Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-19

Mafys Beaeou
MI SlEj-- sand you ior ppblltas
tion tia enclosed pAsitIon Ind dim
uSnt thefepq, trusting chat il viii hell
tokards temperance gsioun 10 ibis ous
beloved county oflst. aiafy's.
II flIe Honorable. The Members q
Fine General Assembly 81 Maryland
Apm ST. Mary Comfy
~ we the unanfs N nad ciiiseuf
5ay Distfict. ~ Mafyis C0un.
= NJ respectfully petition YOU N
eiE lh0ut delay statute which
y ilbit the sale 81 Intoxicating
IlES within 1Ho milo radius
No j: District No. 3. st
Mays counix Nd
We would have you note that this
school Is IN close proximity 10 tws
cslhffhas, iWn stores, aud black
smith shop,
Respectfully slgnea and Submitted,
WlsAn We rellecl that rural POLITE:
| has iok long time bepn an obstacle
81 lahn conmnnitie to honest initl.
ItIsa for}social reform; when we realize
thar subj an obstacle has existed, nov
| o1a Ihua, n ouf own uilst, IL IS n
lcoura9ln5 and refreshing 100. 10 Inc
uap enrAgctic. pubIlc-spiritsd ala
Courageous enough b formulate and
ui,se The pqtlslon accompanying this
comment Their act denoics sincere
interest in the moral and lndustrIass
rgllft o. lAle neighborhood
Possibly BY sons Il VIII Do said iii /
selfsnieFesi il the acluatlng motive.
Gfanted, that il il selt-Intcrest has
nQt Subsequently been the eagine III
reform 10 others besides The selI-lnler-
essoa. SeIi-intercst, however, has not
becn the prime motive Of the authors
ofthis petition They are Industrious,
ssiisaerlaclng men: they arc jealous
q seu The community. in which
they residu and labor Vic with any.
other ID she world for its iaw-abiding,
grogrnssiyn and morally good eli.
gens- citizens deserving in the fullest
sensc The name Of man, That this Is
Nc intent Of the framcrs Of the petit.
llens J know from personal acaunint-
apce with their aims md ambitions.
The number 81 sIgnprs ii this writ
Ing tic larger number 81 shc neigh.
horhood indicates that NE commE-
pliy = convinced Of the Substance 10
Is midst Of 4 dangerous evil, namely.
Tie abuse Of intoxlng liquor, M abuse
slllrh - sappina ils manhood, bring.
Ing hardship into homes, and making
il victims, more or less public
nulaapce.
We had hoped shas local option
would b submitted 70 the voters 81
The county. What reason, forsooth,
That opr legislators do not alloe them
70 exercise that prlTilegel Is Il pos
slblu that the men Of The county arc
npt abs 70 decide such 81 gsancs The
suggestion dons ne stsnblenee 81 SIR.
pereillous lmporlsnence. Possibly he
privilege 81 deciding for themselves
vii b. granted he voters. The
chances, however. do not scesn plaus.
ihle Hence tho liincllness 81 TIE
petition, extremely local though Il bs,
ii bc Submitted - DE CeDeral Assem-.
bly,
Tho enactment Of lhe statute would
u . partial setneay, DE sanitary e.
lscss % wtleh vopla reach further
than 81 liicfnl Significance. Il would
sno3 TIE good done b same ismpor.
anRr leRlNaaNnn II woula onroarAaa
asone bur b@ppla ii.
ards strenuous elfoffs ier slider ".
lorm Il wonld anaken h many 4 con.
seiepee long dormaa % "a evii whieh
las been he hans Il M cosniy pro.
gross moral aud industrial and this
iasl.-c0nseious aeake a tllc bedrock
III real social Integrity. wlshons il i
imam Is ilsilr better lhan an animal Ii
| lndeta, Ne i ~ good
let ~ bopc ilsat our legislators vii
grant a. his mite q Disappearance lceia'
/ lasion. the need 81 which We keenly
feel, ard. % doaes, n.e entire county,
q Nrli Sincerely,
!, II MAyaHEwa, y.