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not legislate private morals. Therefore
j sumptuary laws are not only unnecessary
but, by limiting freedom and liberty, Gre
ate unrest, breed dissention and gene
rate a supreme contempt for law and
order among citizens who otherwise
would be contented. Good, free .Ame-i-
| can citizens repudiate the infamous doc
| trine that the Government should adopt
a standard suitable. to the weakling anc
4 compel the strong to adjust his taste
j habits and life to his standard. The Gov
eminent having reaped revenue from the
selling of liquor until a given date can
not on the following day enforce Law
which will send q man to the penitentiary
/ for carrying a small flask of liquor fol
his own use in his grip or for selling his
| leftover stock, on which ne has paid
revenue taxes without subjecting itself tc
the charge by hypocricy. To free lib
erty loving people felony must be the
violation Of a law which is crime
"per Sc" The moral standard and pub
lie sentiment cannot by force be changed
overnight without dire result in the re.
spect of the law.
| The spirit which is behind sumptuary
laws is contrary to the very fundamentals
of our Government, because such laws
are the fruits Of intolerance and not Of
reason, good common sense or the respect
of the rights of others. That spirit, in
| its enthusiasm will override the rights
and privileges of the majority. 1t is tne
result of reasoning from the promise that
the Government owns the people and
these enthusiasts assume to control the
Government. Witness the Democratic
primary for Governor in 1916. Mr.. Bar
rett was the champion and advocate CT
Prohibition; Governor Pleasant of Local
Ioption. Prohibition was declusively de-
feated at the polls. Our people rejected
prohibition. Then Governor Pleasant
the local option leader in Louisiana, was
opposed in the general election by Mr.
| Parker, who. in his platform, referred to
prohibition as hypocricy. Prohibition
had already been eliminated from the
contest. The Legislature elected at this
! election subsequently met and against
the expressed will Of the people of this
! State, with the assistance of Governor
Pleasant, ratified the Eighteenth Anend-
ment.
I A few days ago, Washington press
dispatches announce to the world that
Louisiana had joined other States in a
suit against q sister State, wherein the
dangerous doctrine was announced that
the State Of Rhode Island should be de-
MED the right to resort to the highest
Court of the land to have her rights de-
. termined IN an orderly manner. The
Constitution Of the Union grants 10
Rhode Island that right. but Louisiana
seeks to deny it to her. say Louisiana,
but that Is mistake. Who joined Lou
isiana to this suit against sister State ?
Was II the people Of louisiana No.
Was It the Legislature Of Louisiana which
alone could authorize this action? Nc.
Then who did it7 Let each Of us be sure
that by making himself his brother
keeper be does not forfeit the liberty of
both.
This assumption of power by the
servants Of the people in State and Ma
ton must be challenged at once. We
should stand by our rights as guaranteed
BY the sacrifice made by our ancestors.
For such arrogation Of power resulted the