The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-01
LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE COLUMN
Practical Suggestions on Local Option
Campaign.

Viz ooAACtt SOuIIy OPliOIi Olll
was before the legislature, the whole
state read and talked about this bill.
Its drastic measures astonished many,
but by the hardest, persevering work
man could be capable of performing it
became law, and was sent to Garrett
county for its endorsement The
Senate endorsed it by an unanimous
vote. The House of Delegates endors-
ed it, by an almost UNANIMOUS vote; the
Governor endorsed and signed his name
to the bill.
What are WE going to do about it?
What are YOU going to do about it?
What have you done for it? How
much interest HAVE YOU and ARE
YOU manifesting for it. The time for
DOING is HERE, Personal, persis-
tent, positive work
The hour of action is here. What
does God require of thee? We pray
Thy Kingdom come" The day is
almost here for US to answer the prayer
largely, as far as Garrett county is
concerned. NOT TO REGISTER is A
VOTE FOR RUM AND RUINATION;
is vote of endorsement for the drunk
ard making, home destroying, Jail fill
ing liquor business. Take that in.
Not to register is not to vote, not to
vote means, keep the curse of the
saloon going, no matter what it does, no
matter how bitter the suffering of the
drunkard's wife and children; no matter
how disgraceful the scenes upon our
streets; no matter how disreputable the
name of our county may become.
Not to register is to throw our in
fuence against sobriety and for evil.
CHOOSE YE THIS DAY (Nov.3)
whom you will serve" says the Master.
1t is up to you. ACTIONS SPEAK
LOUDER THAN WORDS. 1t won't
do to say II am dry" and not register.
You may not not believe IN politics, but
local option is not politics. Local op-
ton is washing the stain of liquor
selling out of Garrett county, and obey
ing the Word of God, by doing good to
all men"
Not to register, is to acknowledge the
fact that you do not care whether your
fellow man is led to a drunkard's life
and an untimely end.
Realize that it is YOU, Mr.. Voter.
upon whom the awful responsibility
will rest, should Garrett county go wet.
YOU! are the fellow the Devil is watch
ing and anxious about. He is the old
deceiver, who says Don't register, :"
knowing if you do not it is a vote made
for keeping up his recruiting offices. A
nice thing to do. For you to do. Get
that into your head. if you can.
You cannot escape this responsibility.
The Republican party did not lay the
duty of choosing upon you, neither did
the Democratic party. There Is no
party issue. 1t is for God or the Devil.
"Chose We this day whom ye will serve. !"
This is personal positive. 1t is you,
YOU. Do not forget it.
Did you register last week? II not,
do not fail to do so on Oct. 6 and Z,
Local Option needs your vote. Needs
it very much.
Say. can not YOU spare October 6
and for the special work of seeing
that every temperance vote is register
ed? Garrett county should poll large
majority for Local Option. Our honor
is at stake.
Citizens of Garrett county your better
judgment entirely agrees with what we
have been publishing in these columns
for some time, that it would be a dire
calamity not to close the saloons of Gar
rett county. But prevent it. How?
By making up your mind once and for
all that you will vote AGAINST
LICENSE at the election and use every
proper influence to induce your friends
to do the same. But (stick this on your
looking-glass so that you won't for
get iD-BUT YOU CANNOT VOTE
THIS YEAR UNLESS YOU HAVE
YOUR NAME PUT ON THE REGIS
TRATlON LIST. The only days re-
manning when you can do this are Tues
day, October g. and Wednesday, Octo-
Der 7.
A little neglect or indifference at this
point will disfranchise you at the COM
ing election and at the next Primaries
as well, and may inhict the county IN
definitely with the calamity! You don t
want to take such responsibility?
Then get registered and urge your Anti
License friends and neighbors to do the
same.
Your King and your county need
you" was the watch cry which arrous-
ed the Englishman to the call to arms
in the great conflict going on in the old
world
The same call is true today in Gar
rett county. Voters, christian voters,
Your King aud Garrett county needs
you," in this battle to close up the
saloons in the county.
Tha &c A.