The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-07-30
LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE COLUMN
Practical Suggestions on Local Option
Campaign.

Campaign
tBy Local option Press Committee
Remember, our slogan: Garrett Coun-
ty Dry in 1915.
Said great English Admiral just be-
fore going to war: England expects
every man to do his duty" So Garrett
county expects every man to do his duty
in the coming Local Option election and
vote DRY.
Use your influence for God and hui
mainly by getting some one to vote
With you for the adoption of the Local
! Option law next November.
Oakland has two school houses, five
churches and TEN saloons. Voters of
Garrett county will you, by your vote,
or by refusing or neglecting to vote
continue this condition of affairs?
For or against the sale of Intoxicating
liquors is the great issue in the approa-
ching election, which shall it be? 1t is
for YOU, Mr.. Voter, to decide
Did you ever see dry goods merchant
kick man out of his store, or strike
him brutal blow with his fist and
knock him from the door way to the
brick pavement? Saloon keepers of
| Oakland have done this in the past
several weeks. Are you going to vote
to keep this brutal business in exist
ence? The next victim may be your
son.
We sing: 81 love thy Kingdom,
Lord" Is that true, if we fail to vote
for Local Option next November?
Think this matter over prayerfully.
Do it to day and tomorrow. You are
I'D against tremendous responsibility
Said the President of saloon organi-
cation, the people give US license,
hence are partners with US in our bust
ness. How do you like the partnership?
BY the help of God and man we are go
ing to dissolve this partnership and go
out of the business in Garrett county.
/ What say you? Are you going to join
US in the dissolution? Or do you like
the other crowd best? Do you Just want
/ to keep on making drunkards and pau
pers, widows and orphans? The time
has come to quit playing Good Lord and
Good Devil.
/ A man goes to the grocers and buys
some sugar, some coffee, some flour,
some meat to take home to his family,
he suffers no harm by so doing He
goes to the saloon and purchases booze,
money gone. he is excused from the
bar room, lies down in the gutter or on
the side walk, is arrested, taken to Jail
and his family has no supper and the
poor wife takes her hard earnings to
pay the fine. Mr.. Voter are you going
to continue this ruinous business?
! If you neglect to register and vote
against the saloon, and the county go
wet, and saloon be licensed, and from
/ that saloon man starts home drunk
and on the way falls out of his wagon
and is killed, are YOU not partner in
his death? The State of Maryland
says. after April 80, Garrett county
must be responsible for the whiskey
business conducted within it's bounds.
| You as voter are responsible. AS you
value your happiness in eternity do the
right thing.
Can you pray: Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is done
in heaven" and fail to vote against the
saloon? How much is such a prayer
worth?
Say you, my vote is not needed? How
do you know it is not? Would such an
excuse hold good on the day of Judg-
ment? There are only two sides to this
question. For or against There is no
neutral ground. The legislature, and
the Governor of this great state have
laid the responsibility upon you. They
did so by an overwhelming majority.
The liquor men, at least some of them
are saying that they will carry District
No. IA, Kitzmiller, Accident, Friends
vile, and Deer Park. What do you say
about that? Impossible. No it is not
impossible. Surprises occur sometimes,
Woe unto him who putteth the cup to
his neighbors lips. Pray over this
matter. Your own boy is in danger.
Your own daughter is in danger. The
one may become drunkard, the other
become drunkard's wife. Realize the
responsibility resting upon you. Pub
lished by the Local Option Press Com
mittee.