Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1924

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1924
SHALL POCOMOKE SELL LIQUOR AS MEDICINE
petition is being circulated Pocomoe that has for its
object change existing liquor laws whereby whskey may
medicinal the drug stores or this CITY,
The prohibition question rather hazardous one to tackle
specially any person institution occupying position IN the
public eye.
If an Individual should say anything favor Of ntoxicants
he in danger bringing upon himself either the
ton of being ordinarily called boozer else approving
which grossly immoral breeder of crime and an nstru
ment the Devil himself in the destruction of mems souls
If newspaper should oppose prohibition the
Ordinarily caed advocates ready charge it
with the dissemination of influence directly against the well
community and in conflict with those institutions labor
ing for the uplift of the world.
However, this situation does prevent the Individual from
expressing opinion the from taking position
this great problem of the day. And 1T is TACT that one can
the present e take stand against Volsteadsm without
ing considered headed straight for perdion is also
that the press largely represented the side Of Anti
Prohibition especially the metropolitan newspapers
It is almost useless to start controversy concerning the
aspect the prohibition question Those who consider it i'm
sell drink ntoxcants not likely be moved from
their attitude If they communicates in some
of the Christian Church. they thoroughly believe they could not
consistently the side of what they pleased to call
temperance. It is possible however, opinion to be
sistent communicate upon this problem from
altogether eliminated from moral consideration We do
enter elaborate argument here because it
could not accomplish anything way or the other.
the petition seeks to for this town the
right sell whsey for medicinal Here again starts
debate elias whiskey medicinal properes Whether it
has not it fact that it is sold for medicinal use by hys
clans of the highest standing and in accordance with certain
listing And believe perfectly honest physicians
ready that the article has its certain specific
1t may also be certain communities there will be
pncpd physicians who will sell prescriptions to purchase the
beverage We do not believe there such
in Pocomoke City, and if there there is such limited
Der OF prescriptions apporoned that were all sold illegally 1t
could the result Of spreading ntoxcaon alarming
extent; the attendant cost not being considered.
If it sold at ALL it must be done by physician Is it
he
medicinal purposes So far the petition is concerned this is
the only aspect that be considered is not fail speculate
what might be thought the possible results from having it sold
here under legal conditions is not just declare that the
would be abused if applicable to Pocomoke City,
We do not think that endangering immortal SOUL
when say think that prescription law is just necessary
as it elsewhere whiskey ever necessary
times of Sickness people should not be compelled send thirty
miles for it, and also that law makers have
knowledged it's medicinal qualities in the framing of the
drug store law and physicians will tell us it has it's restora
tive qualities.
We that in dealing with the prohibition legislation,
many look at it from business aspect Depvng of the
of liquor puts into circulation in other channels possibly
people derive benefit from the working mans wage if his
spend distributed rather than dropped into The till of the
saloon keeper.
Isn't it possible to look then the situation
other purely business standpoint?
There commodity which by law is acknowledged to be
medicinal necessity is prescribed by perfectly reliable physi
clans incidence when prescribed journey Of thirty miles
must be taken it, this journey the
securing it, will be obtained long prescribed and the
people have the for it, the fact that be OBJ
tanned at distance does not make conditions here BETTER
either from prohibition standpoint from stand
point liquor brought here and large quantities
sold here the moral effect if wants consider that
just the and the real phase that people
want liquor get no less than if it sold in
drug stores.
Is there any plausible then why should
here Those who probably those who would
the world with prohibition blanket and declare the vile
should be smotheed from the face of the entire globe There
nocomprome class who possible
for alcoholic liquids in form quantythey would Danish
what they deem the vie stuff to everlasting extinction
pray night day. the dawnng universal prohibition
day.