
coming November election should Re-
aStre the careful consideration OF
gYery voter before IT, casts hIs ballot,
either for or against it. He should
diTeat himself Df iii sentimental hyS-
terra, and view the matter from a
name aHd practical standpoint deter
mine for himself whether the meas
are, liz adopted, will accomplish the
things which m desires, and which IT.
projectors claim it will do:-prevent
tn NJ Cf alcoholic and malt liquors
As beverages in Carroll county.
WV gather from "a careful reading
OF the Bill that this object il to be
attained by prohibiting the sale OF
purchase OK such liquor within the
County. although it permits it TO b.
brought into the county in any guam
tity, IL purchased outside the county.
What effect the particular locality
whore bought has upon its intoxicat-
linz properties and evil tendencies We
are At q loss to understand Al q
reformatory measure the Bill is gross
Ivy inconsistent i'm that IL makes III
somewhat difficult for a resident Of
the county on limited means to obtain
liquor, Il leaves it comparatively easy
for the Well-tO-do To &C Ill they en-
sonsume, ignoring the fact that the
reformation Of the one fl - important
as that w the other.
Permits Liquor to be Brought Into Cline
County I'm Amy Quantity.
Section 20 OF the Bill provides,
among other things, that any indiyid-
I'll MAJ bring into the county for hIs
personal use liquor in quantity not to
exceed one gallon As to how often
finn given time H. may do this the
Bill IL silent; therefore one may bring
tn NIB many gallons as H. chooses, so
that he does not exceed one gallon at
time
The same section further provides
that manufacturers or wholesalers on
liquor may deliver at residences in
unbroken packages Ia barrel In an I'm
broken package, likewise a ease of
beer an unlimited quantity Of the
same, provided thu contract for the
purchase was made outside the coun-
ty- How absurd IL this provision when
the harm, IL any, IL done BY the de-
livery M che liquor i'm the county,
while the place where IL was contract
I'd for il a matter Of no moment what
ever
No Restrictive Clause Against the In
temperate Consumption Of Liquor.
Not one restrictive or prohibftfve
clause Il To be found IN the Bill as W
the Incorporate consumption of Iia-
nor. which after Ait ~ the paramount
evil attaching to the question. How
ever, W. frankly admit that NO such
clause were 1t there, could be enforced
under our free institutions. This
branch OF the subject, by far the most
important one, being moral fin fits ma
ture. must De left To the home, the
church and the schools, wherein is to
be found. and not in legislation, our
only hope for escape from the evil
arising from the excessive use or II
liquors.
n The influence from these sources
without any prohibition law whate, KY
has made the saloon so Improbable
in AK 0Ut or the fourteen districts in
this county that there is no place in
either on them where intoxicating lid
uor Is sold.
When W. consider the perversity of
human nature, and the fascination thar
inspires it to do the things it is for
hidden To do, may III not b. that the
awakened moral sentiment Of these
several communities has accomplished
more for the cause OF temperance in
their midst than any prohibitory law
could possibly have done? This psy-
Biological phase of our mentality must
be reckoned with To insure "a hearty
support for any law, and is aptly en-
braced in the saying that, water
would be nicer, IL it were only naughty
to drink it
May Promote Instead Of Restrict the
Excessive Tse on Liquor.
We should further carefully deter
mine whether this measure, III adopted
will not promote instead o. restrict
THE excessive use Of liquor al bev-
erage. Like measures have had thu
former effect i'm many other Localities
where hey have been tried. When tht
moderate drinker is denied his az
cusromed hotel Or saloon bar, wher'
one or two drinks day satisfied him
nov has 1T In his home ny Tho gallon
which the proposed law allows him
the danger of him becoming habitua
drunkard w multiplied many fold.