Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-02

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The question 81 Statewide nrahlbgfio
submitted 10 The voters 81 nc enlir
Stale III November most 81 sh
lcountIes are now dry. but Balsilnor
has been resisting every attempt D
the dry forces to prohibit the sale b
infoxicants 10 that city There seeml
no hope Of closing the saloons In Bal
timore unless the state votes As !
unit; the dry vote osl the counties
would thus be relied upon to ever
come the wet vote Of Baltimore and
make that city dry Willy Willy. Should
he wet vote OF the State be III the ma.
jority, all the counties that nov enjoy
prohibition would 80 back to their
wet condition again: consequently,
unless the leaders ARE sure Of victory.
Il would seem unwise 10 hazard q
Statewide vote and risk the loss 81
what wls gaines by d very decisive
majority of our ssles in ST. Mary's
County last August
Opinion Is much divided here 81
elsewhere as TO the justice Of people ID
the counties forcing prohibition on
Baltimore against the viii Of The ma.
jority Of the people In that city But
II 1t be true that the wholesale LIQUOR
business in Baltimore Is defeating he
efforts Of the counties to correct
abuses OF the liquor traffIc from which
they arc suffering, there is doubtless
much 10 be said on both sides Of the
controversy
In Baltimore the wels and drys arr
agitatlng and trying % ge, tbs ear Of
the public. On the 18th inst, the
Personal Liberty League secured Mr.
chas A. Wlndle, u Chicago, 81
speak at a mass meeting Ia galli,
more. Mr.. windie is thc foremost
American opponent Of prohibition and
made strong speech against the
passage Of any prohibition LAW No
doubt his speech was widely read as
II was printed IN the sun, aad We
would like 70 take exception 20 sone
Of his sweeping assertions aud dog
mas; for they cannot be applied 70
~ accepted and yase8 IN
our people.
First, II Is not q choice between I'm
Bible and the Koran. Christianity and
Mohanmedanism There arc very ins
on both Sides 81 the ron
trovsrsv as We ilnd Il here. Chriai
Himself Was d prohibItlonisi ia many
respects when be fTenActed the Ten
Commandments Vel his action IL
'verg good and lutoxleat
ing winan ~ the wedding feast II
Cana has been esad many times 81
excessive drinkers 10 defend their I'M
temperance They have no insllaea
lion for II; neither eau it be proYea
from the act Of kindness on the pars
81 the Savior, that tie sogld nor have
boon a. least limited prohlblilonIst
II tbs liquor traffic existed ID H,s bras
Is Il does 10 our itFae and place. re
used physical force 10 prohibiting vs..
lry, which is siser sil bat thu abuse 81
! good thing
Second, Mr. wsaaie said taat pro-.
alhitiou vas based on sha idea shas
Tou can rob enc man d his liberty oa
account 81 another mans aet g'AIs
nay 81 tfas u igag pgEsals FORM
II prohibition whieh souit forbid sAs
manufacture ~ alcohol Or alcoholic
beverages because minority would
lse them 10 excess; but II i not true
81 moderate prohibition which aims
10 close the saloons the drinking
places, bocausr he great majority 81
hem are demoralising and eenters 81
and vice. Remove The sa-
loon ~ m institution becauss Tire
common good must prevail aRalpsi the
abuse of indlyidnai liberty 81 80 aa.
log you do not deprive the moderate
arinker Of bis liherty 70 gst Wis crea
iare comfort which was originally
created for mauss use and benefit as
bread VAS
Third, Il was charged lhat erohibis
ton Is brute force against hpmna iib.
erty, much the same argument S. the
ons This u manlisssly un-
true. Prohibition as accepted bf the
people 81 ST. Msrss County last
August, sims TO make ii aiiiicult for
mon to obtain ntoxleants u aims 70
reduce compilation, 10 remove il from
ibe path oi our youth and our eealzee
brother. All this Is eopsisteng with
liberty; enc may siili ges the article Il
he wants il aud can afford 10 got it,.
Tho poor man Is free, yet bis very
poverty Is. as rule, much greater
prohibitory forcc against his getslng
intoxicated than any laws could be.
Like any other law, sane prohibition
necessarily RESTRICTS human liberty,
but does not destroy g.
Fourth, God trusts sou with The
liberty 10 40 10 hell. Tho State trusts
you with The liberty 70 commit muir
ders, but prohibition does not want
10 trust you with the liberty 70 take a
glass Of beer with q friend SO rea-
sons the orator Yes, but both God
and the State prohibit you from COM
uniting murder and our new prohibit
ton law would stop the business that
SO far abuses the privilege granted to
it bs the State as to Lead the beer and
whiskey drinkers e commit murder
and populate he'll. The liberty ID
commit murder gives no right h do,
and God protects His own rights and
mans right TO life nv the prohibition =
Thou shalt not kin When men
abuse their liberty and commit MUIR
der, the State, by Divine authority,
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