The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-13
LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE COLUMN
Practical Suggestions on Local Option
Campaign.

Is money spent in them which would
do more good spent otherwise?
Is there likely to be gambling in
them?
Do fathers set bad examples there
for their boys?
Do our boys get good habits there
that will make them good men, or
habits that may make them good for
nothing men?
Are our wives, mothers and sisters
made happier by having loaflng and
drinking places to tempt their husbands,
sons and brothers to waste their time
and spend their money in drinking and
loafing instead of being at home with
their families?
/ Is the saloon good place to educat e
the young men. who are to be the hus-
bands of our daughters.
/ If no money were spent in saloons,
would there not be more good trade and
less bad debts in business, and more
/ comfort in homes?
Would anybody be hurt by having
these places shut up? If so, who? And
how would they be hurt?
Would some men be better off to-day
if they had never been in a saloon?
Would some women be better fed and
better clothed?
/ Would some homes be happier?
Would saloon-keepers, themselves.
and their families, be better, happier,
or more useful in some other business.
/ Do saloon-keepers want to do US good
or to get our money.
Do you like the dictation of the sa-
looms in politics?
Let US think of these questions, and
vote as we think is RIGHT. not as those
who only want our money wish US to
vote.
We want to again urge the lmpor-
lance of every one who can do so, to
attend the great temperance rally at
Mountain Lake Park, on Saturday,
August 18th. 1t will be the largest
Temperance gathering eyer assembled
in Western Maryland. The speakers
are two of Americas foremost tenn
perance advocates.
1t Is our privilege to avail ourselves
of the benefits that must result from
these meetings.
Plan to take in this day. Give your
family this opportunity to hear these
remarkable men. Make it great
picnic day for the family You have
been working hard, now take a rest,
and drink IN the truths that shall be
furnished on this day.
So far the poll taken in Garrett
county is very encouraging, and in
dicates victory for Local Option But
we do not simply want a victory, we
want an over whelming victory, Shall
we have it? Will YOU do your part to
secure it? We want YOU to consider
the remarks of this column as person
al appeal for YOUR most earnest sup
port.
Personal work is the demand of the
hour. Some of our citizens are work
ing earnestly; others are doing moth
ing. Election day is drawing near. 1t
is important that we be dilligent in the
work of getting out every voter; in
creating local option sentiment.
District officers how about public
temperance meetings in your district?
What are your plans for a vigorous
campaign? Upon YOU rests great
responsibility You are the leaders in
your respective district. If you fail in
the discharge of your duties, evil re-
suits may follow.
A recent number of the Southern
Methodist, published at Baltimore, con-
tanned an article, entitled docs Prohi.
bition Prohibit" We clip the following
extract:
We were recently in dry town in
West Virginia, and a citizen pointed
out young man, his wife and several
children leaving for his country home in
a carriage, and remarked that he had
never seen that young man go home
soter before. 1t was happy little
family, there was smile in his wife S
face and the young husband was not
ashamed to look the world in the face.
He might possibly have gotten Some
liquor by running great risks, but he
was not willing to run them and did
without the liquor poison to the great
advantage of his family. But hereto
fore when he could not get out of the
town without passing saloons on pro-
minent corners, inviting him to enter,
he did not resist the temptation thrust
into his face. When we saw this happy
little family, we felt proud of the yeo-
men of this little mountain state who
so splendidly voted out this DESTROYER
of hopes and homes. The executive of
West Virginia will see that the Prohibi-
ton laws are strictly enforced, and the
case that we have written of will be
typical of thousands. Such improve